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Jun 30, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Thoughts of biking with a pump?

Hey..........

If you sign up here and navigate to the pumping threads, I am sure you will find all sorts of folk that are pumping and possibly even more active than yourself........ Very Happy

Jun 30, 2011

AllanR 15 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing

As a side note, not a fix, I always found NOT involving my GP with my prescription was best. Just ask Boots or someone to look after it for you and if you need more or less of something you just ask them over the counter. Think they get paid to handle repeat prescription's so are more than happy to change it to your requirements. Only issue with this is if you have something new to add to it, which they can't seem to do. But for anything you've had before (strips/pens/needs/meters) I just find it easier to drop into the high street and ask them for it than having to go to the GP unless it's really necessary. But follow what Marke and the rest are suggesting in this case, as it seems the GP needs to be updated.

Jun 29, 2011

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing

Thanks for the heads up marke, I will look more into putting in a official complaint.

Jun 29, 2011

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / DAFNE Myths

That is incorrect yes. Sorry to hear you have been taught that. Sad

Be sure to use the DAFNE guidelines in regard to hypos because if you need just rapid acting or not is more dependant on when your hypo has occurred.

For example, the most common time when you would not need the extra 2 slow CPs is within an hour of your next meal. To follow the logic that you have to eat extra every time is contradictory of the guidelines (to be honest, I think it's old diabetic hypo treatment logic getting mixed in with the rules).

Rules are here if you want to look without getting your book out! - Particularly note the chart at the bottom.
Hope that clears things up. I know it's tempting to not keep referencing back to the DAFNE book! I soon started keeping it with me in my bag! ;)

Jun 29, 2011

AllanR 15 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Thoughts of biking with a pump?

Just a thought on this, my consultant keeps trying to sell me on the idea of a pump and so far I've pretty much dodged it due to concerns over my biking. The whole working of the things and level wise sound great. But, what get's me is the size of the things, and wondering if anyone out there is a heavy biker (both road and mountain/downhill) and has experience of these contraptions strapped to you, and how they handle the usual knocks and bashes and how easily fitted with armour and such?

Thanks Smile

Jun 29, 2011

AllanR 15 posts

Topic: General Discussion / DAFNE Myths

Hang on "Rapid acting CPs used to treat hypos will not last very long, therefore need to be followed up with slower acting CPs", was just taught this as part of the course last month...so it's not right than?

Jun 29, 2011

AllanR 15 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Newer Insulins under pressure from QIPP

Very interesting this. As a new graduate am finding this topic very interesting due to the exercise element mostly and how different insulins behave. Am quiet interested in if there are any recommendations for a "better" handling insulin for someone who exercises regularly?

As for me, since doing the DAFNE course last month and switching to Lantus twice a day (a few of us changed to this plan during the course), have noticed that my liver doesn't seem to be giving me quick shots of BG at quick exercise as it was before DAFNE and on once a day. I used to find a recorded jump of about 3-4mmo/l on my BG from a quick 5 mile bike ride before it would drop down again (and crash down) after about 45mins ride. My consultant always put this down to liver kicking in and dumping it into my system very quick. Yet since DAFNE and the twice a day Lantus it has really changed it a lot now into pretty much a solid reduction from 5 mins all the way to a couple of hours rides, and very rarely getting the jump in BG as I used to experience.

Have my DAFNE class follow up meeting later this week, so this has given some nice topics to bring up concerning background insulins v exercise thanks.

Jun 29, 2011

derekh1965 90 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Battling Diabetes

o Problem Marke,

Have you saw this about website blocking proposals by the uk government.

http://www.openrightsgroup.org/

http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2011/rights-holders-propose-voluntary-website-blocking-scheme

Jun 29, 2011

marke 681 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing

Hi, just to back up what others have said. You need to stand your ground with your GP, involve your DAFNE educators and also find your PCT's PALS ( Patient Advice and Liaison Services ) office via http://www.pals.nhs.uk/ and contact them. PALS staff are usually
very helpful and its their job to help you with any issues you have with the NHS. They will assist you AND log your complaint so the GP has no excuse for not acting. I appreciate this would be a last resort as you have known the GP for some time, however it is NOT acceptable for any one in the medical profession to act in such an unhelpful fashion. Its natural to assume its all about cost, however in some cases its down to not understanding the requirements of patients and particularly the DAFNE approach and why its essential to test regularly.

