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Dec 6, 2013

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: General Discussion / DP and new breakfast

Hi Guys,

A long while ago I was "told" to have 8 raw almonds with my oats at breakfast. So I have done for about 15 years. So breakfast is 20g quick oats, 125mL Trim milk, 1 small apple chopped and added to milk and oats and 8 almonds. Can not remember but I must have thought the advice made sense or I would not have adopted it as a mantra.

Helen

Dec 5, 2013

Phil Maskell 194 posts

Topic: General Discussion / DP and new breakfast

I have tried low carb for breakfast and I seemed to get a rise by mid morning, but this was some time ago.

I originally tried to Almond milk, but have added raw Almonds before meals and bed, only a few, seems to be working, not sure if this is luck or not as only tried this for a few weeks.

Dec 5, 2013

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / DP and new breakfast

nice.......have you tried to have a low carb, low gi breakfast to see/ confirm the DP?

obviously carb free would definitely confirm it.....

do you have these almonds before you go to bed to give you the 4 and 8 in the morning.........

Dec 5, 2013

Phil Maskell 194 posts

Topic: General Discussion / DP and new breakfast

Hi,

This isn't so much a question as news. I have suffered from Dawn Phenomen for ages or so I thought, rising throughout the morning, not sure where I read it, but it was something similar to the fiollowing info...

http://www.joybauer.com/photo-gallery/best-foods-for-type-2-diabetes/Almonds.aspx

Basically Almonds slow the break down of carbs removing spikes which I think I was getting after breakfast rather than too much DP. I used to have Quaker oat so simple with semi-milk, changed this to Alpro Almond Unsweetened Milk (not the best tasting, but getting used to it) and for the last few weeks my BG has been between 4 and 8 which is unheard of for me Very Happy

Following this I am now adding 10 - 20 Almonds prior to any main meal to see if this can cut other mealtime spikes.

Hope this info is useful to others.

Phil

Dec 5, 2013

Vickyp 137 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...?

I have chronic pancreatitis and now have post-prandial diabetes; a CT scan in 2011 showed my pancreas is 3/4 dead. Have been told its rare by the consultants...less than 1% of diabetics. I am possibly still producing some insulin (in mornings only!), am very insulin sensitive and they now think I have something going on with hormones that are affecting my BGs, hence the hospital investigations!

Dec 5, 2013

Louise1988 69 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...?

Hi Vicky, by rare type of diabetes, what do you mean?

Dec 5, 2013

Vickyp 137 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...?

Hi Helen,
The trial was due to my rare form of diabetes (linked to my chronic pancreatitis), and constant hypos; he wanted to see what would happen if I had no insulin except to correct highs! I currently average 4 units a day with the pump. I am now going into hospital for further tests as am still having occasional hypos but also sugars dip in the low 4s a few hours after eating breakfast, with no insulin taken!
I am on the Omnipod pump and love it, have had a couple of pod failures but feel loads better on it.
Hope you get sorted
x

Dec 5, 2013

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...?

Hi Vicki,
I am curious as to why the consultant thought that a trial without the pump was warranted. I am just sick of the damn thing and seem to be having more set failures than is acceptable. I am finding it not as reliable as I want/need.

Helen

Dec 5, 2013

Vickyp 137 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...?

As a trial, with guidance from my consultant, I had a pump holiday for 3 weeks..and hated it! My BGs were all over the place, I felt tired all the time and just generally crap; as soon as was back on the pump felt better...and told consultant not to do that to me again!!!

Dec 5, 2013

Vickyp 137 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime .......

one meal at a time and monitor over atleast 3 days before making changes to other mealtimes. Also agree with the 0.5 increment

Dec 3, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

26.11.13
13.0 - 22:17pm - bedtime
- 4 slices of corned beef eaten after bedtime test
- not quite 3am but:
- 8.1 - 04:31am
- 6.0 - 06:33am
3.3 - 09:43am - fasting

27.11.13
13.8 - 22:52pm - bedtime
- stayed overnight in Chester last night & ate in a thai restaurant then also had carbs (a chocolate biscuit - 12.9g per biscuit) after bedtime test
- didn't reduce the lantus last night but will probably do it tonight
8.4 - 07:44am - fasting

28.11.13
12.4 - 22:29pm - bedtime
- reduced lantus by 2u so from 16u tom 14u
- 13.5 - 04:51am - during the night
9.2 - 07:56am - fasting

29.11.13
12.6 - 22:24pm - bedtime
- 12.4 - 04:20am - during the night - not exactly 3am but this is when I woke up so thought I'd best do a test
11.4 - 07:34am - fasting

30.11.13
15.9 - 22:39pm - bedtime
- ate crisps during the evening but it was a very small amount
17.1 - 07:24am - fasting
- all my BG levels seem to be creeping up, not just bedtime & fasting but also during the daytime - what to do?

