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Feb 4, 2011

Simon 578 posts

Hi Steve,

There is a link to "Printable view of your current results" at the top of the diary page, just below the date pickers.

Simon

Feb 4, 2011

Steve Whitfield 8 posts

Topic: General Discussion / BG Diary

Hi

Silly question but wondered if it was possible to print off your online BG Diary. I can view it ok but would like to print it out. Any ideas would be apreciated.

Thanks

Feb 4, 2011

Chchch 17 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Glucose range whilst pregnant

hi

This is actually mentioned in this month's Balance mag - apparently 3.5 to 5.9 pre meal and no more than 7.8 after meals. very tight! (actually sounds totally unatainable to me, but is seemingly possible so the docs say). I guess that's why we need so much extra input from the health service while pregnant. Are you seeing people regularly?

Feb 4, 2011

Chchch 17 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus

Thanks so much for your replies, they are very much appreciated. I actually split it not long after I did Dafne about 3 years ago and didn't notice a great deal of improvement, although I think it's probably safe to say that my overall levels then were under less control than now. Maybe I'll be able to identify more of an improvement if I were to try it now. Funnily enough, once my consultant was aware that I had split it he was quite horrified and suggested that having 2 sets of BI and QA all working at the same time made identifying problems much harder - think he probably had a point in that respect. Then again, he'd not been on the dafne training....!
Thanks again

Feb 4, 2011

Stew B 125 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading?

Hi Garry,
My problem is that I find I can't part with books that I've enjoyed.. couldn't agree more about Harry Bosch!

On the subject of the Spanish Civil War, after a birdwatching trip to the Spanish Pyrenees and the Zaragossa area (including the ruined town of Belchite) last June, I thought I should know more, so got a copy of Anthony Beevor's "The Battle for Spain". I slogged through its near 600 pages - a bit of a struggle but great preparation for Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia", which I thoroughly recommend (along with Laurie Lee's "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and its sequels).

Stew

Feb 3, 2011

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading?

Just finished Connelly's Nine Dragons Stew B. Been a while since I last read one of his novels and realised that I do really enjoy a Harry Bosch yarn. Hope to pick up The Reversal soon.
Initially found the web site mentioned useful to complete the A to Z....or however far it goes....list of Sue Grafton novels.
Currently contemplating Hugh Thomas - The Spanish Civil War - a mighty tome......well it has made it out of the wardrobe bottom to the bedside drawers anyway.
Regards Garry

Feb 3, 2011

Stew B 125 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading?

Yes thanks Garry - just preparing my "wanted" list!

Stew

Feb 3, 2011

vic demain 87 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading?

Garry, many thanks for that site. My partner joined a couple of days ago and already she has swapped no end of books, saving a fortune, which is much needed at the moment. Vic.

Feb 3, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus

I would agree with the rest, split the Lantus, I am on Levemir but I find easty times to remember is breakfast and dinner (6:00am and 5:30pm)........that might not suit you but as long as you get coverage for the whole day.......

Feb 2, 2011

Caroline 29 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Glucose range whilst pregnant

Hi Can someone please tell me what my ideal blood glucose range should be whilst pregnant. Thanks

Feb 2, 2011

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed

Hi MJChick,

Not yet - we're working on that one.

Thanks,

Simon

Feb 2, 2011

MJChick 2 posts

Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed

Hi, apologies if this has been asked previously and I've missed the post.

But if you add entries to your diary using the website, does the database automatically update the summary on the iPhone app next time you log in. I have just put in a weeks information and the data hasn't been updated on my iPhone.

Thanks

Marcus

Feb 2, 2011

PNThompson 57 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus

I had a similar situation before completing the DAFNE course, and it was suggested to me to split my Lantus dose into two.
After the DAFNE course I went back to one dose of Lantus, but changed the time to when I have an evening meal, though at times it seems that the Lantus occasionally seems to run out before the evening injection.

If you decide to change the time of the Lantus injection don't change it in one go, change the time gradually (1 Hour a day). When it was suggested to me to split the dose I was advised to divide it in two and have the two injections 12 Hours apart (i.e.11:00AM and 11:00PM) though it is difficult to remember to do the injection mid morning depending on what time you normally do the injection before bed.

