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Feb 2, 2012
Pammie
7 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / diarrhoea Hi there - does anyone have experience of diabetic diarrhoea please? Have had diarrhoea for the past 4 weeks with one week in between which was okay. Not feeling nauseous, but am concerned about nutrients, etc as difficult to eat much at the moment!! Thanks for any assistance (am taking rehydration drinks) |
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Feb 2, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,818 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My mornings have gone to pot There could be issues with your QA and possibly with your BI dose during the day................However, you have not told us what your blood results are at the 12:30-13:00 point are.............obviously you are testing at 10:00, see a high and correct.............. But you should not be doing this...............your insulin dose at 8am needs 4.5-5 hours to do its magic.........do you know this..........? The 17 and similar blood sugars you have been recording at 10am have been a spike caused by mis timing of your 8 am dose............ The low you experienced at 2 was because you gave yourself a correction dose that you did not need......... Confirm your ratio at 8am is working by testing before breakfast at 8am and before lunch/5 hours later 12:30-13:00, if its not adjust your ratio up, if it is bringing you on target at that time.............you need to consider taking your breakfast dose, 15, 20, 30 minutes before actually eating it...........the exact time will need to be established by trial and error, as matching the insulin profile to the the absorption of the food is different with everyone, for different foods and different times of the day........... 
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Feb 2, 2012
thebatoutofhull
60 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My mornings have gone to pot Hi. I bet this is frustrating. I have had a similar morning issue. Whatever I try sometimes works, sometimes does not. I used to eat porridge in a morning but the gi meant that my food was lasting longer than my insulin. so high after lunch time. I also get a form of dawn phenonomen but it is off set and kicks in later in the morning. This is usually caused from my body clock not catching up after ive been working abroad. I have experimented with over lapping BI slightly.Options: 1/stay as you are and see if it is a blip. ( i have so many of those) 2/ on a non work day don't have breakfast but test the same to see if it is the breakfast insulin that needs adapting. also see what happens in the afternoon. 3/ If not your breakfast insulin look at your morning BI. You have a great advantage that you are up early. You could change the timings slightly or increase you daytime BI. ( the 2.6 in the afternoon is probably from too much short acting since you increased your ratio.) The best indicator of how you are going to be is to look at how you have been. Best of luck and judgment. |
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Feb 2, 2012
superman3000
2 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My mornings have gone to pot My mornings have gone to pot!!!!I get up around five for work, but I don’t have my breakfast until 8. Until recently my morning ratio is 1:1 (two shredded wheat and milk = 4CP) which has been fine for ages. Then last few mornings I have been 6.5 at 8:00, then at 10:00 I am 17.0!! So I increased my ratio to 1.5:1, but still by 10:00 I would be though the roof, so I increased then next day to 2:1 but still really high at 10:00. I have been doing a correctional dose at 10 (2 units novorapid to bring me down) and have been having a late lunch at 2 where I am have been 2.6.? I am having a split dose of levermer 16 at night and 8 in the morning. What’s going on is my body resistant to the first dose, but all the other ratios have stayed the same, and I don’t know what to inject in the morning as it doesn’t make any differents. Any input would be great. |
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Feb 1, 2012
JennyNZ
29 posts
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Topic: Site Development / Injection site list Hi there. I've just started using the on line diary, too and think its great but was going to ask the same question - being able to record 2 different injection sites. I think the graphs are great - I always thought I was great at site rotation until I started using your programme and realised how much I was favouring sites. one thing - you only have one "buttocks" could you make that "left" and "right" as well? thanks |
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Feb 1, 2012
JennyNZ
29 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Hypo fear? hi there. I think it must be a dafne questionaire - I did something with the same question just this week. Its a post dafne qustionaire but, like you, I felt like the questions were a little bit loaded. my hypo fears tend to involve unusual situations. I was doing a 10km swim once and was always worried about going hypo (this was pre dafne). Not sure if this helps very much though. |
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Feb 1, 2012
Ahmentep
98 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Hypo fear? I'm with Novorapidboi on this one. I respect both but fear neither. There are millions of things which can kill us, an awful lot of them in our own homes, if you look at the statistics. The healthiest person we know could be run over by a bus tomorrow. We have to accept our condition and learn to manage it to the best of our ability. We should not be afraid of asking for the help of those around us either. Most people are happy to help if they know what to do. It's when they don't know, because we have not enlightened them, that they fail to help. |
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Jan 31, 2012
Chris loughrey
21 posts
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Topic: Site Development / Pump users and the DAFNE app I'm thinking of a way that you can put in basal rates that may change 3-4 times a day but still get a correct total daily dose in the summary numbers. IE if I say that at 10am-4pm my basal rate is 0.25U per hour, currently I'd have to record that every hour for it to be counted properly so a method of putting in pump basals would be good. How to do that is something I'm not sure of
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Jan 31, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,818 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Hypo fear? I dont fear hypos either nor do I fear hypers though................I think if you have good control over your blood sugar its normal to expect hypos from time to time...............and also to know when you potentially could have them...................carrying hypo resolve all the time also helps. These are things that are taught in DAFNE.............. I think that peoples fear of hypos is real and I suppose does warrant a survey if someone is studying the effect the fear of a hypo has on people, not everyone is educated to the DAFNE standard and so dont understand there own body.......... Some folk are also sensitive to insulin which can only be solved with a pump, which they might not have as yet.......... So peoples fear of them are real, although they really dont need to be................
