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Jul 30, 2012

michdash 9 posts

Hey Dean123

Well - Ideally your BI is your baseline dose which should keep BS within range regardless if you do not take your AQ during meals to cover the glucose rise. You should be able to tell wether your BI or QA dose is effective / correct by a few measures. For example my novorapid QA peaks around 90 mins and generally continues to work for 4 - 5 hrs, so if after a meal I hypo during this time I generally think it may be due to the QA of taking too much. Or vice versa if my BS are too high after I may require more QA with my meals to cover. It could of course also be due to incorrect carb counting and QA matching. However if you find that your BS are continually low or high regardless of these factors then it may be due to your BI. One way you could test this is to fast or have a carb free lunch etc, so you are QA and carb free, this way you will know if your BI is of the correct dosage as it should still keep you within range. If BS are too high it may need reducing or too low then increasing. This is what has helped me find out anyway, Smile

Jul 30, 2012

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Site Development / Blood glucose diary date

Hi guys,

I'll look into this. When we first built the site it was aimed at Uk/Ireland DAFNE graduates; then after a chance meeting with one of the Oz DAFNE educators the site was opened up to our Diabetic cousins from down under, with the NZ and Kuwait programmes following soon after. So some of the locality specific stuff we should have done early on was missed out.

Apologies, and we will work to fix it

Jul 30, 2012

Alan 49 284 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips

I noticed this some months ago - so no more faffing around with new coding chips, a major step forward in my opinion.

What I like most about it is that if I'm getting to the end a pot of strips, I can just put the remainder in a new pot and not have to worry about taking a new pot - plus the coding chip - with me if I'm going out. I always put the old strips in upside down, so I can use these first, but I'm sure that's not really necessary.

Jul 30, 2012

Dean123 7 posts

Topic: General Discussion / how to test

hi can any 1 help me , how do i tell if i am taking the right dose of my backing injection ( lantus ) thanks dean

Jul 30, 2012

DianeW 115 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Injection sites

I read on another topic that BI is better injected in the leg? I've never heard this and have been injecting BI in stomach for years! Should I vary the site of BI or stick to the same place i.e. I inject it on one side of my stomach and QA everywhere else.

Jul 30, 2012

DianeW 115 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips

I noticed this today when I opened a new box of test strips. I thought oh that's funny, they've got the same code number - 111 - as my last lot. There was no code chip in the box so I thought it was missing. Then I remembered seeing something about the black chip from the last box. Being confused, I opened my other new box and there WAS a black code chip. So I rung Accucheck and they said the same as their message above, you don't need to ever change it.

So just to be sure, the code will ALWAYS be 111, and if you get a new box with a black chip in, you don't need to insert a new one, just keep them as spares?

Jul 30, 2012

meltow 78 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips

Thank you for contacting Accu-Chek.

Please find below some information regarding our new black code keys (code number 111):

Â· Once the black code key has been inserted into the meter it never needs to be changed again, unlike the previous white code key.

Â· The black code key works for all Accu-Chek Aviva test strips that have a green symbol on the box.

Â· After inserting the black code key, you can discard any future code keys you receive, including those from boxes of test strips containing white code keys with a different code number.

Kindly make sure to check the expiration date of your Accu-Chek Aviva test strips prior to using them, since the new universal black code chip no longer contains this information.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Accu-Chek Customer Service Team

Jul 30, 2012

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Motion Sickness: Hypo cause or just symptom?

Woah, deja vu (you're probably not the same person though even though you share names!)!
I have no plans to start injecting my BI in my stomach beacuse of the advised absortion rates (as the others have already noted before me). Buttocks have never done me wrong yet, only insulin dose being incorrect so far (22 years diabetic is enough evidence for me at least as well). ;) Thanks for the comment though! Very Happy

I'll post some more results... yesterday was very interesting and kind of a relief to see! Once again, I'm suspecting my overnight BI! As usual, I will be emailing my results to my DAFNE nurse this morning. It's been a long journey working it all out. ._. Darn my insulin sensitivity!

Any thoughts on my whacky BGs are welcome! I've not been feeling motion sickness still but it might be because I'm the one who's been driving recently and I haven't been on a boat again (yet)! XD

Just incase anyone is wondering, I'm on Humalog and Levemir.

Jul 30, 2012

RichFreed 51 posts

Topic: Site Development / Blood glucose diary date

I have the same thing happen at +10. I don't think the page is browser time aware.

