First week concerns

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michellem DAFNE Graduate
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital
23 posts

Well I saw my DAFNE educator today and we've decided on a plan of action:
Upping my dinner ratio to 1.5:1 ad putting my BI back down to 16
If still running high do the same for my luchtime ratior
If still problems try moving my lantus to midday and putting it back to 18units
I also need to stop using some of my injection sites.
Will see how it goes and update you all.
Thanks again for all your support and thoughts.
Michelle

novorapidboi26 DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire
1,819 posts

Thats good you have a plan.........hope it all works out.......

If you don't mind me asking, what sites in particular are causing you problems, my thighs are getting jagged the most at the moment...

michellem DAFNE Graduate
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital
23 posts

Hi
Plan going OK but running low quite a lot, more normal to me, like I was pre DAFNE. Just need to keep playing around with things and stop my panicing, fell a lot better now.
I have lumps in my tummy and right arm and have too little fat on my thighs. I'm injecting higher on my abdo now and using an area just above my hips instead of my thighs and lower down on my right arm. I have a system in place of injection site rotation, one side of my body one day and then the other. Hope the lumps all go away, was told it'd be about a year.
Michelle

Neil Brown DAFNE Graduate
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
28 posts

I am just finishing course this week and can relate to this already ! Just when I think I've got it sussed along comes a cheeky wee 19 !

novorapidboi26 DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire
1,819 posts

is that 19 a sugar level...................you will find out even with DAFNE that you will always get unexplicable readings, days, weeks, months.............thats the joy of diabetes......................Smile