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Apr 7, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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I eat what I like and I prefer white over brown any day. I don't like the taste of seeded bread either. |
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Apr 7, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Dawn Phenomenon possibility? Yeah, my dinner was a bit of guesswork yesterday.. I have started using the Android DAFNE app and I sometimes add information a bit late. Sorry. At the time I was rushing to get to the table and had other things on my mind as the evening went on.I will be doing two overnight checks again tonight and tomorrow, well, if I carb free and don't have to correct, it might be just one (I've made evening carb free plans with the boyfriend right now to do so so it's looking likely!). For a while now, 1.5 QA correction for 14 BG has been a mostly precautionary dose. If it happens again tonight, I will brave 2 units (if 1 QA really does take me down by 4 BG, 6 would be lovely). Thank goodness it's Easter so I can mess around with sleep... will aim for a more usual wake up time tomorrow. Today wasn't great but I did go to bed late and got up twice. Hope things are working out well for you NB.  (Edit: Wheyhey, my 300th post lol.) |
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Apr 7, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Dawn Phenomenon possibility? so it would seem that you arent really getting the dawn rise, but a few more nights would confirm it.................do you have any thoughs as to why you were high at 1:10am.....? I personally would of thougght 1.5 units would not be enough, but everyone is different I suppose, and you use insulin really well, so I dont think you would need the amounts I take for correction, you could of maybe went to 2 units, but you know more than me about how you react....... you might want to get a BG reading at breakfast, as its perfectly possible you could have went up further.......... |
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Apr 7, 2012
Garry
328 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter? Like DaveDee, I have used an Abbot Medisense Optium Xceed for years.Abbot diabetic care support, for me personally, has been exceptional. If you are handy on the computer their software, called Co-Pilot, allows you to download all info from the meter to computer via a specific USB lead, both available free to Abbot meter users. Enables you to produce graphs for information in many different formats to HCPs. This software also supports pump users too. Regards Garry |
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Apr 7, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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Here is the next day... as it unfolds.... |
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Apr 7, 2012
Ahmentep
99 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / NEUROPATHY - advice please Hi hazbol,This is interesting to me as it may explain the increasing pain in my hips, even though the joints are fine. I hope that someone can give you the information you need, which may be of benefit to me too. Best of luck, Roger |
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Apr 6, 2012
DaveDee
3 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Night time cycle ride. Have you considered a Hydration Backpack? I attach a link. If you fill it with non diet lemonade that should keep any Hypo at bay. Best of luck DD.Link wont work so enter Google search...'cycle drink backpack' and see whats avaliable. |
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Apr 6, 2012
DaveDee
3 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter? I have been using the Optium Xceed for ten years now. First its FREE from my diabetic nurse. Second batteries are free and are delivered to my address in 24hrs. Thirdly if you ask nicely,when you ring up for a spare battery, they will send you a free meter so you have a spare to take on holiday. Oh yes all 'phone calls are FREE too! |
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Apr 6, 2012
DaveDee
3 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Holiday turkey Hi Darren, I wrote my own letter then when I went to see my Doc I asked her to sign it. This she did and stamped it with the surgery stamp all for free! My letter mentioned I was Type1 diabetic and needed to carry insulin, injectors and needles and that they cant be stored in an aircraft hold. I also took with me a repeat prescription form of all my medical requirements stapled to the letter. I did this just in case I needed to know what has been prescribed for me. Have fun in Turkey.
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Apr 6, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Dawn Phenomenon possibility? Hey NB, thanks for replying.I certainly agree with you about doing the overnight and carbs free during day. I keep meaning to but some nights I'm just outright exhausted. I'm not convinced I sleep well right now. I will aim for a evening 5hr test and a 3am tonight. That 21 you've noticed is at least a couple of hours after exercise. Apologies for the confusion. I will have to have a good think about my doses if I have to look at pushing my evening BI back to 9 or 10pm. Shall cross that bridge when I get to it... Thanks. |
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Apr 6, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Dawn Phenomenon possibility? Most of the rises overnight that you hae recorded are not that large, so it would definitely be worth getting some eearly morning readings to confirm whats going on...you seem to be quite sensitive to insulin, being on a 0:5:1/1:1 ratio, and a reasonably low BI dose..................i would try and get some basal testing done overnight and during the day.........you may find that you just need really small amounts, which would be perfect qualifications for a pump..........especially if you end up needing less than 0.5:1 for your carbs........ i seen a 21 after exercise, this may be down to having little to no insulin on board, i need to have carbs before exercise, not immediateky before, but with my dinner at 17:30, then exercise at 19:30, I need insulin in my system to ensure my BG doesnt rise.........coz if theres no insulin, how does your muscles get the energy in? DP occurs in everyone, its just diabetics cant control it, and for me personally the effects are large, however I dont think this is the case for you, as your body seems to use the insulin really well..........i think with the basal test, this will be confirmed....... you may want to consider taking youe PM BI dose later if you find the DP is effecting you, this would allow you to have more units working at the time the DP starts, roughly 2 hours before you ususally get up, this may help if you think an increase in dose would drop you overnight............. all speculation at the moment though, you need to get some overnight results, basically confirm your BI doses are right, if so , decide if you are seeing the DP effect, find a strategy to combat it, like moving PM dose later, and ultimately, decide whether a pump is needed to cope with your tiny doses...... nice hearing from you again............
