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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

Jan 28, 2014

kawaii 6 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / average

novorapidboi26 said:
Hi Kawaii,

Your sleeping patterns could be effecting your blood sugar levels, waking at different times than you normally do will effect your internal clock, and its this clock that has an effect on hormone release, which in turn is responsible for glucose production from the liver and to the sensitivity to insulin in the blood stream.

Ultimately in the end you need to do a basal/background insulin test. This is normally a good idea when there has been a big change in your daily routines, before and after illness, change in weight and change in the seasons/weather.

There may be some requirement to adjust your insulin/carb ratios but until your sure its not your background insulin you should steer clear from them at this point.

Being on 56 units of Lantus I would assume you are more resistant to insulin than most and/or are heavier, this would mean any adjustment you make to your dose would need to be that bit bigger, so instead of a 2 unit increase, maybe try a 3 for example.

I am just a fellow diabetic and not an HCP so take anything I say as friendly advice...... ....

I would recommend doing a background test, so no carbs or QA insulin in your system, then take hourly BG tests between the allotted test period.

The first test period should be overnight, so start before bed, and do hourly test until the morning.

This will let you know what your Lantus is doing overnight, it should be holding within 1-2mmol/l right through, if you wake higher or lower an adjustment is needed.

The same can be done during the day but you can break up the test periods in to 4-5 hour slots, so you can miss breakfast [or go carb free meal] and do hourly tests on the Monday, miss Lunch and do tests on the Tuesday, miss Dinner and do hourly tests on the Wednesday, you get the idea.

This will give you a good picture of what your current 56 units is doing over the majority of the day.

How long have you been diagnosed? To not have 8-10mmol/l from time to time would be abnormal to me personally, especially mid meal.

If you haven't I would expect you to be newly diagnosed [within 1-3 years], really fit or lucky.....

I hope I have helped....

yh i am a tad Embarassed (been generous) heavier than others and my lantus has been reduced recently due to weight loss and increased sensitivity Very Happy hoping to lose more weight - i did the test and it was ok it was my sleeping pattern

I have been diagnosed for 8 years now and i think i have ODD (obsessive diabetes disorder) because at one point in my life thats the only thing i could control hence the hypos and its really hard to break my "diabetes" panic once my BG is around 9 or higher - but thanks anyway

Jan 28, 2014

kawaii 6 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / average

yh i am a tad Embarassed

(been generous) heavier than others and my lantus has been reduced recently due to weight loss and increased sensitivity Very Happy

hoping to lose more weight - i did the test and it was ok it was my sleeping pattern

I have been diagnosed for 8 years now and i think i have ODD (obsessive diabetes disorder) because at one point in my life thats the only thing i could control hence the hypos and its really hard to break my "diabetes" panic once my BG is around 9 or higher - but thanks anyway

Jan 28, 2014

Warwick 425 posts

Topic: General Discussion / steel toe shoe's

Thanks Garry,

Will keep an eye out.

Best regards.

Jan 28, 2014

Warwick 425 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Insulin dose help!

Hi Led,

That totally depends on the sort of readings you are getting now. If you are experiencing lots more hypos than you were prior to the illness, then it would be appropriate to reduce your doses back to pre-illness levels.

Sometimes though, illness seems to cause long-term changes, and that may now be the case. Your BG diary should be able to give you an indication on what you need to do.

Cheers,
Warwick.

Jan 27, 2014

jalacy 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Snacks

Percy Pigs! From M&S, they are 0.6 each, one is usually enough if I feel low, but two would be enough to be sure. I put some in a small plastic bag to top me up while cycling, they are good because they don't go sticky. Also Bassetts mint creams - 1.0 each and are individually wrapped - very handy.
I find with glucose drinks I'm not that sure how many CPs I've had, they're heavy, and I'm tempted to drink them if I'm thirsty.
I also carry everywhere Nairns individually wrapped oat biscuits (mixture ginger, fruit etc.). Two per pack and 0.7 each, handy to have as a snack with a cuppa, or if needed after a Percy Pig emergency!

Jan 27, 2014

Led 2 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Insulin dose help!

I have recently fully recovered from a heavy chesty cough and cold. During the illness I had to increase my basal by 6 units and changed Bolus ratio from 1:1 to 2:1. However although fully recovered now since about 3 weeks I am still using the increased doses of insulin...should I revert back to pre-illness doses or has my body now adapted to needing the increased doses??

Jan 27, 2014

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

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

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....

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

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.

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......

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.....

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......

I shouldn't really say this but its my experience and belief that your liver will assist your recovery from a hypo no problem every time, the problem is if you drop again soon after the first one, then your liver will already be depleted some.....

basically if you did go low you will recover, and also probably wake.....provided you have normal hypo symptoms, which it seem you do......have some faith...... Smile

....

your not having a lot of carbs at night though are you........a sandwich...so 40g max......you will be fine........

