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Jan 23, 2013

Lynda_2 10 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pat on the back for Lilly

Thanks for the info Gary Regards Lynda

Garry said:
May have been at the time that they were in the process of bringing in the updated pen Lynda_2.
It looks the same but is supposed to be more reliable with better battery life.
They brought out the new pen last year and if you have already used the pen, replacement is available direct from Lilly - call 0800 783 6764 and they should be able to help. I think they requested my old pen serial number which can be found on the stem - wind the pen out to the full 60u dose and read the LOT number.

Regards
Garry

Jan 23, 2013

NuMo 28 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'.

Hello Faye.
My hypos have always left me as you describe. Often still feeling pretty s--t the next day. All I can say is that it does pass, though it seems little consolation. Maybe someone can shed some light - have any of the HCPs anything to offer?

Hello HelenP.
Your eye symptoms are exactly what I used to get some years back before I was diagnosed diabetic. My optician said they classic symptoms of what he called "silent migaine", i.e. one without pain. I hadn't realised I was a migraine sufferer before though I did and do get really bad headaches from time to time. Since his diagosis, I have been able to deal with them without them becoming as bad again. Your saying that a hypo can set them off seems very logical to me given the stress of a hypo. It seems unreasonable to lose your licence because of a migraine.

Jan 23, 2013

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Got any 'Odd' Hypo Symptoms?

My wife always knows at least 10 minutes before I recognise the symptoms as she tells me that I start to speak slower and more deliberately.
Vexing isn't it Smile

Regards
Garry

Jan 23, 2013

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please

Have split my Lantus for over 2 years. Personally I use near equal doses but your needs will require some time and a long term assessment.
Some people use BI doses with a small differential of 2 or 4u....depending on your insulin resistance of course.
Currently mine are split 24u breakfast and 23u dinner but that may change later this week Confused

l try to get the timings 12 hours apart as it seems the simple way to get an 'even' BI always available for your body to use. Lantus dose changes, for most of us, seem to have a long reaction time - up to 3 days to see any resultant BG change. I normally take QA and BI insulin before breakfast at 06:45 and before dinner at around 19:00.
So for me it works.
At weekends, or on holiday, when getting up later.....dinner tends to be later too.....so it still works.
Regards
Garry

Jan 23, 2013

BeccyB 50 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Got any 'Odd' Hypo Symptoms?

After reading a post in the HCP forum about a hypo symptom that medical staff didn't believe was real (the thread about hypo 'wipe outs') I wondered if anyone else has, or has heard of, anything more individual than the usual shaking etc?

Mine is that I get a really thin white line around my mouth - my mom spotted it when I was young and I thought she was being daft but then she'd say "you're going hypo" and sure enough a short while later the shakes would start. I used to hate her knowing before me when I was a stroppy teenager - like it was some kind of invasion of privacy! Embarassed

over to you...

Beccy

Jan 23, 2013

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pat on the back for Lilly

May have been at the time that they were in the process of bringing in the updated pen Lynda_2.
It looks the same but is supposed to be more reliable with better battery life.
They brought out the new pen last year and if you have already used the pen, replacement is available direct from Lilly - call 0800 783 6764 and they should be able to help. I think they requested my old pen serial number which can be found on the stem - wind the pen out to the full 60u dose and read the LOT number.

Regards
Garry

Jan 22, 2013

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please

whiskysmum said:
Hi,
I'm not a DAFNE Graduate so don't have access to it

Bless you!

If it's of any worth, I think you're doing a great job of taking all the tid bits you've gathered from the forum members! Do you feel you've learnt a lot? I'm sure you'll be teaching your class mates if or when you do your DAFNE course finally! ;)

Keep up the good work!

Jan 22, 2013

FayeM 4 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'.

novorapidboi26 said:
does it happen all the time.......?

So far this year, yes. Every hypo has been followed by 24 hours-ish of exhaustion.

Jan 22, 2013

victorri 12 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Lantus Questions

When I went from one does to split the evening does I gave half the does and then in morning gave other half and so on. So I was on 28u I took 14u for the evening does and 14u in the morning and have carried on like that. As I said in other post i have found splitting my lantus has worked for me

Jan 22, 2013

victorri 12 posts

Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please

Hi I think what has been said in other comments is that you may need to split your back ground. I no they say lantus shouldn't be split but I'm on lantus and as it seems with you my readings close to my next evening injection were higher. I now split my lantus 14u in morning and 14u in the evening. I do 9 and 9 only cause I don't want to have to get up any earlier on my days off lol. You could do 13u and 13u and go from there you may find you can lower this after time cause its not running out

Jan 22, 2013

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: General Discussion / travel to USA

Run two watches (local time/home time) How long will you be away? If it is only a short while the two watches works but if you have to slowly wean yourself back to a different schedule then you have to make more adjustments. I am assuming your levemir doses are similar. When ever I travel it takes me about 2 weeks to get things back to where they were before I left. Different foods. different sleep patterns, more activity, more stress etc. Keep it in perspective and try your best.

