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Originally Posted by gettingby Ok, yesterday I was slightly sick (no gory details will be given).
Last night my BG was up , I guess because of the illness, to 232. I took my normal correction dosage but didn't eat anything considering the higher number. When I woke this morning, my BG was at 38. So, my question is, does the correction factor change during illness or should I have forced myself to eat last night after taking the correction? |
Yes, the ISF can change (correction factor--Insulin Sensitivity Factor) when you are ill with an infection, when you get a steroid injection, and other causes. The correction bolus should have been out of your system within 5 hours or less, but even though the insulin should be gone by then, it could cause your bg's to go low later because of basal insulin which normally keeps you well regulated has gotten a boost from the earlier bolus. That's what happens to me if I bolus late at night. Long after the bolus should have dissipated, I often get low just from basal. Make any sense?
Not sure you needed to eat, though--by looking at your result, you must have needed a smaller correction bolus.
