Recent Posts by mum2westiesGill

Nov 25, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Hi,
Can anyone see/identify any trends for my last week?

Nov 25, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

17.9 - 22:22pm - bedtime
- after bedtime test ate 2 slices of corned beef & some cheddar cheese with a dash of salad cream
6.0 - 08:30am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

Nov 24, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

11.5 - 22:27pm - bedtime
- went out for an indian, ate 1 poppadom, prawn bhuna but didn't eat all of this by any means, egg fried rice which was just a nice portion
- BG 9.4 - teatime
- no other carbs eaten after bedtime test
10.7 - 09:10 - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

Nov 23, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

8.5 - 22:42pm - bedtime
- rich tea biscuits eaten after bedtime test
11.0 - 07:45am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

Nov 22, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

13.5 - 22:45pm - bedtime
11.2 - 08:37am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

novorapidboi26 said:

a test tonight on the 16u without food after would be interesting...........the sandwich and rolos may have pushed you up to 8.5......

Sorry didn't manage it without food Sad

Nov 21, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

Wed 20.11
11.7 - 22:42pm - bedtime
3.3 - 10:17am - fasting - then after 5 (25g cho) jelly babies 4.1 @ 10:33am

Thu 21.11
5.8 - 22:22pm - bedtime
- reduced lantus (because of all the fasting lows) by 2u so from 18u to 16u
- had corned beef sandwich 2 slices of bread for supper, eaten after bedtime test was done, but......
found a packet of rolos so also had 2 of these
8.5 - 08:38am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

Nov 19, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

Sat 16.11
8.6 - 22:15pm - bedtime
9.8 - 07:30am - fasting

Sun 17.11
12.8 - 22:36pm - bedtime
5.2 - 11:06am - fasting

Mon 18.11
14.3 - 22:25pm - bedtime
5.4 - 11:06am - fasting

feeling really stressed at the moment

Tue 19.11
10.2 - 22:31pm - bedtime
7.2 - 08:50am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 15, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

11.0 - 22:37pm - bedtime
- 11.2 - 19:25pm - teatime
- felt lousy all day - sharp stitch in my stomach - bedtime felt sickly so had 1 jelly baby
5.9 - 07:54am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 14, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

novorapidboi26 said:
What was different on the Monday then?

Don't want to hog this topic with my diary but......

Nov 14, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

Mon 11.11
8.8 - bedtime
5.0 - fasting

Tue 12.11
8.5 - bedtime
9.7 - fasting

Wed 13.11
8.3 - bedtime
10.7 - fasting

Nov 10, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Counting Carbohydrates

Hi, I'm wondering how others count their carbohydrates:
- by reading the nutritional labels on packages
- by estimating the carbohydrate content or
- by weighing food

I nearly always
- read the nutritional labels on packages or
- estimate the carbohydrate content using my carbs and cals app or book

Nov 10, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

6.0 - 22:38pm - bedtime
14.0 - 10:43am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 9, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

9.2 - 22:44pm - bedtime
10.7 - 07:29am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 8, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

18.5 - 22:36pm - bedtime
- totally messed up night
- on the positive side really enjoyed going out for an indian meal to celebrate hubby's 49th birthday
- on the negative side messed up with estimating the carbs, I worked out 57g but should have been more like 87g!
- then had 2 choc digestives & 2 rich tea after bedtime test but with no QA which is what I usually do anyway because I don't like to take QA before going to bed to sleep.
15.2 - 07:57am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 7, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

Louise1988 said:
Hm, interesting. It would have been interesting to know your bg level a) without the biscuits or b)during the night. I have a feeling that without the biscuits, you may have been just about right this morning. Do you inject for your biscuits?

Hi Louise,
I didn't inject for the biscuits because I really don't like to inject QA before going to bed to sleep.

I'm wondering if it still indicates that my lantus dose is still too high because I had 22g carbs with no QA insulin.

Nov 7, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

11.3 - 22:27pm - bedtime
- rich tea biscuits x 4 (5.6g carbs each = 22.4g total) - eaten after bedtime test - was just in one of those eating moods where once I'd had the taste of one biscuit i wanted another
12.8 - 07:01am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 6, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

Hi Louise,

Thanks for your reply. Yes maybe a split would be something worth considering but after all the recent changes with my lantus with each one being so soon after the previous one I'm going to leave it a few days now to see if/how things will settle.

I'll keep posting.

Nov 6, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

11.7 - 22:49pm - bedtime
- decreased lantus from 20u to 18u
- rich tea biscuits x 2 (5.6g carbs each = 11.2g total)
- 3.2 - 03.45am - the hypo woke me up - then 5.6 - 04:00am
5.5 - 08:01am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 5, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

Louise1988 said:
The fact that you've woken up low in the morning, a few days in a row, I think your lantus may still be a bit too high? How about decreasing again to 18u? Try that for a few days, see what happens?

