Recent Posts - DAFNE Online

Sep 26, 2014

carrie26 1 post

well done, also a long time since I was on this site, and I have also had (almost) a complete day of testing in the normal ranges. Don't be discouraged by the hypos, I often find when I'm trying to be 'good' and strictly record everything I have more hypos than normal. A few hypos better than constantly running high!

Sep 26, 2014

vic demain 87 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Green Day.

Followed by 3 hypos!!!!!!!!

Sep 25, 2014

stephenbrowne 37 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Online version of DAFNE?

Hi Andrewarts,
I sympathise with your situation. I was sceptical of the value of DAFNE since I had been carbohydrate counting and making my own adjustments since 1967. However after retiring in 2012 I finally felt I could afford the time to attend the course. I certainly found it helpful to meet others who were managing type 1 diabetes and despite my own personal knowlege and knowlege from books and medical journals I learned much from the course. One thing which impressed me was how different we all are and that something which works for one person will not necessarily be guaranteed to work for someone else. I found discussions of how to adjust for exercise particularly helpful. I do hope you are able to find a suitable solution to enable you to benefit from DAFNE. Best wishes !

Sep 25, 2014

vic demain 87 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Green Day.

Hi, a long time since I was last here. Some four years since graduating from the course, I achieved my first ever complete day of testing within the target ranges Laughing

Think it may be a long time until the next!!

Sep 25, 2014

wigworld 19 posts

Topic: General Discussion / BEER AFTER DINNER

I find my BG goes up with a beer, but then drops a two or three hours later. So my routine is:

QA, then beer, followed by a kebab at the end of the drinking session. Very Happy

Sep 25, 2014

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Online version of DAFNE?

Tough call, though I'm wondering why you've not got the option of paid holiday?
It's very worth doing IMO as well. I hope something can be worked out. Sad

All the best.

Sep 25, 2014

wigworld 19 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Online version of DAFNE?

I've been diabetic for 40 years (since I was 4 years old), have been self-adjusting for 25+ years, and I'm also a pharmacist so have always been quite confident that I've been managing my Diabetes as well as possible.
I did a DAFNE course a couple of months ago, and it has completely revolutionised how I manage and think about my Diabetes. I've lost weight, feel better, and have lower blood glucose, even though I'm injecting less insulin!
I can't recommend DAFNE highly enough. I was sceptical that I could learn anything new, but it's the best thing I ever did. Wish I'd done it years ago.

Sep 24, 2014

Ryder 6 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Moods and blood sugars

I seem to have an issue with my blood sugars falling low when I'm particularly stressed. I'm 13 weeks pregnant at the moment and try to not let stress affect me but there have been a few issues with work/some family members recently which can turn me from super cool one minute to breaking point the next. Any tips (apart from trading some people in-which I'm considering! Lol)

Sep 24, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Hypos - All Over The Place

I seem to be hypoing all over the place at the moment, I could have shares with jelly babies lol.

I have been slowly reducing my lantus by 2u at a time then giving it 3+ days for it to settle & 3+ to see any effects. The last time I reduced was Sat 20/09.

I'm wondering whether a time change of lantus ie taking it in a morning rather than evening (10:30pm ish) would help - I know of somebody whos dsn suggested this why I don't really know & I know we're all different.

Can anyone see any trends

Any help in identifying trends and/or advice on how to improve my control would be greatly appreciated

Thank you

Sep 23, 2014

AUSTEN74 4 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6

Hi Yes I downloaded a new version of the app and set the default view to all before entering a new BM entry and refreshing the history. I think it downloaded about 11 days of entries.

Sep 23, 2014

Simon 578 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6

Hi Austen,

Did you download a new copy of the app on your new phone, or restore it from a backup of a previous iphone? If it's a new copy of the app then when we do the download it only gets the last 14 days worth of entries so you will only see them. Note when you add new entries to the app the ones you've already downloaded will still be visible as the app lists all entries it has stored.

Hope this makes sense?

Simon

Sep 22, 2014

marke 686 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online pump diaries

Hi, not at the moment because we are currently not allowed access to any of the pump course materials. If and when we are we will of course try to adapt them for the site

Sep 22, 2014

marke 686 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6

I will highlight this to Simon, he usually has app updates for ios ready in advance so I will check if he knows about this.

Sep 22, 2014

AUSTEN74 4 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6

Ok cheers for that!

