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<blockquote data-quote="MushyPeaBrain" data-source="post: 1019721" data-attributes="member: 27914"><p>So I'm starting to have some real issues with control and I've no idea where to start to regain better BG. My BG suddenly went erratic a few months ago and I wasn't sure what it was. At one point I identified issues caused by faulty sets and removed all of these batches. Now I always keep 2 different batches so I can rule that out. Everything seemed to settle and then again they went crazy. Changed sets, tubing, etc and when injections brought down high BG I changed vial. However I'm starting to suspect there's more to this. So on top of all this with stress I gained weight. Not sure how much as I don;t weigh myself but I've probably gone up a dress size - so from 10 to 12. I know this would effect my basal and bolus needs. The weight gain made my painful sets much more comfy. However I can't seem to get a grip on my insulin needs. I'm running huge temp basal (like +40% with one set and then +120% with another. I'm also bolusing much, much more. I literally seemed to have tripled my insulin needs. I have had to take to injecting to bring high BG down as the pump will maintain basal but doesn't tough BG over 7 with any amount of bolus. I'm not ill but I am feeling run down from the stress of this. I could do with some help please on where to start to regain my good control.</p><p></p><p>Is this all down to the weight gain or something more?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MushyPeaBrain, post: 1019721, member: 27914"] So I'm starting to have some real issues with control and I've no idea where to start to regain better BG. My BG suddenly went erratic a few months ago and I wasn't sure what it was. At one point I identified issues caused by faulty sets and removed all of these batches. Now I always keep 2 different batches so I can rule that out. Everything seemed to settle and then again they went crazy. Changed sets, tubing, etc and when injections brought down high BG I changed vial. However I'm starting to suspect there's more to this. So on top of all this with stress I gained weight. Not sure how much as I don;t weigh myself but I've probably gone up a dress size - so from 10 to 12. I know this would effect my basal and bolus needs. The weight gain made my painful sets much more comfy. However I can't seem to get a grip on my insulin needs. I'm running huge temp basal (like +40% with one set and then +120% with another. I'm also bolusing much, much more. I literally seemed to have tripled my insulin needs. I have had to take to injecting to bring high BG down as the pump will maintain basal but doesn't tough BG over 7 with any amount of bolus. I'm not ill but I am feeling run down from the stress of this. I could do with some help please on where to start to regain my good control. Is this all down to the weight gain or something more? [/QUOTE]
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