Day 2 UVA Basal Rate Study

Technology can be great and then again, it can have shortcomings.  I was hooked up to all of the devices yesterday and for some reason my sugars went to 300.  This meant I was awakened many times during the night for blood sugar readings and blousing to cover them as well as encouraged to drink water.  By morning the readings still had not come down and I was beginning to suffer from the highs.  I awoke at 6:50 and was not able to eat until 9:30 because we were waiting for me to respond to insulin on board.  Once the doctor got here, we agreed that I should take an injection.  The injection, water and Pedialite helped me to begin to respond.  I really did not think I would be able to continue with the day's activities, but alas, I started feeling less nauseous and my ketones reduced.  Onto the exercise portion of the study,...  This went very well.  I rode a stationary bike at a gym for 3 15 minute intervals with a 5 minute rest in between.  My heart rate needed to get as close to 140 as I could maintain through the 15 minutes.  It felt good once I got through the first session.  I struggled with that one being that I had such high sugars.  Once we completed the exercise we had to wait for a taxi that did not show so we walked back to the research house.  My sugars have been much more stable through the day.  The CGM refused to function properly so we reinserted the sensor and calibrated it.  Dinner is minutes away now,...  Let's hope the evening goes smoothly and I can get a good night's rest.  The evening did not go as smoothly as I would have liked.  My Nokia for dinner when I counted my carbs was to be 9 units.  I have never taken that much insulin for a meal!  After the highs the night before, I was convinced to take the 9 units as I trusted they were watching me very closely.  I knew the exercise would keep my sugars down.  After 2 hours, I dropped and from that point through the evening, I had to treat for low blood sugars.  Even through the night.