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Type 1: What is considered stable bloods

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poacher_joe

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Type of diabetes
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Hi All

I am wondering what is considered stable bloods?

I have been as high as 13 or 14mmol and then drop to hyppo within a couple of hours. My morning BG is between 4.8-7.5 and after waking up I have breakfast at 7.30 by 11am I am hypo so have a snack, come 12 noon I am hungry again so eat my lunch, by 5pm I need another snack to stop myself hypo, does anyone else this?

Aso what BG range would be classed as unstable as a general rule.

Thanks

Joe
 
Hi @poacher_joe - it's always a tricky question, but the normal definition of stability is that the standard deviation of your blood glucose is not more than 1/3rd of your average blood glucose.

Obviously, stability about a higher blood glucose level is not desirable. The software that comes with most modern meters can tell you both the standard deviation and average numbers.

If you are hypoing after breakfast and after lunch, you may need to reconsider your Insulin:Carb ratios that you use for those meals, but you should also look at whether you have your basal set correctly.

If you follow the course on this website, it will help you to understand the steps to go through to try and get fewer fluctuations in your levels: http://www.bertieonline.org.uk
 
poacher_joe said:
I have been as high as 13 or 14mmol and then drop to hyppo within a couple of hours. My morning BG is between 4.8-7.5 and after waking up I have breakfast at 7.30 by 11am I am hypo so have a snack, come 12 noon I am hungry again so eat my lunch, by 5pm I need another snack to stop myself hypo, does anyone else this?
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Rule out your basal insulin being the problem, to do this you need to do some basal testing:

https://mysugr.com/basal-rate-testing/

If your basal insulin and I:C ratio is correct (plus your carb counting skills) you shouldn't go low between meals too often, but hypo's do spring up when we least expect them even in people who have good diabetes control.
 
@noblehead @tim2000s thanks for the replies! I finding it hard to adjust to T1, only had it since may 2015. I struggle to play my competitive football and keep my bloods between 4-7 :(
 
poacher_joe said:
@noblehead @tim2000s thanks for the replies! I finding it hard to adjust to T1, only had it since may 2015. I struggle to play my competitive football and keep my bloods between 4-7 :(
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So on days when you are hypo in the morning are those days when you are training/playing football or the day after football? Activity levels are going to play into blood glucose control. Have a look at run sweet for an idea of the interaction - http://www.runsweet.com
 
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