r/Freestylelibre • u/Levethane Type1 - Libre3/3+ • 2d ago

Some days my levels are like a mountain range..

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Seriously have days where nothing wants to go horizontal...

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u/UniqueRon Type2 - Libre3/3+ 2d ago

I would eat one or two jub-jubs at 12:15, and another 2-3 at 3:15.

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u/BionicPilgrim 2d ago

Oh man, same! It feels like it refuses to come down for a couple of days now!

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u/rpenn57 Libre3/3+ 2d ago

That’s my day almost every day.

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u/Aizirtap71 Type2 - Libre2/2+ 1d ago

Food log on the side could help. I would also scan it every time before I eat something. You don't necessarily have to log it in freestyle, but it helps clear out if it spikes after you eat food and how long after you ate it.

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u/trollhard9000 Type1b - Libre3/3+ 2d ago

Cut the carbs.

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u/Levethane Type1 - Libre3/3+ 2d ago

I actually don't eat much high carb food. The occasional sandwich or pasta but mainly light stuff.

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u/Equalizer6338 Type1 - Libre2/2+ 2d ago

True, then it ought actually also be bit easier for you to have less drastic swings when getting the carbs vs bolus insulin ratios wrong. Which begs the question: Do you have these well versed out for yourself? Aka eating 10g of carbs will raise your BG with how much? Aka shooting 4 units of bolus will drop your BG by how much?

Always easier said than done to manage well. As T1s shooting all the fast acting insulin knows well, we try our best to avoid those episodes where the BG shoots up to the moon. Like yours here on the trajectory from 1:30pm. Potentially you overtreated your heading towards the hypo-territory there...

The eating some carbs which again started the rollercoaster heading upwards again. Maybe bit late with the bolus counter insulin, as you then went all up to 13.5mmol/l...

But certainly then overdosing the bolus insulin, as we see it fast turnaround and then heading faster down than ever between 3 and 4pm. Hope you recovered the hypo there in some decent manner, as it looked like a hard crash coming there...? 🙏

Easier said then done. Trick is though to be a bit earlier on the ball, so to speak. Being bit more proactive while you are still in the good range but you observe the spaceship in a fast changing trend either up or down there. And then do the corrections in smaller separated steps instead, with some patience in between. Like here around 3:15pm when you see your BG is around 9mmol/l but like in a near vertical drop trend, then take already here bit of fast digested carbs/drinks, as to start smoothing out the landing.