Recent Posts - DAFNE Online

Aug 8, 2012

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Medical Bracelet

That is a very good point - I've never had a seriously bad hypo or gone DKA either, yet I have one... if I didn't, I'd probably still pick up a medic alert thing or something.

My current SOS necklace was given to me as a present by my parents. They also got me my original one when I much younger but I think that was one that went funny because it was only plated and not solid silver like the one I own now. I got a sports bracelet between those necklaces... very easily fell apart though for me. Sad

It's good that we all use something. I think I do have a card in my wallet that I tend to completely forget about! Smile

Aug 8, 2012

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Application Differences

I see! Okay, that's fair enough. Thanks for letting me know. Smile

I shall look forward to the eventual update!

Aug 8, 2012

Simon 578 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / To all iPhone 3G users

This is a heads up for all people who are using an iPhone 3G and the DAFNE Online app. When the next release of iOS comes out (version 6 in autumn) Apple will be removing the ability to build the app for the iPhone 3G. This is because the 3 has a different processor type to the 3GS, 4 and 4S. If you want a more technical explanation then this blog post explains all.

So what does this mean for our app users? You will still be able to download updates (and fresh copies) of the app up until the first update of the app after iOS 6 comes out. After that happens any updates I add won't be able to create an iPhone 3G version, and you will have to stay with the version in the app store when iOS 6 came out.

Even though you won't be able to get updates for the app, you will still be able to use it on your iPhone 3G

Just a heads up, in case you were already thinking of upgrading Smile

Aug 8, 2012

Mike87 10 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carb group replacement

Hi. Used to b a massive carb person, loads of potatos, bread and pasta more often than,not with most meals. Iv drastically cut these right down which has improved my b. Sugars but now looking for foods to replace these with not completly but alot of the time!! Can anyone suggest replacements for bread, potato and pasta? Iv been reading loads and theres alot of funny looking foods out there but as were all in the same boat, what would the fellow community of carb counters use??

Many thanks

Aug 8, 2012

John H 20 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Medical Bracelet

I hope that any diabetic would have the sense to wear some form of medical information. Its all very well saying my control is great, and never had a bad hypo, this means you've been very fortunate ! There are definitive reasons for these tags/talisman id's It will help if you get caught out for any reason. If anybody was to find you barely concious and had no medical stuff concerning your diabetes, maybe thats the last thing that gets checked for. I would advise that you reconsider this, the risks far outweigh the small investment for a tag set.

Aug 8, 2012

Adrienne 14 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long?

Sometimes I have tested in anticipation of eating a meal, but then the meal has been delayed for some reason. Normally I would not re-test if I eat within about 2 hrs, and there aren't other factors involved like exercise. I'm not sure what DAFNE officially says about this. I think it's a toss up between unnecessary testing (using more test strips, more finger pricks) and whether you are injecting based on an accurate BG reading. I agree with JWo - if you think your BI is correct/stable the timing won't matter so much.

Aug 7, 2012

Simon 578 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Application Differences

Hi JWo. The android app is developed by Keith, and I look after the iPhone app. In the iPhone you can add your own carbs and also auto-calc corrections, and this isn't in the android version yet as Keith usually takes guidance from what I'm putting into the iPhone app.

Also, we do this in or spare time so we can't always devote as much attention to the apps and site as we'd like! Rest assured an updated android version will be out soon Smile

Aug 7, 2012

Simon 578 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iphone app crashing

The problem with iOS 4 has been corrected and I've submitted an update to the app store which should be approved this week. Apologies to all iPhone 3G users and thanks for your patience.

Aug 7, 2012

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected?

I use the insulinX, so dose calculations etc...........

I wouldn't like it if they took this from me, in fact I could probably put up a good argument............

it just shows you how much the 'postcode lottery' exists......

Aug 7, 2012

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Medical Bracelet

I can happily say I have had no really scary hypos, I think that's because once I started getting good control, which was post DAFNE, I always carry hypo resolve with me, so I am not fearful of them, as I know I can treat it.........

because of this, I have never had any medical jewelry......

has anyone used them, that they have personally known of, or been told of...........?

Aug 7, 2012

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long?

Through testing ad recording I have found that I need at least 20 minutes to keep my mid meal speak down in single figures.........., this can go up to more if I am having meals that have items that might take a little longer to digest......

I now realize that you are asking how long between finger prick and injection, for me it would be immediately after...........

do you find yourself waiting a while? and if so, why?

