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5 hours ago

JennyNZ 10 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin

not sure if I'm reading it right but it looks like you had a BG of 4.2 and did your 2 hours exercicise on that - is that right? Maybe you went hypo and your glycogen stores kicked in so it read as 14.7? So 14.7 is a post hypo rebound?

9 hours ago

dafne-jim 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / new graduate today

LaneyH82 said:
Hi Samshine

Congrats on completing the course. I also completed the course yesterday aswell. I feel i will be more in control of my diabetes than it being in control of me . Today is the 1st day of doing it dafne style without having the tutors around me and i feel i am doing well so far. I am also on levimir and have been on it for a year or so but i have now divided my units and take them 12 hours apart. Seems to be working well. I still cant get over that i can eat nearly anything aslong as i count it for insulin. I had cocopops for my breakfast the other morning for the first time in 13 years and they tasted gooooood
Laney

hi laney congrats on finishing the dafne course i did it 9 years ago and i felt like a new person after doing it Very Happy

since ive been on dafne my hba1cs have all been in the 6s apart from 2 that were in the high 5s before dafne i was in the 7s but hypoing 3times aweek .i have so much more feedom over eating or not eating its been great . so congrats again and enjoy your new leash of life Laughing

dafne jim

11 hours ago

Mairead 4 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carb counting help!!!

Very true, thanks Stew.

12 hours ago

Stew B 53 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carb counting help!!!

As everyone says, its a matter of observation, memory and using the tools available. However the real beauty of DAFNE is the ability to correct later if you get it "wrong", without getting into the yo-yo ing cycle that many of us used to when (poorly) educated guesswork was the only thing available. Once you get your head round this it becomes possible to relax a bit when eating out, knowing that you can have a properly calculated next meal and quickly get back on track. If you're eating at one of the many chains of eating establishments its worth checking their website before you go. Many have nutritional info for their products, and you can print these off and take them with you.

Stew

14 hours ago

ketostix pla... 13 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin

Hi Novorapidboi, I play a bit of 5aside(Im know beckham lol) and gym(or arnie lol), and have found blood test increases if no QA remaining in system. What I have been doing and seems to work is have 2cp before excercising and 1 unit of QA, which was difficult to get head round injection before excercising and it seems to work. But I have to watch results for remainder of day as blood tests do tend to drop while body recovering.

14 hours ago

Garry 85 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin

Alan has cleared this kind of thing up for me in the past.
I have gone out whilst high and exercised, trying to knock it back and expecting to find my BG well down.
But found it going up..... BG BE 13.2 AE 13.4 and was puzzled by my personal experience.
The logic seems sound.
Garry

16 hours ago

Alan Constable 90 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin

My Blood Sugar always goes up when I go swimming before breakfast - last week, for instance, my BS was 5.6 before swimming (half an hour's worth) and it was 8.9 afterwards. This is not a one-off, it's consistently like this. I queried this with my HCP and he said that it was probably caused by the act of going to the swimming baths and meeting other people - which then causes the release of adrenaline, which in turn leads to the release of glucagon from the liver - hence the increase in BGs.

If you went to a gym for your exercise, perhaps it was the same for you.

23 hours ago

Mairead 4 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carb counting help!!!

Ahmentep said:
Having a smartphone or tablet with you makes things easier, if this app is loaded.

I have a Nokia N8 smartphone and can't find an app which will help, does anyone know if an app will be rolled out for this make? I downloaded a few apps but none help calculating cps. I struggle a bit on my own but keep trying, an app would be great when i am out and about.

23 hours ago

novorapidboi26 916 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin

I had a carb free dinner on the 6th [Turkey Breast & Vegetables]........

Then commenced light/moderate activity over a period of 2 hours at 19:30pm....

When I returned home and tested I was 14.7...

Could this be my Levemir dose running out?
A result of the activity and no insulin?

Only one days results I know, but what would be your initial thoughts.....?

I take my evening dose of Levemir later about 21:30 - 22:00 to combat DP...........should I consider taking it with dinner on nights of activity.......

Feb 7, 2012

novorapidboi26 916 posts

Topic: General Discussion / grace1961

Basically it has to be the podiatry folk that look at your feet, as opposed to your DSN, however, they should be more than happy to refer you and get you an appointment..............are the feet folk in the same clinic?

How is your foot doing with the medication you have been given? Is it clearing up? If it is then all your podiatrist will say is keep doing what you are doing...........healing on the feet is the highest priority to them........

