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kev-w said:
I take mine at 10pm too:) I went for 16u to start with from 22u Lantus, I dropped it to 15 for a few weeks but my sugars were drifting upwards so back on 16u again.
I just wish that if it had to slope down at some point it'd do it at 7 at night, rather than at 7 in the morning :)
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Might it be worth taking itat 10am?
 
helensaramay said:
I had my jab this afternoon so it is a tad too early to comment on any side effects.

Like you, I had mine at my local pharmacy. I think too many people were missing out on their jabs so the idea is to make it as easy to get as possible. Unfortunately, the consequence of providing the pharmacist with the stabbing opportunities is that doctors' surgeries are providing less clinics.

My pharmacist explained to me that this years vaccination provides protection (in two weeks' time) for the same three strains as last year (Singapore, Colorado and one other) as well as the strain that caught everyone out.
As I didn't react last year, I hope I have less than a 1 in 4 chance of "flu like symptoms" this year, especially as I am away for business tomorrow.
He also mentioned something about "under 65s" getting this dose. As that includes me, I didn't ask what the difference is for more mature patients.

This year, I followed the recommendation to put an "icepack" on it for 5 to 10 minutes as soon as I got home. This is supposed to reduce any inflammation and stop the achy arm feeling. It feels fine at the moment (2 hours later).
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Each flu shot causes me to up my basal rate and bolus amounts by 30% + for about 4 days. I hope you fare better !!
 
I survived the first night on the new Tandem t-slimx2 pump. It was set up with the reminders so that now it is cheeky enough to remind me that it is 2 hours since the last bolus, and when I skipped the pre-breakfast bolus (because I had to go for a fasting blood test this morning) - you think with advances in technology these machines would be mind-readers by now?!
I like the duplicate feature which allows you to copy the weekday basal program, and then modify bits of it for weekend activity rather than having to do the second program from scratch.
Time to give it a nickname. ?any suggestions ?? (BTW rude words will be moderated out)!!!
 
Good morning y'all a waking 6.1 and a flat line thru the night but a Dextrotab was taken at 05.45, I'm not unhappy with that :)

Mel dCP said:
Might it be worth taking it at 10am?
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This is on my mind as it appears to be a good idea :) BUT having taken my long acting every night at 10pm for 34 years (apart from the one time I forgot) I'd anticipate problems from mistakes :) but then I can be thick headed over stuff like this :)
A question tho, if one was to move their long acting jab by 12 hours, would one inject an hour earlier each day for 12 days or just take the injection in the morning 12 hours late relying on the lifespan of the insulin to carry you through the first night?

I'm trying to imagine the mental checklist change "have I had my night time insulin?" :) my mates, parents and kids all call(ed) it that....
 
I’d definitely consider taking your Tresiba in the morning. When I switched from Levemir I originally used to take my tresiba in the evening and I used to have similar problems the following morning. Now I take it when I get up, I get a slight dip of about 1-1.5mmol at 3pm-ish but since I know its coming it’s not a problem. Aside from that keeps me flat as a pancake.

Also because it’s long acting I found it doesn’t matter if I take it at 6:30am on week days or 9am (or later ;)) on weekends. When I switched I just missed the evening dose and took it the next morning.
 
drahawkins_1973 said:
I’d definitely consider taking your Tresiba in the morning. When I switched from Levemir I originally used to take my tresiba in the evening and I used to have similar problems the following morning. Now I take it when I get up, I get a slight dip of about 1-1.5mmol at 3pm-ish but since I know its coming it’s not a problem. Aside from that keeps me flat as a pancake.

Also because it’s long acting I found it doesn’t matter if I take it at 6:30am on week days or 9am (or later ;)) on weekends. When I switched I just missed the evening dose and took it the next morning.
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Thank you :)
 
@kev-w , @karen8967 , @drahawkins_1973 If Tresiba is so long lasting, 42 hours they say, and it builds up in the system what advantage would you get from injecting in the morning?
Surely it would still be a flat profile line no matter what time you inject?

