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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 99312" data-source="post: 2361629"><p>I think the toast is a red herring, because I only got the bread last week after my eye test result, and decided I would make some dietary changes. Toast was just a way to have some carbs with the protein of the eggs and yogurt, because I've read that if you just have a high protein meal and no carbs, that the protein turns to sugar anyway. I haven't had bread for years until now (had to stop it entirely when type 2, and didn't resume when I went on insulin as I'd got used to not having it). </p><p></p><p>I have previously tried a higher basal (I currently use 12 units of Abasaglar, taken at night. I have tried upping it to 15 or 18 and it's been too much, unambiguously. Any higher and I was going very low on waking or during the night. Granted I could take the basal in the morning instead but it would still raise the spectre of going low overnight the next night. </p><p></p><p>I can't rule out that I still produce some insulin, but if I do, it must be extremely random and sporadic because most of the time I never get lows which don't make sense. ie. I will get a low if I know I've made a mistake with my dose, or done a lot of physical exercise and not taken it into account properly relative to what I've eaten and dosed for. I've never had a c-peptide test, they diagnosed me type 1 on the basis of a GAD antibodies test. </p><p></p><p>What would be helpful to me would be if anyone could reply who also has inconsistent results like I described earlier, and also if others need to use a higher ratio in the morning. </p><p></p><p>Another thing, I did a lot of record keeping to see if I didn't actually need more in the mornings but if it was just slower, but eventually caught up. It doesn't catch up, for me it does seem that I really do need more in the morning. If only it was consistent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 99312, post: 2361629"] I think the toast is a red herring, because I only got the bread last week after my eye test result, and decided I would make some dietary changes. Toast was just a way to have some carbs with the protein of the eggs and yogurt, because I've read that if you just have a high protein meal and no carbs, that the protein turns to sugar anyway. I haven't had bread for years until now (had to stop it entirely when type 2, and didn't resume when I went on insulin as I'd got used to not having it). I have previously tried a higher basal (I currently use 12 units of Abasaglar, taken at night. I have tried upping it to 15 or 18 and it's been too much, unambiguously. Any higher and I was going very low on waking or during the night. Granted I could take the basal in the morning instead but it would still raise the spectre of going low overnight the next night. I can't rule out that I still produce some insulin, but if I do, it must be extremely random and sporadic because most of the time I never get lows which don't make sense. ie. I will get a low if I know I've made a mistake with my dose, or done a lot of physical exercise and not taken it into account properly relative to what I've eaten and dosed for. I've never had a c-peptide test, they diagnosed me type 1 on the basis of a GAD antibodies test. What would be helpful to me would be if anyone could reply who also has inconsistent results like I described earlier, and also if others need to use a higher ratio in the morning. Another thing, I did a lot of record keeping to see if I didn't actually need more in the mornings but if it was just slower, but eventually caught up. It doesn't catch up, for me it does seem that I really do need more in the morning. If only it was consistent. [/QUOTE]
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