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Oct 22, 2011

Alan 49 284 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Injections - Best Injection Sites

I also inject my Humalog into the stomach area - my DSN told me that I should draw an imaginary circle, the size of a large orange, round my belly button and avoid that area. I inject my Levemir into my buttocks.

I think the reason your DSN told you not to vary your injection sites is because where you inject can affect how quickly the insulin gets into your system. I remember a couple of years ago, I had a couple of fairly severe night-time hypos - which was very unusual for me. When I looked in my DANE diary, I spotted that these hypos had occurred after I had injected my pre-dinner Humalog into my calves - instead of my belly. My DSN said that it takes longer for the insulin to be absorbed when you inject in the calves - which meant that when I tested before bed-time, not all the Humalog had been absorbed, which caused the hypos later on.

I'm sure that somewhere in the DAFNE Handbook it tells you about the absorption rates for different parts of the body, but I can't find it now.

Oct 22, 2011

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Injections - Best Injection Sites

Hi,

I'm on Humalog 3 x per day & Lantus before bed.

I inject Humalog into my stomach. My DSN said to draw an imaginary smile under my belly button so it's easier to rotate injection sites.

I inject Lantus into my right or left thigh. I've only just started doing it here as i also used to do this into my stomach. Unaware about this, on my last appt, my DSN said to make sure i never change my injection sites ie where i inject Humalog & where i inject Lantus.

Why was this? (I never asked)

Where do you inject?

What are the best / most asorbable injection sites?

I've just been given the new 4mm needles, they are sooo small, you don't need to pinch any fat....
Sometimes when i inject my Lantus into my thigh/s it does bleed a little.

Oct 22, 2011

Nikki H-C 23 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Driving ban for type 1 diabetics!

Diabetes UK posted on facebook the other day that they have support to have this issue raise in PM Question time and also have a representative who is speaking to the EU regarding this point. Worth "like"ing the Diabetes UK facebook page for up dates... Smile

Oct 21, 2011

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Marke, I agree.
I found the podiatrist excellent and he saw me the day I landed. I was referred to the GP because the podiatrist thought I may need antibiotics. The GP was a tad surprised at how aggressively the podiatrist had cleaned out the area (so was I) and did not want to prescribe antibiotics unnecessarily. I dressed it daily and walked on a "donut" to keep pressure off the area.

Helen

Oct 21, 2011

jgibson1962 29 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips

Your kindness overwhelms me Very Happy

At last the weekend is here.

Oct 21, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips

Any scraps I have available can come your way...................

Oct 21, 2011

jgibson1962 29 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips

My Authority is skint i'm afraid, cant even afford to send me on course, so here i am salvaging the scraps from those lucky enough to be DAFNE Green Berets Rolling Eyes

Oct 21, 2011

marke 686 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Hi, my advice would be to go see a Podiatrist, preferably with Diabetes understanding. I am very lucky in my area we have Podiatrists that are Diabetes trained and excellent. We have had one of the guys come to
my Diabetes Support Group twice to give talks on it. The last one he included a lot of 'scary' pictures NOT to scare anyone but because people had requested to see what 'can' happen. The key word is 'can', like all Diabetes complications as soon as you suspect you may be developing a complication get it checked out by a Diabetes specialist ( consultant, podiatrist etc). The sooner it is detected the more chance it can be treated quickly and with the minimum of impact. As our Podiatrist says, better to waste his time with nothing than to not treat something.
Another point is you are correct, even if you are the best behaved Diabetic in the world you might get a complication. You could be the worst in the world and get nothing. Life is just not fair that way.

Oct 21, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips

jgibson1962 said:
Blimey, no wonder my consultant said i only need to test twice a day....Unless i'm driving should i add...

Obviously not a DAFNE trained consultant......................... Laughing

Oct 21, 2011

jgibson1962 29 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips

Blimey, no wonder my consultant said i only need to test twice a day....Unless i'm driving should i add...

Oct 21, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Facebook Group - DAFNE UK

I'm signed up, see you there.......... Smile

Oct 21, 2011

DTST 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Facebook Group - DAFNE UK

www.facebook.com/groups/dafneuk Wink

Oct 21, 2011

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Diabetic Foot Ulcers

After 18 hours in shoes and captive on an international flight and little opportunity to move between flight legs I discovered on getting home that the ball of my R foot was seeping (albeit slowly) blood. I went off to the podiatrist who pared away the involved "flesh" and dressed it (he called it an ulcer). Then went to GP (on the podiatrist's recommendation) and he assessed the situation as an ulcer but as being less serious than the podiatrist had indicated. Took about 10 days to heal but I watched it like a hawk. No further trouble. Am about to repeat the plane trip and have already been to podiatrist and had my feet "looked at" and I expect no further issues. I will, however, take my shoes off on the plane and move feet as much as possible. Good luck.

