That's right, as long as the basel is set right her bloods shouldn't alter too much unless she is more activeUnless she's more active she shouldn't need the snack to prevent a hypo is that right?
The thing is at 17mo it's going to move her a lot more than 2-3mmol, 5g she would maybe get away with but not 15g!The diabetic nurse told me when I did the dafne course that I could eat 10g of carbs between meals with no bolus. This was because 10g could move bloods up between 2-3 mmols which would be ok. This seems to work for me but as said before everyone is different and is just trial and error.
Unless she's more active she shouldn't need the snack to prevent a hypo is that right?
Sorry I didn't read the first post properly I didn't realise she was so youngThe thing is at 17mo it's going to move her a lot more than 2-3mmol, 5g she would maybe get away with but not 15g!
I wouldn't have thought it would happen every day if it was her own insulin?That could be some of own insulin. I had a similar pattern when I was diagnosed. My body would squirt out a bit of insulin but too late after a meal. I just had an appropriately sized snack to deal with that.
I wouldn't have thought it would happen every day if it was her own insulin?
It's a bit of a weird one because looking at the 1 and 2 hour numbers it seems she needs more insulin but then she hypo before the next meal
If anything the DSN will suggest it goes up because she's still too high at 2hrs, I thought it was just taking too long for her to absorb the insulin though and didn't want to be chasing it with a snack IYKWIM? I thought if it was her own insulin it wouldn't happen predictably, learn something new every day!Mine happened every day early on. My consultant said it was a sign of my pancreas trying to,struggle on. Of course, that's just my experience.
If a snack works for her, is that an option? I used to time mine so I had it just before the drop.
As you say, her earlier readings are higher so reducing the morning bolus might not be the best thing - unless you're advised to do that.
If anything the DSN will suggest it goes up because she's still too high at 2hrs, I thought it was just taking too long for her to absorb the insulin though and didn't want to be chasing it with a snack IYKWIM? I thought if it was her own insulin it wouldn't happen predictably, learn something new every day!
Oh yes it's just good to have suggestions of other possibilities, I'm still very new to this after all!As you know, we can only say our experience, so it may be different for your daughter.
However, you can bear all the suggestions here in mind when you speak to your DSN : )
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