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Apr 5, 2012
salionela
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Topic: General Discussion / loosing weight ideas? i used to have everysingle day an hypo and during the night...now i have verry rarely hypos but still i ve got the feeling that i can t stop eating...i have like weeks when i have control of everything no carbs,just verry light and healty but after i just want to eat everything that i know it makes me feel bad...and the insulin doses are quite high(24 units of Lantus which i had to split it i twice and 25 to 30 units of Humalog) |
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Apr 5, 2012
novorapidboi26
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Croissant the Rubicon As a type 1 you should be able to have any foods with insulin timing.....What was your pre breakfast blood glucose reading......? Was there any corrections....? Do you realise there can be different corrections ratios for higher blood sugar readings.....? Some foods can be difficult to deal with but it's usually to do with the different absorption rates.... |
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Apr 5, 2012
novorapidboi26
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Topic: General Discussion / loosing weight ideas? Welcome to the site......Are you having many hypos to go along with your hunger...... I am also overweight so can't give any real advice but I do know that bring active will reduce your total insulin dose and therefore allow weight to come off easier.....obviously not giving in to the hunger and keep your calories under control...... As I say this is advice I should take, I am a well built lad so am on larger doses bit my recent activity has been knocking off some background units.....I am reducing my calories but I think that I need to go below 2000 a day even though it's saying more than that on all the calculators.... |
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Apr 5, 2012
novorapidboi26
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Topic: General Discussion / Levemir I sent you my address to your inbox on here......You should see a link to your inbox on the right hand site menu |
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Apr 5, 2012
Anni
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter? Hi Anele,I have just gone over to the Accuchek mobile, and i love it. The main plus for me was it uses a cassette (like an audio cassette but with 'testing tape' ) so no strips to wrestle with/dispose of/be eaten by my baby! I'm not very techie so was relieved it seems fairly idiot-proof, and uses ordinary small batteries. It also has a fingerpricker that is attached (but removable) to the side of the meter. All in, it means no need for a case, and it does resemble a mocile phone so i find it draws less attention in public - maybe it's the lack of juggling with individual parts that makes the difference there! My only reservations so far are that it is a little noisy when 'winding on' to the next test and also it's quite bulky compared with other meter units, but as i said, no need for sticks, case etc so doesnt take up any extra room in your bag. Kind regards, Anni 
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Apr 5, 2012
Rupert
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Topic: General Discussion / Levemir hi novorapiboi26 i await your response, not unless i'm doing something wrong and have missed your e mail to collectRupert :-) |
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Apr 5, 2012
moflaherty
5 posts
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Had a big breakfast this morning including a croissant. I gave the appropriate dose including 2cp for the croissant. Two hours later bg is 23.2 . Gave an extra four iu and before lunch was down to 14.8. I then tried some research. I gave an extra four for the high bg and 1.5x2 for lunch which was a croissant. Three hours later and bg was 15.8. Can I conclude from this that croissants drive my bg mad! I had not been hypo leading up to this. Has anyone found foods that have a similar effect? Its just a little bit crazy! Moflaherty |
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Apr 5, 2012
salionela
4 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / loosing weight ideas? hy all i m really in a bad mood into last year!! i used to be max 55 kg now i m 63 and still gain weight..i have the feeling that i m hungry all the time..pls give me some ideeas..thanks |
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Apr 5, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter? No, there is a code you need to put in to change certain settings, however if your DSN thinks you can cope, which is likely if you completed DAFNE, then you can get the code and change ratio/correction/insulin duration etc all on your own......... |
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Apr 5, 2012
Simon
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Hi Julie,It's good to know the app works for our blind users as well so thanks for letting us know. Have you enabled the Diary Upload function on the settings page? If so then a popup window should come up with any problem information for the uploads and downloads; does the iPhone read this out to you? Simon |
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Apr 5, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter?
I see, will prob explain why I haven't heard of it given it needs to be issued via a DSN  Cheers Anele. |
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Apr 5, 2012
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter?
So no chance of setting up this particular meter on your own 
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Apr 5, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter?
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Apr 5, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter? For me and I would hope most folk using the InsulinX the dose calculation is only a backup to our own mental arithmetic.......you would need know what you were doing however as it has to be issued under the supervision of a DSN..... 
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Apr 5, 2012
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter?
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Apr 5, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Levemir
Would be happy to, I will PM you my address now...... |
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Apr 5, 2012
Rupert
7 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Levemir hi novorapidboi26 thanks for your info, don't suppose you would like to exchange e mails would you i'd like to chat to someone else who has done dafne Rupert |
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Apr 5, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter?
Hi Novorpaidboi, I've never heard of the freestyle insulinX - sounds cool though as it calculates your dose I'm quite happy doing the calculations however I do like my gadgets and the Xceed is looking rather dull and boring and looking to be getting traded in for the Contour Thanks for your comments Cheers, Anele. |
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Apr 5, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter? I use the freestyle insulinX which calculates your dose for you...................its not perfect, but I don't think I could back to a bog standard meter now......
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Apr 5, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter? Hi Gill,Thanks so much for your comments Sounds like the Contour is a hit given you only use your Xceed for checking for Ketones The only tiny thing that I didn't like about the contour and the glucmen is that the strips come in a tub rather than the individual strips for the Xceed which makes the carry pouch a bit more bulkier than the Xceed but that is me being picky but find my handbag is full of diabetes kit that I take everywhere I go which makes it a bit easier to cram in the Xceed but that is me being picky as I said How often do you have to charge the Contour as not needed with the Xceed (as you know )?Cheers, Anele.
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Apr 5, 2012
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter?
Hi Anele46, I'm currently using the Contour USB meter which i personally think is fabulous! If you have a pc then you can download the Glucofacts deluxe software and basically with your meter just plug and play ie download all your readings, graphs etc. You can of course just use the meter as an ordinary meter. The finger pricker for my Optium Xceed died on me and i had to get another one. I've still got my Optium Xceed meter incase i need it for ketones. I much prefer the finger pricker which came with my Contour USB meter, it seems much stronger. I don't have any problems getting lancets or strips for the Contour USB meter. Gill
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Apr 5, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / The Best Meter? Hi all,I was wondering what is the most favoured Meter?  I currently use an Optium Xceed but my dad is a Pharmacist and he gave me a Glumen GM to try and have also received a free Contour USB meter recently. I haven't used the Contour yet and have only used the Glucomen once but certainly the finger pricker device for the Glucomen is really good and the Contour one looks good also but haven't tried that yet. Certainly, I find that the original finger pricker device that came with the Xceed was sore (for me anyway) but I got a new Blue one when on my DAFNE course last year which is better and thankfully takes the same lancets. I like the Xceed as it also takes Ketone test strips but thankfully I haven't had to use them much so not sure how much of a difference that would make when comparing the other meters? Has anyone struggled getting lancets or strips for either the Glucomen or ther Contour as so far I've never had an issue with getting strips for the Xceed? Any comments/thoughts would be greatly appreciated
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Apr 5, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Hypos when I wake you got it one Kev, basically eliminating the carbs and quick acting insulin so as to make accurate conclusions about your background, which should be holding you steady........it does seem as though your evening Levemir is way too much. The good thing about Levemir is the effects of change are seen instantly, so you can adjust dose every day really, although you really want to go a few days to find a pattern..... |