1.12.13
13.0 - 22:39pm - bedtime
- night out/ had mcDonalds for supper also eaten after bedtime test: may chicken (only 1 half of the bun eaten(38g carbs),crunchie McFlurry(52g carbs) total 90g carbs)/no QA insulin because going to bed to sleep & don't or not got the confidence to take QA before going to sleep.
14.2 - 10:26am - fasting

2.12.13
12.9 - 22:28pm - bedtime
- after bedtime test I ate: corned beef 2 slices/bit of cheese/splash of salad crem/1 rich tea (5.6g cho)
14.9 - 08:39am - fasting

3.12.13
9.8 - 22:32pm - bedtime
- after bedtime test I ate: corned beef 2 slices/splash of salad crem/2 rich tea biscuits(5.6g cho each = 11.2g cho) - no QA as not confident enough to take this when going to bed
3.2 - 08:28am - fasting
- had 5 jelly babies - 25g cho
- 6.8 - 08:44am

Dec 3, 2013

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime .......

as alturn said, one meal at a time is best practice...........and 0.5 incriments in the best for most insulin delivery pens...... Smile

Dec 3, 2013

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...?

Only been on it about 11 months and so far haven't felt the need for it and would probably be put off by the need to increase the background insulin doses and insulin/carb ratios.

However if its all getting too much for you then you should go back to MDI. And at the very least you can gauge how simple/not simple it will be for you in case you feel like doing it again in the future.

Good luck whatever you decide......... Smile

Dec 3, 2013

Rafa 99 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carbs n cals app

Yes wifi will sort it for you. Had the same problem with app as well with updates etc.

Dec 3, 2013

Rafa 99 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Endurance Exercise and BG

Warwick said:
If I am over 13 at the end of exercise, then I'll definitely correct. Perhaps with a correction factor of half of what I would inject if I hadn't exercised.

Hi Warwick,

Yes that's what i decided to do. Had 6 cps and took qa of 6 + correction of 2 instead of 4. Three hours later i was 7.9 so was happy enough with that. Thanks for the reply.

Dec 3, 2013

Warwick 423 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Endurance Exercise and BG

If I am over 13 at the end of exercise, then I'll definitely correct. Perhaps with a correction factor of half of what I would inject if I hadn't exercised.

Dec 2, 2013

alturn 78 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime .......

I would only change one ratio at a time, and then by 0.5 increments, e.g. 2.5:1 to 3.0:1 (Units:CPs).

Dec 2, 2013

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...?

Has anyone decided to have a "pump holiday" and to go back onto multiple injections?

I am feeling a bit world weary and am contemplating this for say a month. I am interested to find out what prompted you to decide a break was an advantage and whether or not you got anything out of it.

Motivation is related to being able to pay less attention to the minutiae. I accept the HbA1c will go up.

Any thoughts?
Helen

Dec 2, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime .......

ratios can be changed at once?

Dec 2, 2013

davidcragg 17 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carbs n cals app

Interview said:
I'm not able to access pictures on Carbs & Cals App if I'm not connected to Internet. Before update, I could see individual pictures. any suggestions to get this?

When you are connected to wifi go to the setup screen and press the "Download all images" button - hopefully that will solve your problem

David

Dec 1, 2013

Rafa 99 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Endurance Exercise and BG

Was 12.8 waking up this morning so went out for a 45 minute run. Just back in and 16.8. Should i correct with my food would anyone think?

Dec 1, 2013

Veronica 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Anyone had an endoscopy?

Suggest you check with your Hospital Diabetes Team - they should see you when you go into hospital for any reason, and will be able to give you advice about what you need to do.

Nov 29, 2013

Interview 1 post

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carbs n cals app

I'm not able to access pictures on Carbs & Cals App if I'm not connected to Internet. Before update, I could see individual pictures. any suggestions to get this?

Nov 28, 2013

DianeW 115 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor

THanks a lot guys. I'm getting it in January some time. It's specifically to see what's happening during the night, dawn phenomenon and all that. I suffer from poor digestion too at present and I'm sure that it isn't helping my levels.

