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Jan 21, 2012
NinjaGirl
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Topic: General Discussion / Anyone off some advice pls? Hi Billie, I would suggest the weight gain may be because your BI is not right and therefore you are constantly correcting with QA. I would think that looking at your day time readings you may need to adjust your morning BI by 2 units, but to test the theory before you do. Take your standard BI one morning and have Carb free until dinner, compare the BB and the Before Dinner readings, you should have a similar reading for both. If this is not the case and you should have sufficient evidence to increase your morning BI - if you are on Levemir or Lantas, if you are using somethig other ... check the peak and pattern of your background first... If you have a high reading for lunch even if have no CPs you can do a conservative correction or leave if you are not confident to correct. I hope this helps. I have just graduated from DAFNE Course but been using the prinicples for about 6 mths.... wish you the best and reading in target!
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Jan 21, 2012
Ahmentep
99 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Anyone off some advice pls? Hi Billie,I am not a graduate yet (doing the course next week) but I have been type 1 since 1978, and I've been working to DAFNE principles for nearly two years now. It seems to me that your morning BI may need adjustment, but you should take advice from your HCP on that. Frankly I don't find your glucose levels that bad, despite my best efforts I am usually at the same levels as you are, and often twice as high! I'm hoping that a pump may solve that. I find your 115 cp's on the 18th difficult to believe, that is 1.15Kg of carbohydrate! It must have been some sandwhich. I think you may have made an error there somewhere. Anyway, as you know from the course, the BI must be correct first. You may need to have one or two carb-free meals, with regular blood tests to see if the BI you're taking is keeping your blood glucose steady. If not you may need to adjust the quantity and/or time taken. Only when that is sorted can you think of adjusting the ratios and/or times of your QA. But please talk to your HCP, and don't worry! For a newbie you're doing ok!
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Jan 21, 2012
Ahmentep
99 posts
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Sorry, before I can read your message I have to get rid of this reply box, which came up with your message (twice). I can't delete it so I have to post a message instead. |
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Jan 20, 2012
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: Site Development / Entry Sites
Thanks very much Simon, much appreciated 
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Jan 20, 2012
Billie
5 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Anyone off some advice pls? Hi I'm Billie,I graduated DAFNE last week. I really came away from the course with much more knowledge and understanding. But now as you can see I am continually getting high readings. I know kneed to adjust my ratio's but have got myself confused as I'm not very good with numbers. I have been t1 4 yrs this August and have never had good control and always had high readings. I'm 28 a mum of 2 and find it hard to gain weight due to constant high results. Anyone who can point me in the write direct would be greatly appreciated 
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Jan 20, 2012
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: Site Development / Entry Sites Added to the site for you, will try and gen them added to the apps soon
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Jan 20, 2012
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: Site Development / Pump users and the DAFNE app Hi Chris,Glad you've found the app useful thus far, what would we need to add to keep it useful for you? Simon |
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Jan 20, 2012
Venetia
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Topic: General Discussion / Hi peeps iv jsu graduated today :) Hi ! I have also just graduated today! It's been a great week and I'm looking forward to being in control of my blood sugars for the first time in far too many years. Well done to DAFNE and good luck to everyone Carb Counting!!!! Venetia (Leeds) |
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Jan 20, 2012
ruthhutchinson
39 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Hi peeps iv jsu graduated today :) Welcome Kerry. I did the DAFNE course at the RVH in Belfast in September 2010 (and I was far from the first) so it's not so new to NI as you might think. Hope it all works for you. You'll find lots of support on this forum. |
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Jan 20, 2012
kerryfryer
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Topic: General Discussion / Hi peeps iv jsu graduated today :) Hi as i z iv jus graduated today from the course and i am so excited, Iv bn a t1 diabetic 4 the past 13/14 years and hav had alot of bother from it a am from Northern Ireland and DAPHNE has only been phasing in since july 2011, but lookin back on what the info and DAPHNE technique has done to my Blood sugars the past week its gonna be amazing when i get it all tweaked out as i have a cold at the minute its been hard getting exact ratio's etc but fingers crossed next week wil bring it as close to perfection as possible. Im also being considered for a meter which i was a bit unsure about but since researching it and doing the course im 100% up for it. I'm just wondering has anyone else got and downsides to the pump or any opinions on it.Thanks for reading and and help or advice would be much appreciated Kerry |
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Jan 20, 2012
jgibson1962
29 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Chocolate Muffins Wow! thats a handful....Ok! i'll do that next time. My lunchtime reading was a little high so i compensated. Getting there gradually. Cheers for your advice. |
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Jan 20, 2012
novorapidboi26
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Topic: General Discussion / carb free foods
pumping.............? |
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Jan 20, 2012
ChristineBat...