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Jan 31, 2012
thebatoutofhull
60 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Hypo fear? Hi all, a month ago I did a questionnaire about type one diabetes. It made me feel uncomfortable. The questions seemed focused on the presumed 'fear type 1's have of going hypo' and how this effects how we feel and react. (This questionnaire was a little skewed in my opinion, posing some leading questions)I have a healthy respect but do not fear hypo's, I am more concerned with going hyper or moderately high. Hyperglycaemia was not touched on in the questionnaire. I do not want to say more about the research project as it was done by invite/confidentially. I think the results will be published in the BMJ. Which are you more concerned about? hypo,hyper,both,other? Am I wrong? |
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Jan 31, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,818 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Graduation I dont no anyone who has came out of DAFNE course with the blood sugars in complete control, so your doing OK..............
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Jan 31, 2012
Ahmentep
98 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Graduation Thank you all for your congratulations.I have certainly learnt a lot from the course and now look forward to better control. The last few days my BG has been all over the place, but it seems that I may have a gut infection. That's my excuse anyway! :-) |
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Jan 30, 2012
sarahlou
7 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / New Needles I've just been changed from 5mm to 4mm and even that 1mm difference is less painful, less pinching and less bruising to stop my lumpy injection sites as I've been diabetic for nearly ten years and its getting a bit sore now! I think with the absorption its more to do with you injecting into a fatty lump as the absorption would therefore be slower than if you were just injecting into subcutaneous fat, and I was told smaller needles would mean less lumps. This may then mean you end up needing less insulin if the smaller needles improve your absorption and you are no longer injecting into lumps that 'soak' up the insulin instead of it being able to enter your blood stream. |
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Jan 30, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,818 posts
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Topic: Questions ? / Ratios and compensating
if is available at your clinic I dont see why not......................obviously there are cuts happening............ I actually went to the DAFNE course in a different hospital, as my clinic did not have the trained staff at the time, this could be a consideration. I personally would commute or find accommodation just to attend............ good luck........ |
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Jan 30, 2012
jgibson1962
29 posts
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Topic: Questions ? / Ratios and compensating I have an appointment with the diabetes nurse next month, i think i am going to press the point to get on this course, i can't understand why its all post code lottery. Welcome to 21st century Britain. |
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Jan 30, 2012
Anele46
108 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Graduation Congratulations Roger All the best, Cheers, Anele. |
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Jan 30, 2012
jgibson1962
29 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / New Needles I use the short ones, i'm a new diabetic (July 11) quite frankly i was bricking it when told i was going to have to inject myself, but these needles are so thin and short, i just dont feel a thing, although there are a couple of really sensitive spots. But yes i am amazed at the technology, i can even go out with friends to restaurants and inject discreetly whilst sitting at the table. |
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Jan 30, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,818 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Graduation Roger, well done..............You are finally a graduate. I hope you control just gets better and better......... |
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Jan 30, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,818 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / High BS I would have my usual yoghurt and inject for it, plus correction...............................due to the dawn phenomenon, just a correction alone would not suffice..........
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Jan 29, 2012
Ahmentep
98 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / High BS If you find your BG at that level first thing several days in a row, you may need to look at your backgound insulin. What BI are you on? |
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Jan 29, 2012
Ahmentep
98 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Graduation Just keep plugging away Linda. Practice makes perfect!
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Jan 29, 2012
lindadornan28
2 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Graduation well as being 1 of the classmates i suppose i can say thanks, like yourself i found the whole experience very enjoyable, still a few things im not to sure of but im sure i'll get it eventually with the help of the course workbook
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Jan 29, 2012
lindadornan28
2 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / High BS i was exactly the same this morning, i woke at 8 done a blood test and it was above the targets so i took a correction but didnt have my breakfast insulin untill 10 am |
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Jan 28, 2012
meltow
78 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / High BS I'd have done a correction dose with my breakfast dose.The only time I seem to do a correction dose with out a dose connected with actual intake of food, is before bed. Having said that, I don't seem to need too many corrections
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Jan 28, 2012
sarahlou
7 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Redoing DAFNE??? Lizzie, I know what you mean with doctors 'scaremongering' it feels awful having them nag you. I had a doctor when I was in my teens telling me I would be blind by the time I was 20 and I'm nearly 21 and my eye sight is fine! You could maybe ask to be referred to a dietician who will be able to give you some positive advice regarding weight loss. I agree it has to be done slowly and safely to allow it to be effective and long term. Are there any weight loss groups/counselling style services in your area that you could maybe get involved in if that would be something that would interest you? I would love to give a lot more nutritional advice on here but I am not fully qualified until next year and don't want to be giving people false information!Like others on here I find having meals low in carbs much easier to count for therefore i match my dose better and my control is better but carbs are the body's preferred source of fuel so don't be dropping too low on energy our overcompensating by having too much fat as that won't help our health either! Less carbs doesn't always mean less calories if you overcompensate with other food groups. I've found low GI foods a good substitute however. I have read positive research into low carb diets and diabetic control so it is something worth looking at I'm having problems with my lantus dose 17 gives me a hypo in the night and 16 gives me high blood sugar in the morning?! Bit frustrating as it is knocking all day sugars out! |