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Nov 19, 2011
mum2westiesGill
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Snack Ideas - under 10g of carbs Thanks for the reply Anele46 |
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Nov 19, 2011
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Snack Ideas - under 10g of carbs Hi whiskysmum,A packet of Skips are 9.1g CHO and the salt and vinegar ones are lovely  Also, two small tangerines ahould be around 10g. Asda do a small pack of cherries for £1 and they don't seem to affect by BGs at all. Hope this helps Cheers, Anele. |
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Nov 19, 2011
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / How long inbetween meals?? How long do ppl usually leave between eating their meals and eating something after ie their next meal?? |
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Nov 19, 2011
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Snack Ideas - under 10g of carbs Anyone have any ideas of snacks to have which are under 10g of carbs? |
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Nov 19, 2011
Anele46
109 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My BG Averages Well, totally agree with everyone, your HbA1c should be on targetMines are :- Last 7 days: 6.4 mmol/l Last 14 days 6.7 mmol/l Last 30 days 6.7 mmol/l Last 90 days 6.7 mmol/l I did my DAFNE course on March this year and have been diabetic since Feb 2010. I reckon I'm still in my honeymoon phase as on a very low dose of Lantus (7U at night). I find that when recording my driving and bedtime BGs these can be higher (as I often have a snack about 2 hrs before bed) so tend to increase my averages I reckon. Got my 4 mth review next week so I'm hoping my HbA1c will be lower than last time as trying for a baby. All the best Whiskysmum, keep up the great work  Cheers, Anele. |
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Nov 19, 2011
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Background Insulin re Beditme Testing Before i have my each of my main meals ie breakfast, lunch & dinner i always test first then either inject & eat or eat & inject.....i'm on Humalog QA.When it comes to supper time sometimes i have supper sometimes not, depends if i'm hungry or not. If i'm having supper i always have it downstairs whilst watching tv then do my test a bit later when i go to bed. Am i doing this the right way round or should i be testing before i have my supper? i'm on Lantus BI, which i believe lasts approx 24hrs. Thank you for any help about this.
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Nov 19, 2011
TashaW
2 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Insulin new user any tips welcome I did say play around MORE.... I know type 1s can get insulin resistance, but not on the same scale as a type 2, which is essentially a problem OF insulin resistance.
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Nov 18, 2011
ChristineBat...
23 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Insulin new user any tips welcome .....NOVORAPIDBOI...I agree, I am very resistant in the mornings having 5 units of quick acting per 10 carbohydrates/ 1 CP and an extra unit for luck! Rest of the day my ratios are 1.5:1 and 1:1......Type 1s play around very much TashaW. |
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Nov 18, 2011
mike_skinner
8 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My BG Averages Here's mine, big thanks to the app and site that I find really keeps me on trackBG Averages Last 7 days: 7.7 mmol/l Last 14 days: 7.5 mmol/l Last 30 days: 7.8 mmol/l Last 90 days: 8.0 mmol/l The iPhone diary and carb counter is a god send! |
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Nov 18, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Insulin new user any tips welcome Being a Type 2 kind of excludes you from using the DAFNE principals, as they just dont work.................however it doesn't mean you cant seek advice from fellow diabetics...........Also, type 1 diabetics can experience insulin resistance.....................................that is why we have different ratios of insulin throughout the day..................... 
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Nov 18, 2011
TashaW
2 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Insulin new user any tips welcome Leonard, you say you are a type 2? It may well be that you will have to play around slightly more than a type 1 does, as in addition you have to factor in that you will also be insulin resistant whereas type 1s aren't. You might find that be really cutting back on the amount of carbs you eat you will be able to get fantastic control - I have a really good friend who is type 2 and has a HBa!c of 5.1 by using this method. You might find you won't need to use insulin at all.... |
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Nov 18, 2011
KeithCl
43 posts
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Topic: Site Development / Android App problem Chris,I just ran the app in the emulator with the API level set to 13 (Honeycomb 3.2) and couldn't reproduce the problem. When I look under "Entries" I see empty BG fields. When I look under "Summary" I see "0.0 mmol/l" for the "Blood Glucose Averages" when starting from no data and when I add entries with BG values only non-blank BG values contribute to the averages as intended. Please confirm that you are seeing "0.0" for the BG when you click "Entries" and get the "Diary - Last 14 Days" list. If you are then I guess I'll have to find the exact phone that you have to reproduce the problem - I can't see any candidate cause looking at the code. Keith |
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Nov 18, 2011
Ahmentep
99 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Adjusting my doses help Hi,One other point. I note that you have been diabetic for twenty years and yet your diary entries always show your injection site as your stomach. If this is always the area you use then your insulin may not be absorbed correctly or consistantly. Like grandma Carol I have been on insulin for 37 years or thereabout and I have found that my stomach has given problems from time to time by having varying rates of absorption (of insulin) over quite a small area. This leads to either high or low bg readings all other things being equal. You should discuss varying your sites with your doctor/nurse. All the best! :-) |
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Nov 17, 2011
Chris loughrey
21 posts
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Topic: Site Development / Android App problem Hi KeithIt's an HTC wildfire s, running the latest version of honeycomb. All auto QA is turned off and when I input a BI shot, I always leave the BG value blank.upon saving this is replaced by a 0.0, which then throws all of my summary averages off. This is seen on the phone app, not on the website. Thanks for your help |
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Nov 17, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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for a good accurate basal test, its best not to have any QA, but if your uncomfortably high, don't hesitate........... |
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Nov 17, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Spikes I disagree with not taking 1 hour, 2 hour, 3hour tests, its good to see how well you have got your dose timing, assuming your dose is correct obviously...............and then you get a more accurate 90 day average too...........the 2 hour mark is round bout when your insulin and carb absorption is at its best, so whatever your result is then will probably be the highest it will go, in most circumstances that it......... johno you are right, it is about how long it takes for your insulin to kick in, this isn't a constant, and so the timing of your dose can change.............and then you can achieve results as if your on a pump basically............. |