Jul 30, 2012

royalglamorg... 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / hungover feeling in the morning (not after drinking)

I don't know whether or not anyone has any knowledge of this but probably 50% of nights i tend to wake following approx 1.5 hrs of sleep, suddenly feeling thirsty and needing the toilet. Following this i'll sleep for approx 2 hrs then wake again feeling thirsty. In the morning I wake feeling hungover, which then lasts for most of the day. I've had a BG continuous monitor fitted for the past week to monitor my BG readings at night to look for any dips etc. I haven't been able to record any low BGs myself at night and during my initial 1.5 hrs in bed the BG readings seem to usually stay at around 7-8. It does feel as though it's that liver dump action that gets discussed from time to time and usually this reading of 7-8 is followed by an increase in BG to maybe 10. I have had the same feeling at other times if i've over compensated for a hi-BG level at night with too much insulin.

Jul 30, 2012

Adrienne 14 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Any comments would b helpful

Hi Mike
A couple of thoughts...firstly which insulins are you taking? If your QA is novorapid then when you took your correction at 8:30 on 27/7 it will still most likely be working until 12:30, so your lunch reading wasn't accurate (cos your BG would still be going down hence the hypo).
As Ahmentep mentioned, might be a good idea to try and take your BI at the same time each day to avoid that complicating matters. Your recent increase in BI dose looks like it's covering you most nights so that's good.
25/7 is surprising... only 4CPs and a high bedtime reading. Don't forget to check ketones with the high readings!
I would suggest that you only make corrections with meals and only rely on readings more than 4 hours after your last QA. Try to eliminate the hypos and that might also eliminate some of the rebound highs. Then it will be easier to see what other changes you may need.
Best wishes :-) Keep us updated

Jul 30, 2012

Adrienne 14 posts

Topic: Site Development / Blood glucose diary date

There seems to be an issue with setting the date in the diary for my local time (NZ+12GMT). I've noticed that when I enter my AM readings I have to continually change the date at the top to be able to see my entries because it keeps reverting back to the prior day.

Jul 30, 2012

Adrienne 14 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Inject for buckwheat?

Does anyone know whether I should be injecting for Kasha (buckwheat groats)? I saw somewhere that they are actually a type of seed. Also wondering about quinoa and pearl barley...

Jul 30, 2012

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips

Just rung Freestyle (on another matter) and asked about the "non coding". Story is that you now no longer have to "code" the machine everytime you get a new pack of strips. The machine (meter) remembers when you insert the first strip that it has been coded for that number previously. Idea is to make it simpler and to do away with the need for the "coding bar". Expiry date and Lot number changes but the "code" does not. Helen

Jul 29, 2012

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips

The same thing happened with the Freestyle Optium strips about 2 (?) years ago. Expiry date changes though. Helen

Jul 29, 2012

meltow 78 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips

I have been using these test strips for several years. Over the last 4 or 5 months I have noticed the 3-figure code on each canister hasn't changed. It is consistently 111.
Before this I could guarantee that each different batch had a different code. Invariably when I got my regular 4 boxes from the pharmacist there would be different batches, and hence I would have different codes on my canisters. I would tend to ensure that each time I had to open a new canister I was choosing a different batch number, and therefore would have a new 3-figure code. Simple, I know, but this is the way I ensured that the strips were giving me accurate readings.
My method of rotation has gone to pot over the last 4-5 months Sad

Has anyone else noticed this, or give me an explanation as to what may have happened, or why the change?

Jul 29, 2012

RichFreed 51 posts

Topic: Site Development / App update bugs

Phone update fixed it.

Jul 28, 2012

RichFreed 51 posts

Topic: Site Development / App update bugs

iPhone is 4.2.1
iPad 5.1.1

Will update and report back

Jul 28, 2012

Phil Maskell 194 posts

Topic: Site Development / App update bugs

Logs will help though

Jul 28, 2012

Phil Maskell 194 posts

Topic: Site Development / App update bugs

As it works fine for me and you and on the iPad it must be an environment difference, iOs version I'm guessing or a setting in the app or possibly on the phone?

Phil

Jul 28, 2012

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Site Development / App update bugs

Phil Maskell said:
Simon,

You seem to be asking the same questions as me

Phil

Great minds!