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.........

Jan 28, 2014 kawaii 6 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / average novorapidboi26 said: Hi Kawaii, Your sleeping patterns could be effecting your blood sugar levels, waking at different times than you normally do will effect your internal clock, and its this clock that has an effect on hormone release, which in turn is responsible for glucose production from the liver and to the sensitivity to insulin in the blood stream. Ultimately in the end you need to do a basal/background insulin test. This is normally a good idea when there has been a big change in your daily routines, before and after illness, change in weight and change in the seasons/weather. There may be some requirement to adjust your insulin/carb ratios but until your sure its not your background insulin you should steer clear from them at this point. Being on 56 units of Lantus I would assume you are more resistant to insulin than most and/or are heavier, this would mean any adjustment you make to your dose would need to be that bit bigger, so instead of a 2 unit increase, maybe try a 3 for example. I am just a fellow diabetic and not an HCP so take anything I say as friendly advice...... .... I would recommend doing a background test, so no carbs or QA insulin in your system, then take hourly BG tests between the allotted test period. The first test period should be overnight, so start before bed, and do hourly test until the morning. This will let you know what your Lantus is doing overnight, it should be holding within 1-2mmol/l right through, if you wake higher or lower an adjustment is needed. The same can be done during the day but you can break up the test periods in to 4-5 hour slots, so you can miss breakfast [or go carb free meal] and do hourly tests on the Monday, miss Lunch and do tests on the Tuesday, miss Dinner and do hourly tests on the Wednesday, you get the idea. This will give you a good picture of what your current 56 units is doing over the majority of the day. How long have you been diagnosed? To not have 8-10mmol/l from time to time would be abnormal to me personally, especially mid meal. If you haven't I would expect you to be newly diagnosed [within 1-3 years], really fit or lucky..... I hope I have helped.... yh i am a tad Embarassed (been generous) heavier than others and my lantus has been reduced recently due to weight loss and increased sensitivity Very Happy hoping to lose more weight - i did the test and it was ok it was my sleeping pattern I have been diagnosed for 8 years now and i think i have ODD (obsessive diabetes disorder) because at one point in my life thats the only thing i could control hence the hypos and its really hard to break my "diabetes" panic once my BG is around 9 or higher - but thanks anyway

Jan 28, 2014 kawaii 6 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / average yh i am a tad (been generous) heavier than others and my lantus has been reduced recently due to weight loss and increased sensitivity hoping to lose more weight - i did the test and it was ok it was my sleeping pattern I have been diagnosed for 8 years now and i think i have ODD (obsessive diabetes disorder) because at one point in my life thats the only thing i could control hence the hypos and its really hard to break my "diabetes" panic once my BG is around 9 or higher - but thanks anyway

Jan 28, 2014 Warwick 425 posts	Topic: General Discussion / steel toe shoe's Thanks Garry, Will keep an eye out. Best regards.

Jan 28, 2014 Warwick 425 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Insulin dose help! Hi Led, That totally depends on the sort of readings you are getting now. If you are experiencing lots more hypos than you were prior to the illness, then it would be appropriate to reduce your doses back to pre-illness levels. Sometimes though, illness seems to cause long-term changes, and that may now be the case. Your BG diary should be able to give you an indication on what you need to do. Cheers, Warwick.

Jan 27, 2014 jalacy 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Snacks Percy Pigs! From M&S, they are 0.6 each, one is usually enough if I feel low, but two would be enough to be sure. I put some in a small plastic bag to top me up while cycling, they are good because they don't go sticky. Also Bassetts mint creams - 1.0 each and are individually wrapped - very handy. I find with glucose drinks I'm not that sure how many CPs I've had, they're heavy, and I'm tempted to drink them if I'm thirsty. I also carry everywhere Nairns individually wrapped oat biscuits (mixture ginger, fruit etc.). Two per pack and 0.7 each, handy to have as a snack with a cuppa, or if needed after a Percy Pig emergency!

Jan 27, 2014 Led 2 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Insulin dose help! I have recently fully recovered from a heavy chesty cough and cold. During the illness I had to increase my basal by 6 units and changed Bolus ratio from 1:1 to 2:1. However although fully recovered now since about 3 weeks I am still using the increased doses of insulin...should I revert back to pre-illness doses or has my body now adapted to needing the increased doses??

Jan 27, 2014 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please 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.... I think the odd missed correction may also be responsible for the odd high here and there also.... 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. 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...... 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..... 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...... I shouldn't really say this but its my experience and belief that your liver will assist your recovery from a hypo no problem every time, the problem is if you drop again soon after the first one, then your liver will already be depleted some..... basically if you did go low you will recover, and also probably wake.....provided you have normal hypo symptoms, which it seem you do......have some faith...... .... your not having a lot of carbs at night though are you........a sandwich...so 40g max......you will be fine........