Feb 2, 2011

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Information on menstrual cycle

How has everyone been getting on? Ive managed to almost sort out the hormonal time bit, but I think that once Ive had the initial days of the period, my insulin demand seems drop as I come up to the time where I take the pill again - resulting in time shifts with hypos (it was hypos after dinner earlier and the last 4-5 days up to pill has been lunchtime hypos - today was at 12noon, "great fun"). Pre pill seems to be 8 or 9-ish morning and 9 night for BI, but yet again Ive ran out of time because first pill is tonight! I plan to take 7 tomorrow and I bet my body will decide it wants more insulin again with the pill taking (ARGH! Make your mind up! Lol!). Shall see what happens! Razz

Have any of you had this sort of pattern?

Feb 2, 2011

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Eat Versus Treat - Hypos

Its worth factoring in what insulin has caused the hypo in the first place rather than generalising. I guess that the quick drops of BG are caused by too much QA and slow drops are by BI - but this is only a common sense based assumption. The trick of DAFNE is to work out which I suppose.

Feb 2, 2011

Chchch 17 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Beans and lentils

Further to this, has anyone noticed that on american forums they talk about counting just about everything - so if they have a tomato salad they would count the carbs in the tomatoes and take insulin for them - this seems to be against the whole idea of "free" foods as taught in DAFNE, but I've found it really helps. For instance, if I have a meal now that's made up entirely of free foods such as veg/salad I take a unit or so to cover this and have found that it works. I suppose if you eat anything in quantity it's going to have an effect upon BG...

Feb 2, 2011

Chchch 17 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Beans and lentils

HI

I'm also vegetarian and was told at Dafne not to count these, however when I spoke to a dietician she said if you are eating them as a main meal (which I generally do, without any other carbs) to take some insulin and suggested halving whatever it says on the tin/packet. I find that if I have something like a bowl of vegetable chilli made with kidney beans I generally take 1.5 units. I would never really take any more than this or I'll end up too low. It's just trial and error - like so much with diabetes, sometimes you get it right and sometimes you get it wrong! Good luck.

Feb 2, 2011

maria51 22 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus

I'm on lantus and was injecting once per night before bed like you with high BG before evening meals. The Dafne educators suspected that the lantus was running out by the afternoon therefore the BG rise before tea. They split my dose to twice per day : morning and night. It worked for me as my BGLs b4 tea are now between 5 & 7. Best to go see your HCP for advice re this if you want to give it a go because it took me a while to get the dose right plus I had to adjust the QA as well . Once again, seek advice first because the splitting of lantus must be done under medical supervision.

Good luck with your query.

Feb 1, 2011

Chchch 17 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus

Hi

I've been T1 now for 23 years, and still realising I still have so much to learn from other diabetics' experiences, so I'm hoping one of you will be able to offer me some advise with this. It has me stumped!
I take my lantus on a night before bed, and find that from about tea time my BG is starting to rise. I think my lunch QA is about right as at about the four hour mark my BG is fine, but then as I generally have my tea about 6 hours after lunch my pre-tea BG is normally up to about 12...My tea ratio is 2:1 and I always go to bed on about a 11 or 12, but then it's down to about 5 on a morning. I don't feel inclined to increase the BI due to the low reading pre-breakfast, but clearly need something extra to help me through the last few hours of the BI.

I've tried Levemir in the past, but had problems with red and itchy injetions sites so went back to Lantus (I have to say though, it didn't make a massive difference to overall control for me).

Feb 1, 2011

Heather B 20 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Beans and lentils

Hi. I'm veggie too and eat a lot of beans, lentils and pulses. I was told on my DAFNE course not to count these when calculating my insulin dose as the GI is too low (I haven't heard of halving the carbohydrate, that was certainly not suggested to me). I therefore don't count them (except of course baked beans because of the sweet sauce-which is included in the DAFNE carb handbook) but I do count the sauce that I cook them in. I count the carbs in the tin of tomatoes, puree etc that I use to cook them in and then divide the total by the amount that I eat (a quarter of the pot etc) plus any carbs that I eat with them (such as rice) and that seems to work really well. If you find that you are bit high afterwards you could correct for it but I would assume that you would be correcting about 1 or 2 units at most at that point. I hope that helps.

