Recent Posts - DAFNE Online

Mar 1, 2011

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns

It took me nearly 5 months to get things back after doing DAFNE in November 2009.
Here is some encouragement for me though ..... the latest in about 3 green days that I have had since then!
Stick with it.
Once you completely trust the strong framework provided by DAFNE it will work for you.

Mar 1, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Old habits die hard...

stick at it carol, your dedication so far has been outstanding........

Mar 1, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns

vic your absolutely right about a whole day of good results, its possible but can be very rare.

After leaving the consistencies of the DAFNE classrooms your body is bound to start behaving differently, but hopefully it should settle down after you get back into your normal routine, this usually requires you to keep an eye on your BI dose as you liver dumping changes to suit your daily needs.

Feel free to ask anything......

Mar 1, 2011

vic demain 87 posts

Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns

Michelle,
I did the course about 18 months ago and not to this day have I achieved a day of completely green results. It's frustrating but stick with it and good luck.
Vic.

Mar 1, 2011

JL 1 post

Topic: Site Development / Web Service

Would you mind wrapping the http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/diary.xml page as a web service and parameterise the username and password? I want to download the XML directly in excel without having to first login, download and save the data

Feb 28, 2011

marke 686 posts

Topic: General Discussion / BG Graphs

I would suggest the original request is posted in the site development forum. It is technically possible to get the graphs output to an email via the site, however its the level of work needed to do it and the time for us to implement it. Simon is the expert in this area and hes away on business at the moment so I can't give any indication of how simple it will be.

Feb 28, 2011

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns

That's quite fine Michelle! I know I've been frustrated too so it's easy to relate! ^_^

Feel free to post some results through the BG diary option on this site... shall try to help!

Feb 28, 2011

michellem 23 posts

Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns

Hi
I did the course last week and found it very inspirational however I'm really concerned that my tests seem a little uncontrolled. I've had very few tests within the recommended ranges and seem to be running mainly high but not consistently enough for me to change my ratio or BI. Feel a bit down about it tonight especially after being so positive last week. Think I need to just keep at it, needed a rant, hope that's OK!
Michelle

Feb 28, 2011

grandma carol 61 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Old habits die hard...

Yes its the first time that I have been unwell with anything like a chest infection since doing Dafne. I have been eating ok but BGs have been up for 5 days going from 9.0 up to 11.0 even with the corections they wont come down. But before Dafne I dident even test mutch but do now starting to feel a bit better now so hope things get back on track soon. As its took me this long to get it about right then this chest infection has knocked me for six. But Ill keep going as I dont want to go back to the hypos like I was having befor Dafne.

Feb 28, 2011

NiVZ 82 posts

Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development

Graham - They were giving them away free to Type 1's direct from their website a while ago.

Try completing the form here:

http://www.lifescan.co.uk/corporate/register/get-free-meter

NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011

graham burton 14 posts

Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development

hi nivz

nopt yet but the emails messages on thisd topic is making me more convince to get on.

how much is ultrasmart metre?

Feb 28, 2011

NiVZ 82 posts

Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development

Hello,

I've emailed the old version to Mark and Simon for approval Surprised

)

@Graham - Have you ordered a UltraSmart and USB cable yet? ;o)

Thanks,

NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011

graham burton 14 posts

Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development

carry on with the old version for people to try out and feed back

than start the new one

to improve on the old one

Feb 28, 2011

diarytest 1 post

Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors

Hi Karl,

I was probably thinking of VBscript and not full VB.

We've hijacked the original thread a little, so I'll PM you some details.

NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011

Karl 83 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors

If you give me the connection info that you have I could have a look at the Carbs / Insulin - VB has a serial port built in it again unlike the first VB.net

Feb 28, 2011

Karl 83 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors

If you give me the connection info that you have I could have a look at the Carbs / Insulin - VB has a serial port built in it again unlike the first VB.net

Feb 28, 2011

NiVZ 82 posts

Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development

Hello,

Seems there is renewed intrerest in this little project. I will try and get some more coding done.

