Type 1 diabetic and high blood sugar reading

[OrsonWellsHat]

Earlier I suffered a 'hypo' and my blood sugar reading was 1.6. I treated it with some haribo's and a tube of my emergency glucose replacement. 10 minutes later my reading was 4.4. I followed the advice I was given and had a sandwich and later a packet of weight watchers crisps.
Just taken my reading (and night time basal insulin) and my blood sugar reading is 24.4
I don't feel ill, but am concerned (and raging thirst).
Any other mners with type 1 or any medical mners with any advice would be gratefully welcome
I was only diagnosed last month, following a DKA, so it's all new to me, should I ring ooh?

You should have a nurse at the hospital you can call. Far safer than mumsnet ant I say that as a health professional.

Hi my 18yr old son is type 1 - I've been helping him since 2004 when he was diagnosed. I'm not medically trained though. I think you need to test for ketones. Have you got blood testing kit and strips to do that?

I think you have probably had a rebound from your hypo and you won't have ketones but if you've got ketones it's more of a problem.

I now notice that you posted last night. Hope you got it sorted.

Hi, I'm fine today. My levels are much more stable this morning and I'm going to the diabetic clinic at the hospital this morning. Thanks for the replies
It's such a learning curve, I'm going on a course next week to teach me all about carb counting and managing my condition more effectively. I'll get there eventually

Is it the DAFNE course your doing OP?
Hang in there, you'll get the hang of it.

Sounds like you over corrected a bit with the food, the hospital will be able to teach you about carbohydrate portions and how many you need to bring your glucose up to a good level.

Glad to hear that you're ok. It is a lot to learn at first and I always think the devil is in the detail when you're trying to control your sugars.

Good luck with the course. I think my son could do with doing that. He was 6 when he was diagnosed!?!

It's our NHS equivalent, today I'm working my way through the literature they've given me, it may take some time!

My DH did the dafne course last year, he's been diabetic for 44 years so went as "a prisoner" ....

He loved the course and has brought his base level down (HBC) by 1.5 so the doctors are delighted.

Def recommend it if you can get into it.

I'm pushing 50, it's quite unusual to get this at my age as it usually presents in young people.

glad to hear you've stableised this morning....think you may have over corrected with the hypo- it can be really tricky to get right...dh has been type 1 since 18 and still sometimes gets it wrong (is 50 now so years of practice!) .
He's being doing DAFNE for years and still has refresher sessions -so Im sure they'll say it on the course but if they don't please get a number or name for you to contact with questions.....better to ask as you go as they can't cover everything on the course - he kept a list on his phone then checked a few things off at a time..

I would highly recommend it -still standing as has really worked for dh - maybe your son should ask his gp/diabetic nurse I'm not sure if there is a criteria...its Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating (DAFNE)

That's great news not I'm hoping for the same 👍🏻

You may have over treated the hypo - it is easy to do. Blood sugar tends to bounce up a bit afterwards anyway due to release of glycogen. Discuss it with the clinic to make sure you are taking the right amount of carbs for the hypo - for 1.4 I'd probably take 3 jelly babies, a small glass of orange juice and a small sandwich (1 slice of bread) OR biscuit or crisps. But do check with your clinic what's right for you.

Also, it is early days and sugars can be particularly unstable early on. Things will settle down and you'll get used to it. I'd recommend a course such as DAFNE further down the line (I don't think they offer it to newly diagnosed people).

Oops, should have read the whole thread! Good you are doing a course already.

Dear OrsonWellsHat,

Diabetes is defined as a blood sugar level above normal. Normal fasting blood sugar value is

Hope you are ok OP. over-correcting a hypo is very easy. and the fact that when you do go low the body releases extra, so even if you get the food right, the body's natural release throws it all up in the air, but making you too high.

and they always tell you not to correct the hyper, which you've had because of the hypo, because if you correct the hyper, you then start swinging between low and high.
But I have found sometimes, sometimes I just cant help myself correcting the high, by taking a tiny bit of insulin, because if I don't, I feel so ill, for longer.
I know its not recommended, but sometimes, if you are that high, you just cant help yourself.

but, when I do, I am always honest with my diabetic pump specialist nurse and tell her why I did it and we look at what happened, in the following 24 hours.

Hope you get good advice today.

Glad you're ok. My DH has had T1 for about 30 years and has used his own version of DAFNE for most of that time, it was against all medical advice back then but it has worked very well for him, he has very good control and no complications. He says a lot of medical professionals are still suspicious of it which is a huge source of frustration when it has worked so well for him.

Thank you so much for all the replies, I really appreciate it as I don't know anyone with this to talk to. Your replies have given me hope for the future

Oblo I was tempted to do the same, but refrained as I was worried I'd induce another hypo.

I think there's a separate Diabetes topic here, you might find that useful