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Although it may vary based on different circumstances for you, on a typical night, in which of these blood glucose level ranges would you most prefer to be before going to sleep?
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Dexcom g6 reader will go up and sometimes go down
I usually shoot for 100 to by my average blood glucose. Frankly, I don’t know what is an “ideal” number. So, I shoot for 100, so I said 100 – 109 range. My Tandem X2, Dexcom G6, Control IQ takes care of the rest.
I always need a snack because my BG drops, even with no basal and no IOB, between 11 and 1 a.m. so I try and compensate for the rise from the snack by being low-ish to start.
I aim for a high number before bed so that I don’t bottom out before 5 or 6 am, which invariably happens. And since that’s generally wake-up time, I’m not losing sleep!
So if I’m at, say 160 before bed, I might have a PB cracker to bring myself up a little.
I like to be on the low side when going to bed as I usually go up during the night. Have dawn phenomenon pretty much under control but do trend up in the morning.
I picked 90-99, although that rarely happens. If I am skipping a Dexcom day and on finger sticks, I would go the next level up. My supper often takes forever to hit, so around midnight I get a high alarm.
I like to be 200. Because my BG goes down about 100 overnight
Control IQ on tándem works quite well for me during the night and keeps at very good levels unless my infusion site is beginners to fail.
Lately, my bg drops during the night, so I have to stay above my usual level for safety. Just another change in my routine over time.
Until I get my overnight basals dialed in, 120-129. Started CIQ a couple id weeks ago amidst an overnight basal “reevaluation”.
100-109, Control IQ app/Tandem t:slim X2 works very well to keep me stable during the night
not going into any details of my routeen…. I usualy have a lowering of BG to below 70 and heading down around midnite. So I have a snack and go to sleep.. BTW, my routeen is the same as I did 70 years ago
On Dexcom 6, finger sticks and MDI. At least 90 to 109 is OK at 10 PM bedtime. Rise between 5 to 6 AM after 7 t0 8 hours sleep. Take 0.5 unit lispro immediately upon arising. Then try to do 13 minutes light exercise before 6 AM injections of 6 units glargine and remaining 5.0 units lispro
I chose 110-119 (not too low and not too high). Once I go to bed, my BG stays stable providing I didn’t eat a lot after 10pm
6.7-7.1 mmol/L
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120-129 bg literally forced to choose? Absolutely no useful difference in the ranges you offer; 80-100 a little low. 100-150 fine. 150+ fine. But that kind of surgical selection must be indicating something more important than a random very small range? What prey tell?