I'm in two minds whether to try and get the old one that was so close to working finished so that people can use it right now, or continue with the very clean re-write.

NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011

NiVZ 82 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors

Thanks Karl, I'll keep that in mind. AutoIT script is very like VB and I pikced it up very quickly. I ruled VB out as I couldn't find an easy way to access the COM port (there is an ActiveX component but it looked tricky) Also you can't compile VB code so the source would be in plain text.

I did have one version of the program that worked completely for the BG and uploaded them to the site, but it didn't do any error checking and if the Comms got out of sync you ended up with incorrect BG readings. I've now got the CRC functions calculating correctly so need to add the checks in every time something is sent and received. The biggest piece of work to do is getting the Insulin and Carb data out as I've not even looked at that yet.

NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011

sphillips 24 posts

Topic: General Discussion / local meetings

Thanks for all of your comments. It's nice to see that there is some interest and I'm not barking up the wrong tree, some great ideas I though perhaps a pub skittles night or something would work so that people have an activity that they can chat over. If I could make a suggestion? If there are people out there who would be happy to take the lead on organising something, if you were to contact your local DAFNE centre with some details they should hopefully be able to send out emails and possibly letters to the other local graduates to let them know.

Feb 28, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / DAFNE Diabetes Blogs

I don't keep a blog either, although I do enjoy reading other peoples diabetic experiences, so I suppose there would be demand for one..

I expect you would need to be reasonably pro active in your treatment in order to make it an interesting read for other and to also have strong opinions on certain aspects of the condition, who knows, I personally wouldn't give a blog the attention it would deserve....

Feb 28, 2011

Karl 83 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors

I would like to help - if i can - more use to Visual Basic - but work in electronics so may be able to help with the checksum etc - or even a port to VB - its also free

Feb 27, 2011

NiVZ 82 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors

Hello,

I'm using a scripting language called AutoIT from http://www.autoitscript.com

I use it a lot at work and find it's good for quickly creating Windows applications.

NiVZ

Mar 1, 2011 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns It took me nearly 5 months to get things back after doing DAFNE in November 2009. Here is some encouragement for me though ..... the latest in about 3 green days that I have had since then! Stick with it. Once you completely trust the strong framework provided by DAFNE it will work for you.

Mar 1, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Old habits die hard... stick at it carol, your dedication so far has been outstanding........

Mar 1, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns vic your absolutely right about a whole day of good results, its possible but can be very rare. After leaving the consistencies of the DAFNE classrooms your body is bound to start behaving differently, but hopefully it should settle down after you get back into your normal routine, this usually requires you to keep an eye on your BI dose as you liver dumping changes to suit your daily needs. Feel free to ask anything......

Mar 1, 2011 vic demain 87 posts	Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns Michelle, I did the course about 18 months ago and not to this day have I achieved a day of completely green results. It's frustrating but stick with it and good luck. Vic.

Mar 1, 2011 JL 1 post	Topic: Site Development / Web Service Would you mind wrapping the http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/diary.xml page as a web service and parameterise the username and password? I want to download the XML directly in excel without having to first login, download and save the data

Feb 28, 2011 marke 686 posts	Topic: General Discussion / BG Graphs I would suggest the original request is posted in the site development forum. It is technically possible to get the graphs output to an email via the site, however its the level of work needed to do it and the time for us to implement it. Simon is the expert in this area and hes away on business at the moment so I can't give any indication of how simple it will be.

Feb 28, 2011 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns That's quite fine Michelle! I know I've been frustrated too so it's easy to relate! ^_^ Feel free to post some results through the BG diary option on this site... shall try to help!

