Monday, July 22, 2013

Soaring Highs and Major Drops/ Interesting get together

              I had a really rough weekend of crazy overnight lows and highs. I know the highs in particular are driving me crazy. Each nigh Friday on I would have a quick moving high in less than an hour I would start around 90 and end up in the 240-270 range. I am clueless as to why it is shooting up so quickly. So I have been doing basal changes and temp basals to reduce these crazy highs. I have been woken up so much by my Dexcom because I treat less than I normally would give for the high and end up low for hours. I am really having a difficult time trying to get a quick handle on this issues whatever it is. Normally I can up the temp basal overnight and that would help but the highs also vary at what time they happen last night for example it was high around 12pm the night before 2 am, and the Friday was at 1am so it defiantly makes it hard to make changes with when the highs are happening over a two hour period of time at least I can set a temp basal for that time period and see what happens tonight. I don't feel sick so I don't think I caught anything. I have been really busy with catching up with the hundreds of emails that I received when I was on vacation so stress could be a factor but the odd part is that it was on the weekend and I really had not highs up till this point. I am really hoping to get this problem addressed pretty quickly nothing makes me more grumpy than when I am high in the middle of the night. I am trying to get back to where I am not being woke up by low and high alerts on my Dexcom but hopefully the changes I made to my basals will resolve this issue or otherwise and I going to be a very sleep deprived person which is never helpful during the busiest times of year at work for me.  I am hoping this is the last night I have to make more tweaks to my setting at least for a while. I need a break from the changes.

                     I went to a going away party this weekend and said good bye to a good friend. I was at the party and my Dexcom was on my arm. So some of the people I had never meet where curious as to what it was. My friend replied we call her the bionic woman these days she has two medical devices she wears all the time. Then one guy said well she must be made of steel to handle all the medical devices. I know I would not have the guts to wear it out and seem so confident said the guy. I thought it was a really nice compliment. I bet he really has no clue but still nice to hear someone acknowledge that it is not easy as it seems. I had a great evening but as always saying goodbye to friends is never fun but at least it was a fun get together.

              


11 comments:

  1. Ugh, sorry to hear about the rogue highs - I hope they settle down soon. And I agree with that man - you are made of steel!!

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  2. Thanks Karen. It has been a bumpy couple of days. I am hoping it is better tonight I guess I will see. I feel like it I literally am made of steel at times but I think we both are made of steel.

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  3. Sorry to hear about your glucoaster rides lately, Tarra. For me, I know summer screws with my BGs quite a bit - and I find that often I tend to run higher when I'm outside in the heat or when it's hotter inside overall. Weird, but who knows. And I'm sure Duchess is "loving" the highs and lows, too. Hope you're able to balance it out before long - good luck!

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  4. Yeah I am not a fan of the glucoaster rides at all but it happens. I usually go low from heat but it can vary. Duchess is right on top of the changes for the most part but the fast moving one's can be tough even with notice to get them to slow down. Thanks Mike.

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  5. Hope you get it figured out soon, Tarra. There is nothing worse than following all of the diabetes rules and still getting erratic blood sugars.
    #dblogcheck

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  6. Thanks Laddie. I hope I do figure it out quickly. I just wish I had an idea what is causing the fast moving spikes at night.

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  7. Sorry to hear about the challenging highs my friend. Hang in there and don't quit - YOU ROCK!

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  8. Ditto what Karen, Mike, and Laddie say. Stick with it - I'm sure you'll get it figured out (but it sure seems like a headscratcher to me...).

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  9. Thanks Kelly. I am holding on but is never fun but I am sure it will level out soon. Thanks Scott I am at a complete loss with this one because during the day I am pretty normal but the night comes and all bets are off.

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  10. I agree- it is nice when you receive acknowledgment from someone like that. I had a similar thing happen on my last day of work last friday. Sorry to hear about the beeg giving you problems... hope you are able to figure out that mystery soon.

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  11. Thanks Nikki. I was so surprised by the comment but it was nice coming from someone I just meet. I am sure I will but hoping sooner than later.

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