Jul 28, 2012

Phil Maskell 194 posts

Topic: Site Development / App update bugs

Simon,

You seem to be asking the same questions as me Very Happy

Phil

Jul 28, 2012

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Site Development / App update bugs

Ok - which versions of the iOS software are your phones running? I can try and reproduce in the simulator. It might also be helpful if you could share your crash logs with me - instructions on how to get them are here and if you're happy to can you send them to [email protected]

Jul 30, 2012 michdash 9 posts	Topic: General Discussion / how to test Hey Dean123 Well - Ideally your BI is your baseline dose which should keep BS within range regardless if you do not take your AQ during meals to cover the glucose rise. You should be able to tell wether your BI or QA dose is effective / correct by a few measures. For example my novorapid QA peaks around 90 mins and generally continues to work for 4 - 5 hrs, so if after a meal I hypo during this time I generally think it may be due to the QA of taking too much. Or vice versa if my BS are too high after I may require more QA with my meals to cover. It could of course also be due to incorrect carb counting and QA matching. However if you find that your BS are continually low or high regardless of these factors then it may be due to your BI. One way you could test this is to fast or have a carb free lunch etc, so you are QA and carb free, this way you will know if your BI is of the correct dosage as it should still keep you within range. If BS are too high it may need reducing or too low then increasing. This is what has helped me find out anyway,

Jul 30, 2012 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / Blood glucose diary date Hi guys, I'll look into this. When we first built the site it was aimed at Uk/Ireland DAFNE graduates; then after a chance meeting with one of the Oz DAFNE educators the site was opened up to our Diabetic cousins from down under, with the NZ and Kuwait programmes following soon after. So some of the locality specific stuff we should have done early on was missed out. Apologies, and we will work to fix it

Jul 30, 2012 Alan 49 284 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips I noticed this some months ago - so no more faffing around with new coding chips, a major step forward in my opinion. What I like most about it is that if I'm getting to the end a pot of strips, I can just put the remainder in a new pot and not have to worry about taking a new pot - plus the coding chip - with me if I'm going out. I always put the old strips in upside down, so I can use these first, but I'm sure that's not really necessary.

Jul 30, 2012 Dean123 7 posts	Topic: General Discussion / how to test hi can any 1 help me , how do i tell if i am taking the right dose of my backing injection ( lantus ) thanks dean

Jul 30, 2012 DianeW 115 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Injection sites I read on another topic that BI is better injected in the leg? I've never heard this and have been injecting BI in stomach for years! Should I vary the site of BI or stick to the same place i.e. I inject it on one side of my stomach and QA everywhere else.

Jul 30, 2012 DianeW 115 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips I noticed this today when I opened a new box of test strips. I thought oh that's funny, they've got the same code number - 111 - as my last lot. There was no code chip in the box so I thought it was missing. Then I remembered seeing something about the black chip from the last box. Being confused, I opened my other new box and there WAS a black code chip. So I rung Accucheck and they said the same as their message above, you don't need to ever change it. So just to be sure, the code will ALWAYS be 111, and if you get a new box with a black chip in, you don't need to insert a new one, just keep them as spares?

Jul 30, 2012 meltow 78 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips Thank you for contacting Accu-Chek. Please find below some information regarding our new black code keys (code number 111): Â· Once the black code key has been inserted into the meter it never needs to be changed again, unlike the previous white code key. Â· The black code key works for all Accu-Chek Aviva test strips that have a green symbol on the box. Â· After inserting the black code key, you can discard any future code keys you receive, including those from boxes of test strips containing white code keys with a different code number. Kindly make sure to check the expiration date of your Accu-Chek Aviva test strips prior to using them, since the new universal black code chip no longer contains this information. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Kind regards, Accu-Chek Customer Service Team

Jul 30, 2012 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Motion Sickness: Hypo cause or just symptom? Woah, deja vu (you're probably not the same person though even though you share names!)! I have no plans to start injecting my BI in my stomach beacuse of the advised absortion rates (as the others have already noted before me). Buttocks have never done me wrong yet, only insulin dose being incorrect so far (22 years diabetic is enough evidence for me at least as well). ;) Thanks for the comment though! I'll post some more results... yesterday was very interesting and kind of a relief to see! Once again, I'm suspecting my overnight BI! As usual, I will be emailing my results to my DAFNE nurse this morning. It's been a long journey working it all out. ._. Darn my insulin sensitivity! Any thoughts on my whacky BGs are welcome! I've not been feeling motion sickness still but it might be because I'm the one who's been driving recently and I haven't been on a boat again (yet)! XD Just incase anyone is wondering, I'm on Humalog and Levemir.

Jul 30, 2012 RichFreed 51 posts	Topic: Site Development / Blood glucose diary date I have the same thing happen at +10. I don't think the page is browser time aware.

