Result.

Hi all

Thank you all for your advice with regard to bi and carb free testing - I'm not sure I could manage that! I'm not good with carb free meals I end up eating carbs and injecting but my meals running late then!

JWo thanks also for your excercise explanation.
I will try the less insulin too.

JWo - also when I say suffer - even if my levels test fine I may feel sick, have a headache, feel shakey, tired or completely knackered! Just generally unwell but levels fine!

Novorapidboi26 - good luck with the pump clinic

Chat soon

Jayne

Please do that vic.
I have filed my diary on here religiously since doing DAFNE in November 2009 and have found that it has always given me focus.
Regards
Garry

vic demain said:
JWo - There seems to be little consistancy to my BI action as for a few days I run at around 14, then I go down to 3. My BI has been so up and down recently, Dr keeps wanting me to reduce it, but then I go high!!

As for the depression, you seem to be a strong person, you are aware of the situations and I am sure that you are strong enough to get through the hard times. Try to keep the positive thoughts - you know this is tough, however, if you maintain your control and strength, then you can overcome it - and not let doubts creep in.

Like Jayne, I struggle with carb free meals as most of my diet includes potatoe somewhere. Also just recently I have experienced a couple of occasions where I have felt low, yet tests were 9. Feelings of energy loss, shaking and tiredness.

I am so glad of the opportunity of attending the DAFNE course and thought for a while that I was doing well, but whilst everyone else seems to have improved their long acting tests, mine seem as bad as before if not worse. Think I will start filling in my diary on here again as that used to give me a sense of purpose to improve control.

Hi all

I found that it takes a long time to fill in the diary online for the dafne site. Do any of you have the IBG Star Tester. You test away and then clip it to the bottom of the iphone and it register it all for you in a book form or a graph form and you can email it and print it! Its brilliant, takes 2 seconds. I love it!

£50 though in boots, the only place in the uk to sell it!

So monday morning before my hospital visit I can print it all off. It also charges from the phone! I should be a sales person on commission.

Chat soon
Jayne

I find that in order to make DAFNE effective I need to have the last three days available to me on paper, be it printed or written, this means I can make dose adjustments there and then if needed.

I use the Freestyle insulinX which records dose and CP values, so I usually fill out my written diary [homemade spreadsheet] after a few days of testing. I then fill the online diary out when I can, the more regular the better. I haven't filled in the online diary in a while as time is precious these days with work and a small baby and toddler....

the iPhone attachment does look good though, does anyone know the price of the strips on prescription..

Here's yesterday and today's results. Going to be interesting what happens as the day unfolds (which it will as I do my tests)! Today's change was 1:1 ratio at lunchtime as part of my idea trial.

iPhone apps aren't much good for Android phone users like me but hey, if it works, carry on using it! If you wanted to share the results on the thread here, you could possibly copy and paste it into the thread so you could get feedback. Up to you though.

I update the DAFNE app like a written diary on my phone as part of the testing regime (in a way, I consider my phone a part of my kit these days), so the annoying inputting of results into the site's facility doesn't happen any more. I know I didn't use it as much as I do now when I didn't have my smart phone... just did it when felt results needed showing in the forum.

Technology is amazing isn't it? So much choice!

I'm hoping so too... I'm hoping that nasty hypos in the past were caused by my lack of understanding that 1QA took me down by 4-5BG... It's going to mean a lot if my BGs stay around 10-11BG for dinnertime... may be on my way to solving a good chunk of my body puzzle if it does behave!

I do hate the waiting game though, sigh, but it's gotta be done. ._.

So is your theory that 1 unit drops you 4-5 mmol just when you are in target range.....?

Would you make that assumption at 15.0 mmol for example..?

I realize you are probably just beginning to test this so probably don't have answers to the above....

The idea we had was that I drop by 4-5BG for 1QA, but we think its possible that this isn't the case with the effect of CPs. We think 1CP make me rise 2-3BG but I need to check this out... If it does, it'll explain a lot again of past patterns.

I feel quite tired and strange at the moment so I think a early test maybe in order.

OMG how interesting! Now, I will take this opportunity to just point out something.

I have felt poorly for the past few weeks so I have put my BI up here and there and not too long ago, I did a carb free day thing (results posted above) and my body held my levels like a charm on 11BI in the morning (and I hypo'd during the night on 21BI in the evening... ugh).

Considering the 4.8BG now, would that suggest that the drop may be a result of the BI effect? I will keep an eye on it... Thank goodness the drop isn't 6BG in an hour like last night lol. Scary stuff! XD

@Novo - shall I share my diary with you?