Jun 29, 2011

marke 681 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Battling Diabetes

Derek, thanks for the suggestion and sorry to be negative but... Any site that gets you to put in your interests usually only has one thing in mind to target you with advertising. If you read their privacy section (stumbleupon) they explicitly state they may do this. I'm not saying this should stop you using the site, just making you and others think about what they share on the internet. You should also read the privacy section on battlediabetes, where they don't take responsibility for advertisers on their site !

This site (DAFNEOnline) does not and will not share your info with anyone since we are DAFNE Graduates like you. However if google come along with a big financial offer who knows Wink

I have a family to feed after all Very Happy

Jun 29, 2011

ang78 12 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing

Thanks Guys

The thing is this guy has been my GP for 20 years, he knows more about me than I do!!! He deals with all the Diabetics in the practice and it was him who recommended DAFNE when I ''fell off the wagon'.

I know the practice got the letter from the dafne team because my prescription has changed, all exept the test strips. I'm sure it might be something to do with the fact they cost Â£25 per pot!!!!! Will have to contact my dafne team I think, untill then i'll just keep emailing the prescription line!!!!

Jun 29, 2011

maria51 22 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing

I just have to say, my heart goes out to you guys re test strips. Over here you don't need a script. I just walk into the chemist & buy the strips over the counter. The thought of testing a couple of times a day makes me shudder. I agree with novorapidboi, change your doctor if he continues to give you grief.

Jun 28, 2011

AllanR 15 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Travelling with insulin

Cheers for that Alan. Seem quiet an interesting product which am sure will become quiet useful. Noticed they also sell smaller ones to fit a pen in, always wondered how a pen really lasts sitting trundling around in a jacket pocket all the time etc. Seems one of them might be quiet good, although for normal use maybe a tad overkill for how long a cartridge tends to last.
Thanks again for the suggestion Smile

Jun 28, 2011

derekh1965 90 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Battling Diabetes

Hi

I stumbled upon this website. It is American and seems to have a lot of information. New research etc.
I haven't looked at it all but seems quite a good site.

http://www.battlediabetes.com/

Incidentally case nobody knows about stumble upon http://www.stumbleupon.com/
Discover the best of the web. You sign up free, input your interests from a long list of topics and then start stumbling.

It will find websites related to your interests.

Derek

Jun 28, 2011

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / over injected

I think I did this once, and all I did was somehow manage to eat the CPs to correspond with what I took.
16 CPs for a meal is possible so it can be easy to sort out! XD

Jun 28, 2011

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing

Hey ang78, I've been having similar problems and I think it's due to them (my GP surgery in general) somehow getting the idea that we're Type 2s, not Type 1s. Type 2s do not need to test as much in comparison to a Type 1.

Has been frustrating me no end.. Most recent annoyance has been my GP deciding to take all my insulins off my prescription... simply because when I became ill for a couple of days, became hospitalised due to dehydration and on their notes about my insulins, they stated I was self medicating "Levemir". Fair enough you'd think but Levemir is also known as Detemir on my GP listing, so some idiot doctor took BOTH of my insulins off because they didn't understand!

I've also been told that I blood test too much and inject too much! What?!

I'm still even now, after getting my DAFNE team to assist me, to get my previous arrangement back in place AND on repeat instead of just "current". I am aware that my GP surgery are having to circulate their doctors to cope with the lack of staff, but that's not really much excuse for diabetic ignorance...

ARGH! I'd better stop there! I wasn't very impressed as you can tell! LOL ;P
Best of luck sorting out your GP surgery!

Edit: Is it true that Levemir is an insulin used by some Type 2s? Maybe this is causing the confusion (for me anyway)?

Jun 28, 2011

MelissaF 56 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / over injected

You're absolutely right with a logical solution. However, I don't think that I would have been physically able to eat 10 slices of bread at 11pm after a large dinner so I was just trying to get carbs into me in a form that I was able to stomach. Maybe a couple of extra units would have been an additional safety precaution to make sure that I didn't drop too low overnight. I was waking myself up and testing as well though so I was able to keep an eye on it that way.