Helen

Jan 22, 2013

phileaton 1 post

Topic: General Discussion / travel to USA

Hi, I am travelling to florida and am trying to find information on adjusting insulin levels when travelling across time zones. I am on Levemir twice daily (7am and 7pm) and then Novorapid before each meal. Just looking for advise on how to manage doses when crossing time zones.
Cheers

Jan 22, 2013

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'.

Hi,
I went to an endocrinologist a while back who slammed me for not knowing my hypo symptoms. I get a tessellation pattern in the R upper quadrant of my R eye which if left unattended eventually goes to two large white light donuts, This is a totally reliable hypo symptom for me! Clocks in at about 3.3-3.8! She rubbished the idea and even suggested to my GP that my license be taken away. When I saw my opthamologist I queried him. He said they are classic migraines (without the associated pain). His information is that the low BG triggers migraine symptoms. It certainly fits with my info as migraines are common in my family. Just a thought.

Helen

Jan 22, 2013

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'.

I only recently started getting head aches after I have treated my hypos...........

does it happen all the time.......?

Jan 22, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Lantus Questions

I know it's always best to ask for advice from the DSN but just thought I would ask the questions on here while I wait for her phone call.

1. Time Changing
is this best done by just an hour each night/day(depending on when you take lantus)?

2. Nighttime to Morning/Morning to Nightime (I currently take my Lantus at 10pm ish)
with this being such a big jump how would you go about this? Would you forget your nighttime BI then just take it the next morning but obviously monitor blood sugars?

3. Splitting the dosage
how would you go about this?

I know it's my body at the end of the day but even though in the past I may have forgotten a BI injection here and there which I know resulted in a BS of about 30 ish the next morning it's still a scary thing to make a complete change.

Jan 22, 2013

Claire Hough 12 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Iphone app help

Hi, can anyone help? Finding the blood glucose diary on the phone app very useful, but can't seem to log in to store my results to the website, it keeps telling me my username and password are incorrect - however they work on here?

Thanks
Claire

Jan 22, 2013

Lynda_2 10 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pat on the back for Lilly

Are they still making these pens I would like one. I had one two years ago when it went wrong I was told they were not replacing them.

Jan 21, 2013

FayeM 4 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'.

Since the start of this year I have noticed my hypos have a new 'after-effect'.
For about 24 hours I feel absolutely exhausted. I have little desire to move about and find myself sleeping alot if i'm not at work.
I have checked my blood when I feel like this and i'm within my range.
I've been told hypos can leave you feeling 'wiped out' but it seems odd to suddenly have this new side-effect.

Jan 21, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please

Access the latest version of the DAFNE Course Handbook online, once you are verified as a DAFNE Graduate

Hi,

I'm not a DAFNE Graduate so don't have access to it Crying or Very sad

Jan 21, 2013

richard_g 14 posts

Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please

Hi,

When your logged in its either under Dafne Tools menu or there's a box on right hand side of th eweb page which has a direct link to Dafne Course Handbook

Jan 21, 2013

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Insulin pump

Derek Brown said:
@novorapidboi26,

Hope all goes well starting the pump on insulin today

thanks Derek...................

so far so good, had a few on target bg readings........just about to test again...........

ended up on 1u an hour for my basal......

Jan 21, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please

Hi richard_g,

Thank you for your comment.

On Wed 16/01 at 07:44 then 08:01 and also Thu 17/01 at 08:51 then 09:11 the tests were close together because they were 15 minute hypo checks. I had 4 jelly babies for quick acting carbs at the earlier readings then 2 plain shortcake biscuits for slower acting carbs at the second readings.

Where can I find the Dafne manual?

Gill Smile

Jan 21, 2013

NuMo 28 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pumping at last......

Good luck novorapidboi26! I look forward to seeing how you get on with your new pump.

Jan 21, 2013

catherinesouth 4 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Greggs baguette sandwiches

Many thanks to everyone for your replies.

Very grateful

Jan 21, 2013

NuMo 28 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Greggs baguette sandwiches

Welcome to Dafne Catherine.

