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Nov 29, 2011
wrijoanne
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Can anyone hive advice please I have been on Dafne after 20 years type 1 for approximate 1 month can anyone advise me on my readings please thankyou |
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Nov 29, 2011
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / annoyed and fed up
Happy Birthday for tomorrow 
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Nov 29, 2011
ketostix pla...
25 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / annoyed and fed up Hi TcMonkey, I completed Dafne in March and the most important advice stick with it as it does work and become second nature. I am my own worst critic and if things dont work im guilty of over analizing. I never used to test and to be honest relied on luck for many years. My blood sugars are better but when I completed course they went bad, until I got on top of ratios and real world living. Your not on your own and very good sources of advice are available on here and your Health Care consultants. Keep smiling and have a great birthday!!! Dean
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Nov 29, 2011
Dave Marshall
7 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / annoyed and fed up Hi , Yes I agree with Theresaz it took me a few months to start getting my BG where I wanted them , but stick with it DAFNE does work ,
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Nov 29, 2011
theresaz
13 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / annoyed and fed up Hello I'm sorry to hear that. i did Dafne probably about 5 years ago now or more and from memory it took me at least 3 - 5 months and to get things to a stage where I understood what I was doing and felt in control. The reason was that it took that time of writing results down and looking back, analysing them and spotting patterns. Also I needed to remember that every day in my life is different. ie. I eat different things every day, have different amounts of exercise, sometimes dirnk alcohol, have a cold etc, etc. Don't be too hard on yourself it just takes time and the benefits were worth it. I wiould go out and enjoy your dinner and not worry. My consultant always told me one blood sugar that wasn't right was neither here nor there so just do the best you can. I eat out quite a bit and even after years of practice it's really difficult to get carbs right in restaurants and being currently addicted to MasterChef and seeing the hidden sugars etc that is put in food I can see why. I hope this is of some encouragement and Happy Birthday for tomorrow. |
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Nov 29, 2011
tcmonkey80
41 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / annoyed and fed up Hey everybody, I've been doing the Dafne way for 2 months now. Have been diabetic for 7 years. My readings are worse now then when I guessed how much insulin to take.. well that's how it feels, to be honest I didn't test very much, until now.....just so annoyed because I am putting everything into the Dafne way and it just isn't happening.Plus its my birthday tomorrow and I'm worried about going out for dinner and not counting carve right. 
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Nov 29, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / High blood readings Do you feel you need to go and see the nurse.............if there is a pattern then you probably need to up your ratio at breakfast.....................its unfortunate you cant inject before, as the majority of folk benefit from giving the insulin time to get going.............. |
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Nov 29, 2011
pancreotectomy
3 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / High blood readings Hi Fifty years on thanks for your post unfortunately my bg is misbehaving today 10.5 before breakfast took 7.5 of nova rapid after breakfast (I always take my insulin after meals as I have a problem with eating & don't always eat what I prepare) & at lunch a shock bg 18.2 checked meter that was ok then took bg again 16.5. I feel ok but keeping an ye on things if still high at dinner time definitely a trip to see the diabetic nurse tomorrow, let's hope things stabilise.
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Nov 29, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Funniest/strangest/worst hypo moment....
That is a strange observation..................are you on a pump? If you had a carb free meal in an attempt to test you background/basal requirements and therefore less calories, could you get accurate results.......? |
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Nov 29, 2011
Fifty Years On
1 post
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / High blood readings Just to say that I'm taking Lantus twice a day 7 AM and 7 PM although my dose well down from the previous single night time dose of 26 units. I'm now taking 9 units mornings and 7 or 8 units evenings. I'd certainly suggest speaking to your diabetic nurse about split doses as I found it certainly helped me improve my control. Having said that I'm only up at this time because I did a 3 AM test myself. Foolishly didn't allow for high carbs in Branston Pickle with supper last night and BG went through the roof. I hope all settles down with you. Best wishes.
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Nov 28, 2011
hollylouise
7 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Feeling hungover!!
you mite find why you woke up with slight high sugars because you could off possible gone low in the night not woke up and your body has kicked in and kicked out to much glucose |
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Nov 28, 2011
emmahope
17 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Funniest/strangest/worst hypo moment.... Not sure how relevant this is because I am so brittle and atypical... If I have fewer calories over a 24hr period my BI becomes too much and hypos follow. E |
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Nov 28, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / High blood readings
Being high in the morning and then going low in the afternoon may suggest you need more BI overnight, and less BI during the day.............. one thing at a time though............ 
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Nov 28, 2011
pancreotectomy
3 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / High blood readings having similar problems but on Levemir not Lantus. I find my morning readings are high but normalise throughout the day even going hypo at teatime. I am on a lot smaller dosage to you & take my levemir twice a day at 8am & 8pm taking only 3 units at 8am & 4 at 8pm. My diabetes changes because my dosages were the other way round when I finished the course & my lunchtime readings were always high but normalising by teatime, now as I say my breakfast readings are high lunchtime normal & teatime somtimes hypo. I have added problem of having lost hypo awareness at present & am trying to get it back by trying to run my bg a bit higher than normal. My consultant says not to worry about things changing but to work with things day to day. This morning my reading was 11.5 had breakfast & included an adjustment dose of nova rapid of 1.5units & 12 units for food eaten (using ratio of 1.5units of insulin to 1 cp) lunchtime bg was 5.5 so need to watch this afternoon but only use ratio of 1:1 at lunch. Maybe worth mentioning this to your diabetic nurse & see if she can advise you. javascript:emoticon('')
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Nov 27, 2011
Aarti
4 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / High blood readings That was meant to read lantus not labrusca ... Silly iPhone
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Nov 27, 2011
Aarti
4 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / High blood readings I was having a similar problem and ended up having very high ketones as a result, only to find out the cause was a cracked labrusca cartridge! As a precautionary I would change the cartridge if that's what you use! |
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Nov 27, 2011
ruthhutchinson
39 posts
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Mine weighed in at 76g so need to double the CPs to 4. |
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Nov 27, 2011
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iced coconut fingers
It's on page 69, bottom right hand picture
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Nov 27, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iced coconut fingers I would of guessed 20g too, roughly the same as a slice of bread but not as much as a roll, and the icing probably wouldn't amount to more than the bread...........hope you enjoyed them............ |
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Nov 27, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / feeling unnormal Sounds it, you must of been in the high 30s or there abouts........... |
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Nov 27, 2011
ruthhutchinson
39 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iced coconut fingers Thanks. |
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Nov 27, 2011
Bakerboy
9 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iced coconut fingers Hi ruth looking at my carbs and cal book it states 1 iced bun which looks like a finger is 20g carbs for 37 g weight which would be 2 units of insulin Hope this helps you
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