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Feb 1, 2014

kawaii 6 posts

My mum got some kola nut from her friend who came from nigeria and ive been munching them like mad since last night so blood sugar have been high since morning so im sure if its the kola nut or just me been resistant today because i thought we didn't count nuts on DAFNE Question

Feb 1, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Aviva Expert Meter Discrepancies

i think a mmol or two to be out, i would was hands and test another finger and just go with it....

Jan 31, 2014

Bruno Kulesza 1 post

Topic: General Discussion / Aviva Expert Meter Discrepancies

I use the Aviva Expert Meter for testing & dose calculation. I did a test and the meter showed a reading of 9.9. I forgot to enter the carbs I was going to have for my meal so I switched the meter off and did a second test about one minute later using the same finger. This time the meter gave a reading of 12.6.Obviously this is a significant variance with the consequence of a difference in the dose of insulin taken to cover the meal.
Is this normal or is there a fault with the meter?

Jan 31, 2014

Vickyp 137 posts

Topic: General Discussion / MDI - Basal/Bolus - Meals

I am similar to novorapidboi, am now on pump and generally have 3 meals a day, plus mid morning snacks.
If you're basal is right then you should hold steady without eating 3 meals...love my food too much to not have 3 meals!

Jan 31, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / MDI - Basal/Bolus - Meals

I was on it and I suppose I still am with the pump........

I usually do have three meals, only because I love my grub, however you don't need too.....as long as you basal insulin is doing its job you will be fine.... Smile

Jan 31, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / MDI - Basal/Bolus - Meals

Those of you who are on this regime do you ALWAYS eat 3 meals a day?

Jan 31, 2014

ckilroy 5 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Raspberry ketone supplements for weight loss

I only know bits about it that was in an article on womens health mag or channel 4 news website and it was mentioned that this was the latest celeb diet fad and as they come from raspberry I thought I might be natural enough. I wouldn't try anything like this without the right advice as I'm no doctor and just wondered if anybody else knew more than me x c

Jan 31, 2014

ckilroy 5 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Raspberry ketone supplements for weight loss

I only know bits about it that was in an article on womens health mag or channel 4 news website and it was mentioned that this was the latest celeb diet fad and as they come from raspberry I thought I might be natural enough. I wouldn't try anything like this without the right advice as I'm no doctor and just wondered if anybody else knew more than me x c

Jan 31, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / different bg reading

just one of these things maybe.....

Jan 31, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

Just with a general casting my eyes over your results they seem to be a lot more stable and closer to recommended targets...

you also seem to be having a lot of hypos in the morning time leading up to when you first eat...

this could suggest too much BI or too much QA before bed...

what ratios do you use for your bedtime snacks, you have only just started to bolus at this time yeah?

In light of that a 1:1 ratio would be best, even though your dinner time is 1.5:1.....

Have you spoke to your healthcare team about splitting your background dose....?

Jan 31, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Raspberry ketone supplements for weight loss

not an HCP but the stuff I have read doesn't actually say it can help you lose weight.........

What do you know about so far...?

Jan 31, 2014

ckilroy 5 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Snacks

Jelly babies every time ! My car and work locker full of them and also keep them in bedside table and kitchen cupboard. They are quick and effective.

Jan 31, 2014

ckilroy 5 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Snacks

Jelly babies every time ! My car and work locker full of them and also keep them in bedside table and kitchen cupboard. They are quick and effective.

Jan 31, 2014

ckilroy 5 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Raspberry ketone supplements for weight loss

Can any hcp tell me if raspberry ketone supplement is safe to aid weight loss in diabetics. I am type 1 for 33yrs and am age 44yrs on insulin and also metformin and 10mg ramipril for blood pressure and and have always been a little overweight but find it difficult to stick to various diets long term even though I am a busy mum and moderately active. I have read a little on line about initial raised bg and Bp on initial stages of taking raspberry ketones. Please help I need to be bikini ready by May !