Feb 4, 2011 Simon 578 posts	Topic: General Discussion / BG Diary Hi Steve, There is a link to "Printable view of your current results" at the top of the diary page, just below the date pickers. Simon

Feb 4, 2011 Steve Whitfield 8 posts	Topic: General Discussion / BG Diary Hi Silly question but wondered if it was possible to print off your online BG Diary. I can view it ok but would like to print it out. Any ideas would be apreciated. Thanks

Feb 4, 2011 Chchch 17 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Glucose range whilst pregnant hi This is actually mentioned in this month's Balance mag - apparently 3.5 to 5.9 pre meal and no more than 7.8 after meals. very tight! (actually sounds totally unatainable to me, but is seemingly possible so the docs say). I guess that's why we need so much extra input from the health service while pregnant. Are you seeing people regularly?

Feb 4, 2011 Chchch 17 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus Thanks so much for your replies, they are very much appreciated. I actually split it not long after I did Dafne about 3 years ago and didn't notice a great deal of improvement, although I think it's probably safe to say that my overall levels then were under less control than now. Maybe I'll be able to identify more of an improvement if I were to try it now. Funnily enough, once my consultant was aware that I had split it he was quite horrified and suggested that having 2 sets of BI and QA all working at the same time made identifying problems much harder - think he probably had a point in that respect. Then again, he'd not been on the dafne training....! Thanks again

Feb 4, 2011 Stew B 125 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? Hi Garry, My problem is that I find I can't part with books that I've enjoyed.. couldn't agree more about Harry Bosch! On the subject of the Spanish Civil War, after a birdwatching trip to the Spanish Pyrenees and the Zaragossa area (including the ruined town of Belchite) last June, I thought I should know more, so got a copy of Anthony Beevor's "The Battle for Spain". I slogged through its near 600 pages - a bit of a struggle but great preparation for Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia", which I thoroughly recommend (along with Laurie Lee's "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and its sequels). Stew

Feb 3, 2011 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? Just finished Connelly's Nine Dragons Stew B. Been a while since I last read one of his novels and realised that I do really enjoy a Harry Bosch yarn. Hope to pick up The Reversal soon. Initially found the web site mentioned useful to complete the A to Z....or however far it goes....list of Sue Grafton novels. Currently contemplating Hugh Thomas - The Spanish Civil War - a mighty tome......well it has made it out of the wardrobe bottom to the bedside drawers anyway. Regards Garry

Feb 3, 2011 Stew B 125 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? Yes thanks Garry - just preparing my "wanted" list! Stew

Feb 3, 2011 vic demain 87 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? Garry, many thanks for that site. My partner joined a couple of days ago and already she has swapped no end of books, saving a fortune, which is much needed at the moment. Vic.

Feb 3, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus I would agree with the rest, split the Lantus, I am on Levemir but I find easty times to remember is breakfast and dinner (6:00am and 5:30pm)........that might not suit you but as long as you get coverage for the whole day.......

Feb 2, 2011 Caroline 29 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Blood Glucose range whilst pregnant Hi Can someone please tell me what my ideal blood glucose range should be whilst pregnant. Thanks

Feb 2, 2011 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Hi MJChick, Not yet - we're working on that one. Thanks, Simon

Feb 2, 2011 MJChick 2 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Hi, apologies if this has been asked previously and I've missed the post. But if you add entries to your diary using the website, does the database automatically update the summary on the iPhone app next time you log in. I have just put in a weeks information and the data hasn't been updated on my iPhone. Thanks Marcus

Feb 2, 2011 PNThompson 57 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus I had a similar situation before completing the DAFNE course, and it was suggested to me to split my Lantus dose into two. After the DAFNE course I went back to one dose of Lantus, but changed the time to when I have an evening meal, though at times it seems that the Lantus occasionally seems to run out before the evening injection. If you decide to change the time of the Lantus injection don't change it in one go, change the time gradually (1 Hour a day). When it was suggested to me to split the dose I was advised to divide it in two and have the two injections 12 Hours apart (i.e.11:00AM and 11:00PM) though it is difficult to remember to do the injection mid morning depending on what time you normally do the injection before bed.

