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Jul 23, 2011
ketostix pla...
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Topic: General Discussion / Help needed, ketones but bg in range Hi, I currently on holiday and have come into a problem. Woke up today with massive toothache, went to emergency dentist and have absis and broken wisdom tooth. Been given some antibiotics and pain killers to treat until infection gone.I tested earlier and blood glucose high with three ketones, so started the sick day rules and have basically done the job of reducing the ketones and bg. However my bg is now in range but I still have one/two ketones(on borderline). Im drinking loads of fluids to try and flush them out, I'm going to check my BG and ketones in three hours time again. Its late saturday night and should be enjoying holiday, but all I have to show is ketones and sore mouth que violins lol. Any help would be appreciated, Cheers deano |
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Jul 22, 2011
Anil
39 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Android App Coming soon..... !! :> |
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Jul 22, 2011
FCJ
2 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Android App Hi All,I second that! Would love an android version app. I'm willing to help with testing if need be... |
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Jul 22, 2011
Simon
574 posts
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Topic: Site Development / Do you use the Diary Graphs? Chris - just looking at this again; the graphs which calculate averages (mean/modal) don't take into account BG readings of 0 or empty ones, which graph is behaving in the way you describe?Garry - thanks for the feedback, will change them. |
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Jul 22, 2011
Anil
39 posts
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Topic: Site Development / New DafneOnline Website Redesign, Opinions Needed! Hey Guys, I'm re-designing the dafneonline.co.uk website and have made a first attempt at it, I have posted a link below to my personal websitewhere it is temporarily located. Currently, I have only designed the header and the menu, but the rest will follow, I will keep this post updated as I make progress. http://www.theebookzone.co.uk/dafne  That's it! for now... |
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Jul 21, 2011
Alan 49
280 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Thyroxine side effects Maria, what tablets are you on? I'm on 25mcg Levothyroxine and they definitely seem to be affecting me - my BG readings seem to have gone through the roof since I've been taking them. As well as giving myself QA corrections of +2, +3 and +4, I've had to increase my BI dose. The nurse at my GP surgery has looked on the Internet and found that these tablets can require increased insulin doses.I noticed in your posting that you were on Thyroxine before your diabetes was diagnosed, so perhaps you wouldn't have been affected by this. |
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Jul 20, 2011
Alan 49
280 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Are we all eating too many carbs? Thanks for that Mark - you've confirmed what I was thinking about it. As you pointed out 'don't believe everything you see on the internet'.Anyway, I enjoy my carbs - Lamb Madras without rice? UNTHINKABLE! |
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Jul 19, 2011
marke
643 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Are we all eating too many carbs? Sorry but for me the wonderful thing about the internet is anyone can publish any rubbish and hence we get articles like that. He says 'back in the day before insulinwas discovered... diabetes was treated with a low carbohydrate diet', haha, nope sorry before insulin was discovered people just died. There is a good book about it apparently, my consultant who likes to stray from the subject  told me about it that is about the discovery of insulin and how people used to just die before it.The article then goes on about engineers being the best medics, again haha, I hope my consultant didn't help to write windows or I'm in big trouble  As you can tell I don't think much of the article or the idea that we eat too many carbs, i would rather enjoy a shorter life eating them than have diabetes for 80 years. Genetically I might be able to eat loads of carbs and never suffer complications anyway or I might be a perfect diabetic and get them anyway, life is just not so simple as eat low carbs = live longer. I'm not advocating a total do what you want obviously but I really don't think low carb diets are a good idea. I also trust the medical profession to give me the best advice they can rather than believe its all drug companies trying to line their pockets.... rant ends 
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Jul 19, 2011
Garry
328 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Are we all eating too many carbs? When I first started out on insulin in 1979, I was on a fixed carbohydrate diet of 120 g a day. No room for manoeuvre.It was hard work and I doubt whether my control was any good as we were all on urinalysis at that time and those retrospective results did not give any quick perspective on how things were going. Would hate to be back in those times. Boy am I glad that we have moved on Regards Garry |
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Jul 19, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,816 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Android App The demand is certainly there, so if you can hook up with the admin staff that would be really good.......
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Jul 19, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,816 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Are we all eating too many carbs? We probably are...........My understanding is that the starchy carbs we eat provide us with fuel we need, proteins and fats also supply us with this but in much smaller amounts and over much longer periods.............which if solely eaten would result in ketones as the body needs its fuel much more quickly than these items could supply, or does it..........? I think if carbs were cut out the body would need to re adjust and eventually could be fine tuned to use the fuel its given efficiently, but getting to that point may not be so pleasant for some as it is for others........ |
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Jul 17, 2011
Alan 49
280 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Are we all eating too many carbs? An interesting article about a man who has been a type 1 for more than 80 years.http://www.drbriffa.com/2011/05/31/how-did-this-man-get-to-live-with-type-1-diabetes-for-more-than-80-years/ Are we all eating too many carbs? |
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Jul 16, 2011
KeithCl
43 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Android App Just came across this thread; I may be able to help with the Android development if that is something that there is still a level of interest in. Marke, send me a message with your thoughts. |
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Jul 14, 2011
MelissaF
56 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / No change to HbA1c Hi Chchch,Thanks for your post. I've been trying really hard and my day to day results are a lot better but I haven't had my HbA1c tested for months so I can only hope that it's reflected in that (although it didn't seem to be last time). My hospital are adamant that they won't test more than every 3 months but I have an appointment coming up in the next couple of months so I'm sure that I will be allowed a test then. After the disappointment of my last test, I'm concentrating more on my daily results and just trying to get them as good as I can. I don't want to start worrying if my HbA1c isn't as good as I want it to be as a I don't really have the luxury of delaying conception for too much longer because of my age. I haven't really been offered any specialist pre-conception advice unfortunately although one of the diabetes midwives did offer her services as a contact if I needed her. I think that this was more an act of kindness than a professional strategy though. It's a shame really as I think that it's really important and would probably help a lot of people. How are things going on the pump? Are you really finding it OK? I still really hate the idea although anything that improves your health should really be an appealing thing I think. Are you using it for pre-conception purposes too? Do you think that it's helping and how long would you be planning on using it for? Would this be your first baby? It's interesting that you say that your hospital say that you don't seem to be getting the results that you deserve with the amount of work that you put in. This is kind of how I feel about my situation as well. I wonder if it's just something to do with our bodies and how the diabetes affects us in particular or whether the knowledge that's imparted from the DAFNE course can sometimes work against you. I'm ofter guilty of over-correcting for instance which then leads to yo-yoing between highs and lows instead of more stable results. What do you find? Melissa xx |
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Jul 14, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,816 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Unexplained Highs thats a valuable bit of info in terms of the Lantus action, now you will know how long to wait before seeing an effect of any change...........good luck with the job hunt............ |
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Jul 14, 2011
MrGreenYeti
5 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Unexplained Highs Just figured I should update this. I didn't do anything to the Lantus, like I said I would. Which was probably the right idea. because the day after I said I would change it, but didn't, my BG in the morning was 7.4. Then at lunch it was 8.3. it used always be above 12. It's been around 6-10 at lunch now. Which is better then it was. But still a bit on the high side, maybe?Which means the Lantus take about 4 days to have an effect on me. I'm fine with going to bed late, and getting up late, as I do want to get a night time job. So, if I started getting up early again, it would make it harder to stay up late. |
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Jul 11, 2011
sarahg
29 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Cherries hi big thank you to ever one who replied
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