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Jan 27, 2011

Simon 578 posts

Sure thing - send it to [email protected]

Thanks

Jan 27, 2011

ChrisE 2 posts

Hi Simon,

Thanks for the promp response. Would it be possible for me to email you a copy of the diary I was given by the hospital (in XL 2010 format) along with an explanation of the data types?

Regards

Jan 27, 2011

marke 681 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Android App

sorry, its not going to be soon. I have just not had any time to work on it recently and not sure how soon I will be able to. If there are any
android developers who can help then great otherwise it will be when I can get the time to work on it.
sorry

Jan 27, 2011

Harry 4 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Android App

Any news on the Android app for DAFNE?

Jan 27, 2011

Alan 49 284 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Type 1 Diabetes 'Cure'

I'm more than a little sceptical about this, Simon. What we need is a response from one of our HCPs.

Alan

Jan 27, 2011

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading?

If you like to complete sets...you may find this web site useful: -

http://www.readitswapit.co.uk

Helps with those sometimes hard to find missing book.

Regards Garry

Jan 27, 2011

Stew B 125 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Difference in BG from different fingers!

I've been a one touch ultra user for some years too. I've changed meter a couple of times but both times the new meters gave consistently higher readings than my "old" one touch. This was a real issue with the last change when I was getting hypo symptoms but the meter was showing readings above 4.5. Testing with my one touch gave me readings consistent with my syptoms, so I went back to the old faithful.

That's not to say the one touch is wondeful or entirely consistent. On a couple of occasions when I've had unexpectedly high readings (above 13), thinking I might have made some kind of mistake I've re-tested immediately using the same finger and got a reading of up to 2mmols different to the original reading.

Stew

Jan 27, 2011

Stew B 125 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading?

I'm with NiVZ - my daughter bought me the latest Jack Reacher for Christmas to complete my set. I read it in practically one sitting - Lee Child certainly knows how to keep a plot bowling along! I'm a bit of a completist - got all of the Michael Connolys, all the Kathy Reichs, and after years of searching second-hand bookshops, e-bay and even providing lists to friends visiting the states I've managed to get all 85 of Earl Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason Novels. I read British authors too - Peter Robinson, Peter James among others. Not that I'm obsessed with detective and mystery novels you understand...

Stew

Jan 27, 2011

Simon Quinnell 16 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Type 1 Diabetes 'Cure'

Hi All.

What do you think of this?

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-uncover-potential-diabetes.html

Simon.

Jan 26, 2011

hld1904 5 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Any issues whilst on Thyroxine?

Hi, I have been type 1 since age 3 and have been on Levothyroxine for years. As far as i know the Thyroxine doesn't interfere with Diabetes control.

Jan 26, 2011

NiVZ 82 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading?

I'm another fan of the author Lee Child's Jack Reacher series and have read them all except the latest one.

Currently reading Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" and have read his previous books too (Angels and Demons, Da Vinci Code, Deception Point and Digital Fortress)

I also enjoy books by Kathy Reichs, Karyn Slaughter and Harlan Coben.

As you'll notice, most are thriller, mystery, whodunnit style books which appeal to my problem solving/investigative nature Surprised

)

NiVZ

Jan 26, 2011

Paul Lyons 8 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Any issues whilst on Thyroxine?

I have been put on levothyroxine 12 months ago and recently upped to 150mcg a day. I still feel shattered and have had a few strange hypos where my blood sugar seems to dip very fast 2 hours after my evening meal.

I just wondered if there was any connection between levothyroxine or treatment of thyroid problems and diabetes control?

Has anyone else experienced any issues please?

Jan 26, 2011

Paul Lyons 8 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Difference in BG from different fingers!

Having used a one touch ultra for maybe 8 years now (I have 3 of them between work, home and my car) I feel that even if the meters werent that accurate, I know that when I start feeling the signs of a hypo, I will most likely read 3.5 to 4.0 on my meters. That for me is more than adequate.

I suppose that if I used a variety of meters when testing throughout the course of a day (bfast, car drive to work, car to clients, lunch, car to clients, car drive home, dinner time, before bed - probably 10 tests a day) that I am just adding another factor into differing readings.

