And it has happened again, for no reason this time. It seems like no matter how much I lower my basal insulin, I get hypos before lunch. The weird thing is that I was feeling OK! In the last few months I wasn't feeling the hypos until my BG levels were below 3, but at least I could feel I was becoming weaker.
Last week I had 2 mild hypos, both before lunch and both near to 4. I assumed they were caused by spending too much time in the shower after breakfast. Both days I had washed my hair, and this takes an infinite extra amount of time. I simply assumed that the insulin in my tummy was being absorbed faster. But today? No weakness at all, just a mere 3.1? Any suggestion? Maybe I need to change my insulin/carb ratio in the morning. I'll try to eat a bit more, but it looks like a visit to the nurses is becoming inevitable!
Hi Manu! Nice to find your blog. Thanks for following me! I've had T1 for 22years.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, what do you eat for breakfast? Is it the same thing everyday? It sounds like what you are eating is "wearing off" before the insulin runs out... could be remedied (perhaps) by either changing the breakfast to a slower-acting food (think porridge instead of white toast-bread), OR by reducing the breakfast bolus. A third option would be to test at morning tea time, and have a small 20-ish grams carb snack.... which also might help you tide over to lunch.
You are lucky if you can see a pattern in what is happening. That means that there is a definite "something" causing it, so you may be able to figure it out and work around it. :)
Good luck! :D