[adam_fozz]

Hi, I'm still in the honeymoon period taking small doses in the evenings only. I'm worried about what my bg is doing between meals and at night. At the mo after breakfast I need no injection and my bg is normal by lunch but I'm worried that it might be high for too long and I will be damaging my health. The same at bed time if I have an evening snack what If it spikes in the night???

I am aware of the 2 hour rule saying bg should be down under 10 2 hours after meals and I have checked this now and again and it is lower but I guess I'm freaking myself out thinking I need a way to get my bg as close to a normal person as possible...but I guess it's just not possible.

If anyone has any thought or advice I would love to hear from you.

Thanks
Adam_Fozz

[adam_fozz]

I haven't asked my doc about this but I asked the specialist nurse but the priority at the time was seeing some stable numbers at each meal/injection time.

[splix]

Not sure if this is an option for you. I'm about to be able to test a continuous BG recording device. It records your BG 24/7 over a week. There is 2 types that I can try, one that has a display and one that "silently" records the measurements and gives you a chart at the end of the week. As we in Sweden get everything for free if you have T1 (insulin, needles, lancets and BG device with test strips) a BG measure device is a test thing only. If you get like a couple of really low BG scores or your A1c is off the chart you get one for free. It could be a good investment also, but for now I'm going to try one out. Maybe you could "hire" one for a week? Just to keep track of the stats during day and night as you say. Someone suggested setting an alarm to check your BG during night, it could work but recent studies shows that the body stresses out due to the alarm and the mmol/l could get several whole points higher between the alarm and you getting your measurement. So, it's not a reliable way to check things during night. Many insulin pumps can be upgraded with this feature. Ask your doctor, it could be worth a try?

http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes-...rrent-monitors