Hi Louise,
Sorry I didn't reply earlier.

I know it's said with lantus that with any changes it can take 3 days for any changes to start taking effect and another 3 for them to settle down and take full effect but even though it was only last Saturday when I last made a change I'm decreasing it by another 2u tonight so from 20u to 18.

One thing we were taught on the Insulin X-Pert course was that you're always welcome to ask your DSNs for their advice but at the end of the day they will always say "what do YOU think you should do?" "what would YOU be happiest doing?" Bit of a ramble here but the other week when I phoned the DSN (re my latest problems) from the drop in clinic who also works at the hospital (where I have a contact number for) & who also did my X-Pert course she reminded me of this.

Nov 5, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

7.7 - 22:33pm - bedtime
- no snacking during the evening
- 2.8 - 03:10am - the hypo woke me up - then 5.4 - 03:26am
5.8 - 7:24am - fasting - then 3.4 - 8:50am - then 6.3 - 9:06

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u

Nov 4, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Whiskysmum - WEEKLY DIARY

All comments/help welcomed

Nov 4, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Whiskysmum - WEEKLY DIARY

All comments/help welcomed

Nov 4, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

Louise1988 said:
wow, whiskysmum, you have a lot of hypos. Have you tried any 3am tests, to see if your background insulin is too high?

Hi Louise,
Yes a very of hypos! I've had other people from another forum saying my lantus is too high. Re the 3am basal tests is it ok to do it around that time or does it have to be on the exact 3:00am mark?

Nov 4, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

Sun 27.10
10.5 - bedtime
4.4 - fasting/breaKfast

Mon 28.10
18.0 - bedtime
3.7 - fasting/hypo

Tue 29.10
6.8 - bedtime
2.9 fasting/hypo

Wed 30.10
6.5 - bedtime
10.7 - fasting

Thu 31.10
12.9 - bedtime
10.3 - fasting

Fri 01.11
4.7 - bedtime
3.1 - fasting/hypo

Sat 02.11
7.4 - bedtime
2.5 - fasting/hypo

Oct 28, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

novorapidboi26 said:
was snacking all night though, taking bolus doses obviously, but sometimes it just doesn't work out well

Hi NRB,
I like to snack on things like crisps during the evening when watching tv. I've had it suggested to me recently on the Diabetic Support Forum about bolusing to cover these snacks. Although I know that crisps have carbs in I really never think twice about bolusing for them. Have you got an example on what you snacked on & when/how many boluses you did through out the evening?

Nov 25, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / MY TRENDS Hi, Can anyone see/identify any trends for my last week?

Nov 25, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 17.9 - 22:22pm - bedtime - after bedtime test ate 2 slices of corned beef & some cheddar cheese with a dash of salad cream 6.0 - 08:30am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

Nov 24, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 11.5 - 22:27pm - bedtime - went out for an indian, ate 1 poppadom, prawn bhuna but didn't eat all of this by any means, egg fried rice which was just a nice portion - BG 9.4 - teatime - no other carbs eaten after bedtime test 10.7 - 09:10 - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

Nov 23, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 8.5 - 22:42pm - bedtime - rich tea biscuits eaten after bedtime test 11.0 - 07:45am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

Nov 22, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 13.5 - 22:45pm - bedtime 11.2 - 08:37am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u novorapidboi26 said: a test tonight on the 16u without food after would be interesting...........the sandwich and rolos may have pushed you up to 8.5...... Sorry didn't manage it without food

Nov 21, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average Wed 20.11 11.7 - 22:42pm - bedtime 3.3 - 10:17am - fasting - then after 5 (25g cho) jelly babies 4.1 @ 10:33am Thu 21.11 5.8 - 22:22pm - bedtime - reduced lantus (because of all the fasting lows) by 2u so from 18u to 16u - had corned beef sandwich 2 slices of bread for supper, eaten after bedtime test was done, but...... found a packet of rolos so also had 2 of these 8.5 - 08:38am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

Nov 19, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average Sat 16.11 8.6 - 22:15pm - bedtime 9.8 - 07:30am - fasting Sun 17.11 12.8 - 22:36pm - bedtime 5.2 - 11:06am - fasting Mon 18.11 14.3 - 22:25pm - bedtime 5.4 - 11:06am - fasting feeling really stressed at the moment Tue 19.11 10.2 - 22:31pm - bedtime 7.2 - 08:50am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 15, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 11.0 - 22:37pm - bedtime - 11.2 - 19:25pm - teatime - felt lousy all day - sharp stitch in my stomach - bedtime felt sickly so had 1 jelly baby 5.9 - 07:54am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 14, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average novorapidboi26 said: What was different on the Monday then? Don't want to hog this topic with my diary but......

