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What are your daily Bsl ?
- Thread starter Luvas
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Between quite well and badly. I've seen 20s, 2s, graphs which look like the alps, graphs which look like the fens (on the libre). Cake makes it go up, insulin and exercise make it go down, I play every day at trying to balance the two sides. It's not necessarily easy, and it's often not entirely predictable.
That doesn't exactly answer your question, but I hope it gives you some idea that you're not alone
That doesn't exactly answer your question, but I hope it gives you some idea that you're not alone
I use a freestyle libre, which helps a lot, and I'm on Fiasp, which helps a lot as well. What helped most in the beginning and still does is religiously testing to see if I should change my dose for a particular meal or maybe not eat that meal again. I found it's almost impossible to dose for very high carb meals, so I usually don't eat too much carbs in one sitting.
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Hi @Luvas - Welcome to the forum
Managing type 1 becomes much easier when you build your knowledge, so when you get those higher numbers, knowing how to respond and manage them means that they become less of a struggle and you cope better, get a copy of 'think like a pancreas' written by a type 1 but a good starting point.
What insulin regime are you on and how often do you inject ?
Keep talking to others too, it's less of a struggle when you share your problems.
Managing type 1 becomes much easier when you build your knowledge, so when you get those higher numbers, knowing how to respond and manage them means that they become less of a struggle and you cope better, get a copy of 'think like a pancreas' written by a type 1 but a good starting point.
What insulin regime are you on and how often do you inject ?
Keep talking to others too, it's less of a struggle when you share your problems.
Thanks a lot to everyone. I am on Abadaglar and Novorapid. Usually I take 15 Abasaglar and 4 Novor for breakfast, 6 for lunch and 5 for dinner. I am 63 kg and 1.64 cm.
I usually have 8 or 9 my bsl most of the time. If I inject more I have a hypo. I have hypos quite often if I do effort.
I don t know how to get it right.
I started a new job and I cannot attend my hosp appointments at the moment .
I ve been also diagnosed with Retinopathy grade 0, but I am scared because I only have this since April.
I am not usually very high, sometines I am 15, but usually I am 8. I do struggle and ask what s normal. If i have 8 my bsl... is it too bad? Between 4 and 7 it s rarely for me. Thank u
I usually have 8 or 9 my bsl most of the time. If I inject more I have a hypo. I have hypos quite often if I do effort.
I don t know how to get it right.
I started a new job and I cannot attend my hosp appointments at the moment .
I ve been also diagnosed with Retinopathy grade 0, but I am scared because I only have this since April.
I am not usually very high, sometines I am 15, but usually I am 8. I do struggle and ask what s normal. If i have 8 my bsl... is it too bad? Between 4 and 7 it s rarely for me. Thank u
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Hello @Luvas welcome to the forum.
Daily BSL?
That is a very tricky one to answer simply because we are all different saying that we all try and keep our levels within the 4 - 10 mmol range and again this is open to interpretation.
The occasional highs you are getting is normal but the trick is to get them back down below the 10 mark as quick as you can.
Hypo's can be scary but don't fear them, learn about them and respect them. Also learn about what works for you to bring blood sugar back up, things like Jelly Babies, Dextrose Tablets or Gluco tabs are some of the things that we use.
Talking of the Hypo's with you only been newly diagnosed you might be in the "hunny moon" period, this is where, people like yourself, adult and newly diagnosed, your pancreas might still be producing insulin so would be adding to the Nova you taking. This again is normal but alas will only last for sometime before it packs up
Again have a hunt around the forum there are a number of discussions on it.
If your at 8 than that is OK but as your new to the game it is all a learning process, seeing what insulin does what you eat and how that effects things and a whole host of other things.
Retinopathy Grade 0? not sure it sounds like you have back ground retinopathy, which if you keep good control of your sugars should not progress. As an example I have been T1D for 53 years and also have back ground retinoprahy which has not changed in the last 20 years.
Have a wonder over to the https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/type-1stars-r-us.150597/page-295#post-1889151 thread where we often talk about levels and how T1D works, place to maybe pick up hints and tips.
But haunt the forum and ask questions there is always someone around to help out or even for a shoulder to cry on
Daily BSL?
That is a very tricky one to answer simply because we are all different saying that we all try and keep our levels within the 4 - 10 mmol range and again this is open to interpretation.
The occasional highs you are getting is normal but the trick is to get them back down below the 10 mark as quick as you can.