M xx

Jun 28, 2011

Aneirin 15 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / over injected

Same here. Though I wnet with normal acting carbs. Quick acting ones like a drink wine gums or anything trated for a hypo will go out the system to quickly and lead to it not doing much except make you higher to start off with. It's a pain, but bread/toast or something similar sounds like it would work best.

i.e. took 16 by mistake at night, on a one to one ratio at this time, so eat TEN slices of bread (my bread is 1.6 units, may)...maybe with eggs and beans so it's not as boring...or maybe something like some rice, chips if you have time. Something that acts normally.

Ten slices may sound like a lot and you may get a little bloated...and I may be wrong, but foods with a high glycemic index (which admittedly, would be much easier to eat due to not being as filling, such as sweets, drinks and what not) will not stay with you through the night. Guess the bloated feeling will teach not to inject too much insulin!

Jun 28, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing

you need more strips, and the plain facts are that you know why and your GP doesn't.............did he/she get the letter from your DAFNE team.............

If he/she refuses, which they cant if instructed from the specialists then change doctor..........

Type 2 individuals are told only 2 times a day, and I suppose if on a mixed insulin, you would only test 2 times a day as any more would be a waste........

Once the GP is informed and educated everything will be fine.............

Jun 28, 2011

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / ratio for snacks

Thanks for replying Carolin.

Carolin said:
OK, snacking for exercise is another matter

I'd refer you back to your course handbook for this, but generally we recommend if you're doing exercise you need to start with a BG above 7mmol/l, therefore if you're below 7 you need to take on extra CPs. How much you need will depend on the intensity & duration of the exercise, so if it were something gentle/short-term, just 2 CPs should be enough; something more strenuous you might need 3 CPs. You'd be best to choose a fairly rapid carbohydrate as you'll need the fuel quickly for the exercise.

It's worth considering what insulin you have around too of course, i.e. your last dose of QA or your BI in case either of these is likely to still be having an effect on your BG, or indeed if not, whether you need as many CPs prior to the exercise and/or a small dose of QA to help your body to use the glucose.

Hope this hasn't confused you more JWo?

So, I do go by what my BGs are expected to be, especially if I have injected QA? There's rarely a time when I don't have some QA going on with BI when I'm a fairly active person, so I do keep a lot of the DAFNE exercise rules in mind... I just tend to trip up when it comes to working out what I need to do for certain exercise situations.

For example, when at work... to me, doing lots of standing up and sitting down, walking from one end of the reception area to the other, or just pulling my work chair from side to side to retrieve money from a very close drawer seems like the equivilent of doing a gentle stroll... however, my body tells me otherwise by hypoing (sometimes even after taking off for exercise!).

With me being active, it does make working out my doses very frustrating... so I wanted to ask to check to see if it'd help straighten things out for me just a little bit! ^_^;

Jun 28, 2011

chrisinbrum 41 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing

I'm sure other people will give more helpful advice - luckily my GP was more than happy to increase my script after DAFNE and the letter he was sent...but my understanding is that if you're following the DAFNE rules you should be testing at every meal (I do snacks too), before driving (very important, and during long journeys too), if you're ill and also if you're being active. That can add up to quite a few more than the 2 tests a day your GP is telling you.

I'd say you're right and your GP is wrong, probably because they don't understand DAFNE!

Maybe speak to your DAFNE nurses and ask for their help/advice...I'm sure they would want to try to 'educate' your GP.

Good luck! Smile

Jun 28, 2011

ang78 12 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing

Hi
I completed DAFNE in march this year and have reduced my hba1c from 12 to 8.6, still high but am working on it!! I have just been to see my GP (none diabetes related) and asked for some more test strips as I only get one box at a time on my script. He asked me how many times a day I test so I told him, 4-5 sometimes more and he told me I should only be testing 2 daily and rotating test times, refused to up my script and all but told me I wouldn't get the strips to test more often, even though the team put in the letter after DAFNE to up my scrips to 4 pots at a time. Now i'm confused. Have I got this wrong? How many times should I be testing?? Please help!!!

Angela

Jun 28, 2011

MelissaF 56 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / over injected

Hi Linda,

I've done it too - once, as Helen says!

I did the same thing - matched the QA with corresponding carbs and kept testing and it all worked out OK. I used full sugar soft drinks (fortunately my husband had cans of Coke in the house) to make up most of the carbs as otherwise it's a bit hard to make up 120g carbs at 11pm!

