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Nov 8, 2012

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Chinese Takeaway - at home

Hi,

Being a big, strong boy I would have no problems eating it all and so would inject for the whole amount........

As its a takeaway it would always be a guess at the carbs, all be it educated.......if I couldn't manage it all I would top up later on with some CPs....

Nov 7, 2012

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges

i have had no trouble with pens but on two occasions over many years i did have a vial that had a very fine crack along the side. When the insulin was under pressure, just prior to injecting and during injecting, some insulin would leak out. Not enough to see but enough to smell. I also had no trouble getting replacement pens. It only happened twice over many vials but it did happen!
Helen

Nov 7, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Chinese Takeaway - at home

My usual:
Mini spring rolls (if delivered & usually have 2 x of these)
Chicken or prawn fried rice
&
curry sauce
or
chicken in black bean sauce
&
fried rice

My routine
1. Test
2. then eyeball the carbs, inject & eat.

Problem is that I usually eat the spring rolls then I like to have 1/2 of the main portion then just pick at the other half as I am starting to get full by now. Problem is I never really know whether to inject for all of the carbs eaten in the first half then what to do if I pick at the other half.

Just wondering what you would do regarding injecting.

Thank you in advance for any replies Smile

Nov 7, 2012

Alan 49 284 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges

If I had doubts about either of my pens, I would contact the manufacturer (preferably by phone) and explain the situation. It's more than likely that they would send you an immediate replacement pen and also ask you to return the old pen so that they can check it. Lilly did this for me when I had a problem with mine.

Nov 7, 2012

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Logging hb1ac

I have always entered mine as free text within the Comments field of the online diary Richard.
Regards
Garry

Nov 7, 2012

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing

I always used to over-correct following hypo.
But if you can develop the discipline to strictly control you correctional glucose intake, your BGs will come out high....for reasons explained before...but not really high.
Try some carb free testing to satisfy yourself that the BI dosage is right.
Once that is clear you should have things under better control.
Please remember that depending on which BI you use....BI dose alteration can take time to show results. For me Lantus BI changes take three days to have an effect.
Stick with it!
Regards
Garry

Nov 7, 2012

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges

With both pens you are able to sight the plunger moving the glass phial through the viewing port. So you are able to see that you are getting a dose. Humalog insulin phials have a rough scale on the side of them. Line the scale up with the window so you can check.
If you have doubts about the pen delivering the correct dose just tot up all doses delivered over the life of one phial...and it should add up to 300 u....near enough.
Regards
Garry

Nov 7, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3)

Results continued

Nov 7, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3)

Results continued. Any comments are welcomed!

Nov 6, 2012

Simon 578 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Logging hb1ac

Hi Richard,

Not at the moment but ill put it on the to do list.

Thanks,

Simon

Nov 6, 2012

richard.arkle 16 posts

Topic: Site Development / Injection site list

Site description is very personal and so it should be, I will save you the sordid details of my own body shape and how difficult different parts are to reach.

Different folks are different shapes and have fat in different areas. For example I cannot imagine or reaching to inject into my arm or calf.

So for me and maybe others the places we inject are very specific and quite personal. Without a detailed anatomy not everyone will be satisfied with a restricted list of body areas.

As an alternative can I suggest a simple numeric system. You choose how to number your injecion sites from 1 to say 9 and those are the choices on the DAFNE App.

Personally I would go for:

1 - Left thigh
2 - Right thigh
3 - Left buttock
4 - Right buttock
5 - Left back
6 - Right back
7 - Left stomach
8 - Right stomach

Not everyone is going to agree on this so why not a simple 1 - 9 pick list

Alternatively just have a free text entry like the comments field and people can input their own patricular code for the sites, eg LT, RT, LB, RB etc

What do you think?

Cheers Richard

Nov 6, 2012

richard.arkle 16 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Logging hb1ac

Am I missing something, I thought that there was a place to log my latest hb1ac but I cant find where it is?