Hypo's can be scary but don't fear them, learn about them and respect them. Also learn about what works for you to bring blood sugar back up, things like Jelly Babies, Dextrose Tablets or Gluco tabs are some of the things that we use.
Talking of the Hypo's with you only been newly diagnosed you might be in the "hunny moon" period, this is where, people like yourself, adult and newly diagnosed, your pancreas might still be producing insulin so would be adding to the Nova you taking. This again is normal but alas will only last for sometime before it packs up
Again have a hunt around the forum there are a number of discussions on it.
If your at 8 than that is OK but as your new to the game it is all a learning process, seeing what insulin does what you eat and how that effects things and a whole host of other things.
Retinopathy Grade 0? not sure it sounds like you have back ground retinopathy, which if you keep good control of your sugars should not progress. As an example I have been T1D for 53 years and also have back ground retinoprahy which has not changed in the last 20 years.
Have a wonder over to the https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/type-1stars-r-us.150597/page-295#post-1889151 thread where we often talk about levels and how T1D works, place to maybe pick up hints and tips.
But haunt the forum and ask questions there is always someone around to help out or even for a shoulder to cry on
Thank you for your support.
I am disappointed at the moment as my first meeting with the doctor made me feel I am crazy. Because I am new to this disease I test 2 hours after lunch to see which food is good. The doctor said I test like a pregnant woman and if it s not above 15 I don t need to correct it. He says I shoudn t worry cause complications will appear after 10 years. So, I am 35 now, at 45 shouls I say goodbye to my life?
Didn t get doctor s idea. First time seen after 6 months and no support. I think they got scared cause ai have hypos and I work in a primary school. I always feel my hypos.
The doctor asked me if I want to have children and said I need to tell the hospital before that. Any idea why?
I am disappointed at the moment as my first meeting with the doctor made me feel I am crazy. Because I am new to this disease I test 2 hours after lunch to see which food is good. The doctor said I test like a pregnant woman and if it s not above 15 I don t need to correct it. He says I shoudn t worry cause complications will appear after 10 years. So, I am 35 now, at 45 shouls I say goodbye to my life?
Didn t get doctor s idea. First time seen after 6 months and no support. I think they got scared cause ai have hypos and I work in a primary school. I always feel my hypos.
The doctor asked me if I want to have children and said I need to tell the hospital before that. Any idea why?
Dixon1995
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Get another Doctor, yours sounds very unprofessional. I check my sugars before eating, 2-3 hours after eating, before driving, and whenever I feel my blood sugar going low. I don't agree with the correction, I correct my blood sugar once I reach my own Hyper goal of 8.5mmol/L (3 hours after eating), in which I try to lower it. The more tighter and stricter you are with controling, the more you will avoid diabetic complications.
Yes its worth discussing having children with the hospital because you have diabetes you will need extra health guidance throughout this process, or so I believe.
smc4761
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Firstly welcome to the forum. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to ask, no matter how simple or trivial you may think it is, there is always someone will have asked the same question, never be afraid to ask.
Your doctors attitude is dreadful and I am guessing that this is just a GP as opposed to a diabetic consultant. Most GP's have very limited knowledge about type 1. If you are in the UK hopefully your local hospital will have a DSN (diabetic specialist nurse) and a dietician as well as a diabetic consultant. These are the people you really need to interact with as generally I have found them to be very knowledgeable.
As for the doctors comments complications will appear after 10 years, absolute nonsense. They could appear after a year, 20 years or not at all. there are many on this forum who have type 1 for 30+ years with little or no complications. Its all about how you control your diabetes
I have been type 1 for 37 years and I have learned more in past year than I did in previous 36. Every day is a school day with type 1, always learning.
Most important advise I can give is test test and test again. Do you know how to carb count. If you are carb counting and testing that should give you an idea as to how your body is reacting to the insulin.
Have you tried basal testing. Basically if you can get your background insulin (basal) correct, all your fast acting insulin is doing is cancelling out your carb intake, which is where carb counting comes in
As for what is normal, BG there is no such thing;however if you can aim to stay between 4--10, ideally 4--7.5, you will be doing OK. there will always be days when it goes above or below, we all get these days.
If you need any clarification of above please ask away.
Come and join us on the type 1 forum under the topic, "Type1 stars R us", always plenty of discussion on there, great people and very knowledgeable people who will be able to help ( oh and have a wee bit of banter)
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/type-1stars-r-us.150597/page-325