Yes baguettes are a problem. It's surprising isn't it, when they are so popular, that they are not included in the listings.

Jan 23, 2013 Lynda_2 10 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pat on the back for Lilly Thanks for the info Gary Regards Lynda Garry said: May have been at the time that they were in the process of bringing in the updated pen Lynda_2. It looks the same but is supposed to be more reliable with better battery life. They brought out the new pen last year and if you have already used the pen, replacement is available direct from Lilly - call 0800 783 6764 and they should be able to help. I think they requested my old pen serial number which can be found on the stem - wind the pen out to the full 60u dose and read the LOT number. Regards Garry

Jan 23, 2013 NuMo 28 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'. Hello Faye. My hypos have always left me as you describe. Often still feeling pretty s--t the next day. All I can say is that it does pass, though it seems little consolation. Maybe someone can shed some light - have any of the HCPs anything to offer? Hello HelenP. Your eye symptoms are exactly what I used to get some years back before I was diagnosed diabetic. My optician said they classic symptoms of what he called "silent migaine", i.e. one without pain. I hadn't realised I was a migraine sufferer before though I did and do get really bad headaches from time to time. Since his diagosis, I have been able to deal with them without them becoming as bad again. Your saying that a hypo can set them off seems very logical to me given the stress of a hypo. It seems unreasonable to lose your licence because of a migraine.

Jan 23, 2013 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Got any 'Odd' Hypo Symptoms? My wife always knows at least 10 minutes before I recognise the symptoms as she tells me that I start to speak slower and more deliberately. Vexing isn't it Regards Garry

Jan 23, 2013 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please Have split my Lantus for over 2 years. Personally I use near equal doses but your needs will require some time and a long term assessment. Some people use BI doses with a small differential of 2 or 4u....depending on your insulin resistance of course. Currently mine are split 24u breakfast and 23u dinner but that may change later this week l try to get the timings 12 hours apart as it seems the simple way to get an 'even' BI always available for your body to use. Lantus dose changes, for most of us, seem to have a long reaction time - up to 3 days to see any resultant BG change. I normally take QA and BI insulin before breakfast at 06:45 and before dinner at around 19:00. So for me it works. At weekends, or on holiday, when getting up later.....dinner tends to be later too.....so it still works. Regards Garry

Jan 23, 2013 BeccyB 50 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Got any 'Odd' Hypo Symptoms? After reading a post in the HCP forum about a hypo symptom that medical staff didn't believe was real (the thread about hypo 'wipe outs') I wondered if anyone else has, or has heard of, anything more individual than the usual shaking etc? Mine is that I get a really thin white line around my mouth - my mom spotted it when I was young and I thought she was being daft but then she'd say "you're going hypo" and sure enough a short while later the shakes would start. I used to hate her knowing before me when I was a stroppy teenager - like it was some kind of invasion of privacy! over to you... Beccy

Jan 23, 2013 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pat on the back for Lilly May have been at the time that they were in the process of bringing in the updated pen Lynda_2. It looks the same but is supposed to be more reliable with better battery life. They brought out the new pen last year and if you have already used the pen, replacement is available direct from Lilly - call 0800 783 6764 and they should be able to help. I think they requested my old pen serial number which can be found on the stem - wind the pen out to the full 60u dose and read the LOT number. Regards Garry

Jan 22, 2013 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please whiskysmum said: Hi, I'm not a DAFNE Graduate so don't have access to it Bless you! If it's of any worth, I think you're doing a great job of taking all the tid bits you've gathered from the forum members! Do you feel you've learnt a lot? I'm sure you'll be teaching your class mates if or when you do your DAFNE course finally! ;) Keep up the good work!

Jan 22, 2013 FayeM 4 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'. novorapidboi26 said: does it happen all the time.......? So far this year, yes. Every hypo has been followed by 24 hours-ish of exhaustion.