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Apr 6, 2012
salionela
4 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / loosing weight ideas? i m taking 12 unit of lantus at 11 pm and 12 unit at 6 am |
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Apr 6, 2012
thebatoutofhull
60 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / loosing weight ideas? I'm in a similar boat to you. I am trying to get off lantus. I have put on weight since using it. I now eat no carbs to keep my QA low. Lantus does have a small peak, regardless of what dr's say. It can take up to 4 hrs to become fully active and does not make any effect for the ist 30 mins. If you split your dose you have to get your timings right for the second jab. If you leave it too late it takes a while to get going. Therefore you will go higher and correct. later on you could hypo. With this irregular pattern I have found it difficult to lose weight. |
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Apr 6, 2012
salionela
4 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / loosing weight ideas? i have everyday like 150 to 200 carbs |
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Apr 6, 2012
Darren.w.
9 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Holiday turkey Thanks JWo, good to know i dont need a new one each time.I'll give them till tuesday then it will have been 2weeks since the email and i'll the chase it up as you say. @MARIER if the DAFNE doctor will do it for nothing why pay?. |
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Apr 6, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Holiday turkey Best give them a call to chase it up. The person you emailed may be off sick or on holiday. I've had at least two for my trips abroad because I lost my original. My DAFNE team told me that I don't need to ask for a new one for each trip, which is so good to know. |
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Apr 6, 2012
Darren.w.
9 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Holiday turkey Hi guysHope some one can help here im off to turkey in 6 weeks time and need a letter from the doctors at Glan clwyd hospital Wales, now the doctor i spoke to when i did the course in feb this year told me he would do it for me when i needed it without a charge. Now i have been emailing him to see if he can do it and have had no reply from him and dont really want to pay £15 for a letter from my GP. Which is the best way of getting hold of one of these letters. |
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Apr 6, 2012
KeithCl
43 posts
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Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app I've published the new version of the app, 1.2.280, that fixes this problem by supporting the new entry types on https://play.google.com/ (the new name for Android Market). Note that it takes a while for the new version to show up on the site.Note you can check the version of the app you are running by scrolling to the bottom of the "settings" page. Keith |
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Apr 6, 2012
Nicky 72
4 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / loosing weight ideas? The lantus could be making u hungry . i used to be on 60 of lantus at night & i felt like i was starving . i've now switched to levemir & no longer have the hunger pangs . xx
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Apr 6, 2012
KeithCl
43 posts
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Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app Hi,Tricki emailed me about this and looking in the recent error reports the problem is indeed that the Android code is breaking because of these new entry types. I'll post a fixed version this weekend. Keith |
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Apr 6, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter?
Hi Anni, Many thanks for your response, the Accuchek mobile sounds interesting - I like the idea of the cassettes rather strips, I guess it's down to whatever you are most comfertable with as one particular meter will not suit everyone It's interesting how many different types of meters there are out there, all with their own unique/handy features. Think I will play around with the Contour as it seems a lot more up to date than the Optium Xceed. Kind regards, Anele
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Apr 6, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / When is best to take BI Levemir I currently take mine at:Morning: mostly around 7.30am, depends when I wake up though... so maybe better to say, between 6.45am and 8.00am. Evening: mostly between 7pm and 8pm. |
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Apr 6, 2012
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Dawn Phenomenon possibility? Hi all,I have been having a lot of trouble getting my doses right. My biggest problems seem to be over night... and I'm beginning to wonder (after so long of being stubborn) that I have the dawn phenomenon thing on top of it all. I have posted up my last week of results and as you can see, if I have 1:1 ratio on most meals (particularly note the after lunch and evening stuff in this case), I tend to hypo... sometimes quite badly. At the moment my "set up" is: All meals: 0.5:1 QA/CP Morning BI: 9 Evening BI: 18 A correctional 1 QA seems to take me down by roughly 4 points, not the usual 2-3. Took a lot of hypoing to work that out. My insulins are (QA) Humalog and (BI) Levemir. I manually inject using pens. So, can anyone see a pattern? I will be trying to do a during the night test to rule out during the night hypos, but considering morning highs have been quite common for me, I haven't been too worried that I'm hypoing considering my results have tended to be 8.5 or something when I've tested before. Since then, after speaking to my DAFNE team, I have been advised to concentrate on before bed stuff... make sure that my meal hasn't been leaving me high all night... but I dunno, I seem to rise. Doesn't help either that I've also been trying to rule out that massive shifts are also being caused by "time of the month" - this has not been as successful a workout as I hoped because there's too many other factors to consider. I feel so sad when I've yet again hit a 17-21 BG again due to reasons I cannot see. My DAFNE nurse thinks it's odd that I'm all 0.5:1 across the board but I'm reaching a point where I'm wondering if that's really how's it's got to be considering if I adjust my BI over the day, I either go really stupidly high or I start hypoing at different points during the day depending. It has been an endless battle. -_- Thanks in advance for any helpful replies - especially from those with experience of DP. |
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Apr 5, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / loosing weight ideas? I take a total of 66 units of levemir, so your not on that much......You shouldn't starve yourself of carbs, that will make you hungry, how many grams of carbs are you having a day? |