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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 7, 2012

Phil Maskell 194 posts

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

Hi,

For me it depends on the meal, if its sarnies or something of known carbs I will inject before or during meal.

If its a buffet or the possiblity (very high with me Very Happy

) of going back for seconds I will inject after for the whole amount.

Phil

Aug 7, 2012

Phil Maskell 194 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests

I have an alarm for my background insulin on my phone as its not at meals times.

I find alarms quite useful.

Phil

Aug 7, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

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

Hi All,

When doing a test before a meal how long should you go before injecting?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Aug 7, 2012

RichFreed 51 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iphone app crashing

You'll need to update your iOS to the latest. Same was happening to mine.

Aug 7, 2012

Gavin Tully 2 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iphone app crashing

Hi I have an iphone 3g with iOS 4.2.1 the latest for this model. I have been using the app for the last couple of months with out any problems and everything was working perfectly up until I updated the app to the latest version 1.6.1 the other day. Now when I put an entry in diary I am able to put in all the info e.g. Carb, QA Insulin, BI Insulin etc but when I tap the save button the app crashes and goes back to the iphone home screen every time. I have down powered the phone and tried it again but it still crashes.
Can you help, i'm lost without this app.

Gavin.

Aug 7, 2012

Ahmentep 99 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests

If you eat at regular times try setting the alarm on your watch/phone for ten to fifteen minutes in advance of your meal.

Aug 6, 2012

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests

Welcome to the forum xam00. Smile

I'm not sure how you're forgetting to do a blood test... though I can understand, they're not the most appealing thing to do. I've been diabetic for 22 years and for my denial stages, I did become very neglectful of doing my blood tests. When I came out the other side of that phase, I started blood testing like no one's business but I wanted the knowledge to help my health.

Why not write "do blood test" on your insulin pen or something. Will that help?
Take care.

Aug 6, 2012

xam00 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests

Hi,

Would like some ideas to help remember to do blood tests, i never remember or its to late by the time i rememember. I have had diabetes 10 years now and completed the DAFNE course in june, I allways find myself going back to old habbits. Any help or advice, ideas would be great to help keep on track of things!
thanx

Aug 6, 2012

Adrienne 14 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Inject for buckwheat?

Thanks Adele, that helps a lot :-)

Aug 5, 2012

ruthhutchinson 39 posts

Topic: General Discussion / changing to levemir- advice please

Thanks for all your help. Hopefully it will all work out soon.

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

Aug 7, 2012 Phil Maskell 194 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long? Hi, For me it depends on the meal, if its sarnies or something of known carbs I will inject before or during meal. If its a buffet or the possiblity (very high with me ) of going back for seconds I will inject after for the whole amount. Phil

Aug 7, 2012 Phil Maskell 194 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests I have an alarm for my background insulin on my phone as its not at meals times. I find alarms quite useful. Phil

Aug 7, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Testing then Injecting - how long? Hi All, When doing a test before a meal how long should you go before injecting? Thanks in advance for any replies.

Aug 7, 2012 RichFreed 51 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iphone app crashing You'll need to update your iOS to the latest. Same was happening to mine.

Aug 7, 2012 Gavin Tully 2 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / iphone app crashing Hi I have an iphone 3g with iOS 4.2.1 the latest for this model. I have been using the app for the last couple of months with out any problems and everything was working perfectly up until I updated the app to the latest version 1.6.1 the other day. Now when I put an entry in diary I am able to put in all the info e.g. Carb, QA Insulin, BI Insulin etc but when I tap the save button the app crashes and goes back to the iphone home screen every time. I have down powered the phone and tried it again but it still crashes. Can you help, i'm lost without this app. Gavin.

Aug 7, 2012 Ahmentep 99 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests If you eat at regular times try setting the alarm on your watch/phone for ten to fifteen minutes in advance of your meal.

Aug 6, 2012 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests Welcome to the forum xam00. I'm not sure how you're forgetting to do a blood test... though I can understand, they're not the most appealing thing to do. I've been diabetic for 22 years and for my denial stages, I did become very neglectful of doing my blood tests. When I came out the other side of that phase, I started blood testing like no one's business but I wanted the knowledge to help my health. Why not write "do blood test" on your insulin pen or something. Will that help? Take care.

Aug 6, 2012 xam00 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Remembering Blood Tests Hi, Would like some ideas to help remember to do blood tests, i never remember or its to late by the time i rememember. I have had diabetes 10 years now and completed the DAFNE course in june, I allways find myself going back to old habbits. Any help or advice, ideas would be great to help keep on track of things! thanx

Aug 6, 2012 Adrienne 14 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Inject for buckwheat? Thanks Adele, that helps a lot :-)

Aug 5, 2012 ruthhutchinson 39 posts	Topic: General Discussion / changing to levemir- advice please Thanks for all your help. Hopefully it will all work out soon.