Jan 22, 2013 victorri 12 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Lantus Questions When I went from one does to split the evening does I gave half the does and then in morning gave other half and so on. So I was on 28u I took 14u for the evening does and 14u in the morning and have carried on like that. As I said in other post i have found splitting my lantus has worked for me

Jan 22, 2013 victorri 12 posts	Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please Hi I think what has been said in other comments is that you may need to split your back ground. I no they say lantus shouldn't be split but I'm on lantus and as it seems with you my readings close to my next evening injection were higher. I now split my lantus 14u in morning and 14u in the evening. I do 9 and 9 only cause I don't want to have to get up any earlier on my days off lol. You could do 13u and 13u and go from there you may find you can lower this after time cause its not running out

Jan 22, 2013 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: General Discussion / travel to USA Run two watches (local time/home time) How long will you be away? If it is only a short while the two watches works but if you have to slowly wean yourself back to a different schedule then you have to make more adjustments. I am assuming your levemir doses are similar. When ever I travel it takes me about 2 weeks to get things back to where they were before I left. Different foods. different sleep patterns, more activity, more stress etc. Keep it in perspective and try your best. Helen

Jan 22, 2013 phileaton 1 post	Topic: General Discussion / travel to USA Hi, I am travelling to florida and am trying to find information on adjusting insulin levels when travelling across time zones. I am on Levemir twice daily (7am and 7pm) and then Novorapid before each meal. Just looking for advise on how to manage doses when crossing time zones. Cheers

Jan 22, 2013 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'. Hi, I went to an endocrinologist a while back who slammed me for not knowing my hypo symptoms. I get a tessellation pattern in the R upper quadrant of my R eye which if left unattended eventually goes to two large white light donuts, This is a totally reliable hypo symptom for me! Clocks in at about 3.3-3.8! She rubbished the idea and even suggested to my GP that my license be taken away. When I saw my opthamologist I queried him. He said they are classic migraines (without the associated pain). His information is that the low BG triggers migraine symptoms. It certainly fits with my info as migraines are common in my family. Just a thought. Helen

Jan 22, 2013 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'. I only recently started getting head aches after I have treated my hypos........... does it happen all the time.......?

Jan 22, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Lantus Questions I know it's always best to ask for advice from the DSN but just thought I would ask the questions on here while I wait for her phone call. 1. Time Changing is this best done by just an hour each night/day(depending on when you take lantus)? 2. Nighttime to Morning/Morning to Nightime (I currently take my Lantus at 10pm ish) with this being such a big jump how would you go about this? Would you forget your nighttime BI then just take it the next morning but obviously monitor blood sugars? 3. Splitting the dosage how would you go about this? I know it's my body at the end of the day but even though in the past I may have forgotten a BI injection here and there which I know resulted in a BS of about 30 ish the next morning it's still a scary thing to make a complete change.

Jan 22, 2013 Claire Hough 12 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Iphone app help Hi, can anyone help? Finding the blood glucose diary on the phone app very useful, but can't seem to log in to store my results to the website, it keeps telling me my username and password are incorrect - however they work on here? Thanks Claire

Jan 22, 2013 Lynda_2 10 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pat on the back for Lilly Are they still making these pens I would like one. I had one two years ago when it went wrong I was told they were not replacing them.

Jan 21, 2013 FayeM 4 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos leaving me 'wiped out'. Since the start of this year I have noticed my hypos have a new 'after-effect'. For about 24 hours I feel absolutely exhausted. I have little desire to move about and find myself sleeping alot if i'm not at work. I have checked my blood when I feel like this and i'm within my range. I've been told hypos can leave you feeling 'wiped out' but it seems odd to suddenly have this new side-effect.

Jan 21, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please Access the latest version of the DAFNE Course Handbook online, once you are verified as a DAFNE Graduate Hi, I'm not a DAFNE Graduate so don't have access to it

Jan 21, 2013 richard_g 14 posts	Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please Hi, When your logged in its either under Dafne Tools menu or there's a box on right hand side of th eweb page which has a direct link to Dafne Course Handbook

Jan 21, 2013 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Insulin pump Derek Brown said: @novorapidboi26, Hope all goes well starting the pump on insulin today thanks Derek................... so far so good, had a few on target bg readings........just about to test again........... ended up on 1u an hour for my basal......

Jan 21, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / B G Diary Comments please Hi richard_g, Thank you for your comment. On Wed 16/01 at 07:44 then 08:01 and also Thu 17/01 at 08:51 then 09:11 the tests were close together because they were 15 minute hypo checks. I had 4 jelly babies for quick acting carbs at the earlier readings then 2 plain shortcake biscuits for slower acting carbs at the second readings. Where can I find the Dafne manual? Gill

Jan 21, 2013 NuMo 28 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pumping at last...... Good luck novorapidboi26! I look forward to seeing how you get on with your new pump.

Jan 21, 2013 catherinesouth 4 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Greggs baguette sandwiches Many thanks to everyone for your replies. Very grateful

Jan 21, 2013 NuMo 28 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Greggs baguette sandwiches Welcome to Dafne Catherine. Yes baguettes are a problem. It's surprising isn't it, when they are so popular, that they are not included in the listings.