I can’t get my BS down this morning. It was high when I woke up, around 155. Got it down to 100 very temporarily after bolusing 3 units and going to exercise. After I came home and showered, it shot back up to 154. Ate breakfast (17g carbs) and bolused for that plus another couple units correction, because my CGM indicated I was still on a steep rise.
Well, that rise kept on going to over 200, and had a fun time hanging out there for an hour or two. Got back down to 159 an hour ago, now it’s climbing again.
In total, I have boluses 21 units since the day started (midnight). TWENTY. ONE. Like, 75% of total basal+bolus. This is more than I bolus all together on a normal day. And I haven’t even had lunch yet.
I’ve come to realize this bothers me more than the random highs. I hate having to take that much insulin because I feel it’s making me fat. I do not think I can lose weight when having to take so much insulin, so I feel everything else I do doesn’t matter–exercise, eating well. Doesn’t matter because I’m injecting a million units of insulin today for no damn reason. And on top of that it’s not even doing anything, I’m still high, 174 on CGM.
I think I’m either getting poor absorption through my site (which looks and feels fine) or my insulin isn’t top notch. My reservoir isn’t leaking; as far as I can tell, my o-rings are intact. I don’t have any air in my tubes. I’m not sick, and I don’t feel like I’m getting sick. I’m not stressed (just mad at this situation).
I would have to change my infusion set tonight anyway, so now I’m just going to change it at lunch.
My total insulin today is going to be over 60, possibly 70, and that just plain pisses me off.
Oh, and my lips are chapped and cracked as hell. I blame the high BS that I’ve grown rather unaccustomed to.
Update: Changed infusion set + reservoir during lunch, now 2 and a half hours later, I’m back to normal (80s). Really wonder what the crap was wrong with that set. Very frustrating indeed.