Aug 7, 2012

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests

For me, doing DAFNE helped me understand the blood sugar readings, and so I found myself wanting to know what my blood sugar was, and if the dose, that I had previously calculated had done the job......being an engineer helped this come easy to me.........

if you haven't got that kind of motivation then you need to force a routine..............do you feel you have a routine for the three main meals? do you have the opportunity to sit down and test at work etc....

I cant really think of anything more than that unfortunately.................alarms is worth a go, but I don't think y have a problem remembering to test, its probably just your don't want to do it.....

Aug 7, 2012

xam00 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests

Will give that a try! thanks! Smile

Aug 7, 2012

Jenny 27 posts

Topic: General Discussion / nightshift

I did nights initially as a radiographer. I was on two injections a day then, long before dafne. It messed my blood sugars up really badly. I saw a notice up from Occupational Health saying that you didn't have to do nights if you had diabetes (and some other conditions). So I went to see them and stopped doing nights. My department were really understanding.

The way it affected me was really high blood sugars over night (probably due to too much snacking but not all the time). But my blood sugars dropped dramatically while I was trying to sleep in the day. I am not sure how it would be different on dafne but I imagine it would affect your bi needs.

Aug 7, 2012

Jenny 27 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips

There was a leaflet in my aviva test strips that told you that you no longer needed to change the code chip.

Aug 7, 2012

Jenny 27 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Medical Bracelet

I had an SOS talisman for years until it started irritating me. Then I stopped wearing one. But once I had kids I thought perhaps I should wear something again. I have never actually needed them yet. I now have a medic alert bracelet. It has the basic information on the back of the disc and they medic alert give out more information when they are phoned. Eg. Up to three friends/ relatives contact details.

My only concern with my SOS talisman was that I had a friend who was an ambulance technician and i knew a doctor in a&e who had never heard of it and so were unlikely to know how to open it. I am not sure what the best option is. But think something obvious or a card in your wallet might be good. I still bought the medic alert bracelet despite these concerns.

Aug 7, 2012

Gavin Tully 2 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iphone app crashing

iOS 4.2.1 is the latest ios for the iphone 3g. Does this mean the app is no longer compatible with the iphone 3g?

Is there any way of releasing the previous version again so I can still use this great app?

Aug 7, 2012

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected?

One handed? Cool! Very Happy

I hope they don't change it for you.
I'm a bit disappointed with the change, but I do understand why they've done it... Sad

this machine doesn't have the same facilities as my One Touch Ultra.

Aug 7, 2012

Phil Maskell 194 posts

Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected?

Hi,

Not heard or seen it before, I hope they don't force me to change, I like the AccuChek Mobile as there are no strips, just a single cassette with a long test strip inside that winds on, means you don't have to faff with strips...

I cam now setup and check my blood one handed while on the computer at work Very Happy

Phil

Aug 7, 2012

Phil Maskell 194 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long?

Hi,

I tend to blood test as I am about to eat, as it arrives in a restaurant or as we sit down at home, then like I said I will inject straight away if I know the carbs and am not likely to alter the amounts or at the end of the meal if I am likely to binge Very Happy

Phil

NOTE: I may inject my correction at the beginning if I am running very high even if I don't know the carbs yet, gets the lowering action going even before the carbs kick in.

Aug 7, 2012

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected?

Okay it's official now. I've been shoved on to using the iCare machine - my test strips have been changed, lol.

Has anyone else been forced to use this machine as well? Smile

Aug 7, 2012

DianeW 115 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests

Yes I agree, set an alarm on your phone, it works particularly well if you don't have regular mealtimes i.e. out and about or busy at work.

Aug 7, 2012

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long?

You're best to inject according to the timing of your food... perhaps if you do your blood test shortly before, then within the next 10-15 minutes should be fine. I aim to do that so I can keep better tabs on when my insulin runs out so I can see what my BGs are. My DAFNE nurse also advised me that it's okay to keep any other jabs within 30 minutes, but she might have only said that to me because I was being too specific on my BG diary. XD

Edit: Just thought, if you're confident that your BI is correct, then the blood testing timing won't matter as much if there is only BI working at the time of the test. Your BI should keep you fairly stable. Does that make sense? Hope so. ^__^;;

Aug 7, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long?

