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Nov 25, 2010

JayBee 582 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Apologies...

It's only minor, but for some reason it says </strong> after all my average BG results on my BG diary page!

Nov 25, 2010

Simon 574 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Apologies...

Hi guys, thanks for pointing these out guys, we'll get them fixed ASAP!

Nov 25, 2010

Trudi 8 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Apologies...

Just to add one more thing - I'm unable to access 'My DAFNE Centre' - there is a discussion running there that I'd like to be able to see - is there another way to it?

Nov 25, 2010

JayBee 582 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading?

We spend a good lot of our time reading BG results and looking for patterns, but to come off the subject of diabetes... what books or comics do you enjoy to read? Do you have any recommendations? I'd love to know! Smile

My favourite genres tend to be horror, thriller, touch of crime and fantasy. How about you? Smile

My reads!

Novels:

I'm currently reading Julian May's Sage of the Exiles. I am currently on Book 3: The Non Born King.
It has been quite a good fantasy read - though I feel it is very slow paced. I like what is happening in the story at least so I keep reading! This series was recommended to me by my Dad after I indicated interest in reading the Lensman novels. Smile

I finished reading Andrew Neiderman's PIN not too long ago. That was quite freaky and disturbing. I found the ending to be a bit of a anti-climax, only a little bit though, because it did make sense (for this book's nature anyway lol).

I also read read my first Dean Koontz book: Demon Seed! Picked it up dirt cheap in Lidl and my golly, I absolutely loved reading about that twisted artificial mind! XD I remember being scared of the films that were related to this book when I was younger but I think I'd like to go watch them now lol.

Graphic Novels / Comics / Manga / Manhwa:

Currently reading:

Naruto Volume 2: I'm trying hard to give this popular shonen manga a chance but I'm still not convinced because the characters are hard for me to relate to. I only have so much fondness for immature and overly cocky characters...

MAOH: Juvenile Remix Volume 2: I picked this one up out of curiousity and it's been an interesting read as the main character develops his new found special ability and what it means for his world. It's marked as a Shonen, but I believe this is for more mature readers so perhaps it is a Seinen manga...

Astro Boy (Volume 1 & 2 in one book, published by Dark Horse Manga): Wasn't too familiar with Astro Boy and when I saw this - had to pick it up to satisfy my curiosity! It is delightfully charming and innocent even though the subjects the stories touch on are rather scientific or medical - but that's typical of Osamu Tezuka I suppose!

I know I've a lot of comics and what not but please - don't be afraid to show your current or even favourite reads! Very Happy

Nov 25, 2010

JayBee 582 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Apologies...

To add - you also cannot adjust your person BG target ranges due to the form not being present when the page loads. Sad

Nov 25, 2010

JayBee 582 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

I understand... Before DAFNE, I used to have okay control I suppose, but it reached a point where what I did stopped working. My guess work understandings had changed and I felt so lost. I was pointed at DAFNE and it has helped me understand things again ten fold than I did before. Removing the guesswork has been such a god send - even if my results aren't always perfect.

It can be hard - trust me, I did the over correcting jazz due to my highs phobia for quite some time after doing my course - and eventually I found out that my BI wasn't even working 24 hours so that was causing highs in the afternoon! Argh!

On that note, I have changed my BI to Levemir recently and if I didn't have DAFNE, I don't know where I'd be. In the past week alone - I've learnt that even a common cold and stress can completely throw me out (see my posted results above - note the ketones!)

If you ever have any moments where you feel lost, be sure to keep referencing your DAFNE guidebook and (as you already are) be in contact with your team. Smile

If they're on this site, it might be worth finding out their usernames and sharing your BG diary with them so they can see your results sooner than the week run with the monitor.

I know I didn't end up using that monitor but I do remember sending a set of results to my diabetes specialist so he could evaluate. This was pre-DAFNE! XD

Nov 25, 2010

grandma carol 61 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

Ok thank you Ill try that next time I have been high all day today but have done corections( big mistake then ) well hope ther is no more hypos but gess thats just wishfull thinking. What I carnt understand is that I was never like this before I did DAFNE and the carb counting just had the odd low now and agen but think I was fine and dident feel like I do now. I just feel ill and my head is all over the place carnt seem to get anything right but Ill keep at it. I just want to get back to what I was like before.

Nov 25, 2010

JayBee 582 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

D'oh you're right - the fact the during night BGs are at the front of the result diary confuses me! Sorry. My bad! XD

You've done well to put your BI down as a result though. As for the highs - they're a result of the boomeranging. Let's see how you get on with stopping the corrections at meals within 24 hours of any hypos. Smile

Good luck!