Cheers Richard Question

Nov 6, 2012

mac57 2 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Pasta!

hi phil ive just read your msg about pasta and ive had problems for years with pasta and blood sugars.I tend to have low bs and ive tried all kinds of things but it got so bad that i tend to avoid pasta now even though i like it,its just not worth the trouble.I think it needs further investigation ,also have trouble with rice sometimes.

Nov 5, 2012

Mark26 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing

Could be a problem with your Background Insulin, especially if you inject it at night-time. I think we all worry about night time hypos, we wouldn't be human if we didn't! :-) In my experience, once you've got your BI correct, everything else fits nicely into place and within a bit my morning readings are normally 5 - 10.

Nov 5, 2012

NuMo 28 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing

I know what you mean - I HATE night time hypos. They are very scary and leave you shattered the next day. Have you talked to your Dafne rep about your night time BI?

Nov 5, 2012

mtspider 4 posts

Topic: General Discussion / unstable b/g's

Has anybody on DAFNE, with BOVINE NEUTRAL and LENTE insulin and using DAFNE. Any remarks , as I cannot get any stable B/G's other than first thing in morning. I have high readings during he day with on average 5-6 doses of Neutral and one a.m. dose of Lente.

Any comments

Slightly dis illusioned Sad

Malcolm

Nov 4, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges

For QA / Bolus - I use the Humapen Luxura which goes up in 1 units - this is the one
https://www.mylillypen.com/luxura.aspx

For BI / Basal - I use the Autopen 24, the blue one which goes up in 2 units - it's the 2nd one down
http://www.owenmumford.com/en/range/6/autopen.html

Please can anyone tell me
1. what would happen with either of these pens if the device wasn't delivering correctly
and
2. how often do you think you should start using a new one

Thanks in advance for any replies Smile

Nov 2, 2012

DianeW 115 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing

Ah i understand now! Thanks for that. I have a problem with night time hypos in that i wake up in a panic and over treat in fear of not being high enough when i go back to sleep..must try not to i suppose so that i dont have to stay high until lunch

Nov 2, 2012

NuMo 28 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing

As I understand it, when you have a hypo the glucose reserves in your liver are used up. If you then have a further hypo your liver has no reserves to call upon. It needs the extra glucose to recharge its stores.

Nov 2, 2012

Mark26 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing

Hi. I think the main concern is a 'double dip' hypo, possibly caused by using very fast acting carbs. As you went low at 3am a further hypo may have occurred while you were asleep and less likely to feel the consequences. Finally, many people experience a BG above expected before breakfast as our bodies naturally release extra BG to assist with getting ourselves ready for the day. Best advice, monitor as normal and talk through your results with Diabetic nurse/doc if you think there is a problem. Mark

Nov 1, 2012

DianeW 115 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing

Can anyone explain again why we are not supposed to correct a high post hypo BG at the next mealtime? I had a hypo at 3am, at 8am I was 17 and it just doesn't feel right not to correct that. So I did, and at lunchtime I was 7.0.

Nov 1, 2012

mac57 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Post Readings

I was one of the first to try the dafne system and it has been great for me and gives me a lot more freedom and choice but you do have to put a bit more effort into regular blood testing etc.I have been diabetic since i was 13 years old,and so far i havent had any of the bad things that i know can happen. Very Happy

mac57

Nov 1, 2012

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Post Readings

They are high between meals as your food is digesting and releasing glucose into the blood stream, this will always happen, the trick is trying to keep the 'spike' as its called as low as you can.

This is done by trying to match up the theoretical digestion activity curve with the theoretical insulin activity curve. I don't know if theoretical is the right word but you know what I mean....