Oct 20, 2011

squeeze321 1 post

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Hi Wullie,

That is scary.

I pressume the ulcer must have developed very quickly because of decreaed blood supply to your foot/feet being diabetic. I saw an operation on the telly recently on a Type 2 diabetic man, he was having his big toes removed and when the surgeon removed the toe, you could see a white tube sticking out of the foot. The surgeon explained that that was his artery with no blood.

I can't get the image out of my head!

It highlights how important excelent foot care is for diabetics type 1 and type 2. I'm really glad you managed to treat yours though and despite 29 years of type 1 I have never had a foot ulcer either.

Oct 19, 2011

Widster 23 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Driving ban for type 1 diabetics!

This subject has just been raised in prime minister quedtions. David Cameron has said that there had been inaccurate reporting of the issue and that 'relatively few' insulin treated diabetics will lose their licence as a result. The DVLA are going back to the EC to double check some isues. Good news then!

Oct 18, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / How do I set my bg diary as shared

Your HCP will need to be registered on the site, you simply find their username by searching users then click on their name, this will open up their profile, you will then have the option to share your diary with the user.

you should be able to select a time period too...........

Oct 18, 2011

Damo8 9 posts

Topic: General Discussion / How do I set my bg diary as shared

I want to set up my bg diary to allow access to my hcp. However I can't find how to do it in any option on the site. Can anyone help?

Oct 18, 2011

Mins 4 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / irregular BGs

Thanks for the reply

I hope you are right, my BG this morning were better, but i now hop the chest team can tell me its nothing and its just a infection.

Regards

Oct 18, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / irregular BGs

Hey Mins, welcome to the forum............

I would be inclined to say that the rise of your blood sugars in the morning could be down to:

Dawn Phenomenon, a release of hormones which in turn release glucose stores from the liver in an attempt to get the body ready for the day ahead, this happens to us all, diabetes or not, I personally have struggled but have managed to control it recently.......

Not enough background during the day, which your continual rise throughout the whole day may be showing...

Illness, if you are ill or coming down with something, maybe a chest infection from the symptoms you described, then your BG is likely to rise as glucose stores are accessed in the fight against virus and bacterial infection.....

However, I am not a professional, you should go see your doctor as advised.........

With any of the above situations, they are fairly easy to rectify, so dont be discouraged......

I hope your visit to the doctors goes well.........

Good luck........

Oct 22, 2011 Alan 49 284 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Injections - Best Injection Sites I also inject my Humalog into the stomach area - my DSN told me that I should draw an imaginary circle, the size of a large orange, round my belly button and avoid that area. I inject my Levemir into my buttocks. I think the reason your DSN told you not to vary your injection sites is because where you inject can affect how quickly the insulin gets into your system. I remember a couple of years ago, I had a couple of fairly severe night-time hypos - which was very unusual for me. When I looked in my DANE diary, I spotted that these hypos had occurred after I had injected my pre-dinner Humalog into my calves - instead of my belly. My DSN said that it takes longer for the insulin to be absorbed when you inject in the calves - which meant that when I tested before bed-time, not all the Humalog had been absorbed, which caused the hypos later on. I'm sure that somewhere in the DAFNE Handbook it tells you about the absorption rates for different parts of the body, but I can't find it now.

Oct 22, 2011 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Injections - Best Injection Sites Hi, I'm on Humalog 3 x per day & Lantus before bed. I inject Humalog into my stomach. My DSN said to draw an imaginary smile under my belly button so it's easier to rotate injection sites. I inject Lantus into my right or left thigh. I've only just started doing it here as i also used to do this into my stomach. Unaware about this, on my last appt, my DSN said to make sure i never change my injection sites ie where i inject Humalog & where i inject Lantus. Why was this? (I never asked) Where do you inject? What are the best / most asorbable injection sites? I've just been given the new 4mm needles, they are sooo small, you don't need to pinch any fat.... Sometimes when i inject my Lantus into my thigh/s it does bleed a little.

Oct 22, 2011 Nikki H-C 23 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Driving ban for type 1 diabetics! Diabetes UK posted on facebook the other day that they have support to have this issue raise in PM Question time and also have a representative who is speaking to the EU regarding this point. Worth "like"ing the Diabetes UK facebook page for up dates...

Oct 21, 2011 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Diabetic Foot Ulcers Marke, I agree. I found the podiatrist excellent and he saw me the day I landed. I was referred to the GP because the podiatrist thought I may need antibiotics. The GP was a tad surprised at how aggressively the podiatrist had cleaned out the area (so was I) and did not want to prescribe antibiotics unnecessarily. I dressed it daily and walked on a "donut" to keep pressure off the area. Helen

Oct 21, 2011 jgibson1962 29 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips Your kindness overwhelms me At last the weekend is here.