Jan 31, 2014

dermotg 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / gym and insulin qty

Hi Neil,

Quite a high blood glucose there after exercise. It may be best to eat some carbs that are more slow releasing in the body than Lucozade after training. There are some answers that id still need to know here, like when was it since you're last insulin shot and what did you eat in your last meal before exercise. Also, what I do is test my BG, before & after training to see if there is any big difference in the readings. High intense training causes the body to release glucose into the blood stream that can linger there resulting in highs later on. Here, you can either reduce your insulin only slightly for an hours exercise or eat a little bit more in your meal before training, but you should test before and after the training just to be sure.

Jan 30, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

novorapidboi26 said:
So I think that because your scared to bolus at night, this is resulting in highs in the morning, which in turn is making it harder to get more stable during the day....

- 28/01/2014
starting to get over my fears of bolusing before bed

I think the odd missed correction may also be responsible for the odd high here and there also....

- ok

I think your meter is doing a good job, I too have a fancy function on my pump that gives a final dose, it also provides the other information but as a result I will need to go looking for corrections when i am evaluating a dose.

- I must admit it took a while at first before I learned to put my trust in it but once you do it's a good friend

when you learn with DAFNE you use something called a step wise approach which requires the patient to write all there QA and correction information down, because you missed this and because you have a fancy meter your not in the habit of writing all the info down, but having it all there really does make it much easier to see what's happening.......

so get in the habit of writing it down on a customised log book (excel spreadsheet) with all the info you need....I only write down the last three days if I want to pin point a problem area......

- will try to start doing this

I think its simple enough to work out your QA and correction separately from a single dose as long as you have a BG reading, and CHO with ratio.....
- so how would you work this out?

you should definitely try giving insulin for supper, if your scared just set some alarms over night to monitor it, and to build your confidence......

- as said earlier a bit of confidence is building up

Any comments please for the next few days?

Jan 30, 2014

john m 15 posts

Topic: General Discussion / different bg reading

i always wash my hands never have a reading as high as 17 tested for ketones which was low so i checked a 2nd time which gave me a reading of 13 3rd time was just curious

Jan 30, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / different bg reading

I would probably chose the one in the middle........

Did you wash your hands before the test.....

Its normal for there to been a mmol or two difference between test/fingers...

Why did you test 3 times in such a short period..?

Jan 29, 2014

john m 15 posts

Topic: General Discussion / different bg reading

i tested my bg 3 times yesterday and got 3 different readings at 15 29 it was 17.3 at 15 35 it was 13.6 at 15 36 it was 15.5 why and what is the rite one Sad

Jan 28, 2014

neilbunting 8 posts

Topic: General Discussion / b/g results to online dafney problems

I can not seem to find a way of trasfering my records on my dafney app to bw able to down load them to dafney on line so I can see the graphs etc. Is there a way to do this without having to type it all in manually.

Thanks

Jan 28, 2014

neilbunting 8 posts

Topic: General Discussion / gym and insulin qty

Hi

Can any one help. Can not remember how to do insulin. Weather I reduce insulin. I worked out for about an hr did 40 mins cv the some light weights. Drank Lucazde and before dinner 40 mins later was at 17.2. Should I take normal for meal and extra fast acting ti bring me down or will the exercise do this.

Any advice would be great still trying to get

head around it all.

Jan 28, 2014

neilbunting 8 posts

Topic: General Discussion / gym and insulin qty

Hi

Can any one help. Can not remember how to do insulin. Weather I reduce insulin. I worked out for about an hr did 40 mins cv the some light weights. Drank Lucazde and before dinner 40 mins later was at 17.2. Should I take normal for meal and extra fast acting ti bring me down or will the exercise do this.

Any advice would be great still trying to get

head around it all.

Jan 28, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Insulin dose help!

If in doubt, do a background test.........get all the information you need for a typical 24 hour period then go from there........

Being recovered you should find your liver may be providing less glucose than it was when fighting off a virus or infection and so you could potentially reduce your basal, but you may also find you have become slightly more resistant to your insulin over the illness and after it....

Smile

Jan 28, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / average

so the background test held you steady overnight....?

are you planning on any daytime tests.....?

If they tests prove successful then you can confidently move on to your meal time insulin/carb ratios.... Smile

Jan 28, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Snacks

jalacy said:
Percy Pig emergency!

