dailey readings

[jared]

just want to see how good everyone else is doing. If you dont mind id like to see how other peoples blood sugar reading are thruout a typical day?

mine go from 240 before breakfast to 400's at night or if i eat bad stuff.

[MarkMunday]

Jared,

See below for a graph of my readings inmmol/L during the last three days. Multiply by 18 to get mg/dl. I have been testing often because I have recently switched from NPH to Lantus.

The graph was produced by the Accu-Chek Compass software after the readings were downloaded to the computer. You may find that using a tool like this gives you a better handle on what is happening and enables you to take appropriate action.

Cheers,

Mark

[MarkMunday]

Here is another graph that shows the readings over a month. As you can see, there are a lot of wild fluctuations and I still need to get it right. But I am getting there!

Cheers,

Mark

[jared]

Mark I wish my numbers were that good...I have that same program and mine are never in the yellow...im working on it though... what is everyone else's looking like?

[rzrbks]

Mine are usually between 88/4.8 and 100/5.5 when I get up and rarely go above 128/7.1.

I start feeling horrible when I get above 140/7.7. Vision is messed up, head hurts, nausea, so I fight to keep it below 120/6.6. Can't remember the last time I was above 168/9.3.

But then I'm on Lantus and Novolog which helps, just a bit.;)

[HeatherP]

My target levels are between 100-150 at all times.

My last 14 day average was 148.

The last 3 or 4 days, however, I have been inexplicably high (had a couple of reading in the low 300's Saturday), until I dosed a lot more H today than I would normally in the morning, and now I'm back within range again before lunch.

[MarkMunday]

Heather and rzrbks,

How do avoid the peaks after meals? I find that my bg goes up to 12 (216mg/dl) after meals. Injecting more Humalog makes me go low 2 hours after eating. The only other option is to inject well before eating. But that can become tricky ...

Cheers,

Mark

[Belinda]

Mark are you on a pump?

If not try injecting 10 mins before a meal and increase time as you adjust to it...next try 15 then 20 and go with what ever works best for you. My doc use to want me to inject 20-30 mins prior to a meal


My average is usually around 70's to 125 in mornings but sometimes they are in 200'2 or 40's..go figure

I try to make sure I am around 100 when going to bed.

[HeatherP]

As Belinda suggested, Mark, you may need to do a little experimenting. I seem to be extremely sensitive and I find that if my b/s is under 130 pre-meal, I wait until I'm partway thru or done before injecting (depending on what I'm eating).

You may also want to experiment with lower GI foods. I don't pay too much attention to it, but I do know what sends my sugars into the upper atmosphere. You could also try changing the portions of what you're eating. For example: proteins are excellent for slowing down and evening out carb absorption.

I'm not saying I never go above my goals, but most of the time I do okay, or just a bit over. I don't think it's possible to be always 100%, you know?

HeatherP

[MarkMunday]

Thanks Belinda and Heather,

Timing of the mealtime shots and GI of foods are probably the main controllable variables. I am able to start focusing on them, now that I have got the basal insulin sorted.

Cheers,

Mark

[johnnylol]

i check my readin's every other day at different times.usually when i wake up it's in the 90-100 range..stays in that same range at lunch usually before dinner may be in the 80-90 range...and when i go to bed it's in the 90-100 range...

[KLD]

Here are my results for yesterday:

Fasting BG: 4.4 (79)
2 hours after breakfast: 4.9 (88)

Before lunch: 4.2 (76)
2 hours after lunch: 4.8 (86)

Before dinner: 4.3 (77)
2 hours after dinner: 5.3 (95)

Before bed: 4.6 (83)

Some days I go a little higher two hours after meals but almost never over 5.5 (99). That's the upper limit I have set for myself, and I seldom have trouble keeping to it.

Your numbers are looking good, too, Johnny.

Karen

[mg_2204]

A question for you Mark : Where did you get that prog? Thank you!

Marie
:)

[MarkMunday]

Marie,

I recently bought the Accu-Chek Advantage meter and the Compass Diabetes Care Software. I bought it directly from Roche Diagnostics in Auckland. But you can buy it through most pharmacies to. Click here (http://www.rochediagnostics.co.nz/products_diabetes.html) for details on what it consists of, your computer requirements and samples of the reports.

Similar software is available for most of the good meters. For details of the One-Touch Diabetes Management Software, click here (http://www.lifescan.com/products/otdms/) . It appears to be somewhat more sophisticated and is also free.

I have found that using the software has made me a lot more aware of the consequences of my eating choices, exercise, insulin dosage etc. And this is helping me make real progress in improving my control.

Cheers,

Mark

[rzrbks]

MarkMunday

Heather and rzrbks,

How do avoid the peaks after meals? I find that my bg goes up to 12 (216mg/dl) after meals. Injecting more Humalog makes me go low 2 hours after eating. The only other option is to inject well before eating. But that can become tricky ...




Mostly, I don't have that trouble. Only occasionally will I be above 130/7.2 at 2 hours postprandial reading. The only time I was consistently above 120/6.6 was when a vial of Lantus had gone bad prematurely{after two weeks rather than the normal 4-6}.
But then, I tend to over-count carbs in meal rather than under-count.

Example: for lunch today, soup was 10 grams and peanut butter crakers were 30 I covered for 45 grams (3 units) rather than 30(2 units).

I always take the course that will have my B/G a little Low at 2 hour reading rather than High. I ABSOLUTELY hate all the nasty sensations that go with having High B/G reading>>>>I would much rather be Low than High.

Last A1c was 5.7, just a little high for me, so I'm putting tighter controls back on.

[BeadieJay]

Originally posted by mg_2204
A question for you Mark : Where did you get that prog? Thank you!

Marie
:)

Marie, I use an on-line programme at SugarPoint (https://www.sugarpoint.net/ ) It's pretty easy to use, and I've just printed out last months numbers to show my doctor next week.

hope that helps :)

[lgvincent]

Marie, I can send you a copy of the program if you wish. I don't know if it will work with your meter though. It came with my Accu-Chek meter. I have an extra cable if you need one but like before, I don't know if it will work with your meter.

[mg_2204]

Sue, I've just taken a look at SugarPoint. Thanks for the info!

LG, thank you very much for the kind offer. I will start with this online prog. I don't test that often you see. What's the cable for??!

Marie
:)

[rzrbks]

mg_2204

LG, thank you very much for the kind offer. I will start with this online prog. I don't test that often you see. What's the cable for??!

Don't you think that's a rather personal question?

[MarkMunday]

rzrbks, if you've got two them, it can't be that personal. Or maybe it could be. Anyway, enough of the mystery. The cable is for downloading your readings to your computer. One end connects into the back of the meter and the other end connects into a com port in your computer.

The meter stores the bg reading, time and date for each test. The AccCheck Advantage can hold up to 480 test results. So, when you have accumulated a bunch of results, you connect to the computer with the cable, click the button and viola! Your data is updated and analysed graphically for you.

This means that you don't have to do any manual input. Before I got this little box of tricks, I never recorded and analysed my results. Which is probably why the control went off the tracks.

Mark