Best to keep as many things stable as possible for better control.

The one thing I find affects my readings more than anything else is my 2 sweetheart children at home. After eating at 6pm I may get 2 hours of playing, rolling around on the floor, dancing etc, whereas other nights they may watch a film and we do nothing. Its the difference between a hypo around 8pm and a high reading before bed after I have topped myself up (then correcting in the morning) or a 6mmol and a great start to the next day!

Jan 25, 2011

emmacool 17 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / 21st jan

thanks mark it will be hopefully

Jan 25, 2011

Carolin 83 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / glucogel

Hi,

There's only 9g (1 CP) glucose in 1 of the 'single dose' tubes of GlucoGel, therefore to treat your hypo with the recommended 1.5 - 2 CPs rapid acting carbohydrate you would need to take 2 tubes!

Carolin

Jan 25, 2011

Carolin 83 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / sport and high bloods

Hi Carl,
It is highly likely your Lantus has run out by that time in the evening, resulting in adrenaline-release of glucose from your muscles and liver during the exercise.
If you refer back to your DAFNE handbook as JWo suggests, you should find some guidance in there, but your options may be:
take a small dose of QA with CPs prior to the kickboxing
consider changing to a twice daily Background Insulin to get better 24-hr coverage (best to discuss this with your local DAFNE Educators)
A very useful source of information is:
www.runsweet.com
Good luck,
Carolin

Jan 25, 2011

Carolin 83 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Conflicting Advice

Hi Jen,
The '4 is the floor' is quite out-dated now.
In DAFNE we recommend you should keep your BG above 4.5mmol/l at any time of the day; remember your DAFNE pre-meal target BG:
Breakfast: 5.5 - 7.5mmol/l
Lunch/Tea: 4.5 - 7.5mmol/l
Bed: 6.5 - 8.0mmol/l
In terms of hypos, we still define a hypo as a BG below 3.5mmol/l and you should always treat these immediately with your 1.5 - 2 CPs of rapid acting carbohydrate.
If you have a BG between 3.5 and 4.5mmol/l (so not hypo but below target) you should have carbohydrate to get your BG back into a safe target range: you may only need 1 CP to raise your BG by 2-3mmol/l.
If you do have difficulties recognising your hypos, we recommend you aim to keep your pre-meal BG towards the upper end of the DAFNE target range, e.g. 6.0 - 8.0mmol/l for a couple of months, so during this time be very cautious with corrective QA doses and try to avoid going hypo at all costs.
I hope this clarifies and helps you.
Good luck,
Carolin

Jan 25, 2011

tsavage1990 11 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / glucogel

i take glucogel when my hypos more severe or when i dont trust myself not to just spill lucozade everywhere. thanks

Jan 24, 2011

Trudi 8 posts

Topic: General Discussion / TYPE 1 PREGNANCY

Hi Vickyrees,
I waited a LONG time to have children because I was so concerned about bringing a child into the world who may get diabetes and before I could make the decision to go ahead, I needed to rationalise that even healthy women had babies that were not. I needed to take diabetes out of the mix as much as I could. This is where my control became so important â€“ if I could ensure that my levels were as good as I could get them, that my HbA1C was below 6.5 and stayed there, that I took all the appropriate pills/meds etc, worked with my team and was open and honest about everything (even if I wasnâ€™t sure if it was important), then I was minimising the impact that diabetes could play. Of course I knew that problems could still arise but I needed to go into this feeling that I wouldnâ€™t look back and feel guilty about not doing enough if something did go wrong.
My retinopathy played up during both pregnancies but fortunately for me, after giving birth both times has settled down. I knew this might occur but I decided that having the babies was really important to us as a family and went into it knowing that my eyes may not be as good on the other side.
I loved being pregnant and had two reasonably easy pregnancies - one at age 38, the other at 39 and the babies were born 7ib 2oz and 5lb 9oz so weren't the diabetic 'big babies' that everyone told me I'd have.
Best wishes with your choice - weigh up what the experts have told you and your own desires for your family - good luck with it all.
Trudi