Hi Phil,

Many thanks for your reply but what i was asking really is how long after you've tested would you leave it to inject ie the amount of time between testing then injecting. Not how long before a meal would you inject Sad

Gill

Aug 8, 2012 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Medical Bracelet That is a very good point - I've never had a seriously bad hypo or gone DKA either, yet I have one... if I didn't, I'd probably still pick up a medic alert thing or something. My current SOS necklace was given to me as a present by my parents. They also got me my original one when I much younger but I think that was one that went funny because it was only plated and not solid silver like the one I own now. I got a sports bracelet between those necklaces... very easily fell apart though for me. It's good that we all use something. I think I do have a card in my wallet that I tend to completely forget about!

Aug 8, 2012 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Application Differences I see! Okay, that's fair enough. Thanks for letting me know. I shall look forward to the eventual update!

Aug 8, 2012 Simon 578 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / To all iPhone 3G users This is a heads up for all people who are using an iPhone 3G and the DAFNE Online app. When the next release of iOS comes out (version 6 in autumn) Apple will be removing the ability to build the app for the iPhone 3G. This is because the 3 has a different processor type to the 3GS, 4 and 4S. If you want a more technical explanation then this blog post explains all. So what does this mean for our app users? You will still be able to download updates (and fresh copies) of the app up until the first update of the app after iOS 6 comes out. After that happens any updates I add won't be able to create an iPhone 3G version, and you will have to stay with the version in the app store when iOS 6 came out. Even though you won't be able to get updates for the app, you will still be able to use it on your iPhone 3G Just a heads up, in case you were already thinking of upgrading

Aug 8, 2012 Mike87 10 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carb group replacement Hi. Used to b a massive carb person, loads of potatos, bread and pasta more often than,not with most meals. Iv drastically cut these right down which has improved my b. Sugars but now looking for foods to replace these with not completly but alot of the time!! Can anyone suggest replacements for bread, potato and pasta? Iv been reading loads and theres alot of funny looking foods out there but as were all in the same boat, what would the fellow community of carb counters use?? Many thanks

Aug 8, 2012 John H 20 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Medical Bracelet I hope that any diabetic would have the sense to wear some form of medical information. Its all very well saying my control is great, and never had a bad hypo, this means you've been very fortunate ! There are definitive reasons for these tags/talisman id's It will help if you get caught out for any reason. If anybody was to find you barely concious and had no medical stuff concerning your diabetes, maybe thats the last thing that gets checked for. I would advise that you reconsider this, the risks far outweigh the small investment for a tag set.

Aug 8, 2012 Adrienne 14 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long? Sometimes I have tested in anticipation of eating a meal, but then the meal has been delayed for some reason. Normally I would not re-test if I eat within about 2 hrs, and there aren't other factors involved like exercise. I'm not sure what DAFNE officially says about this. I think it's a toss up between unnecessary testing (using more test strips, more finger pricks) and whether you are injecting based on an accurate BG reading. I agree with JWo - if you think your BI is correct/stable the timing won't matter so much.

Aug 7, 2012 Simon 578 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Application Differences Hi JWo. The android app is developed by Keith, and I look after the iPhone app. In the iPhone you can add your own carbs and also auto-calc corrections, and this isn't in the android version yet as Keith usually takes guidance from what I'm putting into the iPhone app. Also, we do this in or spare time so we can't always devote as much attention to the apps and site as we'd like! Rest assured an updated android version will be out soon

Aug 7, 2012 Simon 578 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iphone app crashing The problem with iOS 4 has been corrected and I've submitted an update to the app store which should be approved this week. Apologies to all iPhone 3G users and thanks for your patience.

Aug 7, 2012 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected? I use the insulinX, so dose calculations etc........... I wouldn't like it if they took this from me, in fact I could probably put up a good argument............ it just shows you how much the 'postcode lottery' exists......

Aug 7, 2012 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Medical Bracelet I can happily say I have had no really scary hypos, I think that's because once I started getting good control, which was post DAFNE, I always carry hypo resolve with me, so I am not fearful of them, as I know I can treat it......... because of this, I have never had any medical jewelry...... has anyone used them, that they have personally known of, or been told of...........?

Aug 7, 2012 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long? Through testing ad recording I have found that I need at least 20 minutes to keep my mid meal speak down in single figures.........., this can go up to more if I am having meals that have items that might take a little longer to digest...... I now realize that you are asking how long between finger prick and injection, for me it would be immediately after........... do you find yourself waiting a while? and if so, why?