LOL, Love it......... Very Happy

Feb 1, 2014 kawaii 6 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Kola nut My mum got some kola nut from her friend who came from nigeria and ive been munching them like mad since last night so blood sugar have been high since morning so im sure if its the kola nut or just me been resistant today because i thought we didn't count nuts on DAFNE

Feb 1, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Aviva Expert Meter Discrepancies i think a mmol or two to be out, i would was hands and test another finger and just go with it....

Jan 31, 2014 Bruno Kulesza 1 post	Topic: General Discussion / Aviva Expert Meter Discrepancies I use the Aviva Expert Meter for testing & dose calculation. I did a test and the meter showed a reading of 9.9. I forgot to enter the carbs I was going to have for my meal so I switched the meter off and did a second test about one minute later using the same finger. This time the meter gave a reading of 12.6.Obviously this is a significant variance with the consequence of a difference in the dose of insulin taken to cover the meal. Is this normal or is there a fault with the meter?

Jan 31, 2014 Vickyp 137 posts	Topic: General Discussion / MDI - Basal/Bolus - Meals I am similar to novorapidboi, am now on pump and generally have 3 meals a day, plus mid morning snacks. If you're basal is right then you should hold steady without eating 3 meals...love my food too much to not have 3 meals!

Jan 31, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / MDI - Basal/Bolus - Meals I was on it and I suppose I still am with the pump........ I usually do have three meals, only because I love my grub, however you don't need too.....as long as you basal insulin is doing its job you will be fine....

Jan 31, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / MDI - Basal/Bolus - Meals Those of you who are on this regime do you ALWAYS eat 3 meals a day?

Jan 31, 2014 ckilroy 5 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Raspberry ketone supplements for weight loss I only know bits about it that was in an article on womens health mag or channel 4 news website and it was mentioned that this was the latest celeb diet fad and as they come from raspberry I thought I might be natural enough. I wouldn't try anything like this without the right advice as I'm no doctor and just wondered if anybody else knew more than me x c

Jan 31, 2014 ckilroy 5 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Raspberry ketone supplements for weight loss I only know bits about it that was in an article on womens health mag or channel 4 news website and it was mentioned that this was the latest celeb diet fad and as they come from raspberry I thought I might be natural enough. I wouldn't try anything like this without the right advice as I'm no doctor and just wondered if anybody else knew more than me x c

Jan 31, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / different bg reading just one of these things maybe.....

Jan 31, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please Just with a general casting my eyes over your results they seem to be a lot more stable and closer to recommended targets... you also seem to be having a lot of hypos in the morning time leading up to when you first eat... this could suggest too much BI or too much QA before bed... what ratios do you use for your bedtime snacks, you have only just started to bolus at this time yeah? In light of that a 1:1 ratio would be best, even though your dinner time is 1.5:1..... Have you spoke to your healthcare team about splitting your background dose....?

Jan 31, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Raspberry ketone supplements for weight loss not an HCP but the stuff I have read doesn't actually say it can help you lose weight......... What do you know about so far...?

Jan 31, 2014 ckilroy 5 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Snacks Jelly babies every time ! My car and work locker full of them and also keep them in bedside table and kitchen cupboard. They are quick and effective.

Jan 31, 2014 ckilroy 5 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Snacks Jelly babies every time ! My car and work locker full of them and also keep them in bedside table and kitchen cupboard. They are quick and effective.

Jan 31, 2014 ckilroy 5 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Raspberry ketone supplements for weight loss Can any hcp tell me if raspberry ketone supplement is safe to aid weight loss in diabetics. I am type 1 for 33yrs and am age 44yrs on insulin and also metformin and 10mg ramipril for blood pressure and and have always been a little overweight but find it difficult to stick to various diets long term even though I am a busy mum and moderately active. I have read a little on line about initial raised bg and Bp on initial stages of taking raspberry ketones. Please help I need to be bikini ready by May !