Jan 27, 2011 Simon 578 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Pump Users Sure thing - send it to [email protected] Thanks

Jan 27, 2011 ChrisE 2 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Pump Users Hi Simon, Thanks for the promp response. Would it be possible for me to email you a copy of the diary I was given by the hospital (in XL 2010 format) along with an explanation of the data types? Regards

Jan 27, 2011 marke 681 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Android App sorry, its not going to be soon. I have just not had any time to work on it recently and not sure how soon I will be able to. If there are any android developers who can help then great otherwise it will be when I can get the time to work on it. sorry

Jan 27, 2011 Harry 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Android App Any news on the Android app for DAFNE?

Jan 27, 2011 Alan 49 284 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Type 1 Diabetes 'Cure' I'm more than a little sceptical about this, Simon. What we need is a response from one of our HCPs. Alan

Jan 27, 2011 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? If you like to complete sets...you may find this web site useful: - http://www.readitswapit.co.uk Helps with those sometimes hard to find missing book. Regards Garry

Jan 27, 2011 Stew B 125 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Difference in BG from different fingers! I've been a one touch ultra user for some years too. I've changed meter a couple of times but both times the new meters gave consistently higher readings than my "old" one touch. This was a real issue with the last change when I was getting hypo symptoms but the meter was showing readings above 4.5. Testing with my one touch gave me readings consistent with my syptoms, so I went back to the old faithful. That's not to say the one touch is wondeful or entirely consistent. On a couple of occasions when I've had unexpectedly high readings (above 13), thinking I might have made some kind of mistake I've re-tested immediately using the same finger and got a reading of up to 2mmols different to the original reading. Stew

Jan 27, 2011 Stew B 125 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? I'm with NiVZ - my daughter bought me the latest Jack Reacher for Christmas to complete my set. I read it in practically one sitting - Lee Child certainly knows how to keep a plot bowling along! I'm a bit of a completist - got all of the Michael Connolys, all the Kathy Reichs, and after years of searching second-hand bookshops, e-bay and even providing lists to friends visiting the states I've managed to get all 85 of Earl Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason Novels. I read British authors too - Peter Robinson, Peter James among others. Not that I'm obsessed with detective and mystery novels you understand... Stew

Jan 27, 2011 Simon Quinnell 16 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Type 1 Diabetes 'Cure' Hi All. What do you think of this? http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-uncover-potential-diabetes.html Simon.

Jan 26, 2011 hld1904 5 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Any issues whilst on Thyroxine? Hi, I have been type 1 since age 3 and have been on Levothyroxine for years. As far as i know the Thyroxine doesn't interfere with Diabetes control.

Jan 26, 2011 NiVZ 82 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? I'm another fan of the author Lee Child's Jack Reacher series and have read them all except the latest one. Currently reading Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" and have read his previous books too (Angels and Demons, Da Vinci Code, Deception Point and Digital Fortress) I also enjoy books by Kathy Reichs, Karyn Slaughter and Harlan Coben. As you'll notice, most are thriller, mystery, whodunnit style books which appeal to my problem solving/investigative nature ) NiVZ

Jan 26, 2011 Paul Lyons 8 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Any issues whilst on Thyroxine? I have been put on levothyroxine 12 months ago and recently upped to 150mcg a day. I still feel shattered and have had a few strange hypos where my blood sugar seems to dip very fast 2 hours after my evening meal. I just wondered if there was any connection between levothyroxine or treatment of thyroid problems and diabetes control? Has anyone else experienced any issues please?