Nov 25, 2010

grandma carol 61 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

I have been checking over night at 2.00 or 3.00 everynight and that is when I have but BI down when BGs have been in the 3.7 3.5 I am now down to 10 from 18 but now I am high all day for the past 2 days since I droped it to 10 Ill just leave it as it is for a few days well as long as I dont go low through night it has only been 2 days see what happens. THANKS

Nov 25, 2010

JayBee 582 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

Ah! I've edited my response, but thanks for clarifying what the monitor was. Smile

I was offered that once too - didn't end up taking it up though!

I'll paste my edited response here so you see it:

The reason I said about not ruling out the possibility of a over night hypo is - all your blood tests are being done when you've taken more QA insulin.
You have not done any during night tests to prove you have not hypo'd during the night.

If you do a check during the night when only your BI is working you'll get a better picture of what your BI does - if you hypo, you know for definite that it's too much and highs after a over night hypo do not necessarily show up when you wake up first thing.

Aim to resolve the hypoing problem first and see how you go with results. You're correcting way too often to be getting a good idea of patterns because of the hypos in response to the corrections.

In short, your BGs are "boomeranging" up and down. You need to stop this. I know it's a hard habit to break but it's worth it - seriously!

Nov 25, 2010

grandma carol 61 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

Thank you JWo I will keep trying hopfully Ill get there soon. The Monitor is something that is put on your arm and it takes blood every 10 min. and I think it is on for a week. Then thediabetic nurse said that she downloads it to see what is going on and will beable to tell me what is the best things to do. Ill let you know how it goes. THANKS

Nov 25, 2010

JayBee 582 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

-- Edited then because of response, removed to save on confusion. See my next post in thread for my response --

Nov 25, 2010

JayBee 582 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Levemir issues

I can't actually input multiple BG results but I will see about putting them in one at a time after this post...

I believe that whatever the illness was (probably a cold), I think it has gone now because I've had two days now of no ketones! However, I keep getting to an hour or so before my lunchtime and I've been having some serious hypos. I initially put this down to the adrenaline from the bike training, but after speaking to my DAFNE nurse again, it seems to be quite apparent that because the illness has gone, my body is now returning to 'normal' and in turn, there's too much BI on board during the day. I''m having to treat the lunchtime-eque hypos more than once so I'll be putting my morning BI down by 2 units tomorrow morning and then see how I go!

Shall post my results up now so you can see what I mean. Blinkin' illness!

Nov 25, 2010

grandma carol 61 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

Thank you JWo I have been writing everything down and everything that I eat as well so that I can show them when I go back to get the Continous Glucose Monitor fitted on the 3rd Dec. Dont think that it was a hypo in the night as when I went to bed I was 8.0 andat 6.30 was 8.2 7.30 8.9 then had breakfast. That was branflakes 30g milk and 1 slice of multigrain bread toasted 44g so worked it out as 4.5 CP and I am on 2:1 ratio so had 9 QA Have been tacking BGs 2 hours after and thats when it was 21.9 at 9.30 I was high all day. Sorry about the poast as I cannot do much on a computer and it takes me ages. But I will keep at it. I am botherd about droping my BI as low as it is because when I was on DAFNE and told to drop it thats when my BGs were high all the time and I was very ill with it I never had bad controle before never high like I have been having and I dont like it.

Nov 25, 2010

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Apologies...

Expect that you know...
but diary Click here to add multiple entries link works but is missing the associated form and fields to fill.
Keep up the good work guys!
Regards Garry

Nov 25, 2010

caroline15 45 posts

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

Thanks Simon, your hard work is appreciated.

Nov 25, 2010

Simon 574 posts

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

Yep - looking to add ketones + other health measures to the online diary first - need to make sure this supports the measures first then we can get them in the iPhone app.

I've modified the keyboard for dosage/bg entry to counter the problems you've all mentioned, this should be hitting the app store very soon!

Simon

Nov 25, 2010

Simon 574 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Apologies...

As an update - we've managed to upgrade our software, after a bit of a struggle. There are a few teething problems so if you see any error messages, they will be sent to us and the problems will be fixed over the weekend.

Thanks all for your patience!

Simon

Nov 24, 2010

Nicipici 4 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Travel Insurance

Thanks so much for your help

Nov 24, 2010

dee23 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Exercise

unnerving/stressful exercise definitely gets my liver releasing the glucagon.... (was keeping my bloods round 8 for 3 hour's kayaking in afternoons)...blood sugars shoot up and stay stuck high(20-22) for a day... before crashing down to 3.5 at 3am 30 or so hours later-is that my sped up metabolism causing that?
Even when exercise isn't hectic- i've been told to be aware when my insulin's working at its weakest (eg when fast acting and slow acting are BOTH running out round 5pm)... and maybe take a unit of QA for late afternoon exercise to help the glucagon sugars get into muscle...
well lots of luck!

