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Why is my HCL no longer working?

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Fat max

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi, after using Omnipod 5 with freestyle libre 2 plus for nearly 3 months and having fairly good control (time in target >80%) things have suddenly started changing!

1. My bg’s are going low overnight and I need glucose tablets to correct.
2. When I wake up in the morning with normal bg before eating any carbs my bg starts rising quickly.

My time in target is now less than 70%.
I dont know why this is happening or what to do about it. Its so frustrating! I have been feeling really fit and well since going on to the HCL, I have lost some weight and gained some muscle tone.
I called my Diabetes team and left message with secretary but no one has called me back(10 days ago). Has anyone any ideas?
Thanks for reading.
 
Fat max said:
I have been feeling really fit and well since going on to the HCL, I have lost some weight and gained some muscle tone.
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That could well mean that you have become more sensitive to insulin and your needs and ratios have changed. I'm not familiar with the omnipod so I don't know what settings are set by the user and which are set by the HCL but would suggest that you repeatedly call and email your team back. This is exactly the sort of thing that they should be helping you with. Failing that, is there an omnipod rep you could call for advice?

Congrats on your improved fitness BTW.
 
Thank you EllieM. I am going to email the team right now and ask them to look at my data on Glooko.
 
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