Dec 6, 2013 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: General Discussion / DP and new breakfast Hi Guys, A long while ago I was "told" to have 8 raw almonds with my oats at breakfast. So I have done for about 15 years. So breakfast is 20g quick oats, 125mL Trim milk, 1 small apple chopped and added to milk and oats and 8 almonds. Can not remember but I must have thought the advice made sense or I would not have adopted it as a mantra. Helen

Dec 5, 2013 Phil Maskell 194 posts	Topic: General Discussion / DP and new breakfast I have tried low carb for breakfast and I seemed to get a rise by mid morning, but this was some time ago. I originally tried to Almond milk, but have added raw Almonds before meals and bed, only a few, seems to be working, not sure if this is luck or not as only tried this for a few weeks.

Dec 5, 2013 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / DP and new breakfast nice.......have you tried to have a low carb, low gi breakfast to see/ confirm the DP? obviously carb free would definitely confirm it..... do you have these almonds before you go to bed to give you the 4 and 8 in the morning.........

Dec 5, 2013 Phil Maskell 194 posts	Topic: General Discussion / DP and new breakfast Hi, This isn't so much a question as news. I have suffered from Dawn Phenomen for ages or so I thought, rising throughout the morning, not sure where I read it, but it was something similar to the fiollowing info... http://www.joybauer.com/photo-gallery/best-foods-for-type-2-diabetes/Almonds.aspx Basically Almonds slow the break down of carbs removing spikes which I think I was getting after breakfast rather than too much DP. I used to have Quaker oat so simple with semi-milk, changed this to Alpro Almond Unsweetened Milk (not the best tasting, but getting used to it) and for the last few weeks my BG has been between 4 and 8 which is unheard of for me Following this I am now adding 10 - 20 Almonds prior to any main meal to see if this can cut other mealtime spikes. Hope this info is useful to others. Phil

Dec 5, 2013 Vickyp 137 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...? I have chronic pancreatitis and now have post-prandial diabetes; a CT scan in 2011 showed my pancreas is 3/4 dead. Have been told its rare by the consultants...less than 1% of diabetics. I am possibly still producing some insulin (in mornings only!), am very insulin sensitive and they now think I have something going on with hormones that are affecting my BGs, hence the hospital investigations!

Dec 5, 2013 Louise1988 69 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...? Hi Vicky, by rare type of diabetes, what do you mean?

Dec 5, 2013 Vickyp 137 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...? Hi Helen, The trial was due to my rare form of diabetes (linked to my chronic pancreatitis), and constant hypos; he wanted to see what would happen if I had no insulin except to correct highs! I currently average 4 units a day with the pump. I am now going into hospital for further tests as am still having occasional hypos but also sugars dip in the low 4s a few hours after eating breakfast, with no insulin taken! I am on the Omnipod pump and love it, have had a couple of pod failures but feel loads better on it. Hope you get sorted x

Dec 5, 2013 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...? Hi Vicki, I am curious as to why the consultant thought that a trial without the pump was warranted. I am just sick of the damn thing and seem to be having more set failures than is acceptable. I am finding it not as reliable as I want/need. Helen

Dec 5, 2013 Vickyp 137 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...? As a trial, with guidance from my consultant, I had a pump holiday for 3 weeks..and hated it! My BGs were all over the place, I felt tired all the time and just generally crap; as soon as was back on the pump felt better...and told consultant not to do that to me again!!!

Dec 5, 2013 Vickyp 137 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime ....... one meal at a time and monitor over atleast 3 days before making changes to other mealtimes. Also agree with the 0.5 increment

