Again, without really thinking (diabetic habits are now fairly ingrained, I suppose!) I had a normal bolus with breakfast plus a correction dose for the 15. However, this was obviously the wrong thing to do because only 90 minutes or so after breakfast my sugar was low, and I had to snack. By noon it had only raised to 4.8 and I had more snacks while making lunch for the kids. By the time I got round to my lunch I was still only 4.3! The increased insulin sensitivity I was vaguely aware of existing was definitely serious stuff with immediate effect. I was feeling so wobbly that I actually skipped my lunch injection altogether. By 3pm I was 8.6 but still felt bad, so left it another hour, by which time I was 12.2 and felt safe having some correction insulin (with a snack).
The rest of the day my sugar levels were great, around 7. Unfortunately I had another take-away to contend with (i.e., having to seriously guess my carb intake). By 11:30pm I was 7.1 (fine). At 2am I was 11.5 (acceptable-ish) but did not correct at all just to see what would happen by morning.
What happened today was a 22.2!
Here's one of the joys (read: pains) of diabetes. It can seem fine (maybe a little out of sync, but even if it isn't) it can hit you with a crazy sugar level. I don't know if that is what happened, or if it was because of some low-lying carbs or something... anyhoo, I decided not to worry about that too much!
Today my sugar levels have, again, been lower than normal, with lower insulin-requirements. Tea this evening was the first 'ordinary' meal I'd had since fasting (apart from breakfast cereal) and therefore knew exactly how many carbs I'd eaten. I had my usual dose, counting 1 unit to 10g of carbs, but despite my fast day being two days ago, it was still too much! I came down from 8.2 at tea to 5.9 an hour and a half later (unheard of for me in the evening), so had a snack (a ryvita, raisins and a mini chocolate roll). By half 9 I was feeling even lower, so had yet more food...
At some point I know that this will be really great, but it's going to take time, isn't it?
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