Feb 28, 2011 michellem 23 posts	Topic: General Discussion / First week concerns Hi I did the course last week and found it very inspirational however I'm really concerned that my tests seem a little uncontrolled. I've had very few tests within the recommended ranges and seem to be running mainly high but not consistently enough for me to change my ratio or BI. Feel a bit down about it tonight especially after being so positive last week. Think I need to just keep at it, needed a rant, hope that's OK! Michelle

Feb 28, 2011 grandma carol 61 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Old habits die hard... Yes its the first time that I have been unwell with anything like a chest infection since doing Dafne. I have been eating ok but BGs have been up for 5 days going from 9.0 up to 11.0 even with the corections they wont come down. But before Dafne I dident even test mutch but do now starting to feel a bit better now so hope things get back on track soon. As its took me this long to get it about right then this chest infection has knocked me for six. But Ill keep going as I dont want to go back to the hypos like I was having befor Dafne.

Feb 28, 2011 NiVZ 82 posts	Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development Graham - They were giving them away free to Type 1's direct from their website a while ago. Try completing the form here: http://www.lifescan.co.uk/corporate/register/get-free-meter NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011 graham burton 14 posts	Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development hi nivz nopt yet but the emails messages on thisd topic is making me more convince to get on. how much is ultrasmart metre?

Feb 28, 2011 NiVZ 82 posts	Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development Hello, I've emailed the old version to Mark and Simon for approval ) @Graham - Have you ordered a UltraSmart and USB cable yet? ;o) Thanks, NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011 graham burton 14 posts	Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development carry on with the old version for people to try out and feed back than start the new one to improve on the old one

Feb 28, 2011 diarytest 1 post	Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors Hi Karl, I was probably thinking of VBscript and not full VB. We've hijacked the original thread a little, so I'll PM you some details. NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011 Karl 83 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors If you give me the connection info that you have I could have a look at the Carbs / Insulin - VB has a serial port built in it again unlike the first VB.net

Feb 28, 2011 Karl 83 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors If you give me the connection info that you have I could have a look at the Carbs / Insulin - VB has a serial port built in it again unlike the first VB.net

Feb 28, 2011 NiVZ 82 posts	Topic: Site Development / New Meter Upload Development Hello, Seems there is renewed intrerest in this little project. I will try and get some more coding done. I'm in two minds whether to try and get the old one that was so close to working finished so that people can use it right now, or continue with the very clean re-write. NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011 NiVZ 82 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors Thanks Karl, I'll keep that in mind. AutoIT script is very like VB and I pikced it up very quickly. I ruled VB out as I couldn't find an easy way to access the COM port (there is an ActiveX component but it looked tricky) Also you can't compile VB code so the source would be in plain text. I did have one version of the program that worked completely for the BG and uploaded them to the site, but it didn't do any error checking and if the Comms got out of sync you ended up with incorrect BG readings. I've now got the CRC functions calculating correctly so need to add the checks in every time something is sent and received. The biggest piece of work to do is getting the Insulin and Carb data out as I've not even looked at that yet. NiVZ

Feb 28, 2011 sphillips 24 posts	Topic: General Discussion / local meetings Thanks for all of your comments. It's nice to see that there is some interest and I'm not barking up the wrong tree, some great ideas I though perhaps a pub skittles night or something would work so that people have an activity that they can chat over. If I could make a suggestion? If there are people out there who would be happy to take the lead on organising something, if you were to contact your local DAFNE centre with some details they should hopefully be able to send out emails and possibly letters to the other local graduates to let them know.

Feb 28, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / DAFNE Diabetes Blogs I don't keep a blog either, although I do enjoy reading other peoples diabetic experiences, so I suppose there would be demand for one.. I expect you would need to be reasonably pro active in your treatment in order to make it an interesting read for other and to also have strong opinions on certain aspects of the condition, who knows, I personally wouldn't give a blog the attention it would deserve....

Feb 28, 2011 Karl 83 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors I would like to help - if i can - more use to Visual Basic - but work in electronics so may be able to help with the checksum etc - or even a port to VB - its also free

Feb 27, 2011 NiVZ 82 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Blood monitors Hello, I'm using a scripting language called AutoIT from http://www.autoitscript.com I use it a lot at work and find it's good for quickly creating Windows applications. NiVZ