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May 7, 2011
michellem
23 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Prescription supplies Hi Lee,It was a long time ago but yes it was easy. I just booked a GP appointment, explained what happened (I left my spares in a fridge in Thailand) and he did me a prescription. Yes I had to pay. Think I might have paid to see the GP too. I claimed it back on my health insurance. Michelle |
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May 6, 2011
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Information on menstrual cycle Anyone had any positive progress?
As I've shown on the updated progress of my work towards TOTM understanding, since that change from that Monday of taking MORN 7 and EVE 16... I've now been on MORN 7 and EVE 14 for a couple of weeks now but I've yet to properly identify when I'm supposed to put it back to 10BI and 16 BI. I have also been monitoring my body temperature every morning - It has been hovering up and down between 35C and 35.8C (35.8 was this morning)... I'm not sure when to make the association that it's my "time" considering the temp window is so small... but based on that chart from the wikipedia page, perhaps I should wait until I hit above 36C? Considering I've also been regularly under the 36C... is this because of my diabetes? I know I'm infamous for being a very easily chilled person to others. What do we think? Thanks for any responses! |
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May 6, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Help The first link didn't really go into much about type 1, although there was a diet plan he thought could eliminate the need for insulin if caught early enough, to me that is a fairytale.............I can understand the theories on low carb, high fat diets in the way he described it, however the myth that diabetics, especially type 2 patients should eat lots of carbs is long gone I believe..... Low carb and most importantly slowly absorbed carbs are best........definitely food for thought in the weight loss context though, i will need to investigate further......... |
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May 6, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Help
I am not aware of any rules regarding links and currently the forum is not moderated, but I am sure links regarding insulin and carbs are perfectly suited to this site............thanks I will take a look..... I think the beauty of DAFNE is that you dont need to use sweeteners, you just inject for what your eating.....simples.... |
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May 6, 2011
derekh1965
95 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Help Hi MichellemI have thought about joining a slimming class because you just don't know how much to eat. I joined Tesco diets last year for a short spell and discovered I wasn't eating enough to keep the metabolism ticking over, lost some weight but it was hard to follow as there far too many different foods to eat. I can eat the same thing every day and don't need variety. I think it is an age thing also as I used to lose weight easy but now it seems impossible lol. Novorapidboi, there are a lot of articles online about insulin, carbs and weight gain. When bodybuilders want to bulk they use carbs to do that. There used to be some who actually took insulin to put on weight, don't know if they still do. I don't know if you are able to post links o here but here are a couple of sites to check out http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/index.html a site by Barry Groves PHD from the Cotswold, with lots of info about diet and carbs etc http://www.garytaubes.com/ a site by an American science writer who has written books on carbs and weight gain. Worth a look, probably get banned for posting information that goes against the current dietary guidelines. When first diagnosed I was told you must eat carbs and so I done that, the more carbs = more insulin and over the years the weight crept up and despite always eating low fat the GP always assumed I was consuming too much fat, but my vice was sweet stuff, ice cream, cadburys twin pots and despite no longer eating these things I am finding it hard to lose weight. I've actually gained 4 lbs since doing dafne because of eating more carbs and a large increase in insulin. Used to take 6-8i units at meals but now can take up to 26 units, which I have never taken. If anyone likes sweet stuff you can buy calorie and carb free syrups online and a calorie free sweetener which tastes exactly like sugar called ZSweet, it is expensive though. Best regards Derek |
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May 6, 2011
kid127
25 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Prescription supplies Hi Michellem,Was it easy to get insulin then? Did you have to pay for it? Cheers, Lee |
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May 6, 2011
michellem
23 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Prescription supplies That's what I did but was only going for 3 months so didn't need to take as much. You'd need to consider the amount you'd need to be carrying if you had a whole years worth of supply. I ended up losing my spare insulin and had to buy some when in Oz, it wasn't too bad, just saw a GP and he prescribed it for me. |
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May 6, 2011
michellem
23 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Help Hi Derek,You talk about wanting to lose weight as well as get your HBA1c down but it being difficult to manage both at the same time. I managed to lose 2 stones (it took me a year, but slow and steady is the way). In that time all my insulin needs and HBA1c came down. I was still eating carbs but trying to use complex carbs and was also still eating lots and could snack when I wanted. It could also help with the night time snacking as you'd be able to but would get more ideas on the best things to have. I'm not sure if I should be singing the praises of a specific group on here but it was 'Slimming world' and I'd recommend you might want to think about something like that. The support of a group might help too (men do go!) Good luck with your BS, you seem to be getting there! Michelle |
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May 6, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Good result Derek, keep them coming.......... |
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May 6, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Help Good news you morning reading has come down..............I was pleasantly surprised as you were with taking my evening dose later on, and its strange as that's what i done when i left the course,.....I think the more carbs you have, the more calories going in, which obviously needs X amount of exercise to balance out, as opposed to the insulin's direct effect.........I would like to learn more about the link between the two to be honest, but cant seem to find anything online that is easy to understand......... I say that and I am over weight, but I dont believe I eat crap, just dont exercise a lot.................also could be thyroid, getting checked in a few months........ Well done and may the good results continue.......... 