If you find your getting up to 13+ mmol/l 1.5-2 hours post meal then you should think about increasing the time between your injection and actually eating the meal. I use novo rapid as my QA and that takes 5-10 minutes to start working' however I need t least 15 minutes for it to be on par with my 'average' digestion date. Obviously everyone is different and every meal is different to, so its trail and error for each individual, as it is with all thing diabetes......;)

So to conclude its don to the timing of your per meal injection.........you should see the spikes drop

Nov 8, 2012 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Chinese Takeaway - at home Hi, Being a big, strong boy I would have no problems eating it all and so would inject for the whole amount........ As its a takeaway it would always be a guess at the carbs, all be it educated.......if I couldn't manage it all I would top up later on with some CPs....

Nov 7, 2012 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges i have had no trouble with pens but on two occasions over many years i did have a vial that had a very fine crack along the side. When the insulin was under pressure, just prior to injecting and during injecting, some insulin would leak out. Not enough to see but enough to smell. I also had no trouble getting replacement pens. It only happened twice over many vials but it did happen! Helen

Nov 7, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Chinese Takeaway - at home My usual: Mini spring rolls (if delivered & usually have 2 x of these) Chicken or prawn fried rice & curry sauce or chicken in black bean sauce & fried rice My routine 1. Test 2. then eyeball the carbs, inject & eat. Problem is that I usually eat the spring rolls then I like to have 1/2 of the main portion then just pick at the other half as I am starting to get full by now. Problem is I never really know whether to inject for all of the carbs eaten in the first half then what to do if I pick at the other half. Just wondering what you would do regarding injecting. Thank you in advance for any replies

Nov 7, 2012 Alan 49 284 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges If I had doubts about either of my pens, I would contact the manufacturer (preferably by phone) and explain the situation. It's more than likely that they would send you an immediate replacement pen and also ask you to return the old pen so that they can check it. Lilly did this for me when I had a problem with mine.

Nov 7, 2012 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Logging hb1ac I have always entered mine as free text within the Comments field of the online diary Richard. Regards Garry

Nov 7, 2012 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing I always used to over-correct following hypo. But if you can develop the discipline to strictly control you correctional glucose intake, your BGs will come out high....for reasons explained before...but not really high. Try some carb free testing to satisfy yourself that the BI dosage is right. Once that is clear you should have things under better control. Please remember that depending on which BI you use....BI dose alteration can take time to show results. For me Lantus BI changes take three days to have an effect. Stick with it! Regards Garry

Nov 7, 2012 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges With both pens you are able to sight the plunger moving the glass phial through the viewing port. So you are able to see that you are getting a dose. Humalog insulin phials have a rough scale on the side of them. Line the scale up with the window so you can check. If you have doubts about the pen delivering the correct dose just tot up all doses delivered over the life of one phial...and it should add up to 300 u....near enough. Regards Garry

Nov 7, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3) Results continued

Nov 7, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3) Results continued. Any comments are welcomed!

Nov 6, 2012 Simon 578 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Logging hb1ac Hi Richard, Not at the moment but ill put it on the to do list. Thanks, Simon

Nov 6, 2012 richard.arkle 16 posts	Topic: Site Development / Injection site list Site description is very personal and so it should be, I will save you the sordid details of my own body shape and how difficult different parts are to reach. Different folks are different shapes and have fat in different areas. For example I cannot imagine or reaching to inject into my arm or calf. So for me and maybe others the places we inject are very specific and quite personal. Without a detailed anatomy not everyone will be satisfied with a restricted list of body areas. As an alternative can I suggest a simple numeric system. You choose how to number your injecion sites from 1 to say 9 and those are the choices on the DAFNE App. Personally I would go for: 1 - Left thigh 2 - Right thigh 3 - Left buttock 4 - Right buttock 5 - Left back 6 - Right back 7 - Left stomach 8 - Right stomach Not everyone is going to agree on this so why not a simple 1 - 9 pick list Alternatively just have a free text entry like the comments field and people can input their own patricular code for the sites, eg LT, RT, LB, RB etc What do you think? Cheers Richard

Nov 6, 2012 richard.arkle 16 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Logging hb1ac Am I missing something, I thought that there was a place to log my latest hb1ac but I cant find where it is? Cheers Richard

Nov 6, 2012 mac57 2 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Pasta! hi phil ive just read your msg about pasta and ive had problems for years with pasta and blood sugars.I tend to have low bs and ive tried all kinds of things but it got so bad that i tend to avoid pasta now even though i like it,its just not worth the trouble.I think it needs further investigation ,also have trouble with rice sometimes.

