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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2361599" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Hi Dave, I do feel for you as it can be demoralising when you take so much time and effort trying to manage it. I'm afraid it is nowhere near an exact science and is very random. A 'normal' person's pancreas releases insulin on a 24/7 basis, every second of every day, it switches on and off when it is needed no matter what the person does. Imagine trying to replicate that with the tools we have! Have you considered getting a libre to test what's going on for a few weeks? (Not sure if you would get one on prescription). They do have some minor ish issues but they are great for showing patterns and when your levels are on the way up or down. I think you've been type 1 for a while?, sometimes it's worth starting from scratch as it were and maybe contacting your team to see if you can adjust anything? Also, I was told on a recent course that the '2 hour' mark after a meal is not necessarily a great marker for insulin users, they said it can take up to 4 hours to come back to pre meal levels and as long as it doesn't go way too high in the meantime, that is ok. I know you like yours to be around 5 (so do I) but again, it is very hard to keep them that low without taking the risk of hypos...which mean treating...which means going high...which means contemplating a correction dose...which means going low again. Well, you get my drift. They also said the more 'interference' outside of your normal routine the MORE they would go up & down. x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2361599, member: 451727"] Hi Dave, I do feel for you as it can be demoralising when you take so much time and effort trying to manage it. I'm afraid it is nowhere near an exact science and is very random. A 'normal' person's pancreas releases insulin on a 24/7 basis, every second of every day, it switches on and off when it is needed no matter what the person does. Imagine trying to replicate that with the tools we have! Have you considered getting a libre to test what's going on for a few weeks? (Not sure if you would get one on prescription). They do have some minor ish issues but they are great for showing patterns and when your levels are on the way up or down. I think you've been type 1 for a while?, sometimes it's worth starting from scratch as it were and maybe contacting your team to see if you can adjust anything? Also, I was told on a recent course that the '2 hour' mark after a meal is not necessarily a great marker for insulin users, they said it can take up to 4 hours to come back to pre meal levels and as long as it doesn't go way too high in the meantime, that is ok. I know you like yours to be around 5 (so do I) but again, it is very hard to keep them that low without taking the risk of hypos...which mean treating...which means going high...which means contemplating a correction dose...which means going low again. Well, you get my drift. They also said the more 'interference' outside of your normal routine the MORE they would go up & down. x [/QUOTE]
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