Nov 14, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average Mon 11.11 8.8 - bedtime 5.0 - fasting Tue 12.11 8.5 - bedtime 9.7 - fasting Wed 13.11 8.3 - bedtime 10.7 - fasting

Nov 10, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Counting Carbohydrates Hi, I'm wondering how others count their carbohydrates: - by reading the nutritional labels on packages - by estimating the carbohydrate content or - by weighing food I nearly always - read the nutritional labels on packages or - estimate the carbohydrate content using my carbs and cals app or book

Nov 10, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 6.0 - 22:38pm - bedtime 14.0 - 10:43am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 9, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 9.2 - 22:44pm - bedtime 10.7 - 07:29am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 8, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 18.5 - 22:36pm - bedtime - totally messed up night - on the positive side really enjoyed going out for an indian meal to celebrate hubby's 49th birthday - on the negative side messed up with estimating the carbs, I worked out 57g but should have been more like 87g! - then had 2 choc digestives & 2 rich tea after bedtime test but with no QA which is what I usually do anyway because I don't like to take QA before going to bed to sleep. 15.2 - 07:57am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 7, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average Louise1988 said: Hm, interesting. It would have been interesting to know your bg level a) without the biscuits or b)during the night. I have a feeling that without the biscuits, you may have been just about right this morning. Do you inject for your biscuits? Hi Louise, I didn't inject for the biscuits because I really don't like to inject QA before going to bed to sleep. I'm wondering if it still indicates that my lantus dose is still too high because I had 22g carbs with no QA insulin.

Nov 7, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 11.3 - 22:27pm - bedtime - rich tea biscuits x 4 (5.6g carbs each = 22.4g total) - eaten after bedtime test - was just in one of those eating moods where once I'd had the taste of one biscuit i wanted another 12.8 - 07:01am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 6, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average Hi Louise, Thanks for your reply. Yes maybe a split would be something worth considering but after all the recent changes with my lantus with each one being so soon after the previous one I'm going to leave it a few days now to see if/how things will settle. I'll keep posting.

Nov 6, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 11.7 - 22:49pm - bedtime - decreased lantus from 20u to 18u - rich tea biscuits x 2 (5.6g carbs each = 11.2g total) - 3.2 - 03.45am - the hypo woke me up - then 5.6 - 04:00am 5.5 - 08:01am - fasting lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u

Nov 5, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average Louise1988 said: The fact that you've woken up low in the morning, a few days in a row, I think your lantus may still be a bit too high? How about decreasing again to 18u? Try that for a few days, see what happens? Hi Louise, Sorry I didn't reply earlier. I know it's said with lantus that with any changes it can take 3 days for any changes to start taking effect and another 3 for them to settle down and take full effect but even though it was only last Saturday when I last made a change I'm decreasing it by another 2u tonight so from 20u to 18. One thing we were taught on the Insulin X-Pert course was that you're always welcome to ask your DSNs for their advice but at the end of the day they will always say "what do YOU think you should do?" "what would YOU be happiest doing?" Bit of a ramble here but the other week when I phoned the DSN (re my latest problems) from the drop in clinic who also works at the hospital (where I have a contact number for) & who also did my X-Pert course she reminded me of this.

Nov 5, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 7.7 - 22:33pm - bedtime - no snacking during the evening - 2.8 - 03:10am - the hypo woke me up - then 5.4 - 03:26am 5.8 - 7:24am - fasting - then 3.4 - 8:50am - then 6.3 - 9:06 lantus decreases: Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u

Nov 4, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Whiskysmum - WEEKLY DIARY All comments/help welcomed

Nov 4, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Whiskysmum - WEEKLY DIARY All comments/help welcomed

Nov 4, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average Louise1988 said: wow, whiskysmum, you have a lot of hypos. Have you tried any 3am tests, to see if your background insulin is too high? Hi Louise, Yes a very of hypos! I've had other people from another forum saying my lantus is too high. Re the 3am basal tests is it ok to do it around that time or does it have to be on the exact 3:00am mark?

Nov 4, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average Sun 27.10 10.5 - bedtime 4.4 - fasting/breaKfast Mon 28.10 18.0 - bedtime 3.7 - fasting/hypo Tue 29.10 6.8 - bedtime 2.9 fasting/hypo Wed 30.10 6.5 - bedtime 10.7 - fasting Thu 31.10 12.9 - bedtime 10.3 - fasting Fri 01.11 4.7 - bedtime 3.1 - fasting/hypo Sat 02.11 7.4 - bedtime 2.5 - fasting/hypo

Oct 28, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average novorapidboi26 said: was snacking all night though, taking bolus doses obviously, but sometimes it just doesn't work out well Hi NRB, I like to snack on things like crisps during the evening when watching tv. I've had it suggested to me recently on the Diabetic Support Forum about bolusing to cover these snacks. Although I know that crisps have carbs in I really never think twice about bolusing for them. Have you got an example on what you snacked on & when/how many boluses you did through out the evening?