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Nov 17, 2011
wrijoanne
5 posts
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Thankyou for your advise , i am going to concentrate on my bi first and have a carb free day again tomorrow problem is im starving ha ha if im doing a free carb day and my readings are still high is it ok to take a plus qa dose or should i not take anything, ??? |
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Nov 17, 2011
PNThompson
57 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Adjusting my doses help It took me several weeks of messing around with ratios before my levels settled down. Recently I found that I need to adjust my ratios depending on what i'm eating. Foods like Soup, Chocolate I have found I need to reduce the Ratio as the foods are absorbed quicker and the Insulin is still working long after.Before I went on the DAFNE Course I had my BI (LANTUS) split, but I found that once things started to improve with the control I went back to one injection for BI. Unfortunately what works for one person may not work for another. I also adjust every injection unless it is exactly in the centre of the BG Ranges. This has helped me and I still have instances where my BG reading go off track so, as several others have said, don't worry about it too much. As Marke advised, just change one bit at a time rather than trying to fix all the readings in one go. The time that you take the BI can have an impact as well. I started with the BI just before bed, but after completing DAFNE I gradually changed the BI to be the same time as dinner and have needed to adjust it a little but cannot advise if it has gone up or down. Hopefully you can sort something out from the various comments. |
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Nov 17, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Spikes Timing..............You need to try and match the absorption of the carbs with the action of the insulin. You should try injecting 15 minutes before you eat, this time can increase if you find the spike it still a bit to high, I have seen myself inject 45 minutes before lunch and then not go above 7 till dinner. Each day is different as well as each time of day............and obviously if your lowish before breakfast, you may need to think about that too............. And welcome to the forum............... |
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Nov 17, 2011
marke
686 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Adjusting my doses help Hi it looks like your BI is not right, however you shouldn't be changing 2 doses at the same time really. If you up your evening BI by 2 you should first see what effect it has before upping the morning one as well. The problem is if one of the BI doses is not right it will mean you start off higher than you should be and it will mislead you about the other BI dose. You really need to provide a bit more data for us to go on, I'm afraid. Any change you make will take a couple of days to really show in your results so just 2 days of data is not really enough to spot a pattern.Another thing to point out is you will most likely find that correction doses if you are 20+ BG will not have the same effect as a correction at 10 and below. Thus if the corrections don't seem to be working don't be to worried. The key is to get your BI right as everything else hinges on that. Try a carb-free lunch if you can and compare your BG in the morning and evening. If it is going up ( by at least 2) your BI is not right. The idea is the BI should keep your blood sugar roughly the same if you don't eat. If you can get this right then your QA will just be needed for what you eat and hopefully not dramatic corrections. If you can record a few more days and post I'm sure you will get a lot of responses with advice and information. It is a bit daunting to start with especially if things don't seem to be going right. Try not to worry about it, stress increases your BG, and just keep plugging away. You can always ask your DAFNE Educators for advice if things are still not improving in a week. P.S Please only post the question to one subject, I replied to your other post that is the same but under a different name. It just easier to get responses by having one post. |
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Nov 17, 2011
Bezza61
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Topic: General Discussion / Spikes 2 hours after breakfast my blood sugars rise to between 12 and 15 then drop down to normal before lunch.Any ideas |
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Nov 17, 2011
grandma carol
61 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Adjusting my doses help As Garry said stick with it and things will pan out do things slowley.I have been Diabetic for 37 years and like you never had good controll I was always high in the mornings never did carbcounting or ratios just had the same insulin every day if was very hard for me to change still have my bad days but getting there. Take care
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Nov 17, 2011
wrijoanne
5 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Adjusting my doses help Thank you Garry its all very scary trying to change things and coming to grips with new information thats so different to what i have known for 20years just feel very scared ha ha im 40years old now and i really want to take charge and do this right thankyou for your advice
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Nov 17, 2011
Garry
328 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Adjusting my doses help Welcome to the forum Please do not be overly concerned that things are awry at the moment....they will sort themselves out once you are able to steady things up. Two off-target days are no big deal and it may simply be due to having an infection. However in your situation you can not have enough information to help make informed choices. So can I suggest that you need to do more testing, especially when starting out with this new way of looking at things. DAFNE rules for me are.....s l o w and steady changes improve results. Cause and effect. Change something by a small amount and watch for the effect over a few days of results. Making changes one at a time helps us better understand the impact of change. If we do too many things at once we never get to the bottom of the effect. Please remember that our bodies respond to the different insulin types in different ways. The effects of your Background Insulin change will not normally be seen for around 3 days. So the change in BI that you made is not likely to show any improvement in results until Saturday. Don't fret, take your time and logically understand changes. If you are unclear about what is happening please have the confidence and make time, to talk to and get advice from your Health Care Professionals. Stick with it Best Wishes Garry |
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Nov 17, 2011
wrijoanne
5 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Adjusting my doses help Hi thankyou for your response iv been diabetis for 20years uncontrolled for last 5 years but my morning bg was always between 4 and 6 , i am on nova rapid during the day and levemir for the last week before that humlin i for 6 months before that lanctus for as long as i can remember, i was told to eat carb free today and just look at bg insulin levels which is what i am doing and i test at 3am everynight sometimes its hig last night 3am it was 9.4 im really looking for advice regarding which way to start off bg insulin or qa insulin (which should i change and look at first) |