Nov 5, 2012 Mark26 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing Could be a problem with your Background Insulin, especially if you inject it at night-time. I think we all worry about night time hypos, we wouldn't be human if we didn't! :-) In my experience, once you've got your BI correct, everything else fits nicely into place and within a bit my morning readings are normally 5 - 10.

Nov 5, 2012 NuMo 28 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing I know what you mean - I HATE night time hypos. They are very scary and leave you shattered the next day. Have you talked to your Dafne rep about your night time BI?

Nov 5, 2012 mtspider 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / unstable b/g's Has anybody on DAFNE, with BOVINE NEUTRAL and LENTE insulin and using DAFNE. Any remarks , as I cannot get any stable B/G's other than first thing in morning. I have high readings during he day with on average 5-6 doses of Neutral and one a.m. dose of Lente. Any comments Slightly dis illusioned Malcolm

Nov 4, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges For QA / Bolus - I use the Humapen Luxura which goes up in 1 units - this is the one https://www.mylillypen.com/luxura.aspx For BI / Basal - I use the Autopen 24, the blue one which goes up in 2 units - it's the 2nd one down http://www.owenmumford.com/en/range/6/autopen.html Please can anyone tell me 1. what would happen with either of these pens if the device wasn't delivering correctly and 2. how often do you think you should start using a new one Thanks in advance for any replies

Nov 2, 2012 DianeW 115 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing Ah i understand now! Thanks for that. I have a problem with night time hypos in that i wake up in a panic and over treat in fear of not being high enough when i go back to sleep..must try not to i suppose so that i dont have to stay high until lunch

Nov 2, 2012 NuMo 28 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing As I understand it, when you have a hypo the glucose reserves in your liver are used up. If you then have a further hypo your liver has no reserves to call upon. It needs the extra glucose to recharge its stores.

Nov 2, 2012 Mark26 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing Hi. I think the main concern is a 'double dip' hypo, possibly caused by using very fast acting carbs. As you went low at 3am a further hypo may have occurred while you were asleep and less likely to feel the consequences. Finally, many people experience a BG above expected before breakfast as our bodies naturally release extra BG to assist with getting ourselves ready for the day. Best advice, monitor as normal and talk through your results with Diabetic nurse/doc if you think there is a problem. Mark

Nov 1, 2012 DianeW 115 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Hypos and testing Can anyone explain again why we are not supposed to correct a high post hypo BG at the next mealtime? I had a hypo at 3am, at 8am I was 17 and it just doesn't feel right not to correct that. So I did, and at lunchtime I was 7.0.

Nov 1, 2012 mac57 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Post Readings I was one of the first to try the dafne system and it has been great for me and gives me a lot more freedom and choice but you do have to put a bit more effort into regular blood testing etc.I have been diabetic since i was 13 years old,and so far i havent had any of the bad things that i know can happen. mac57

Nov 1, 2012 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Post Readings They are high between meals as your food is digesting and releasing glucose into the blood stream, this will always happen, the trick is trying to keep the 'spike' as its called as low as you can. This is done by trying to match up the theoretical digestion activity curve with the theoretical insulin activity curve. I don't know if theoretical is the right word but you know what I mean.... If you find your getting up to 13+ mmol/l 1.5-2 hours post meal then you should think about increasing the time between your injection and actually eating the meal. I use novo rapid as my QA and that takes 5-10 minutes to start working' however I need t least 15 minutes for it to be on par with my 'average' digestion date. Obviously everyone is different and every meal is different to, so its trail and error for each individual, as it is with all thing diabetes......;) So to conclude its don to the timing of your per meal injection.........you should see the spikes drop