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Type 1: Hi bs reading

nessa1970

nessa1970

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New Zealand
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi everyone I have a bs reading of Hi.... how do I correct this without having a huge low??? I'm 1 to 4 in correction... any help appreciated...
 
Have you done the dafne course ??

As a rule of dafne no more than 4 units a time for corrections.

For a 1:4 ration I'd have 5 units. I have done dafne but ventured off track and slowly getting back on. It's force of habit having more than 4 units for correction doses.
 
What metre are you using, some metres are 28.+ for a hi reading and others are 33.3+ to get a high reading. So maybe stick with 4 units and keep checking.
 
A reading of HI is usually over 30mmol/l. Wash your hands, check again. Take a correction dose to get it down. To avoid a "huge low" after taking your correction dose: - only take one correction for enough to get you to target, if you're very high it might take a while beforeit starts moving down, don't be tempted to stack insulin correction doses, give it a couple of hours; - keep a close eye on what your blood sugar is doing after the correction; - keep hypo treatment handy in case you do seem to be dropping very low or ver quick.
 
Definitely wash hands and retest. If you are high, then correct, and be patient. It can takes 3 hrs to start shifting on a big high. Drink plenty of water.

Let us know how it's going.
 
nessa1970 said:
Hi everyone I have a bs reading of Hi.... how do I correct this without having a huge low??? I'm 1 to 4 in correction... any help appreciated...
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If you are actually 'HI', you'll probably need more than your usual correction dose as the insulin won't work as well. You know we can't advise on dosages, but personally I tend to aim for, say, 6, knowing I won't get that low if I'm really high, and then after 4-5 hrs I take another small correction if needed. That helps avoid lows.

However, I'm sensitive to insulin, and what works for me, might not for you.

Basically, to avoid lows, don't overcorrect and be patient and don't stack insulin doses.

I think it's the evening for you? In that case, be even more cautious and set an alarm or alarms to test during the night.
 
azure said:
If you are actually 'HI', you'll probably need more than your usual correction dose as the insulin won't work as well. You know we can't advise on dosages, but personally I tend to aim for, say, 6, knowing I won't get that low if I'm really high, and then after 4-5 hrs I take another small correction if needed. That helps avoid lows.

However, I'm sensitive to insulin, and what works for me, might not for you.

Basically, to avoid lows, don't overcorrect and be patient and don't stack insulin doses.

I think it's the evening for you? In that case, be even more cautious and set an alarm or alarms to test during the night.
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Okay thank you very much. Yes it is night time here so was wanted to try an avoid a low over night. Cheers for the reply.
 
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