nightshift

Im about to do my first nightshift as a nurse. anyone got any tips ive no idea how its gonna affect my BG!

not done night shift for many years but I know it didn't do me any favours, however that was pre dafne........

as long as your background insulin is doing its job you should be fine, rotating shift patterns from day to night might confuse the liver I suppose which might mean your are constantly tweaking your background dose to keep up.........

also rushing about, which you may do as a nurse might need to be considered, so keeping some hypo resolve on you might be wise too..............

have fun.............

Isn't nightshift, life turned upside down?

I stopped doing nights as a Midwife as my diabetes was always poor. I was referred to occupational health and they stopped me. Apparently all endocrine conditions are affected by night shifts and the 2 month run I did when I became ill really messed me up

I'm so pleased I found this thread! My dr took me off nights for that very reason, I did 2 days 2 nights then rest days and he said it was too many changes too quickly for my control to be good! One benefit of being type 1 I guess!

I'm so pleased I found this thread! My dr took me off nights for that very reason, I did 2 days 2 nights then rest days and he said it was too many changes too quickly for my control to be good! One benefit of being type 1 I guess!

I think if you really have no choice about work/careers where night shift is needed and rotating shift are also needed then that would be a good time to ask about a pump as this would be the only thing that could help.......although when would you get the time to do all the testing and basal adjustment at the beginning.....?

I was very lucky that I had the option of changing and two very good bosses who were on side. I've seen the latest pump and although small and wireless etc, I can't get over the idea if having something attached to me.

I did nights initially as a radiographer. I was on two injections a day then, long before dafne. It messed my blood sugars up really badly. I saw a notice up from Occupational Health saying that you didn't have to do nights if you had diabetes (and some other conditions). So I went to see them and stopped doing nights. My department were really understanding.

The way it affected me was really high blood sugars over night (probably due to too much snacking but not all the time). But my blood sugars dropped dramatically while I was trying to sleep in the day. I am not sure how it would be different on dafne but I imagine it would affect your bi needs.