BG numbers

[zell828]

What do you consider too high? I mean, our SD's range is 80-150. If she is having numbers like 130-150 or ocassionally has 160-170 or so, do you think this is really THAT bad or do you strive to get lower, make insulin adjustments, or do you praise the Lord when you see those numbers? lol

What number is too high do you believe?

Thanks! :)

[frizzyrazzy]

those are good numbers. :) Our endo says our range is 80-180 and as long as we're hitting that 60-75% of the time we're doing great. We usually are in that area about 70% of the time and we have a1c's in the very low 7's.

That means, we routinely see 200's and when I see a pattern of 200's I adjust ; for instance, Ian was still on an old school ratio for lunch and I just noticed that we've had highs after lunch, so I had to tweak back to more insulin at lunch. but I would never touch things based on 170's or 180's.

[zell828]

Thanks! :)

[danismom79]

those are good numbers. :) Our endo says our range is 80-180 and as long as we're hitting that 60-75% of the time we're doing great. We usually are in that area about 70% of the time and we have a1c's in the very low 7's.

That means, we routinely see 200's and when I see a pattern of 200's I adjust ; for instance, Ian was still on an old school ratio for lunch and I just noticed that we've had highs after lunch, so I had to tweak back to more insulin at lunch. but I would never touch things based on 170's or 180's.

Same for us. There was only 1 time that I actually went home to get her some insulin, and that was on Monday when we were still figuring out her doses for camp. She hit 476 at lunch! :eek: She hadn't been that high since dx. No ketones though.

[StillMamamia]

Our range is 70-170. We correct anything above 150.

[ROVERT81402]

For a while, Trevor's numbers were 190 and above. Here lately, we seem to be getting them in the normal range (120-150)

[Lee]

We are 80-150 also. While I don't get to excited over a 170 or a 180, I tend to try and nip them in the butt. But - like Michelle said - if you are in Range 50% to 75% of the time - you have good control!

[hmmmcormick]

Morgan's range is 80-150 also. We only correct at mealtime if over 150. I often see some numbers nearing 150, but have only had to give him mealtime corrections twice in the last 3wks.

I have an additional question about this, though. If Morgan is in the normal range at mealtime and two hrs. after a meal he is over 200, is that typical with no insulin given at meal? Sometimes he will do that, spike a couple hrs. (as high as 250) after mealtime and then he is back to normal range within a couple more hours. Does everyone, d or non-d, spike after a meal or is the insulin we produce, or give, supposed to keep us steady?

[Lee]

Morgan's range is 80-150 also. We only correct at mealtime if over 150. I often see some numbers nearing 150, but have only had to give him mealtime corrections twice in the last 3wks.

I have an additional question about this, though. If Morgan is in the normal range at mealtime and two hrs. after a meal he is over 200, is that typical with no insulin given at meal? Sometimes he will do that, spike a couple hrs. (as high as 250) after mealtime and then he is back to normal range within a couple more hours. Does everyone, d or non-d, spike after a meal or is the insulin we produce, or give, supposed to keep us steady?


We ALL spike - but not that high. If you keep noticing it, then I would bring it up to the endo. IT MAY be time to reduce the levemir and start doing some novolog with carbs. For us, we test our I:C Ratios with the 2 hour post meal - if it is under 180 and above 120, then we know it is good.

ETA - I wanted to add I love your quote. It is especially helpful to me right know with my Dad's Verdict - it helps me keep my chin up

[twodoor2]

If you read the adult diabetic forums, they have a much stricter standard. I've heard adult Type 1's complaining if they're over 140 two hours postprandial :eek: (don't we all wish!!). However, it depends on the age of the child. Toddlers and very small children have a higher tolerance for high spikes than older kids. I'm really happy if Elizabeth is under 200. I consider her normal target range to be 70 to 200, and I count all numbers in that target to be in range. Spikes happen to all diabetics. I only get antsy when she gets over 220, and then I correct, even if she's still in her DIA.

[mph]

those are good numbers. :)

I would never touch things based on 170's or 180's.

Ditto! ;) Looking good!!!!!!

[jwk's mom]

Our range is 80-180, but we give corrective for anything above 120. We were told if he was within that range at least 50% of the time he was doing great. I worry about all numbers higher than range but 250 I get very concerned.

[sugarmonkey]

Your range is the same as ours. When we were on mdi we'd only correct over 15 (270). We couldn't really correct anything lower than that or he'd go too low.
Anything under 12 (216) was reasonable for us, although if we got too many around that I'd make changes after a while.
Now we're pumping the range is the same, but our corrections are a bit different.

[Jacob'sDad]

I've now pushed Jacob's daytime target down to 100 + or - ZERO. The Apridra is working so well that I feel I can really shoot for that goal. I took the plus or minus out because I make the decision myself whether or not to correct something a bit out fo range. Actually that's true of all out of range numbers. I have no hard, fast rule about what I will correct. I make the decision based on whether I think a number will come down on it's own and how much I think it will come down. If he eats something fast acting that is going to spike him before the insulin can bring it back down, then I expect that spike and don't correct it. On the other hand if he is higher than I would expect him to be two hours after a meal, I will correct it even if the pump is showing enough IOB to cover the high.
His ISF is so dead on at around 5am that I would even correct 130 at that time.

[StillMamamia]

One more thing. I said we correct anything over 150. One exception is after activity. Bg tends to go up into the 200s, but then I don't correct, since bg will come down on its own. If I correct, even a bit, then bg is sure to go too low.

[zell828]

Thanks everyone. The reason I asked is because we upped her to I:18 a couple weeks ago on our own because she was seeing some lows (50-60's)during the day. Well, now she's in the range of 120-140 usually and sometimes sees higher and sometimes lower. It depends on activity. I was hoping we didn't do wrong by upping her ratio, but then again we didn't like seeing the lows either, they make me more nervous. I'm glad to hear you think we are doing okay :)