Jul 30, 2012 royalglamorg... 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / hungover feeling in the morning (not after drinking) I don't know whether or not anyone has any knowledge of this but probably 50% of nights i tend to wake following approx 1.5 hrs of sleep, suddenly feeling thirsty and needing the toilet. Following this i'll sleep for approx 2 hrs then wake again feeling thirsty. In the morning I wake feeling hungover, which then lasts for most of the day. I've had a BG continuous monitor fitted for the past week to monitor my BG readings at night to look for any dips etc. I haven't been able to record any low BGs myself at night and during my initial 1.5 hrs in bed the BG readings seem to usually stay at around 7-8. It does feel as though it's that liver dump action that gets discussed from time to time and usually this reading of 7-8 is followed by an increase in BG to maybe 10. I have had the same feeling at other times if i've over compensated for a hi-BG level at night with too much insulin.

Jul 30, 2012 Adrienne 14 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Any comments would b helpful Hi Mike A couple of thoughts...firstly which insulins are you taking? If your QA is novorapid then when you took your correction at 8:30 on 27/7 it will still most likely be working until 12:30, so your lunch reading wasn't accurate (cos your BG would still be going down hence the hypo). As Ahmentep mentioned, might be a good idea to try and take your BI at the same time each day to avoid that complicating matters. Your recent increase in BI dose looks like it's covering you most nights so that's good. 25/7 is surprising... only 4CPs and a high bedtime reading. Don't forget to check ketones with the high readings! I would suggest that you only make corrections with meals and only rely on readings more than 4 hours after your last QA. Try to eliminate the hypos and that might also eliminate some of the rebound highs. Then it will be easier to see what other changes you may need. Best wishes :-) Keep us updated

Jul 30, 2012 Adrienne 14 posts	Topic: Site Development / Blood glucose diary date There seems to be an issue with setting the date in the diary for my local time (NZ+12GMT). I've noticed that when I enter my AM readings I have to continually change the date at the top to be able to see my entries because it keeps reverting back to the prior day.

Jul 30, 2012 Adrienne 14 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Inject for buckwheat? Does anyone know whether I should be injecting for Kasha (buckwheat groats)? I saw somewhere that they are actually a type of seed. Also wondering about quinoa and pearl barley...

Jul 30, 2012 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips Just rung Freestyle (on another matter) and asked about the "non coding". Story is that you now no longer have to "code" the machine everytime you get a new pack of strips. The machine (meter) remembers when you insert the first strip that it has been coded for that number previously. Idea is to make it simpler and to do away with the need for the "coding bar". Expiry date and Lot number changes but the "code" does not. Helen

Jul 29, 2012 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips The same thing happened with the Freestyle Optium strips about 2 (?) years ago. Expiry date changes though. Helen

Jul 29, 2012 meltow 78 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Aviva test strips I have been using these test strips for several years. Over the last 4 or 5 months I have noticed the 3-figure code on each canister hasn't changed. It is consistently 111. Before this I could guarantee that each different batch had a different code. Invariably when I got my regular 4 boxes from the pharmacist there would be different batches, and hence I would have different codes on my canisters. I would tend to ensure that each time I had to open a new canister I was choosing a different batch number, and therefore would have a new 3-figure code. Simple, I know, but this is the way I ensured that the strips were giving me accurate readings. My method of rotation has gone to pot over the last 4-5 months Has anyone else noticed this, or give me an explanation as to what may have happened, or why the change?

Jul 29, 2012 RichFreed 51 posts	Topic: Site Development / App update bugs Phone update fixed it.

Jul 28, 2012 RichFreed 51 posts	Topic: Site Development / App update bugs iPhone is 4.2.1 iPad 5.1.1 Will update and report back

Jul 28, 2012 Phil Maskell 194 posts	Topic: Site Development / App update bugs Logs will help though

Jul 28, 2012 Phil Maskell 194 posts	Topic: Site Development / App update bugs As it works fine for me and you and on the iPad it must be an environment difference, iOs version I'm guessing or a setting in the app or possibly on the phone? Phil

Jul 28, 2012 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / App update bugs Phil Maskell said: Simon, You seem to be asking the same questions as me Phil Great minds!

Jul 28, 2012 Phil Maskell 194 posts	Topic: Site Development / App update bugs Simon, You seem to be asking the same questions as me Phil

Jul 28, 2012 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / App update bugs Ok - which versions of the iOS software are your phones running? I can try and reproduce in the simulator. It might also be helpful if you could share your crash logs with me - instructions on how to get them are here and if you're happy to can you send them to [email protected]