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Kevrey

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Anybody help me and explain what’s going on with my BG.
For lunch I had a banana sandwich (two large wholemeal slices of homemade bread with a large banana, followed by an apple and a satsuma. Took 7 units of Trurapi at 13.15. BG went up to 11.8 at 14.30. Went for a walk at 15.15 with BG at 10.8. Got back went in the shower and at 16.00 my alarm is going off and I’m at 3.2, I’ve gone from 10.8 down to 3.2 in forty five minutes.
I also take 5 units of levemir about 9pm every night.
My blood glucose is like a roller coaster and never seems stable.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
 
Are your readings from fingerprick or CGM? I cannot offer any advice - except you should probably talk to your diabetic specialist - but I am on a CGM and find that my reading do vary wildly, but for no apparent reason. I avoid all "visible" carbs (bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, sugar) and still my readings go up and down like a yo-yo, but not dangerously high or low. About a month ago I got my levels down to "in range" across all time zones, and 90% in range, then the following fortnight, with no change in diet, I was rarely in range, and down to 30% in range! I wondered if changing sensor made a difference, but am currently one week in to a new one, and my levels have now started to come down again - and again I have done nothing dietary (or exercise-wise!) to make this change. I have just decided to accept that we are all different, and unless I go hyper or hypo am not going to worry unduly! I am due a review soon, though, so will ask what is going on!
 
@Kevrey
I find it's always worth checking with a glucometer occasionally to make sure my sensor isn't "off". Did you have symptoms when your bg went down to 3.2mmol/L ?

Otherwise are you carb counting at all? And adjusting your insulin for your carbs? (As a T1 on insulin it's pretty essential but am guessing you still produce some of your own insulin and it may not be necessary for you.)

Trurapi has its maximum effect 1-3 hours after injection and I also find that going for a walk reduces my insulin resistance , so I suspect that that may have something to do with it.

About rapid-acting insulin

NHS medicines information on rapid-acting insulin – what it's used for and key facts.
www.nhs.uk

Hopefully you carry some form of sugar/hypo treatment with you at all times so you can treat any unexpected hypos?
 
I do carb count, the problem seems to be if I take enough insulin to counter the carbs then it just seems to carry on and I go hypo. If I lower the insulin then I go high. I just seem incapable of having a stable bg. I have had all of the tests and I am still producing insulin so it seems my problem is insulin resistance which is much harder to sort as the reaction to insulin is not linear.
 
This is what often happens to me if I choose higher carb meals. So for me it's much easier to mostly stick to fewer carbs and an according lower insulin dose.
 
I’m very new to fast acting insulin (4 weeks in) but I am finding what works for me with a higher carb meal is to take around 2/3 of what I think I’ll need. Then watch what happens and if blood sugar rises more Than I expect within a couple of hours I take the remaining third.

Might not work for you of course.
 
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