CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THESE DOULBE FIGURE BGS

January 05, 2014 13:17

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

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12/12
- started with a headcold etc

13/12 14/12 15/12 16/12
- were the worst days

27/12
- started on antibiotics for an ear infection

have still got muffled ears

for several weeks before all this bedtime & fasting BGs were out of range ie fasting levels were considerably lower than bedtime levels so I decreased lantus then ALL levels suddenly went into double figures & I can count on one hand the number of single figures I've had for a while Sad . Any help on this would be very much appreciated.

January 05, 2014 13:19

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

I use the Accu-Chek Aviva Expert meter & currently have it on +12% for illness

January 05, 2014 13:34

JayBee DAFNE Graduate
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 582 posts

Ketone testing is vital during illness... what are your ketone levels like? Are they being kept down by the corrections/extra insulin?

Get well soon. Sad

January 05, 2014 15:38

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

I'll hold my hands up and admit to not testing for ketones. Would this be blood ketones? I don't have a meter which I can test for ketones on.

January 05, 2014 23:41

Warwick DAFNE Graduate
Diabetes Australia-Vic, Melbourne, Victoria 430 posts

An increase in your BI certainly seems to be indicated. Increase by 10% (1 unit to 13), wait a few days, see if your levels drop to a desired range. It may be that you will need to repeat after a few days, but you need a to wait a few days before you can tell.

Call Abbott Diabetes Care - 0500 467 466 -and ask for one of these:

https://www.abbottdiabetescare.co.uk/your-products/other-meters/freestyle-optium

Then you can test for ketones.

Cheers,
Warwick.

January 06, 2014 15:50

novorapidboi26 DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire 1,816 posts

It is possible to get by with the urine testing, although blood testing in much better.....

I was experiencing similar numbers just after Christmas, wasn't ill, in the end it seemed to be a dodgy canulla site of the pump, changed it to my thigh and the insulin started working again....

Never had problems all year until then...

January 05, 2014 13:17 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	[Shared diary only visible when logged in] 12/12 - started with a headcold etc 13/12 14/12 15/12 16/12 - were the worst days 27/12 - started on antibiotics for an ear infection have still got muffled ears for several weeks before all this bedtime & fasting BGs were out of range ie fasting levels were considerably lower than bedtime levels so I decreased lantus then ALL levels suddenly went into double figures & I can count on one hand the number of single figures I've had for a while . Any help on this would be very much appreciated.
January 05, 2014 13:19 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	I use the Accu-Chek Aviva Expert meter & currently have it on +12% for illness
January 05, 2014 13:34 JayBee DAFNE Graduate James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 582 posts	Ketone testing is vital during illness... what are your ketone levels like? Are they being kept down by the corrections/extra insulin? Get well soon.
January 05, 2014 15:38 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	I'll hold my hands up and admit to not testing for ketones. Would this be blood ketones? I don't have a meter which I can test for ketones on.
January 05, 2014 23:41 Warwick DAFNE Graduate Diabetes Australia-Vic, Melbourne, Victoria 430 posts	An increase in your BI certainly seems to be indicated. Increase by 10% (1 unit to 13), wait a few days, see if your levels drop to a desired range. It may be that you will need to repeat after a few days, but you need a to wait a few days before you can tell. Call Abbott Diabetes Care - 0500 467 466 -and ask for one of these: https://www.abbottdiabetescare.co.uk/your-products/other-meters/freestyle-optium Then you can test for ketones. Cheers, Warwick.
January 06, 2014 15:50 novorapidboi26 DAFNE Graduate NHS Lanarkshire 1,816 posts	It is possible to get by with the urine testing, although blood testing in much better..... I was experiencing similar numbers just after Christmas, wasn't ill, in the end it seemed to be a dodgy canulla site of the pump, changed it to my thigh and the insulin started working again.... Never had problems all year until then...