Glad you're OK!

Melissa xx

Jun 30, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Thoughts of biking with a pump? Hey.......... If you sign up here and navigate to the pumping threads, I am sure you will find all sorts of folk that are pumping and possibly even more active than yourself........

Jun 30, 2011 AllanR 15 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing As a side note, not a fix, I always found NOT involving my GP with my prescription was best. Just ask Boots or someone to look after it for you and if you need more or less of something you just ask them over the counter. Think they get paid to handle repeat prescription's so are more than happy to change it to your requirements. Only issue with this is if you have something new to add to it, which they can't seem to do. But for anything you've had before (strips/pens/needs/meters) I just find it easier to drop into the high street and ask them for it than having to go to the GP unless it's really necessary. But follow what Marke and the rest are suggesting in this case, as it seems the GP needs to be updated.

Jun 29, 2011 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing Thanks for the heads up marke, I will look more into putting in a official complaint.

Jun 29, 2011 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / DAFNE Myths That is incorrect yes. Sorry to hear you have been taught that. Be sure to use the DAFNE guidelines in regard to hypos because if you need just rapid acting or not is more dependant on when your hypo has occurred. For example, the most common time when you would not need the extra 2 slow CPs is within an hour of your next meal. To follow the logic that you have to eat extra every time is contradictory of the guidelines (to be honest, I think it's old diabetic hypo treatment logic getting mixed in with the rules). Rules are here if you want to look without getting your book out! - Particularly note the chart at the bottom. Hope that clears things up. I know it's tempting to not keep referencing back to the DAFNE book! I soon started keeping it with me in my bag! ;)

Jun 29, 2011 AllanR 15 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Thoughts of biking with a pump? Just a thought on this, my consultant keeps trying to sell me on the idea of a pump and so far I've pretty much dodged it due to concerns over my biking. The whole working of the things and level wise sound great. But, what get's me is the size of the things, and wondering if anyone out there is a heavy biker (both road and mountain/downhill) and has experience of these contraptions strapped to you, and how they handle the usual knocks and bashes and how easily fitted with armour and such? Thanks

Jun 29, 2011 AllanR 15 posts	Topic: General Discussion / DAFNE Myths Hang on "Rapid acting CPs used to treat hypos will not last very long, therefore need to be followed up with slower acting CPs", was just taught this as part of the course last month...so it's not right than?

Jun 29, 2011 AllanR 15 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Newer Insulins under pressure from QIPP Very interesting this. As a new graduate am finding this topic very interesting due to the exercise element mostly and how different insulins behave. Am quiet interested in if there are any recommendations for a "better" handling insulin for someone who exercises regularly? As for me, since doing the DAFNE course last month and switching to Lantus twice a day (a few of us changed to this plan during the course), have noticed that my liver doesn't seem to be giving me quick shots of BG at quick exercise as it was before DAFNE and on once a day. I used to find a recorded jump of about 3-4mmo/l on my BG from a quick 5 mile bike ride before it would drop down again (and crash down) after about 45mins ride. My consultant always put this down to liver kicking in and dumping it into my system very quick. Yet since DAFNE and the twice a day Lantus it has really changed it a lot now into pretty much a solid reduction from 5 mins all the way to a couple of hours rides, and very rarely getting the jump in BG as I used to experience. Have my DAFNE class follow up meeting later this week, so this has given some nice topics to bring up concerning background insulins v exercise thanks.

Jun 29, 2011 derekh1965 90 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Battling Diabetes o Problem Marke, Have you saw this about website blocking proposals by the uk government. http://www.openrightsgroup.org/ http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2011/rights-holders-propose-voluntary-website-blocking-scheme

Jun 29, 2011 marke 681 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing Hi, just to back up what others have said. You need to stand your ground with your GP, involve your DAFNE educators and also find your PCT's PALS ( Patient Advice and Liaison Services ) office via http://www.pals.nhs.uk/ and contact them. PALS staff are usually very helpful and its their job to help you with any issues you have with the NHS. They will assist you AND log your complaint so the GP has no excuse for not acting. I appreciate this would be a last resort as you have known the GP for some time, however it is NOT acceptable for any one in the medical profession to act in such an unhelpful fashion. Its natural to assume its all about cost, however in some cases its down to not understanding the requirements of patients and particularly the DAFNE approach and why its essential to test regularly.