Dec 3, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 26.11.13 13.0 - 22:17pm - bedtime - 4 slices of corned beef eaten after bedtime test - not quite 3am but: - 8.1 - 04:31am - 6.0 - 06:33am 3.3 - 09:43am - fasting 27.11.13 13.8 - 22:52pm - bedtime - stayed overnight in Chester last night & ate in a thai restaurant then also had carbs (a chocolate biscuit - 12.9g per biscuit) after bedtime test - didn't reduce the lantus last night but will probably do it tonight 8.4 - 07:44am - fasting 28.11.13 12.4 - 22:29pm - bedtime - reduced lantus by 2u so from 16u tom 14u - 13.5 - 04:51am - during the night 9.2 - 07:56am - fasting 29.11.13 12.6 - 22:24pm - bedtime - 12.4 - 04:20am - during the night - not exactly 3am but this is when I woke up so thought I'd best do a test 11.4 - 07:34am - fasting 30.11.13 15.9 - 22:39pm - bedtime - ate crisps during the evening but it was a very small amount 17.1 - 07:24am - fasting - all my BG levels seem to be creeping up, not just bedtime & fasting but also during the daytime - what to do? 1.12.13 13.0 - 22:39pm - bedtime - night out/ had mcDonalds for supper also eaten after bedtime test: may chicken (only 1 half of the bun eaten(38g carbs),crunchie McFlurry(52g carbs) total 90g carbs)/no QA insulin because going to bed to sleep & don't or not got the confidence to take QA before going to sleep. 14.2 - 10:26am - fasting 2.12.13 12.9 - 22:28pm - bedtime - after bedtime test I ate: corned beef 2 slices/bit of cheese/splash of salad crem/1 rich tea (5.6g cho) 14.9 - 08:39am - fasting 3.12.13 9.8 - 22:32pm - bedtime - after bedtime test I ate: corned beef 2 slices/splash of salad crem/2 rich tea biscuits(5.6g cho each = 11.2g cho) - no QA as not confident enough to take this when going to bed 3.2 - 08:28am - fasting - had 5 jelly babies - 25g cho - 6.8 - 08:44am

Dec 3, 2013 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime ....... as alturn said, one meal at a time is best practice...........and 0.5 incriments in the best for most insulin delivery pens......

Dec 3, 2013 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...? Only been on it about 11 months and so far haven't felt the need for it and would probably be put off by the need to increase the background insulin doses and insulin/carb ratios. However if its all getting too much for you then you should go back to MDI. And at the very least you can gauge how simple/not simple it will be for you in case you feel like doing it again in the future. Good luck whatever you decide.........

Dec 3, 2013 Rafa 99 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carbs n cals app Yes wifi will sort it for you. Had the same problem with app as well with updates etc.

Dec 3, 2013 Rafa 99 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Endurance Exercise and BG Warwick said: If I am over 13 at the end of exercise, then I'll definitely correct. Perhaps with a correction factor of half of what I would inject if I hadn't exercised. Hi Warwick, Yes that's what i decided to do. Had 6 cps and took qa of 6 + correction of 2 instead of 4. Three hours later i was 7.9 so was happy enough with that. Thanks for the reply.

Dec 3, 2013 Warwick 423 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Endurance Exercise and BG If I am over 13 at the end of exercise, then I'll definitely correct. Perhaps with a correction factor of half of what I would inject if I hadn't exercised.

Dec 2, 2013 alturn 78 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime ....... I would only change one ratio at a time, and then by 0.5 increments, e.g. 2.5:1 to 3.0:1 (Units:CPs).

Dec 2, 2013 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pump Holiday...? Has anyone decided to have a "pump holiday" and to go back onto multiple injections? I am feeling a bit world weary and am contemplating this for say a month. I am interested to find out what prompted you to decide a break was an advantage and whether or not you got anything out of it. Motivation is related to being able to pay less attention to the minutiae. I accept the HbA1c will go up. Any thoughts? Helen

Dec 2, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime ....... ratios can be changed at once?

Dec 2, 2013 davidcragg 17 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carbs n cals app Interview said: I'm not able to access pictures on Carbs & Cals App if I'm not connected to Internet. Before update, I could see individual pictures. any suggestions to get this? When you are connected to wifi go to the setup screen and press the "Download all images" button - hopefully that will solve your problem David

Dec 1, 2013 Rafa 99 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Endurance Exercise and BG Was 12.8 waking up this morning so went out for a 45 minute run. Just back in and 16.8. Should i correct with my food would anyone think?

Dec 1, 2013 Veronica 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Anyone had an endoscopy? Suggest you check with your Hospital Diabetes Team - they should see you when you go into hospital for any reason, and will be able to give you advice about what you need to do.

Nov 29, 2013 Interview 1 post	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carbs n cals app I'm not able to access pictures on Carbs & Cals App if I'm not connected to Internet. Before update, I could see individual pictures. any suggestions to get this?

Nov 28, 2013 DianeW 115 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor THanks a lot guys. I'm getting it in January some time. It's specifically to see what's happening during the night, dawn phenomenon and all that. I suffer from poor digestion too at present and I'm sure that it isn't helping my levels.