Jan 26, 2011 Paul Lyons 8 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Difference in BG from different fingers! Having used a one touch ultra for maybe 8 years now (I have 3 of them between work, home and my car) I feel that even if the meters werent that accurate, I know that when I start feeling the signs of a hypo, I will most likely read 3.5 to 4.0 on my meters. That for me is more than adequate. I suppose that if I used a variety of meters when testing throughout the course of a day (bfast, car drive to work, car to clients, lunch, car to clients, car drive home, dinner time, before bed - probably 10 tests a day) that I am just adding another factor into differing readings. Best to keep as many things stable as possible for better control. The one thing I find affects my readings more than anything else is my 2 sweetheart children at home. After eating at 6pm I may get 2 hours of playing, rolling around on the floor, dancing etc, whereas other nights they may watch a film and we do nothing. Its the difference between a hypo around 8pm and a high reading before bed after I have topped myself up (then correcting in the morning) or a 6mmol and a great start to the next day!

Jan 25, 2011 emmacool 17 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / 21st jan thanks mark it will be hopefully

Jan 25, 2011 Carolin 83 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / glucogel Hi, There's only 9g (1 CP) glucose in 1 of the 'single dose' tubes of GlucoGel, therefore to treat your hypo with the recommended 1.5 - 2 CPs rapid acting carbohydrate you would need to take 2 tubes! Carolin

Jan 25, 2011 Carolin 83 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / sport and high bloods Hi Carl, It is highly likely your Lantus has run out by that time in the evening, resulting in adrenaline-release of glucose from your muscles and liver during the exercise. If you refer back to your DAFNE handbook as JWo suggests, you should find some guidance in there, but your options may be: take a small dose of QA with CPs prior to the kickboxing consider changing to a twice daily Background Insulin to get better 24-hr coverage (best to discuss this with your local DAFNE Educators) A very useful source of information is: www.runsweet.com Good luck, Carolin

Jan 25, 2011 Carolin 83 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Conflicting Advice Hi Jen, The '4 is the floor' is quite out-dated now. In DAFNE we recommend you should keep your BG above 4.5mmol/l at any time of the day; remember your DAFNE pre-meal target BG: Breakfast: 5.5 - 7.5mmol/l Lunch/Tea: 4.5 - 7.5mmol/l Bed: 6.5 - 8.0mmol/l In terms of hypos, we still define a hypo as a BG below 3.5mmol/l and you should always treat these immediately with your 1.5 - 2 CPs of rapid acting carbohydrate. If you have a BG between 3.5 and 4.5mmol/l (so not hypo but below target) you should have carbohydrate to get your BG back into a safe target range: you may only need 1 CP to raise your BG by 2-3mmol/l. If you do have difficulties recognising your hypos, we recommend you aim to keep your pre-meal BG towards the upper end of the DAFNE target range, e.g. 6.0 - 8.0mmol/l for a couple of months, so during this time be very cautious with corrective QA doses and try to avoid going hypo at all costs. I hope this clarifies and helps you. Good luck, Carolin

Jan 25, 2011 tsavage1990 11 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / glucogel i take glucogel when my hypos more severe or when i dont trust myself not to just spill lucozade everywhere. thanks

Jan 24, 2011 Trudi 8 posts	Topic: General Discussion / TYPE 1 PREGNANCY Hi Vickyrees, I waited a LONG time to have children because I was so concerned about bringing a child into the world who may get diabetes and before I could make the decision to go ahead, I needed to rationalise that even healthy women had babies that were not. I needed to take diabetes out of the mix as much as I could. This is where my control became so important â€“ if I could ensure that my levels were as good as I could get them, that my HbA1C was below 6.5 and stayed there, that I took all the appropriate pills/meds etc, worked with my team and was open and honest about everything (even if I wasnâ€™t sure if it was important), then I was minimising the impact that diabetes could play. Of course I knew that problems could still arise but I needed to go into this feeling that I wouldnâ€™t look back and feel guilty about not doing enough if something did go wrong. My retinopathy played up during both pregnancies but fortunately for me, after giving birth both times has settled down. I knew this might occur but I decided that having the babies was really important to us as a family and went into it knowing that my eyes may not be as good on the other side. I loved being pregnant and had two reasonably easy pregnancies - one at age 38, the other at 39 and the babies were born 7ib 2oz and 5lb 9oz so weren't the diabetic 'big babies' that everyone told me I'd have. Best wishes with your choice - weigh up what the experts have told you and your own desires for your family - good luck with it all. Trudi