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Random high bg days for no obvious reason

sbrBirdy
sbrBirdy Posts: 224 Member
edited November 12 in Social Groups
When I'm mindful of what I eat and my doses, I'm pretty good about keeping my bg around 70-120. (I'm not on the pump - 20u of Lantus in the morning, a 1:15 carb ratio with Novolog)

Occasionally I'll have a day when I float around 120 -150 ALL FREAKING DAY. Correct, check again two hours later... still high. It's very frustrating, and I have to work to be patient and fight the urge to take more than a normal correction. Typically it's normal again by the end of the day.

I've wondered if it had something to do with the TOM, but it's no where near that today. I haven't eaten anything unusual. My little girl has a stomach bug... could it be that I'm fighting the same thing off?

Any one else experience this or have ideas?

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  • atomiclauren
    atomiclauren Posts: 689 Member
    Oh yeah - there are always those anomalies and more often that I'd like..

    I think stress and sickness play big roles, even if you're unaware of it (maybe your body is putting more resources toward fighting off something than you know). I've also felt fine and been what I'd call "stress-free" and still have unexplained highs or lows.

    Another thing may be location specific or some biological reason for different absorption rates of insulin and/or carbs (anything from the physical location of an injection to the glycemic index of something you ate)..
  • amccrazgrl
    amccrazgrl Posts: 315 Member
    I just have to say I hate how the insulin goes into a black hole in our bodies. You take 20 extra units and it doesn't do *kitten*. I wouldn't be that concerned with being 150. I mean its not like your running 200 or greater for more than a day. My mom who's also type 1 has had days where shes 400's and can't figure out whats wrong. She's changed her pump set, fresh bottle insulin, and manual shots and it just eventually goes down.


    Lauren is right stress,carbs, inject site and sickness can all play factors.
  • sbrBirdy
    sbrBirdy Posts: 224 Member
    I just have to say I hate how the insulin goes into a black hole in our bodies.

    *LIKE*

    Sometimes I curse at my pens. Back to normal (85) by bedtime, 105 this morning... Go figure.
  • lizzielou67
    lizzielou67 Posts: 35
    I've been Type 1 for 38 years. I was put on a pump 3 or 4 years ago as my blood sugars are too low. I don't recognize lows and this had become extrememly dangerous.

    Anyway, we all have days like that!! It can be stress, it can be an illness, sometimes something you ate comes back to haunt you with higher blood sugars at strange times (too much fat in a meal can do that!), it can just be that your body isn't happy about something and retailiates. And, sometimes the insulin does just "go into a black hole!" It stinks but don't get too frustrated.

    My endo says "don't worry about it" as long as it isn't happening constantly. If your H1Ac is normal than those spikes are just crazy times that every diabetic has to deal with.

    PS - My endo and her team at the office are all diabetics and on insulin pumps themselves. They don't just "preach" the medicine, they live it!!

    Every day is a new adventure!!
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