Jun 29, 2011 marke 681 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Battling Diabetes Derek, thanks for the suggestion and sorry to be negative but... Any site that gets you to put in your interests usually only has one thing in mind to target you with advertising. If you read their privacy section (stumbleupon) they explicitly state they may do this. I'm not saying this should stop you using the site, just making you and others think about what they share on the internet. You should also read the privacy section on battlediabetes, where they don't take responsibility for advertisers on their site ! This site (DAFNEOnline) does not and will not share your info with anyone since we are DAFNE Graduates like you. However if google come along with a big financial offer who knows I have a family to feed after all

Jun 29, 2011 ang78 12 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing Thanks Guys The thing is this guy has been my GP for 20 years, he knows more about me than I do!!! He deals with all the Diabetics in the practice and it was him who recommended DAFNE when I ''fell off the wagon'. I know the practice got the letter from the dafne team because my prescription has changed, all exept the test strips. I'm sure it might be something to do with the fact they cost Â£25 per pot!!!!! Will have to contact my dafne team I think, untill then i'll just keep emailing the prescription line!!!!

Jun 29, 2011 maria51 22 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing I just have to say, my heart goes out to you guys re test strips. Over here you don't need a script. I just walk into the chemist & buy the strips over the counter. The thought of testing a couple of times a day makes me shudder. I agree with novorapidboi, change your doctor if he continues to give you grief.

Jun 28, 2011 AllanR 15 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Travelling with insulin Cheers for that Alan. Seem quiet an interesting product which am sure will become quiet useful. Noticed they also sell smaller ones to fit a pen in, always wondered how a pen really lasts sitting trundling around in a jacket pocket all the time etc. Seems one of them might be quiet good, although for normal use maybe a tad overkill for how long a cartridge tends to last. Thanks again for the suggestion

Jun 28, 2011 derekh1965 90 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Battling Diabetes Hi I stumbled upon this website. It is American and seems to have a lot of information. New research etc. I haven't looked at it all but seems quite a good site. http://www.battlediabetes.com/ Incidentally case nobody knows about stumble upon http://www.stumbleupon.com/ Discover the best of the web. You sign up free, input your interests from a long list of topics and then start stumbling. It will find websites related to your interests. Derek

Jun 28, 2011 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / over injected I think I did this once, and all I did was somehow manage to eat the CPs to correspond with what I took. 16 CPs for a meal is possible so it can be easy to sort out! XD

Jun 28, 2011 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing Hey ang78, I've been having similar problems and I think it's due to them (my GP surgery in general) somehow getting the idea that we're Type 2s, not Type 1s. Type 2s do not need to test as much in comparison to a Type 1. Has been frustrating me no end.. Most recent annoyance has been my GP deciding to take all my insulins off my prescription... simply because when I became ill for a couple of days, became hospitalised due to dehydration and on their notes about my insulins, they stated I was self medicating "Levemir". Fair enough you'd think but Levemir is also known as Detemir on my GP listing, so some idiot doctor took BOTH of my insulins off because they didn't understand! I've also been told that I blood test too much and inject too much! What?! I'm still even now, after getting my DAFNE team to assist me, to get my previous arrangement back in place AND on repeat instead of just "current". I am aware that my GP surgery are having to circulate their doctors to cope with the lack of staff, but that's not really much excuse for diabetic ignorance... ARGH! I'd better stop there! I wasn't very impressed as you can tell! LOL ;P Best of luck sorting out your GP surgery! Edit: Is it true that Levemir is an insulin used by some Type 2s? Maybe this is causing the confusion (for me anyway)?

