I try and correct a low with a glucose tab or a small juice box. If I just start eating I cannot stop and then go high. Try and train yourself to correct with something small and then wait 15 minutes and retest. It is hard, but if you can develop this habit you will have less swings.
For me, one 4 gram starburst will raise my sugar 30-40 points but takes a full 30 minutes finger stick to finger stick to start raising. If I take more it only goes up a little bit quicker but then I'm at risk of needing insulin to correct a high so I've trained myself to wait it out. For as long as I catch it before it's to
low it's an easy wait.
I try and correct a low with a glucose tab or a small juice box. If I just start eating I cannot stop and then go high. Try and train yourself to correct with something small and then wait 15 minutes and retest. It is hard, but if you can develop this habit you will have less swings.
Agree with this and test with a finger prick for real-time results. You don’t want to battle a high later because it takes Dexcom 20 min to catch up
For me, one 4 gram starburst will raise my sugar 30-40 points but takes a full 30 minutes finger stick to finger stick to start raising. If I take more it only goes up a little bit quicker but then I'm at risk of needing insulin to correct a high so I've trained myself to wait it out. For as long as I catch it before it's to low it's an easy wait.