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[Robinredbreast]

I drift up throughout the morning (in addition to DP and feet to the floor), then the afternoon is variable, then in the evening I have to be careful, because I suddenly become a bit more insulin sensitive. I'm currently on 18 units of Tresiba, which I had to reduce from 19 because I was dropping over night. The problem, as I see it - although I am a bear of very little brain - is that my insulin requirements vary wildly throughout the day. Betwen about 11pm and 4am I become much more insulin sensitive, and then very resistant from about 4am to 2pm, with a slight rise throughout the afternoon if I eat too early. Evenings are better than mornings. I might try splitting the Tresiba, although I'm not convinced about what that will achieve.

I have never split my Levemir, I only take 10 units at night, and less if it's 6 before bed. But I have read that other member's have split their doses and had good results. I will try and find one or two for you.
Hope your day is going well.

Found this :- https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/tresiba-dawn-phenomenon-split-dosing.149759/#post-1800301

 

[therower]

Same here. Porridge always tastes like sawdust to me. Maybe I am making it wrong???? lol

Only if you're making it with trees. It's OATS not OAKS

 

[therower]

Home from work, nice steady day. Last nights visit from the " low sugar fairy" didn't affect anything today.
Shame really, I could have murdered a bag of Cheddar and Onion McCoys earlier but couldn't justify it.
Hitting the gym soon. So a few spoons of peanut butter is on the horizon.

 

[Robinredbreast]

Only if you're making it with trees. It's OATS not OAKS

I'm going with Oaks porridge, not for me

 

[SueJB]

I needed to come back to this group after looking at other threads. Just feel swamped and I'm not trying to be mean

 

[SueJB]

Need the recipe for that one

7.5 at stupid o clock/sparrow's fart time
Cycle to work up a hill. 25 mins..9.7 1 hour later after just black coffee (i think this why I need a cgm because this seems so random as I am sure I would have gone too low had I started out at 5 or below)
Pilates 30 mnutes. Now breakfast of choc and almond butter chia seed pudding

 

[SueJB]

Morning all! Good night here, slept through solidly, Woke on a 6.6 so it looks like splitting my Tresiba dose is working - so much for the magic new insulin lastin 36-42 hours, I was barely getting 20 out of it Took a unit and a half of Novorapid to stop it rising, and am still in the high sixes. So have just had another.

Looking forward to my MiaoMiao transmitter arriving, so I can read my BG on my watch...

Cloudy here in South Wales, but quite warm - waiting for a delivery of silver for a commission (I’m a silversmith), so I hope it cools down as my workshed is like an over in hot weather, especially when I get the blowtorches going!

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Love the flatness

 

[porl69]

Only if you're making it with trees. It's OATS not OAKS

Now I see the problem

 

[SueJB]

That’s not bad for bread! I sometimes have LivLife but can only get it from Waitrose, which I don’t have near me. It’s 3.6g carbs per quite small slice, but makes nice toast. I often make 90 second bread - 30g ground almonds mixed with a beaten egg and plenty of seasoning in a rectangular takeaway tub - nuked for 90 seconds. I sometimes try fry it after to get a nice toasty colour and crunch. Only 3g a slab and really filling. Makes a good pizza base too.

Avocado, king prawns and mayo for lunch... @5.6mmol

Really neat idea of a pizza base, do you bake it, presumably yep?

 

[SueJB]

I have never split my Levemir, I only take 10 units at night, and less if it's 6 before bed. But I have read that other member's have split their doses and had good results. I will try and find one or two for you.
Hope your day is going well.

Found this :- https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/tresiba-dawn-phenomenon-split-dosing.149759/#post-1800301

I'm a Levemir splitter and from what everyone says, I'm doing grand. 3u am and 4 u pm, BGs generally within range but I just reckon I'm lucky

 

[Robinredbreast]

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Pizza!
...and I keep away from pizza's also the GF ones, but I made a Fathead pizza a couple of weeks ago and it was lovely,
Post by: Robinredbreast, Mar 18, 2017 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes

 

[Daphne917]

Hello and a sunny good morning to you Daphne

Thanx although it’s now afternoon and clouding over!!

 

[Daphne917]

I've found a Warburtons loaf @ 9g a slice wholemeal https://www.warburtons.co.uk/products/bread/wholemeal-brown/400g-wholemeal-medium

I have Tesco’s High Protein bread which is 10g carbs per slice

 

[LooperCat]

Really neat idea of a pizza base, do you bake it, presumably yep?

I still microwave it, then top and bake it as usual. You could bake the base first (in a proper ovenproof tin, I’ve just bought a small springform tin to try that with), it just takes longer, as it’s 20-30 minutes more baking time. Might dry out a little too much around the edges, perhaps.

 

[LooperCat]

In other news, ugh. I hate warm weather. BG up to 7.8, currently having a protein shake and trying to finish mending the ancestral patchwork quilt...

 

[karen8967]

Afternoon everyone came home from work went to get changed out of uniform flopped on the bed 2 hours later just woke up dribble down me chin and everthing and not for the fist time bloods have been pretty stable today x

 

[becca59]

Really neat idea of a pizza base, do you bake it, presumably yep?

Tried it full of enthusiasm but found it too rich!

 

[becca59]

I have never split my Levemir, I only take 10 units at night, and less if it's 6 before bed. But I have read that other member's have split their doses and had good results. I will try and find one or two for you.
Hope your day is going well.

Found this :- https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/tresiba-dawn-phenomenon-split-dosing.149759/#post-1800301

Why do you take less of your basal based on your before bed reading. Surely your basal should remain the same long term.

 

[becca59]

I’m actually having awful thoughts about giving up porridge as toast gives me such a lower peak as you can see this morning. Porridge would send me up to 13/14. I just bloody love porridge and it keeps me going for hours.

I used to love porridge/Shredded Wheat of a morning but found DP and a continual morning rise, with big carbs on top, too much of a slog to conquer. So yog and berries it is. However, I have found that I can eat them in the evening if the mood takes me. Perhaps you could get your fix that way. Plus as has been said they are good for the heart.

 

[Robinredbreast]

Why do you take less of your basal based on your before bed reading. Surely your basal should remain the same long term.

Because I would probably go low over night if I took 10 on a reading of below 6 before bed.