I get whole days that are higher than normal, and all I can do is correct and up my basal for a few hours (on a pump) until the high-time ends. Drives me crazy. Can’t always figure out why, and for me it’s not pump site changes or anything like that. Also can’t figure out when it’ll stop so I have to test lots and lots.
Whoever said, "planets not aligned’, is about the conclusion I came to.
For me, just the tiniest bit of stress (and I’ll swear I’m perfectly relaxed at the time) sends me up. The difference between a stay-at-home morning and one where I have to get myself together to be someplace. I can almost guarantee I’ll go high when I have to go out.
About 3 or 4 weeks ago I had 4 straight days of highs. We were all expecting me to come down with flu or something similar. Day 5, perfectly back to normal, and no illness of any kind.
That list a few posts back, sums it up. If you’re female, add a whole bunch of hormones into the mix, and if menopausal, add fluctuating hormones.
I’d love to know the why about my high days and half days and one-time unexplained highs too, but I’m slowly learning just to accept them and treat appropriately. It’s not the answer I wanted, but I’ve been through all the possibilities with my DE and my Endo, and I could take my pick.
Oh and the question you asked… does it happen often?.. minimum one time a week for me. Yet I had a ‘normal’ A1c for my first 2 months on a pump, so I’m not too concerned.
The really important thing here is to treat the high. If you can find the reason, then you can learn from it.
It makes both of our heads hurt! LOL