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Dec 2, 2011
Garry
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Topic: General Discussion / My HbA1c We need to get used to using the new numbers for HbA1C.What about some encouragement for you to use them - just a bit of fun - who can tell me in old numbers my HbA1Cs since I did DAFNE? 11/11/2009......................................61 08/04/2010......................................52 22/07/2010......................................53 12/10/2010......................................54 15/11/2011......................................52 Regards  Garry |
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Dec 2, 2011
novorapidboi26
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Topic: General Discussion / My HbA1c It's just an averaged out snapshot........so high results with a good few lows could bring you down lower........ideally you want stable sugars with as little spikes as possible to reduce damage to the micro vascular system.....getting the balance between in range sugars and stable is the hard part though |
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Dec 2, 2011
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My HbA1c Something which doesn't make sense to me is that when my HbA1c is this good why when i look back at my bs results are they all over the place? |
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Dec 2, 2011
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My HbA1c
Thanks. I'm always worried that i'm doing something wrong, hence all the questions here and the other forum. |
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Dec 2, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,816 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My HbA1c WOW, that's a great result....................I got a similar impression from yourself that your BG results were not what you wanted................ I have never been below 7.9%............. 
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Dec 2, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,816 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / insulin pump How quickly did you establish your basal requirements...................... |
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Dec 2, 2011
Jenny
27 posts
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Was told on my dafne course to have spare pack of syringes just in case. Also have spare pen though. |
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Dec 2, 2011
Jenny
27 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / insulin pump Me too. Had it a week and a half. Takes a bit of getting used to. Trying to find the most comfy ways to sleep. |
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Dec 2, 2011
saxman
28 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My HbA1c well done somat for me to aim for. wow indeed 
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Dec 2, 2011
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My HbA1c WOW!!My HB1AC was 9.6% in August. Just had my DSN ring me specially to let me know the result, already back from my blood test done yesterday, it was......6.8%!  I don't know how because my bs results at home are always all over the place! Gill |
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Dec 2, 2011
saxman
28 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / insulin pump well I have just started on the accu-chek insulin pump and it has settled my BG to near normal throughout the day and night,although it is early days and I may have some levimir hanging around. there are no "spikes" the after care is exellent so fingers crossed. |
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Dec 2, 2011
Jenny
27 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Tefal Actifry Could you weigh them based on jacket potato? Maybe you will have to have a few guesses and then write it in your carb book in the notes section. |
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Dec 2, 2011
SueA
9 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Tefal Actifry I have a similar problem with jacket potatoes, I like to microwave them first then finish them off in the oven, so when I remember I weigh the potato before cooking. Potato raw is 1.5cp per 100g, I dont't think any carbohydrate is lost in cooking. This is a little more tricky when cooking for a family, however. I have been considering buying a tefal actifry how do the chips taste? |
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Dec 2, 2011
Garry
328 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Changing of Needles/BG Meters Have been to see our team of HCPs here and whilst there asked about the JAZZ meter.They had no experience of it. It has not been promoted here and it may be that nobody in this area is using it. Regards Garry |
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Dec 1, 2011
meltow
78 posts
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I buy my bread from an artisan bread maker; one of his best sellers is a Marmite Loaf. SUPERB, served warm with a big pat of butter! |
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Dec 1, 2011
SimonC
78 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / White Bread or Brown?
Oh yes - I love it, esp on toasted brown bread
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Dec 1, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,816 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Tefal Actifry I have seen myself contacting the folk who make certain products to get nutritional information from them...........If you think you will be using it frequently, maybe a wee email might do the trick.......... |
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Dec 1, 2011
Devinesign
6 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Tefal Actifry This was the site I found last night but as you can see, some of their values are a bit daft - one gives 100g of chips as having 0g CHO, yet another gives 100g as having 13.5g. This doesn't seem sensible! Either way I think I will guestimate my values based on oven chips and add a bit !! not very scientific but I think it is the best I can do. |
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Dec 1, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,816 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Tefal Actifry http://www.myfitnesspal.com/nutrition-facts-calories/tefal-actifryDont know how reliable that is personally.........it seems that the carb value is cut when using it, is that right? |
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Dec 1, 2011
Devinesign
6 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Tefal Actifry Thank you for the welcome and your response I guessed at the cooking process being similar to oven baking and calculated accordingly (I only took 4 chips as a trial) There are obviously more CPs in the actifry chips than either oven or fried as my blood was 11 when I was heading to bed. The chips loose so much moisture in the cooking that per g of weighed food the carbs are more concentrated. I wish when companies promote a new machine on health grounds they would supply guidance on the range of nutritional changes the machine will make to the food!! Does anyone else use the Actifry? Has anyone cracked the calculation of Carbs with it? Any help will be really really appreciated!! |
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Dec 1, 2011
novorapidboi26
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Tefal Actifry Welcome to the forum.............The carbs and cals book states that both oven chips and chip shop chips have roughly 0.3grams of carbohydrate for every 1g of chips............ But I suppose oven chips have been fried already and you are just reheating............... The oil content obviously has no carbs, however I dont know what kind of changes, if any, frying with less oil would have to the carbohydrate value of the potato.................I would assume it would not be anything significant anyway........... I hope someone else has a better answer........... |
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Dec 1, 2011
Ahmentep
98 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / White Bread or Brown? You mean there ARE people who like Marmite?!!! :-)
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Nov 30, 2011
Devinesign
6 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Tefal Actifry Is there a resource anywhere for carbohydrate content of foods usually done in a deep fat fryer now cooked in the new Tefal Actifry? I have searched online and am getting the variance of 1.3cp per 100 g to zero which is obviously rubbish. I am sooo frustrated at the lack of information on carbs, as calories are covered ad infinitum!! (Rant Over) any help would be appreciated
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Nov 30, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,816 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / High blood readings Sometimes trying to spot a pattern with the blood sugars is the biggest problem with diabetes................the diabetes fairy is usually the main suspect..............glad your getting expected results now......... |