Oct 21, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips Any scraps I have available can come your way...................

Oct 21, 2011 jgibson1962 29 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips My Authority is skint i'm afraid, cant even afford to send me on course, so here i am salvaging the scraps from those lucky enough to be DAFNE Green Berets

Oct 21, 2011 marke 686 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Diabetic Foot Ulcers Hi, my advice would be to go see a Podiatrist, preferably with Diabetes understanding. I am very lucky in my area we have Podiatrists that are Diabetes trained and excellent. We have had one of the guys come to my Diabetes Support Group twice to give talks on it. The last one he included a lot of 'scary' pictures NOT to scare anyone but because people had requested to see what 'can' happen. The key word is 'can', like all Diabetes complications as soon as you suspect you may be developing a complication get it checked out by a Diabetes specialist ( consultant, podiatrist etc). The sooner it is detected the more chance it can be treated quickly and with the minimum of impact. As our Podiatrist says, better to waste his time with nothing than to not treat something. Another point is you are correct, even if you are the best behaved Diabetic in the world you might get a complication. You could be the worst in the world and get nothing. Life is just not fair that way.

Oct 21, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips jgibson1962 said: Blimey, no wonder my consultant said i only need to test twice a day....Unless i'm driving should i add... Obviously not a DAFNE trained consultant.........................

Oct 21, 2011 jgibson1962 29 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Cheaper Test Strips Blimey, no wonder my consultant said i only need to test twice a day....Unless i'm driving should i add...

Oct 21, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Facebook Group - DAFNE UK I'm signed up, see you there..........

Oct 21, 2011 DTST 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Facebook Group - DAFNE UK www.facebook.com/groups/dafneuk

Oct 21, 2011 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Diabetic Foot Ulcers After 18 hours in shoes and captive on an international flight and little opportunity to move between flight legs I discovered on getting home that the ball of my R foot was seeping (albeit slowly) blood. I went off to the podiatrist who pared away the involved "flesh" and dressed it (he called it an ulcer). Then went to GP (on the podiatrist's recommendation) and he assessed the situation as an ulcer but as being less serious than the podiatrist had indicated. Took about 10 days to heal but I watched it like a hawk. No further trouble. Am about to repeat the plane trip and have already been to podiatrist and had my feet "looked at" and I expect no further issues. I will, however, take my shoes off on the plane and move feet as much as possible. Good luck.

Oct 20, 2011 squeeze321 1 post	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Diabetic Foot Ulcers Hi Wullie, That is scary. I pressume the ulcer must have developed very quickly because of decreaed blood supply to your foot/feet being diabetic. I saw an operation on the telly recently on a Type 2 diabetic man, he was having his big toes removed and when the surgeon removed the toe, you could see a white tube sticking out of the foot. The surgeon explained that that was his artery with no blood. I can't get the image out of my head! It highlights how important excelent foot care is for diabetics type 1 and type 2. I'm really glad you managed to treat yours though and despite 29 years of type 1 I have never had a foot ulcer either.

Oct 19, 2011 Widster 23 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Driving ban for type 1 diabetics! This subject has just been raised in prime minister quedtions. David Cameron has said that there had been inaccurate reporting of the issue and that 'relatively few' insulin treated diabetics will lose their licence as a result. The DVLA are going back to the EC to double check some isues. Good news then!

Oct 18, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / How do I set my bg diary as shared Your HCP will need to be registered on the site, you simply find their username by searching users then click on their name, this will open up their profile, you will then have the option to share your diary with the user. you should be able to select a time period too...........

Oct 18, 2011 Damo8 9 posts	Topic: General Discussion / How do I set my bg diary as shared I want to set up my bg diary to allow access to my hcp. However I can't find how to do it in any option on the site. Can anyone help?

Oct 18, 2011 Mins 4 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / irregular BGs Thanks for the reply I hope you are right, my BG this morning were better, but i now hop the chest team can tell me its nothing and its just a infection. Regards

Oct 18, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / irregular BGs Hey Mins, welcome to the forum............ I would be inclined to say that the rise of your blood sugars in the morning could be down to: Dawn Phenomenon, a release of hormones which in turn release glucose stores from the liver in an attempt to get the body ready for the day ahead, this happens to us all, diabetes or not, I personally have struggled but have managed to control it recently....... Not enough background during the day, which your continual rise throughout the whole day may be showing... Illness, if you are ill or coming down with something, maybe a chest infection from the symptoms you described, then your BG is likely to rise as glucose stores are accessed in the fight against virus and bacterial infection..... However, I am not a professional, you should go see your doctor as advised......... With any of the above situations, they are fairly easy to rectify, so dont be discouraged...... I hope your visit to the doctors goes well......... Good luck........