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May 5, 2011
DRS
6 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Prescription supplies I have heard it suggested that if you know well in advance that you are going away for a while it makes sense to build up a stockpile of medicine by gradually accelerating your repeat prescription requests but obviously that won't help much if you are away for as long as a year. |
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May 5, 2011
derekh1965
95 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Help with insulin and ratio Hi carolin|Thanks for your help Better result this morning 6.6 Derek |
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May 5, 2011
derekh1965
95 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Help HiSorry I took so long to reply. For bedtime I usually have a packet of mattesons fridge raiders in a bowl with tablespoon of mayonnaise and primula cheese spresd. Although a few years ago i was having packets of crisps and bowl of ice creasm, very bad!! My sugars are getting better with taking BI later at night and increased 2 units to 18. This morning I was 6.6 and by lunch 5.5. Hope it continues. JWo sorry for not acknowledging it was yourself who mentioned my HbA1c. I am concentrating on getting that lower and then I will tackle the weight. Going to cut down on the carbs also as put on 4lbs since doing dafne!! More carbs = more insulin= weight gain, unless your bodybuilding or running every day. all the best Derek |
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May 5, 2011
kid127
25 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Prescription supplies Hi,I'm debating going away for a year backpacking to New Zealand but not sure how that will work with my prescriptions. Does anyone have any experience of trying to get a years worth of supplies from their GP? My GP seems to be less than helpful as a general rule so I haven't asked him directly yet I have a pump and have contacted roche in New Zealand and they said I can purchase pump supplies at a cost Thanks, Lee |
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May 4, 2011
Doc_46
3 posts
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Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app
Thanks a million Simon, I've got an LG Optimus GT540. Like Lizzie I have Android OS 2.1 and it took ages to get that upgrade! I did however buy the Pro version of "Quickoffice" and it works superbly with the PDF download of the "DAFNE Carb Counting Booklet" on this site. Regards, Marcus. |
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May 4, 2011
marke
686 posts
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Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app Novarapid boy is spot on, its dependent on your phone company (Network operator to tekkies ) . Sadly many phone companies do not release updates even when they are available. Yes they have to test them fully but even so.... I used to suffer this in the days of windows mobile 6, now I have an iphone and despite the peoplethat crtiicise them having the updates done by apple and NOT the phone compaines is a big advantage for me. And I get Angry Birds updates all the time, whats not to like ( its also possible that there is an update even if the phone doesn't tell you there is, another joy of some operators, we used to have to update our users phones becasue it was too complicated for them to do ( you might suspect this is a deliberate ploy by the phone companies). |
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May 4, 2011
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Help ! Any Thoughts Please. I've had a rare touch of this before but more in the form of itchiness after injecting. This was while I was on Lantus... if I remember correctly (I last experienced it years ago). Not had it with Levemir.I believe it was caused by how or where I injected if I'm honest considering it has not been a reoccurring problem for me. How well do you circulate your injection sites? Whatever the cause, I hope this issue is resolved for you soon. I'm guessing whatever is causing it is effecting your insulin absorption rate if your sugar levels are being difficult to control. |
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May 4, 2011
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Background Insulin Wow, this sounds familiar to me right now, deanna!Have you been testing your BGs around the time your QA finishes after your evening meal (I find mine usually runs out about 5 hours after, so often around 1 or 2 am)? If it is high, it may be time to consider at a ratio change perhaps.... HOWEVER ... I know I'd prefer to tackle my morning highs situation this evening by having a carb free meal tonight. I shall explain why! I have been finding that my BGs are around 15 when I test after my evening meal QA has run out (humalog, so 5 hours max working time) and so injecting 3 QA to get it back down with good BGs in the morning. So there's a 3QA missing somewhere! What puzzles me though is, my dinner last night came to a total of 17CP (I take 1:1 ratio for all meals at the moment) - BUT if I was taking a higher ratio of 1:1.5, that works out to be at least 25.5QA. 25.5 minus 17 equals 8.5 QA units difference. 8.5QA is not 3QA (even 8.5 divided by 1.5 isn't 3, it's 5.6) so something isn't right here. It does hint at BI, so carb free for me tonight for (hopefully) some confirmation! Sucks that I need to wait until 7pm for my "work exercise" result... but oh well!Best of luck with your over-night investigation! Edit: Just added the eve meal stuff... how disappointing! I'm guessing this was a result of my inconsistent "work exercise". It's really hard to judge considering my "exercise" depends on customer demand! T_T Not sure what's best to do now though... being that high renders the carb free a bit pointless... unless it rises? :-. Shall see! |
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May 4, 2011
Lizzie
87 posts
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Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app My phone (Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro) tells me when there is an update available, as far as I know there is no way I can manually update to a newer system than the 2.1 I have. |
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May 4, 2011
Neil Brown
28 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Help ! Any Thoughts Please. HiI sometimes experience the same " burning" which can last for a couple of hours! I have put this down to my actual injection technique where injection is not quite deep enough prior to giving the insulin ! Do you get a slight raised area around injection site ? |
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May 4, 2011
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Hay fever - BG's gone high mmmmm..............scrumptious.......
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May 4, 2011
Heather B
20 posts
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Hi, I just add any 'no added sugar' diluting juice to the tea (just now I am using 'Ribena Really Light') to disguise the taste. Diluting orange or barley waters etc. will all help to make the tea easier to take- it is not a strong taste but I think the aftertaste is a bit like I've been chewing grass which is really not that pleasant!I hope it works for you. |
