Hi. I haven’t had the best day with my bloods last night I was awake until 2am because I was low then today I have been high all day no matter what I do I have been drinking water going for walks around the house doing corrections but nothing is working. I feel really fed up and tired of it all. I just really want a break but of course that’s not possible my diaversay is coming up it’s on Saturday it will be 11 years since I was diagnosed.
Hello Alice @AlicePalace, look at a “positive” comment you made in your post - 11 YEASS THAT YOU WORKED YOUR WAY THOUGH. You must have been doibg something right - less than a century ago 3 months was lide expectancy.
I’m going to offer you a suggection that some people may think as radical; try to relax “tight control” as you ease bak to the olace you want to be, but certainly respond when your BGL drops to what to you is a safe point. What you are experiencing is rebound from overcorrecting your severe lows - I’ve done that many, many times during seven decades trying to learn my diabetes.
Watching those numbers reading 55 (or 45, or …) often appears like hours so you, WE, grab another glass of OJ immediately rather than being patient and giving our body and respond to what we already ate. I know my body has slowed down from the rate that a meal used to push up my BGL - a “fix” I made for that is that I won’t take insulin for my supper until after I have begun eating. As for a correction bolus to correct a high, I frequently take only half the dose calculated in the customary manner.
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That is a better way of looking at it. The last 11 years haven’t been easy when I was diagnosed I was only 9 and seriously ill in hospital at the time. I like to celebrate it with my family that help me through. Last year we went out to cream’s and had waffles my mum said it was a way to laugh at diabetes as so many people think I can’t eat that.
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Hi @AlicePalace ! Sorry to hear you are having such a frustrating day. I was diagnosed in 1963 and “back in the day” they said to do exercise to bring your numbers down. Now they find that some types of exercises might actually raise your numbers instead 
! Why Does Exercise Sometimes Raise Blood Glucose | ADA
Waiting for them to come down can be like watching 
dry - my doctor told me once I take a correction not to take another one for “x” hours, to give it time to start working. I don’t want to give the number as you may have been given you a different one, but try to be patient and resist the urge to stack insulin.
And if you use a pump and your numbers aren’t coming down you might want to change your insertion site.
By the way, when you say “high” what’s the number? People seeking tight control might consider 180 or 200 high when it’s high normal or slightly elevated.
Last night I was doing the exact same thing, also due to awesome waffle induced hypoglycemia.
My body and I just weren’t on the same page.
To help with the fed up part here’s a good video.
If the vibe works for you TCOYD has more in-depth articles and videos. Emotional Health Archives - Taking Control Of Your Diabetes®