Aug 7, 2012 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests For me, doing DAFNE helped me understand the blood sugar readings, and so I found myself wanting to know what my blood sugar was, and if the dose, that I had previously calculated had done the job......being an engineer helped this come easy to me......... if you haven't got that kind of motivation then you need to force a routine..............do you feel you have a routine for the three main meals? do you have the opportunity to sit down and test at work etc.... I cant really think of anything more than that unfortunately.................alarms is worth a go, but I don't think y have a problem remembering to test, its probably just your don't want to do it.....

Aug 7, 2012 xam00 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests Will give that a try! thanks!

Aug 7, 2012 Jenny 27 posts	Topic: General Discussion / nightshift I did nights initially as a radiographer. I was on two injections a day then, long before dafne. It messed my blood sugars up really badly. I saw a notice up from Occupational Health saying that you didn't have to do nights if you had diabetes (and some other conditions). So I went to see them and stopped doing nights. My department were really understanding. The way it affected me was really high blood sugars over night (probably due to too much snacking but not all the time). But my blood sugars dropped dramatically while I was trying to sleep in the day. I am not sure how it would be different on dafne but I imagine it would affect your bi needs.

Aug 7, 2012 Jenny 27 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips There was a leaflet in my aviva test strips that told you that you no longer needed to change the code chip.

Aug 7, 2012 Jenny 27 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Medical Bracelet I had an SOS talisman for years until it started irritating me. Then I stopped wearing one. But once I had kids I thought perhaps I should wear something again. I have never actually needed them yet. I now have a medic alert bracelet. It has the basic information on the back of the disc and they medic alert give out more information when they are phoned. Eg. Up to three friends/ relatives contact details. My only concern with my SOS talisman was that I had a friend who was an ambulance technician and i knew a doctor in a&e who had never heard of it and so were unlikely to know how to open it. I am not sure what the best option is. But think something obvious or a card in your wallet might be good. I still bought the medic alert bracelet despite these concerns.

Aug 7, 2012 Gavin Tully 2 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iphone app crashing iOS 4.2.1 is the latest ios for the iphone 3g. Does this mean the app is no longer compatible with the iphone 3g? Is there any way of releasing the previous version again so I can still use this great app?

Aug 7, 2012 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected? One handed? Cool! I hope they don't change it for you. I'm a bit disappointed with the change, but I do understand why they've done it... this machine doesn't have the same facilities as my One Touch Ultra.

Aug 7, 2012 Phil Maskell 194 posts	Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected? Hi, Not heard or seen it before, I hope they don't force me to change, I like the AccuChek Mobile as there are no strips, just a single cassette with a long test strip inside that winds on, means you don't have to faff with strips... I cam now setup and check my blood one handed while on the computer at work Phil

Aug 7, 2012 Phil Maskell 194 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long? Hi, I tend to blood test as I am about to eat, as it arrives in a restaurant or as we sit down at home, then like I said I will inject straight away if I know the carbs and am not likely to alter the amounts or at the end of the meal if I am likely to binge Phil NOTE: I may inject my correction at the beginning if I am running very high even if I don't know the carbs yet, gets the lowering action going even before the carbs kick in.

Aug 7, 2012 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected? Okay it's official now. I've been shoved on to using the iCare machine - my test strips have been changed, lol. Has anyone else been forced to use this machine as well?

Aug 7, 2012 DianeW 115 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests Yes I agree, set an alarm on your phone, it works particularly well if you don't have regular mealtimes i.e. out and about or busy at work.

Aug 7, 2012 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long? You're best to inject according to the timing of your food... perhaps if you do your blood test shortly before, then within the next 10-15 minutes should be fine. I aim to do that so I can keep better tabs on when my insulin runs out so I can see what my BGs are. My DAFNE nurse also advised me that it's okay to keep any other jabs within 30 minutes, but she might have only said that to me because I was being too specific on my BG diary. XD Edit: Just thought, if you're confident that your BI is correct, then the blood testing timing won't matter as much if there is only BI working at the time of the test. Your BI should keep you fairly stable. Does that make sense? Hope so. ^__^;;

Aug 7, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long? Hi Phil, Many thanks for your reply but what i was asking really is how long after you've tested would you leave it to inject ie the amount of time between testing then injecting. Not how long before a meal would you inject Gill