[cheryl]

Ok, now I have had it......I hate the weather, or caffeine or hormones, or whatever.....I had this new rate for weekends, and what not, then I start thinking.......OK.......maybe your drinking way too much caffeine, I start drinking alot of water, getting low, ok..........fine, but still going up in the afternoon, figured basal rate right ok....fine did all that kind of work, got it squared away...........Stopped using soy and stopped drinking pepsi one, went back to diet coke with splenda, cause one can is 34 miligrams of caffiene while pepsi one is 56 grams something like that, Now Saturday was like all other Saturdays, post meal after lunch was 140 as usual, did the same things, I GOT LOW.........ok no biggie, so didn't think much of it..........Then today, went down to 45 after lunch WHAT........ok and Friday AGAIN got low.........and Thursday. I give up, I cannot keep starving myself get it right, then it changes OY OY OY OY OY.................I so don't understand anymore...............I think my basal rate changes every three weeks to a month, this is nuts.........I am really starting to think it is weather, so ya know what I am leaving it, cause winter is so not over yet, and i am sure it will be cold again........it goes from 20-70 all winter long here..........so it is so confusing.....I swear I have this problem from Octoberish, till March for the past three years, probably even longer ,but i rarely tested a lot prior to the past three years........so I am sure it did.........Ok I so don't know anymore....Is anyone with me I cannot wait till March/April.............omg.............HELP............ ..LOL.......

Ok done venting.........and watch it'll all be good from april/may till flipping October again, and if it is yet again....I am going to shoot myself.....LOL....I am writing down my rates. I got Octobers wrote down which was fine till December, I got that wrote down which was fine till mid Jan.....now it is changing yet again, which I am dropping now.....grumble hiss moan grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........I am going to live in a glass bubble............

Cheryl

[ant hill]

Hey Cheryl, Have you been active running around doing the odd job here and there. It's no wonder that you get low.

Have you thought of reducing your insulin??

[nono87]

i'm with you there when it gets cold i have the same problems and with me all my injection sites bruise soooo badly..........

roll on summer tym....

[cheryl]

Originally Posted by ant hill

Hey Cheryl, Have you been active running around doing the odd job here and there. It's no wonder that you get low.

Have you thought of reducing your insulin??

I am always running around lOL............Same things and now I get low during work days, I had that set, and now it doesn't want to work again...........next year i think I am just gonna deal with the elevations.........LOL..........since it was only a month or so that needed more basal obviously it is going back down again........

[Cyborg]

Perhaps having several slightly different basal patterns that you can switch between as needed would help. Also, don't forget about the temp basal feature.

[Raisin]

Cherly,
I completely understand. I have similar issues. I was diagnosed 5 yrs ago. My first few years, my basal rates changed frequently. It seemed that when I figured out the right basal rates and begin to "relax", my glucose levels would go haywire and I would have to go back to basics. I finally started realizing that the time span between each change is getting longer. Hopefully, your body will settle down. My endo has run several tests and found no hormone or organ issues. He believes that my pancreas is still working, but he said it is very difficult to prove unless he runs a test when my pancreas is working. Anyway, I know it can be frustrating at times, but you will figure it out.