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Originally Posted by Eddy  BG @ 2013 : 67 (corrected towards 90-ish)
So far... so good... (At this point, Megadeth fans probably would say "So what!"  )
A bit more than an hour later, I felt like my insulin levels had dropped below basal requirements; it's hard to describe, but I feel a certain lethargic and "bleah" way. I tested and corrected thusly:
BG @ 2126 : 124 (did 1U aspart + 1U human)
I thought the 1U aspart would correct nicely, and the 1U human would hold me until Levemir ramped up. Was I ever wrong! A bit later, I felt rather rotten, and decided to check.
BG @ 2302 : 196  (time for 3U of aspart!)
Ughh.
BG @ 0106 : 67 (corrected towards 90-ish and went to sleep)
BG @ 0756 : 78 
Although this is but one [statistically-invalid] experience, my take-home conclusion was this: A latent dose of faster-acting 2U does not make up for an earlier 2U of missed intermediate. Once I drop below basal requirements for "too long", I really start cranking out the glucose. |
You start with a BG of 67... low enough to trigger a liver release, which would certainly account for the increased, atypical needs in the next few hours. Even if you are commonly around those numbers it is very possible your BG meter was a little off and you were lower.
Lethargic and bleah are perfect words to describe what a liver release feels like for me. With your return towards normality a few hours later, It all sounds like you got off pretty unscathed.
I would say when you get the hypos/dips under control, you'll see a likewise decrease in these glucose hikes as well. What I'm saying is all pretty much obvious, more an observation that it can be like a train out of kilter: get the first carriage moving straight and the next will tend to follow suit.