Sep 22, 2014

Gareth H 12 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6

i would imagine that there will need to be some changes, all our apps (im a developer) are having to be tweaked for iOS8

Sep 21, 2014

SimonC 78 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6

Not an app developer, but has the app been configured to run on IoS8

Sep 21, 2014

AUSTEN74 4 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6

Hi I have just upgraded to the new IPhone 6 and when I added my DAFNE app it would only let me download entries up to 14 days I have tried resetting the app to 30 days and All but it still will only show the previous 14 days? I have tried removing the app and it did the same thing. Any help would be appreciated?

Sep 18, 2014

SarahB 2 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online pump diaries

Hello!
I have just received a hard copy of the DAFNE pump diary from my diabetest centre, and I wondered if this is something that will be added to the site, i.e. an online pump glucose diary?
Thanks
Sarah

Sep 16, 2014

Alan 49 284 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Change of routine and injection times

I think the '3am bit' is the time you will be getting up so that you can get to the airport and check-in at 4am.

I always make sure my BGs are fairly high when I fly anywhere - the last thing you want is a hypo at an airport, or worse still, on the plane. I test my BGs more frequestly as well.

Sep 16, 2014

Gemsa 20 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Change of routine and injection times

Diane, as lantus can stay working for more than 24 hours adjusting like this by adding extra on to extend time between injections is not advisable. I got a bit confused by the times you have listed - flight arrives at 6am and just for the night of the flight your bedtime & wake up will be 2 hours earlier than usual - where does the 3am bit come from?

If your bedtime and wake up on flight day will just be 2 hours different then perhaps the day or two days before you can take doses an hour earlier than usual (no adjusting to size should be needed, but do make sure you have a snack with you post injection just in case), and on the day then you can increase to 2 hours earlier. Then do in reverse (presumably your wake up and bed times will be later whilst on holiday?).

But if there is no difference in the time zones between UK and holiday destination I'd suggest it will probably just be easier to keep injecting at your usual times (actual clock times rather than activity/eating/bed times) even if that includes one wake up at a time that you'd rather not whilst flying. The stress of worrying whether you did the maths right and which times you should be doing what might be worse than just doing it at an inconvenient time once or twice.

Sep 26, 2014 carrie26 1 post	Topic: General Discussion / Green Day. well done, also a long time since I was on this site, and I have also had (almost) a complete day of testing in the normal ranges. Don't be discouraged by the hypos, I often find when I'm trying to be 'good' and strictly record everything I have more hypos than normal. A few hypos better than constantly running high!

Sep 26, 2014 vic demain 87 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Green Day. Followed by 3 hypos!!!!!!!!

Sep 25, 2014 stephenbrowne 37 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Online version of DAFNE? Hi Andrewarts, I sympathise with your situation. I was sceptical of the value of DAFNE since I had been carbohydrate counting and making my own adjustments since 1967. However after retiring in 2012 I finally felt I could afford the time to attend the course. I certainly found it helpful to meet others who were managing type 1 diabetes and despite my own personal knowlege and knowlege from books and medical journals I learned much from the course. One thing which impressed me was how different we all are and that something which works for one person will not necessarily be guaranteed to work for someone else. I found discussions of how to adjust for exercise particularly helpful. I do hope you are able to find a suitable solution to enable you to benefit from DAFNE. Best wishes !

Sep 25, 2014 vic demain 87 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Green Day. Hi, a long time since I was last here. Some four years since graduating from the course, I achieved my first ever complete day of testing within the target ranges Think it may be a long time until the next!!

Sep 25, 2014 wigworld 19 posts	Topic: General Discussion / BEER AFTER DINNER I find my BG goes up with a beer, but then drops a two or three hours later. So my routine is: QA, then beer, followed by a kebab at the end of the drinking session.

Sep 25, 2014 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Online version of DAFNE? Tough call, though I'm wondering why you've not got the option of paid holiday? It's very worth doing IMO as well. I hope something can be worked out. All the best.

Sep 25, 2014 wigworld 19 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Online version of DAFNE? I've been diabetic for 40 years (since I was 4 years old), have been self-adjusting for 25+ years, and I'm also a pharmacist so have always been quite confident that I've been managing my Diabetes as well as possible. I did a DAFNE course a couple of months ago, and it has completely revolutionised how I manage and think about my Diabetes. I've lost weight, feel better, and have lower blood glucose, even though I'm injecting less insulin! I can't recommend DAFNE highly enough. I was sceptical that I could learn anything new, but it's the best thing I ever did. Wish I'd done it years ago.