Jun 28, 2011 MelissaF 56 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / over injected You're absolutely right with a logical solution. However, I don't think that I would have been physically able to eat 10 slices of bread at 11pm after a large dinner so I was just trying to get carbs into me in a form that I was able to stomach. Maybe a couple of extra units would have been an additional safety precaution to make sure that I didn't drop too low overnight. I was waking myself up and testing as well though so I was able to keep an eye on it that way. M xx

Jun 28, 2011 Aneirin 15 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / over injected Same here. Though I wnet with normal acting carbs. Quick acting ones like a drink wine gums or anything trated for a hypo will go out the system to quickly and lead to it not doing much except make you higher to start off with. It's a pain, but bread/toast or something similar sounds like it would work best. i.e. took 16 by mistake at night, on a one to one ratio at this time, so eat TEN slices of bread (my bread is 1.6 units, may)...maybe with eggs and beans so it's not as boring...or maybe something like some rice, chips if you have time. Something that acts normally. Ten slices may sound like a lot and you may get a little bloated...and I may be wrong, but foods with a high glycemic index (which admittedly, would be much easier to eat due to not being as filling, such as sweets, drinks and what not) will not stay with you through the night. Guess the bloated feeling will teach not to inject too much insulin!

Jun 28, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing you need more strips, and the plain facts are that you know why and your GP doesn't.............did he/she get the letter from your DAFNE team............. If he/she refuses, which they cant if instructed from the specialists then change doctor.......... Type 2 individuals are told only 2 times a day, and I suppose if on a mixed insulin, you would only test 2 times a day as any more would be a waste........ Once the GP is informed and educated everything will be fine.............

Jun 28, 2011 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / ratio for snacks Thanks for replying Carolin. Carolin said: OK, snacking for exercise is another matter I'd refer you back to your course handbook for this, but generally we recommend if you're doing exercise you need to start with a BG above 7mmol/l, therefore if you're below 7 you need to take on extra CPs. How much you need will depend on the intensity & duration of the exercise, so if it were something gentle/short-term, just 2 CPs should be enough; something more strenuous you might need 3 CPs. You'd be best to choose a fairly rapid carbohydrate as you'll need the fuel quickly for the exercise. It's worth considering what insulin you have around too of course, i.e. your last dose of QA or your BI in case either of these is likely to still be having an effect on your BG, or indeed if not, whether you need as many CPs prior to the exercise and/or a small dose of QA to help your body to use the glucose. Hope this hasn't confused you more JWo? So, I do go by what my BGs are expected to be, especially if I have injected QA? There's rarely a time when I don't have some QA going on with BI when I'm a fairly active person, so I do keep a lot of the DAFNE exercise rules in mind... I just tend to trip up when it comes to working out what I need to do for certain exercise situations. For example, when at work... to me, doing lots of standing up and sitting down, walking from one end of the reception area to the other, or just pulling my work chair from side to side to retrieve money from a very close drawer seems like the equivilent of doing a gentle stroll... however, my body tells me otherwise by hypoing (sometimes even after taking off for exercise!). With me being active, it does make working out my doses very frustrating... so I wanted to ask to check to see if it'd help straighten things out for me just a little bit! ^_^;

Jun 28, 2011 chrisinbrum 41 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing I'm sure other people will give more helpful advice - luckily my GP was more than happy to increase my script after DAFNE and the letter he was sent...but my understanding is that if you're following the DAFNE rules you should be testing at every meal (I do snacks too), before driving (very important, and during long journeys too), if you're ill and also if you're being active. That can add up to quite a few more than the 2 tests a day your GP is telling you. I'd say you're right and your GP is wrong, probably because they don't understand DAFNE! Maybe speak to your DAFNE nurses and ask for their help/advice...I'm sure they would want to try to 'educate' your GP. Good luck!

Jun 28, 2011 ang78 12 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Testing Hi I completed DAFNE in march this year and have reduced my hba1c from 12 to 8.6, still high but am working on it!! I have just been to see my GP (none diabetes related) and asked for some more test strips as I only get one box at a time on my script. He asked me how many times a day I test so I told him, 4-5 sometimes more and he told me I should only be testing 2 daily and rotating test times, refused to up my script and all but told me I wouldn't get the strips to test more often, even though the team put in the letter after DAFNE to up my scrips to 4 pots at a time. Now i'm confused. Have I got this wrong? How many times should I be testing?? Please help!!! Angela

Jun 28, 2011 MelissaF 56 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / over injected Hi Linda, I've done it too - once, as Helen says! I did the same thing - matched the QA with corresponding carbs and kept testing and it all worked out OK. I used full sugar soft drinks (fortunately my husband had cans of Coke in the house) to make up most of the carbs as otherwise it's a bit hard to make up 120g carbs at 11pm! Glad you're OK! Melissa xx