Before evening meal of pasta bake and garlic bread BG was 5.6.
Two hours after post meal insulin dose of 14 units Novorapid BG was 8.9.
Two.hours later hypo at 3.2 - what happened?
This morning I have a headache and feel drained having slept really badly. I've had toasted crumpets for breakfast instead of cereal to give me a bit more energy. I just wondered what other people do to pick themselves up after a hypo? They don't happen often but they do make me feel really awful for quite some time afterwards..
I feel ur novorapid amount is quite high. Try to cut down on pasta etc, it ll cause a spike. Injected insulin catches up with food a little later than needed. U can try injecting 20 min before starting to eat...
I was told that Novorapid starts working within 10 mins so if I injected 20 mins before eating then I may hypo. I was also told that it's done its job after 2 hours which is why I always test 2 hours after injecting. I didn't realise it could carry on working longer. It's not often I have pasta so dosage is not usually as high, this has never happened before but I am aware that diabetes changes over time - at least in my case it does. So I guess I just need to be more careful, maybe I'll inject just before eating pasta next time. Thanks for reply.
QA insulin may start working after 10mins but the trick is to coincide with the peak of the meal. If you're eating pasta which has quite a high GI rating, it will be broken down into sugars quite quick so taking your insulin approx 20mins earlier makes sense. If you're worried, try 15 and see how you go. Lastly, the insulin has peaked after about 2 hrs but will remain in your system for 4-5hrs.
