Thursday, 8 June 2017

Soooo Many Basal Tests

I don't think I mentioned it here, but a week and a half ago I had a really scary low blood sugar.  So I've been attempting to fix that problem area pretty much since then (hence the attempted overnight basal test on June 2).  In the process, almost everything has been going wrong to the point where I now need to check ALL my basals and carb ratios (and since all this is wrong, I might as well check the correction factors while I'm at it).  The sensor I'm running (which ends this afternoon) has helped, but I've also done glucose a ton of times over the last (I've averaged about 11 tests per day over the last week).  This whole thing has been super frustrating and will probably continue to be frustrating for another few days until I can get some of the basals sorted a bit better.  I have an idea of some of the carb ratios that are particularly off, but need to make sure the basals are working before dealing with them.

I borrowed Pumping Insulin by Ruth Roberts from the library, and that has been a huge help while I'm looking at fixing things.  I think I'm going to pick the book up for myself because it has been a really handy reference (specifically when I'm looking at carb ratios and stuff like that - knowing how long before your glucose should return to normal and how big of an increase is acceptable is great).

Oh, I also weighed myself today for fun. 

weight: 207.4 lbs
fat percentage: 44.7%
hydration: 38.0%
muscle: 27.2%
bone: 10.7%
cal: 2331

I'm having to cut out my activity due to the basal tests (and lows), so I'm not surprised to see that slight gain in weight. But it also occurred to me that I may not be losing weight because I've been going low too much lately (and treating the lows, causing a yo-yo in my glucose levels).  So maybe once I get through this hurdle and get back to being more active I'll start to see the scale move a bit.  I'm still wanting to get my weight to a healthy level after all.

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