Feb 2, 2011 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Information on menstrual cycle How has everyone been getting on? Ive managed to almost sort out the hormonal time bit, but I think that once Ive had the initial days of the period, my insulin demand seems drop as I come up to the time where I take the pill again - resulting in time shifts with hypos (it was hypos after dinner earlier and the last 4-5 days up to pill has been lunchtime hypos - today was at 12noon, "great fun"). Pre pill seems to be 8 or 9-ish morning and 9 night for BI, but yet again Ive ran out of time because first pill is tonight! I plan to take 7 tomorrow and I bet my body will decide it wants more insulin again with the pill taking (ARGH! Make your mind up! Lol!). Shall see what happens! Have any of you had this sort of pattern?

Feb 2, 2011 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Eat Versus Treat - Hypos Its worth factoring in what insulin has caused the hypo in the first place rather than generalising. I guess that the quick drops of BG are caused by too much QA and slow drops are by BI - but this is only a common sense based assumption. The trick of DAFNE is to work out which I suppose.

Feb 2, 2011 Chchch 17 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Beans and lentils Further to this, has anyone noticed that on american forums they talk about counting just about everything - so if they have a tomato salad they would count the carbs in the tomatoes and take insulin for them - this seems to be against the whole idea of "free" foods as taught in DAFNE, but I've found it really helps. For instance, if I have a meal now that's made up entirely of free foods such as veg/salad I take a unit or so to cover this and have found that it works. I suppose if you eat anything in quantity it's going to have an effect upon BG...

Feb 2, 2011 Chchch 17 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Beans and lentils HI I'm also vegetarian and was told at Dafne not to count these, however when I spoke to a dietician she said if you are eating them as a main meal (which I generally do, without any other carbs) to take some insulin and suggested halving whatever it says on the tin/packet. I find that if I have something like a bowl of vegetable chilli made with kidney beans I generally take 1.5 units. I would never really take any more than this or I'll end up too low. It's just trial and error - like so much with diabetes, sometimes you get it right and sometimes you get it wrong! Good luck.

Feb 2, 2011 maria51 22 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus I'm on lantus and was injecting once per night before bed like you with high BG before evening meals. The Dafne educators suspected that the lantus was running out by the afternoon therefore the BG rise before tea. They split my dose to twice per day : morning and night. It worked for me as my BGLs b4 tea are now between 5 & 7. Best to go see your HCP for advice re this if you want to give it a go because it took me a while to get the dose right plus I had to adjust the QA as well . Once again, seek advice first because the splitting of lantus must be done under medical supervision. Good luck with your query.

Feb 1, 2011 Chchch 17 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / BG rise at end of Lantus Hi I've been T1 now for 23 years, and still realising I still have so much to learn from other diabetics' experiences, so I'm hoping one of you will be able to offer me some advise with this. It has me stumped! I take my lantus on a night before bed, and find that from about tea time my BG is starting to rise. I think my lunch QA is about right as at about the four hour mark my BG is fine, but then as I generally have my tea about 6 hours after lunch my pre-tea BG is normally up to about 12...My tea ratio is 2:1 and I always go to bed on about a 11 or 12, but then it's down to about 5 on a morning. I don't feel inclined to increase the BI due to the low reading pre-breakfast, but clearly need something extra to help me through the last few hours of the BI. I've tried Levemir in the past, but had problems with red and itchy injetions sites so went back to Lantus (I have to say though, it didn't make a massive difference to overall control for me).

Feb 1, 2011 Heather B 20 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Beans and lentils Hi. I'm veggie too and eat a lot of beans, lentils and pulses. I was told on my DAFNE course not to count these when calculating my insulin dose as the GI is too low (I haven't heard of halving the carbohydrate, that was certainly not suggested to me). I therefore don't count them (except of course baked beans because of the sweet sauce-which is included in the DAFNE carb handbook) but I do count the sauce that I cook them in. I count the carbs in the tin of tomatoes, puree etc that I use to cook them in and then divide the total by the amount that I eat (a quarter of the pot etc) plus any carbs that I eat with them (such as rice) and that seems to work really well. If you find that you are bit high afterwards you could correct for it but I would assume that you would be correcting about 1 or 2 units at most at that point. I hope that helps.