# High BG Excursions **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Tags:** hyperglycemia\ **Created:** [November 12, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-excursions/2627 "2017-11-12T17:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-excursions/2627/21 "2017-11-21T23:34:05Z")
mine does go above 200 a few times a week. it depends on whether i realized i overate, etc. so a few times a week. today i was in the 300s but thats because i mistaken the number of carbs that my breakfast was. > [@John58](#): > > Just wondering, with the variety of T1D experience, treatment approaches, technologies etc. represented here…how often do we each have high BG excursions. We all have our BG range goals, but we also have an overriding goal of minimizing excursions into high and low BG land. > > So the question is: How many times per week does your BG exceed 200 mg/dl? If you aren’t comfortable answering that’s fine. For me, this is more a curiosity and a reality check. (I picked 200 because it’s easy to spot on the Dexcom Clarity overlay plots). > > My answer: average of 3 per week over the past 90 days. For me, almost every high excursion is caused by either (a) bolus timing errors or (b) inattention to the CGM during a moderate rise and neglecting to do a correction bolus soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-excursions/2627/22 "2017-11-21T23:38:53Z")
@amymc, if you’ve mentioned it before, plz forgive me. What regimen are you on? What insulins (injected, inhaled, etc) do you use? ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-excursions/2627/23 "2017-11-21T23:40:24Z")
im on an insulin pump. and its the greatest invention ever! ---
**Author:** ![ClaudnDaye](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/claudndaye/32/5_2.png) [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-excursions/2627/24 "2017-11-22T00:17:27Z")
And which insulin? Novolog? Humalog? Apidra? Other? ---
**Author:** ![amymc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/amymc/32/5993_2.png) [@amymc](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/amymc)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-excursions/2627/25 "2017-11-22T00:28:30Z")
i use novolog and if my pump malfunctions or im in the hospital and need to do a long acting its levimir. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-excursions/2627/26 "2017-11-22T16:07:50Z")
> [@bwschulz](#): > > (I use a pen, but I’d be better off taking a shot at home when I leave to get the timing right). Thanks for the suggestions! Yep, you just gotta figure out the timing and the amount. Do you have 1/2 unit dosing with your pen? > [@bwschulz](#): > > Gatorade Prime I assume is the chews? Liquid is faster! And easier to get a big shot of carbs quickly. You can use it straight from the pouch, or use a sports bottle and mark the ounces on it so you can take less than the 23 grams in a pouch. Thomas posted the Amazon link for Prime, that’s what I use for training. (Racing is different because, that’s when you can run into the limit of how much glucose your body can process in an hour, so you want to use a 2:1 ratio of short and long chain glucose to fructose. But that’s not anything to worry about for less than a few hours, we can save that topic for a different day.) ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-excursions/2627/27 "2017-11-22T16:16:16Z")
> [@Thomas](#): > > If you are looking for something to proactively maintain BG, we find these bars to work really good. @Thomas If you like those, you should also try the UCAN bars. They are also an extended release, but more carb-based, not as much protein. But a very flat release. Try them! Don’t get the drink mix, it is kinda chalky. But the bars are not bad! > **[Collections](https://ucan.co/products/)** > > We're changing the game with our revolutionary steady-release energy products, purposefully designed to keep you at your best all day long. You can also get them on Amazon. [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/high-bg-excursions/2627.md?page=1)