23 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / carb free foods Oh Countdown!! Yes I had that book many moons ago.......! I just kind of think fish eggs meat cheese vege olives.....However, Not to put a spanner in the works, but they all blinken well count for me!! |
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Jan 20, 2012
ChristineBat...
23 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / carb free foods Veg,(carrot battons. celery battons, cherry tomatoes) cheese, olives, ham, salami, chicken a spoon of humus!....you can, if you want create a little feast CP free, and add a glass of wine/spirits! Hope it works for you! Christine x |
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Jan 20, 2012
ChristineBat...
23 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Where's my motivation gone?? Hi Jenny, I was diagnosed at the age of 10, 43 years ago and since then have done carbohydrate counting, 1 unit of QA (actrapid at the time) lowered me 1mmol and 10g of carbohydcrates increased my mmol by 1 mmol....... that worked briiantly for a long time until I was forced to change insulin, from Monotard and Actrapid to more modern inulins. I was dubious about the DAFNE course, however, I learnt a lot. I know how to count carbohydrates and read packets, however I learnt more about going slowly and how the insulin works, and the fact that other diabetics are going through the same as me! Good luck, we are all in the same boat and letting off steam on here is a great help. I've recently learnt how a woman's cycle affects her BG results and I'm working on finding a pattern....You take care, Christine, Dafne graduate from Northnumerland |
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Jan 20, 2012
BJ
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Topic: General Discussion / hello
Hi Shelly Recently did the DAFNE course (Tasmanian, Ausstralia) I used to find the same - wanted to eat everything when I had a ypo (figured it was my body sending me survival messgaes of a sort). What i do now is get my jelly beans (or alternative) and a CP and sit in a comfy chair somewhere away from the kitchen! Works well, especially at night. Now my BG doesnt spike after. |
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Jan 20, 2012
novorapidboi26
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Topic: General Discussion / DAFNE Follow-on Training
I am from Scotland and done it.......................  I dont see why not, you still participated in the programme... |
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Jan 20, 2012
JennyNZ
29 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / carb free foods I guess it would be any food not mentioned in the Dafne carb counter book. |
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Jan 20, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / change of insulin theoretically yes.....................if you can guess when you think the Lantus will be finished from looking at when you last took it, you can comfortably give your Levemir........ I personally would run high for a few hours than risk a hypo.................. When did you used to take the Lantus?.................. Whenever that times comes around again, take your split dose of Levemir....................what split are you starting on......? |
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Jan 20, 2012
JennyNZ
29 posts
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Would you like people who have done Dafne from outside of England (I'm from NZ) to do the survey, too? |
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Jan 20, 2012
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Chocolate Muffins Assuming you wont be eating your sandwiches till about 12:00 you should really be taking insulin for it.............Whether you eat half now, or it all now wont matter as far as insulin is concerned......[would you not be able to eat your sandwiches if you ate the full muffin, I know I would have no problems......... ]Active insulin/insulin on board would need to be considered, but without a meter to help you it can sometimes be tricky.............. My insulinX meter works out my insulin on board by taking my previous dose, in this case your breakfast dose, dividing it up over my preprogrammed insulin activity time, for me 4.5 hours but maximum 5 hours, then subtracting that result from my normal dose calculation............... Example 6 units of insulin for breakfast @7:00am Decide to have muffin @9:00am [5.5 units] BG@9:00 - 8.5mmol/l Ratio @9:00 - 1.5:1 Therefore dose calculation; 5.5 x 1.5 - 8.25 [8 units] 8 units + 1 units correction for 8.5 BG reading - 3 units active insulin = 6 units you wouldn't normally consider correcting when your previous dose is still working but the meter includes this.. The active insulin calculations is 6 unit over 4.5hours[270 minutes], so 0.022 units/minute............. 2hours have elapsed, meaning 2.64units [0.022x 120minutes] have been used, 6 - 2.64 = 3.36 [3 units....] WOW, that a lot of calculations............... This has worked for me most of the time, but the only way to find out would be to test and see the results, remember not to correct at lunchtime........... |
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Jan 20, 2012
jgibson1962
29 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Chocolate Muffins I've just been given a chocolate muffin, its 55g Carbs, i have a steady food regime and was wondering whether i should eat it all now, or eat half now and the other half this afternoon as a snack. I have my normal sandwiches for lunch and obviously dont want to waste them, so if i eat half now when i do my BG i could compensate with extra insulin. confused :{ |
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Jan 19, 2012
JohnC
2 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / New Needles As regards your suspicions over cost, the shorter needles (up to 6.1 mm) are actually more expensive than the longer ones (6.2mm or more) under the NHS Drug Tariff. |