Morning ~yawn~

First coffee of the day and busy rebuilding half my systems after my main work PC decided to throw a fit and corrupt its self ~sigh~ I hate computers.

BSL wise things are now beginning to level out a little better after Monday's being way too high, currently at a 6.4 with Etch A Sketch pointing up, might be the start of the 'breakfast spike' :hilarious::rolleyes:
 
@Knikki for me I see a drop around 7 hours after injecting, the line slopes at around 30 degrees, 2 Dextrotabs levels it off, breakfast fast acting feeds me, I go up to around 7 before dropping a little on the tail of the Humalog before levelling off around 5 till 2ish when I have tuna/bread or tuna, that takes me thru to tea
That's 'ish' and mostly of course, the drop is more pronounced if I both swim and gym on the same day, in my head I'm, 'graphing' the Tresiba on a 36 hour lifespan in waveform but with a 24 hour top up, so graph-wise there are peaks and troughs still by the nature of the 'waveform' *

* Waveform, in the style say of a sine wave (ignore the figures as it's as an example)
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Feel very lucky with my GP surgery as I have said before. Have my flu jab on the 13th. They run specific clinics at 2 places with about 3 staff on in each. You just get sat down and they call you in. Always in and out in 5 mins. Like a conveyor belt, but just what is needed for this sort of procedure.
In other news awoke low. 3 jelly babies. 150ml coke still low grr.. sat in all my gardening gear waiting to go off to in Bloom morning. They will be wondering where I am. They are all older generation and refuse to engage with modern technology and don’t have phones with them. So infuriating.
 
Thanks for the explanation @kev-w, @drahawkins_1973

In other news seems my MiaoMiao and phone are not talking to each other, and yes before anyone else says it, I have turned it off and on again :p so using xDrip as a scanner and so far has not nerfed the sensor...…

Happy Joy Joy!
 
Knikki said:
Thanks for the explanation @kev-w, @drahawkins_1973

In other news seems my MiaoMiao and phone are not talking to each other, and yes before anyone else says it, I have turned it off and on again :p so using xDrip as a scanner and so far has not nerfed the sensor...…

Happy Joy Joy!
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Have you reset the MM using a pin in the little hole on the back?
 
Morning all, another night of alarms here, couldn’t get into range for love, money or insulin. I usually take 25u a day altogether, was almost 33u yesterday. So I’ve put my shark week basal programme on my pod, and am looking forward to a few days of diacrap. Not feeling terribly well either, tbh. Bleurgh. Cyborg is broken...
 
Mel dCP said:
Morning all, another night of alarms here, couldn’t get into range for love, money or insulin. I usually take 25u a day altogether, was almost 33u yesterday. So I’ve put my shark week basal programme on my pod, and am looking forward to a few days of diacrap. Not feeling terribly well either, tbh. Bleurgh. Cyborg is broken...
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Delegate, Delegate, Chocolate +++++. Best Wishes!!!
 
Mel dCP said:
Have you reset the MM using a pin in the little hole on the back?
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No, not yet as it is still stuck on my arm, and being at work I do not have anything to stick it back down with.

It was working this morning as well up till about 9:30ish ~sigh~

Technology? PITA
 
Mel dCP said:
The worst thing is that I’ve run out of chocklit. I do have some cocoa nibs though...
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Oh no! There must be a stash in one of the universes. Urgent delivery with pizza or something. A 7/11 store, a friend who hoards it, anything to have the wonderfood!! Any hot chocolate drink or cocoa at home? Maybe @Knikki has some chocklit cake, special helicopter delivery by Prince William. Where is Paul Revere or Superman or Superwoman when you need them?
A chocolate drop from ISIS or by carrier pigeon? The Romas with their catapults, Aladdin on a magic carpet, Forrest Gump on foot - there has to be a way!!! Please enjoy it whenever it arrives. !!!
 
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