April 30, 2022
Yesterday was a day of direct correlation. For every bite of carbs, the levels increased. For every unit of insulin, the levels dropped.
Dinner was an indulgent meal of Chinese take-out, which has a fair amount of carb in the sauces even if one avoids the rice. I bolused six units of fast acting to counteract that meal. It is usually my high end. Not everyone typically uses those amounts of insulin. Others might use more for a large meal. It depends on one’s insulin sensitivity.
The amount seemed about right for me because it brought my levels right to about 100 mg/dl. I bolused five units of long acting insulin for my overnight, and went to bed.
What I found when I woke was that I must have still been actively digesting dinner because my levels rose to 144 overnight. That is not an alarming amount, but more than I expected because five units of long acting will usually keep my level overnight.
This highlights why having real time feedback is so valuable in blood sugar control. It is a dynamic system with inputs and outputs that are always fluctuating in ways that are hard to anticipate and quantify. Dynamic reaction to what is happening in the moment is valuable.
As for my overnight levels…meh. No biggie. I’ll keep this pattern in mind the next time I’m going to bed without a workout after a large, yummy meal of Chinese food earlier in the evening, and perhaps consider giving myself an extra unit of long acting insulin.
That me, Managing It at Sugar vs. Treadmill.