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Feb 13, 2012
thebatoutofhull
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Thanks Anele. |
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Feb 13, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: Site Development / The 'type' box
Thanks very much Simom  Cheers, Anele. |
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Feb 13, 2012
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: Site Development / The 'type' box Jenny, it's in the type box for you now.Simon |
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Feb 13, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: Site Development / The 'type' box I agree Jenny,I think this is an excellent suggestion and would save entering notes all the time (I know I had to keep entering notes all the time when I had a chest infection to explain the higher BGs. Cheers, Anele. |
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Feb 13, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / New Grad Congrats!!Welcome to the DAFNE family  Cheers, Anele. |
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Feb 13, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Exercise classes and type1? Hello,I find that cycling seems to work best (for me). Prior to being a diabetic I used to go to the gym 2-3 times a week for an hour but since being on DAFNE my BGs are a lot more stable and of course the weight (for me) is harder to lose. I used to look at how much exercise and calories I burned at the gym compared to how much CPs I needed to eat or drink to stop hypos and thought "what's the point as the extra CPs is negating the exercise and thus I am not going to lose any weight"  I have since taken up cycling and bought an exercise bike for the winter months and find that an hour of cycling drops my BGs 3-4 so If I inject a unit less of QA at my meal prior to exercise (lunch as normally cycle once I get home from work around 5ish) then I don't need to take much, if at all any CPs and it seems to be making a difference. Looking forward to the better weather for cycling to/from work although it is so much quicker to get home from work in the car  Certainly, from my DAFNE course last year I was advised to inject less QA (I'm on Novorapid) prior to exercise. Hope this helps Good luck! Cheers, Anele. |
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Feb 13, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / One Year On Congratulations on the great HbA1c, I have yet to reach those levels yet............I think a get together would need to be organized through you DAFNE clinic..............did you get contact details from your fellow classmates.....? |
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Feb 13, 2012
novorapidboi26
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Topic: General Discussion / Morning BG Advice So when would you take this correction?Would your BG not have came down by the time lunch comes? |
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Feb 12, 2012
Darren.w.
9 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / New Grad Many thanks. |
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Feb 11, 2012
ketostix pla...
25 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Morning BG Advice Hi Novorapid,Thanks for your reply, I always have breakfast when I get up. I dont chase bloodsugars normally however if I get up and eat at 6.30am and know that not having lunch until about 1pm. If am still above target (11 upwards) I may take a little correction so by the time I have lunch I am perfect range. This is not a daily occurance but occasional as dont like taking a massive correction early in the morning, as work tends to be hectic at times and sometimes dont get a chance to catch a breath! |
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Feb 11, 2012
Jenny
27 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / One Year On Well done. That's really good.Jenny |
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Feb 11, 2012
Jenny
27 posts
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Topic: Site Development / The 'type' box Yes, It was as I was typing it in a lot that I thought it would be useful to have it as an option.Jenny |
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Feb 11, 2012
ang78
12 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / One Year On Its been almost one year since I did DAFNE, my hba1c was 12!! Since then I've had an 8.6 then 6.9 and now its 6.6!!!I was wondering if there is a 'one year on reunion' or something similar? I would love to get together with everyone and share stories and results. |
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Feb 11, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / New Grad Congrats.............Welcome to the site.......... 
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Feb 11, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Morning BG Advice There may be some liver action happening, even if most of the time it may go un noticed...........Do you get breakfast when you get up? Breaking the fast should tell the liver to stop.... What do you mean you spend all morning correcting? Do you not let the correction do its work? I mention this as you are risking hypo later due to insulin stacking, if your constantly injeting corrrections... |
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Feb 11, 2012
ketostix pla...
25 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Morning BG Advice Hi all, after a bit of advice really. My BG in morning is sporadic in one word, where either its perfectly in range, or sky high where I then spend most of the morning using corrections to get back in range. I have tried the 3am test and bg is pretty much in range. however it makes no difference when i get up so dont think dawn phenom. Does anybody have similar experiences?? cheers Deano |
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Feb 11, 2012
JennyNZ
29 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Exercise classes and type1? Have to say, I stopped any regular exercise after I did the Dafne course - I couldn't get my head around it and I find their approach is very generalised. Before dafne I was doing triathlons and at one stage training for Ironman. Carbs are the base for any decent training - and this applies to all athletes. We were told to have (for sessions over 2 hours) the equivelant of your weight in grams of complex carbohydrate per hour. I had 60 gr/hr for long training or racing. shorter and easier than that, you shouldn't need any because you have glycogen stores. this of course doesn't hold true for us T1's necessarily - because we are balancing insulin etc.I dont think eating ever negates exercise (apart from calories) because the benefit to your body is more than just burning a few calories. I'm not a particularly good athlete so things take me a while. I did a 100km bike ride and consumed about 6ogr carbs/hr x 4 1/2 hours = 300 gr carbs. the race took me 4 1/2 hours. |
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Feb 11, 2012
Garry
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Topic: Site Development / The 'type' box The Comments free text field can take plenty content for most entry types and I use it for the purpose you describe.Regards Garry |
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Feb 11, 2012
Ahmentep
99 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / New Grad Congratulations!
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Feb 10, 2012
Jenny
27 posts
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Topic: Site Development / The 'type' box HelloI wondered if there could be an 'illness' option. Would be useful for recording results when have d&v where not eating but checking bg lots as going high. Thank you Jenny |
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Feb 10, 2012
Darren.w.
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Topic: General Discussion / New Grad Hi all just completed the DAFNE course today and already seeing better resluts.Amazing, A big thank you to all at DAFNE. |
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Feb 10, 2012
Mairead
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Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Nokia N8 Thanks Marke, I understand, will work away with the hardcopy diary. Downloaded the Blood Sugar Diary by EFRAC on my phone but it is not ideal, so it is still easier to use the hardcopy diary.I have RA and Osteoarthritis in both hands and writing is not always easy, some days are worse than others. I use keyboards and buttons more easily during such times, hence my interest in the apps. I am also going to connect my 'One Touch Ultra 2' to my laptop and try and work out something from there. Hope to have a better blood testing device for this purpose soon, but hope is the operative word here. Thanks to everyone for their replies. |
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Feb 10, 2012
vic demain
87 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / skydiving. Many thanks for your help, that was kind of what I was looking for.Vic. |
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Feb 9, 2012
SimonC
78 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / skydiving. I used to skydive, and did many solo jumps - I just had to get my GP to sign a form to say he felt I was safe and I understood the risks, no problems. Although I had to stop when I smashed into the ground on winters day and destroyed my ankle, and then had it rebuilt.This was 15 years ago, but there was no ban on T1 diabetics doing it, I had previously paraglided in the Alps, and flown a glider - although for both of those I didn't bother to tell them, and they didn't ask. These days the ban on T1 flying small planes has been lifted, although we still can't fly commercially, and if we do obtain a licence, then a T1 has to have another qualified pilot sitting in the cockpit, again subject to your GP and doctor who is approved by the CAA saying you are fit - but it is not that hard, so a tandem jump is no problem - they should have goggles to protect eyes - who ever is jumping. I have to admit to almost getting a telling off from the professor of Orthopedics who put me back together - he hated charity jumpers as they cost the NHS far more, when it went wrong, than they ever raised, but as I did it for fun and as a hobby, he let me off |