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10-04-2007, 02:16 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MN
Posts: 646
| | | a new record!
Haven't seen a BG reading of 200 in 12 days! W00t!
Yesterday it wasn't even over 100.  My last reading last night was 83; I ate a banana and slice of bread with butter (one of my favorite snacks  ) and no extra bolus, just Lantus and it was 83 again this morning.
I must be doing something right?
Now I'm eating some big green grapes for a snack; we'll see what that does to me. |
10-04-2007, 02:53 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Shire
Posts: 793
| | | Good for you.
Just watch for dropping too low. And keep testing.
Rich |
10-04-2007, 03:22 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Royal Oak, Michigan
Posts: 927
| | | That's so exciting. I hope something is in the water and it comes this way!
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Type 1 Est.1984
MM 722 and CGMS; Humalog & Symlin
a1c Trying to get below 6... 
6.8 (9.10.08) 
Vitrectomies May 2007 & July 2007
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10-04-2007, 03:24 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007
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| | | Congrats on the low numbers! What would have happened to your basal if you hadn't eaten the banana & bread? (by morning, I mean)...This is something I struggle with, if I go to bed without eating, I sometimes drop below 60-70...if I eat, I can sometimes hit the 100 mark or close to it. If I overeat, then I have a high fasting in the morning.
In theory my basal should be flat all night, but I drop. If I lower my Lantus, then I'm too high before meals during the daytime. So, I just eat a snack before bed...trying to not go over the edge. It's a tough thing when you seem to have everything else (mealtime) worked out! |
10-04-2007, 03:26 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MN
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Originally Posted by Alice  Congrats on the low numbers! What would have happened to your basal if you hadn't eaten the banana & bread? (by morning, I mean)...This is something I struggle with, if I go to bed without eating, I sometimes drop below 60-70...if I eat, I can sometimes hit the 100 mark or close to it. If I overeat, then I have a high fasting in the morning.
In theory my basal should be flat all night, but I drop. If I lower my Lantus, then I'm too high before meals during the daytime. So, I just eat a snack before bed...trying to not go over the edge. It's a tough thing when you seem to have everything else (mealtime) worked out! | I'm the same way; if I hadn't eaten anything I probably would've woken up at like 60; even if I do eat a snack sometimes it seems to drop overnight by 20 points or more! |
10-04-2007, 04:00 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007
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| | | This is the main reason many people take Lantus in the mornings. Don't know why Lantus starts recommendations for night injections except they may feel the four hour start-up period will be going on during sleep.
In my case, I always dropped at the four hour point or slightly after at night. Daytime that hits around lunch, so it's not a problem.
By taking injection in the morning, it's wearing off in the early morning hours. So, not so much of a drop as before, when on a nighttime dose.
I did split dose and did pretty well. But for simplicity, I'm trying to get back on one dose. I've increase my dosage about 3 units slowly. I'm at 28 units Lantus now which is the most Lantus I've ever been able to take. I really have to watch the night time lows, if I don't eat a snack or large dinner. (Pasta, noodles...I don't snack!)
Last night was Pad Thai...so I was up every few hours checking. Did a 1 unit bolus of Humalog at 2:30 a.m. and woke up around 104. I was 174 at @ 2:30 a.m., so I risked the bolus and did fine...due to the high carb dinner, I'm sure.  |
10-04-2007, 05:01 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: illinois
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| | congrats on the better bgs!  trish |
10-05-2007, 10:49 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY
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| | That's great keep up the good work.  |
10-05-2007, 06:03 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK
Posts: 565
| | I wish i had as much control as you, but i hope to be able to get there one day. At least i know it is possible to do and i will aim for this, thanks |
10-05-2007, 09:48 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MN
Posts: 646
| | | Aw, and I just went and botched it. I had an orchestra concert tonight, and so I didn't take as much Novolog as I should've with dinner (why is pasta so hard to figure out?!) since I knew it was going to be late.
234, now I get to start over.... |
10-05-2007, 09:51 PM
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| | | oops! well-you know ya can do it....trish |
10-08-2007, 10:07 PM
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| | | Why harder with Pasta? Well I call it Long Lasting carb foods, they take longer to digest and hve you figured out How Long your Novalog Last you? Mine Last about 3 hrs and then starts slacking off... thus When I eat some Long Lasting carbs? I can expect #'s to strat creeping up in 2-3 hrs...
I test on ave of every 2 hrs when earing my Ave lasting Foods, but when I Fall off the wagon and eat Pasta, etc.? I test 2,3 & 4 hrs... and get ready to bolus...
Others use R insulin since it last longer ( ave 4-6 hrs ) and have had better success with it..
Hope this helps you |
10-09-2007, 12:05 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hastings Melbourne Australia
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Originally Posted by dar917 Haven't seen a BG reading of 200 in 12 days! W00t!
Yesterday it wasn't even over 100. My last reading last night was 83; I ate a banana and slice of bread with butter (one of my favorite snacks ) | What you described there is definitely low GI so keep up the good work!! but watch those lows.
What do you get up to in exercise? If you are not then you may do something anyway.
Congratulations for your BG constance. |
10-09-2007, 10:42 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MN
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| | I'm only 125 lbs or so (5'9") so I don't have to exercise much but I walk and ride bike sometimes.
I have another musical starting Friday night; oh boy, here we go again! (Wizard of Oz!) We'll see how the next three weeks go. |
12-09-2007, 01:15 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MN
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| | | Well I switched to taking my Lantus in the mornings, and now I haven't seen 200 in a month! Well OK I had a couple of 190s. My morning numbers have been a bit higher but yesterday it was 76 and today 81, plus I increased to 12 units of Lantus so I can eat more. I should be able to get in to the doctor in January. W00t! |
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