Sep 24, 2014 Ryder 6 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Moods and blood sugars I seem to have an issue with my blood sugars falling low when I'm particularly stressed. I'm 13 weeks pregnant at the moment and try to not let stress affect me but there have been a few issues with work/some family members recently which can turn me from super cool one minute to breaking point the next. Any tips (apart from trading some people in-which I'm considering! Lol)

Sep 24, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Hypos - All Over The Place I seem to be hypoing all over the place at the moment, I could have shares with jelly babies lol. I have been slowly reducing my lantus by 2u at a time then giving it 3+ days for it to settle & 3+ to see any effects. The last time I reduced was Sat 20/09. I'm wondering whether a time change of lantus ie taking it in a morning rather than evening (10:30pm ish) would help - I know of somebody whos dsn suggested this why I don't really know & I know we're all different. Can anyone see any trends Any help in identifying trends and/or advice on how to improve my control would be greatly appreciated Thank you

Sep 23, 2014 AUSTEN74 4 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6 Hi Yes I downloaded a new version of the app and set the default view to all before entering a new BM entry and refreshing the history. I think it downloaded about 11 days of entries.

Sep 23, 2014 Simon 578 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6 Hi Austen, Did you download a new copy of the app on your new phone, or restore it from a backup of a previous iphone? If it's a new copy of the app then when we do the download it only gets the last 14 days worth of entries so you will only see them. Note when you add new entries to the app the ones you've already downloaded will still be visible as the app lists all entries it has stored. Hope this makes sense? Simon

Sep 22, 2014 marke 686 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online pump diaries Hi, not at the moment because we are currently not allowed access to any of the pump course materials. If and when we are we will of course try to adapt them for the site

Sep 22, 2014 marke 686 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6 I will highlight this to Simon, he usually has app updates for ios ready in advance so I will check if he knows about this.

Sep 22, 2014 AUSTEN74 4 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6 Ok cheers for that!

Sep 22, 2014 Gareth H 12 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6 i would imagine that there will need to be some changes, all our apps (im a developer) are having to be tweaked for iOS8

Sep 21, 2014 SimonC 78 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6 Not an app developer, but has the app been configured to run on IoS8

Sep 21, 2014 AUSTEN74 4 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iPhone 6 Hi I have just upgraded to the new IPhone 6 and when I added my DAFNE app it would only let me download entries up to 14 days I have tried resetting the app to 30 days and All but it still will only show the previous 14 days? I have tried removing the app and it did the same thing. Any help would be appreciated?

Sep 18, 2014 SarahB 2 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online pump diaries Hello! I have just received a hard copy of the DAFNE pump diary from my diabetest centre, and I wondered if this is something that will be added to the site, i.e. an online pump glucose diary? Thanks Sarah

Sep 16, 2014 Alan 49 284 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Change of routine and injection times I think the '3am bit' is the time you will be getting up so that you can get to the airport and check-in at 4am. I always make sure my BGs are fairly high when I fly anywhere - the last thing you want is a hypo at an airport, or worse still, on the plane. I test my BGs more frequestly as well.

Sep 16, 2014 Gemsa 20 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Change of routine and injection times Diane, as lantus can stay working for more than 24 hours adjusting like this by adding extra on to extend time between injections is not advisable. I got a bit confused by the times you have listed - flight arrives at 6am and just for the night of the flight your bedtime & wake up will be 2 hours earlier than usual - where does the 3am bit come from? If your bedtime and wake up on flight day will just be 2 hours different then perhaps the day or two days before you can take doses an hour earlier than usual (no adjusting to size should be needed, but do make sure you have a snack with you post injection just in case), and on the day then you can increase to 2 hours earlier. Then do in reverse (presumably your wake up and bed times will be later whilst on holiday?). But if there is no difference in the time zones between UK and holiday destination I'd suggest it will probably just be easier to keep injecting at your usual times (actual clock times rather than activity/eating/bed times) even if that includes one wake up at a time that you'd rather not whilst flying. The stress of worrying whether you did the maths right and which times you should be doing what might be worse than just doing it at an inconvenient time once or twice.