Dont stop trying to get seen though........... Wink

5 hours ago JennyNZ 10 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin not sure if I'm reading it right but it looks like you had a BG of 4.2 and did your 2 hours exercicise on that - is that right? Maybe you went hypo and your glycogen stores kicked in so it read as 14.7? So 14.7 is a post hypo rebound?

9 hours ago dafne-jim 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / new graduate today LaneyH82 said: Hi Samshine Congrats on completing the course. I also completed the course yesterday aswell. I feel i will be more in control of my diabetes than it being in control of me . Today is the 1st day of doing it dafne style without having the tutors around me and i feel i am doing well so far. I am also on levimir and have been on it for a year or so but i have now divided my units and take them 12 hours apart. Seems to be working well. I still cant get over that i can eat nearly anything aslong as i count it for insulin. I had cocopops for my breakfast the other morning for the first time in 13 years and they tasted gooooood Laney hi laney congrats on finishing the dafne course i did it 9 years ago and i felt like a new person after doing it since ive been on dafne my hba1cs have all been in the 6s apart from 2 that were in the high 5s before dafne i was in the 7s but hypoing 3times aweek .i have so much more feedom over eating or not eating its been great . so congrats again and enjoy your new leash of life dafne jim

11 hours ago Mairead 4 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carb counting help!!! Very true, thanks Stew.

12 hours ago Stew B 53 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carb counting help!!! As everyone says, its a matter of observation, memory and using the tools available. However the real beauty of DAFNE is the ability to correct later if you get it "wrong", without getting into the yo-yo ing cycle that many of us used to when (poorly) educated guesswork was the only thing available. Once you get your head round this it becomes possible to relax a bit when eating out, knowing that you can have a properly calculated next meal and quickly get back on track. If you're eating at one of the many chains of eating establishments its worth checking their website before you go. Many have nutritional info for their products, and you can print these off and take them with you. Stew

14 hours ago ketostix pla... 13 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin Hi Novorapidboi, I play a bit of 5aside(Im know beckham lol) and gym(or arnie lol), and have found blood test increases if no QA remaining in system. What I have been doing and seems to work is have 2cp before excercising and 1 unit of QA, which was difficult to get head round injection before excercising and it seems to work. But I have to watch results for remainder of day as blood tests do tend to drop while body recovering.

14 hours ago Garry 85 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin Alan has cleared this kind of thing up for me in the past. I have gone out whilst high and exercised, trying to knock it back and expecting to find my BG well down. But found it going up..... BG BE 13.2 AE 13.4 and was puzzled by my personal experience. The logic seems sound. Garry

16 hours ago Alan Constable 90 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin My Blood Sugar always goes up when I go swimming before breakfast - last week, for instance, my BS was 5.6 before swimming (half an hour's worth) and it was 8.9 afterwards. This is not a one-off, it's consistently like this. I queried this with my HCP and he said that it was probably caused by the act of going to the swimming baths and meeting other people - which then causes the release of adrenaline, which in turn leads to the release of glucagon from the liver - hence the increase in BGs. If you went to a gym for your exercise, perhaps it was the same for you.

23 hours ago Mairead 4 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carb counting help!!! Ahmentep said: Having a smartphone or tablet with you makes things easier, if this app is loaded. I have a Nokia N8 smartphone and can't find an app which will help, does anyone know if an app will be rolled out for this make? I downloaded a few apps but none help calculating cps. I struggle a bit on my own but keep trying, an app would be great when i am out and about.

23 hours ago novorapidboi26 916 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Excercise or Depleted Insulin I had a carb free dinner on the 6th [Turkey Breast & Vegetables]........ Then commenced light/moderate activity over a period of 2 hours at 19:30pm.... When I returned home and tested I was 14.7... Could this be my Levemir dose running out? A result of the activity and no insulin? Only one days results I know, but what would be your initial thoughts.....? I take my evening dose of Levemir later about 21:30 - 22:00 to combat DP...........should I consider taking it with dinner on nights of activity.......

Feb 7, 2012 novorapidboi26 916 posts	Topic: General Discussion / grace1961 Basically it has to be the podiatry folk that look at your feet, as opposed to your DSN, however, they should be more than happy to refer you and get you an appointment..............are the feet folk in the same clinic? How is your foot doing with the medication you have been given? Is it clearing up? If it is then all your podiatrist will say is keep doing what you are doing...........healing on the feet is the highest priority to them........ Dont stop trying to get seen though...........