Jan 31, 2014 dermotg 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / gym and insulin qty Hi Neil, Quite a high blood glucose there after exercise. It may be best to eat some carbs that are more slow releasing in the body than Lucozade after training. There are some answers that id still need to know here, like when was it since you're last insulin shot and what did you eat in your last meal before exercise. Also, what I do is test my BG, before & after training to see if there is any big difference in the readings. High intense training causes the body to release glucose into the blood stream that can linger there resulting in highs later on. Here, you can either reduce your insulin only slightly for an hours exercise or eat a little bit more in your meal before training, but you should test before and after the training just to be sure.

Jan 30, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please novorapidboi26 said: So I think that because your scared to bolus at night, this is resulting in highs in the morning, which in turn is making it harder to get more stable during the day.... - 28/01/2014 starting to get over my fears of bolusing before bed I think the odd missed correction may also be responsible for the odd high here and there also.... - ok I think your meter is doing a good job, I too have a fancy function on my pump that gives a final dose, it also provides the other information but as a result I will need to go looking for corrections when i am evaluating a dose. - I must admit it took a while at first before I learned to put my trust in it but once you do it's a good friend when you learn with DAFNE you use something called a step wise approach which requires the patient to write all there QA and correction information down, because you missed this and because you have a fancy meter your not in the habit of writing all the info down, but having it all there really does make it much easier to see what's happening....... so get in the habit of writing it down on a customised log book (excel spreadsheet) with all the info you need....I only write down the last three days if I want to pin point a problem area...... - will try to start doing this I think its simple enough to work out your QA and correction separately from a single dose as long as you have a BG reading, and CHO with ratio..... - so how would you work this out? you should definitely try giving insulin for supper, if your scared just set some alarms over night to monitor it, and to build your confidence...... - as said earlier a bit of confidence is building up Any comments please for the next few days?

Jan 30, 2014 john m 15 posts	Topic: General Discussion / different bg reading i always wash my hands never have a reading as high as 17 tested for ketones which was low so i checked a 2nd time which gave me a reading of 13 3rd time was just curious

Jan 30, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / different bg reading I would probably chose the one in the middle........ Did you wash your hands before the test..... Its normal for there to been a mmol or two difference between test/fingers... Why did you test 3 times in such a short period..?

Jan 29, 2014 john m 15 posts	Topic: General Discussion / different bg reading i tested my bg 3 times yesterday and got 3 different readings at 15 29 it was 17.3 at 15 35 it was 13.6 at 15 36 it was 15.5 why and what is the rite one

Jan 28, 2014 neilbunting 8 posts	Topic: General Discussion / b/g results to online dafney problems I can not seem to find a way of trasfering my records on my dafney app to bw able to down load them to dafney on line so I can see the graphs etc. Is there a way to do this without having to type it all in manually. Thanks

Jan 28, 2014 neilbunting 8 posts	Topic: General Discussion / gym and insulin qty Hi Can any one help. Can not remember how to do insulin. Weather I reduce insulin. I worked out for about an hr did 40 mins cv the some light weights. Drank Lucazde and before dinner 40 mins later was at 17.2. Should I take normal for meal and extra fast acting ti bring me down or will the exercise do this. Any advice would be great still trying to get head around it all.

Jan 28, 2014 neilbunting 8 posts	Topic: General Discussion / gym and insulin qty Hi Can any one help. Can not remember how to do insulin. Weather I reduce insulin. I worked out for about an hr did 40 mins cv the some light weights. Drank Lucazde and before dinner 40 mins later was at 17.2. Should I take normal for meal and extra fast acting ti bring me down or will the exercise do this. Any advice would be great still trying to get head around it all.

Jan 28, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Insulin dose help! If in doubt, do a background test.........get all the information you need for a typical 24 hour period then go from there........ Being recovered you should find your liver may be providing less glucose than it was when fighting off a virus or infection and so you could potentially reduce your basal, but you may also find you have become slightly more resistant to your insulin over the illness and after it....

Jan 28, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / average so the background test held you steady overnight....? are you planning on any daytime tests.....? If they tests prove successful then you can confidently move on to your meal time insulin/carb ratios....

Jan 28, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Snacks jalacy said: Percy Pig emergency! LOL, Love it.........