Nov 24, 2010

JayBee 582 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

Try your best to get everything written down Grandma... it'll help you when you need the memory jog.

Your typed post isn't as clear to understand as your first post unfortunately. Sad

You should not be correcting at all after a hypo Grandma - it will only lead to more hypos - and you'll never break the chain of your sugar levels going up and down if you continue to correct... Your BI is what should be bringing your highs down after a hypo - not your QA. If you have too much BI, and the hypos continue - you know for sure it is the BI, okay? So put it down accordingly.

If you also check your blood 5 minutes after each hypo if you're still not feeling right - or perhaps even if you are - this will help prevent the multiple hypos. If you're still hypo, give yourself another hypo treatment and repeat the testing as necessary.

Go have a look at your guidebook about hypos, okay? If you don't have it to hand, look at the one avaliable on this website (link is in the small listing on the top right of the website page).

You say you were 21 BG at 9.30am on your second post. I would not be surprised if you have possibly hypo'd in the night to cause this drastic rise. Sad

Also, it may be a good idea for you to contact your DAFNE team if you're needing urgent assistance (you cannot remember what happened which suggests loss of stable conscious) from your hubby with these hypos. You sound unstable from what I can make out which is very very worrying. Sad

Keep working hard to resolve those hypos FIRST - remember, one step at a time - you can't do everything at once.
Use your guidebook as well - it can bring things back into focus.

Good luck!

Nov 24, 2010

grandma carol 61 posts

Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there

Thank you both and just when you think that you are getting there something else happens. Well last night I was 3.9 at 19.00 so had some jelly beans and at 20.00 2.9 had some more 20.45 3.2 then dont remember anything untill 22.00 when hubby had given me Gluco Gel I then had coffee with biscuits at 23.00 BGs 8.0 so went to bed. This morning BGs 8.9 thought thats ok with what Id had last night then by 9.30 BGs 21.9 and 12.30 14.5 think your right JWo might have to keep a eye on the corections. But I have done them today at dinner time. AND novorapidi26 this Lantus is just getting to me now. So today I gess Im just goint to be high as long as it dosent stay there Ill have to work at it. THANKS

Nov 25, 2010 JayBee 582 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Apologies... It's only minor, but for some reason it says </strong> after all my average BG results on my BG diary page!

Nov 25, 2010 Simon 574 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Apologies... Hi guys, thanks for pointing these out guys, we'll get them fixed ASAP!

Nov 25, 2010 Trudi 8 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Apologies... Just to add one more thing - I'm unable to access 'My DAFNE Centre' - there is a discussion running there that I'd like to be able to see - is there another way to it?

Nov 25, 2010 JayBee 582 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What are you reading? We spend a good lot of our time reading BG results and looking for patterns, but to come off the subject of diabetes... what books or comics do you enjoy to read? Do you have any recommendations? I'd love to know! My favourite genres tend to be horror, thriller, touch of crime and fantasy. How about you? My reads! Novels: I'm currently reading Julian May's Sage of the Exiles. I am currently on Book 3: The Non Born King. It has been quite a good fantasy read - though I feel it is very slow paced. I like what is happening in the story at least so I keep reading! This series was recommended to me by my Dad after I indicated interest in reading the Lensman novels. I finished reading Andrew Neiderman's PIN not too long ago. That was quite freaky and disturbing. I found the ending to be a bit of a anti-climax, only a little bit though, because it did make sense (for this book's nature anyway lol). I also read read my first Dean Koontz book: Demon Seed! Picked it up dirt cheap in Lidl and my golly, I absolutely loved reading about that twisted artificial mind! XD I remember being scared of the films that were related to this book when I was younger but I think I'd like to go watch them now lol. Graphic Novels / Comics / Manga / Manhwa: Currently reading: Naruto Volume 2: I'm trying hard to give this popular shonen manga a chance but I'm still not convinced because the characters are hard for me to relate to. I only have so much fondness for immature and overly cocky characters... MAOH: Juvenile Remix Volume 2: I picked this one up out of curiousity and it's been an interesting read as the main character develops his new found special ability and what it means for his world. It's marked as a Shonen, but I believe this is for more mature readers so perhaps it is a Seinen manga... Astro Boy (Volume 1 & 2 in one book, published by Dark Horse Manga): Wasn't too familiar with Astro Boy and when I saw this - had to pick it up to satisfy my curiosity! It is delightfully charming and innocent even though the subjects the stories touch on are rather scientific or medical - but that's typical of Osamu Tezuka I suppose! I know I've a lot of comics and what not but please - don't be afraid to show your current or even favourite reads!

Nov 25, 2010 JayBee 582 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Apologies... To add - you also cannot adjust your person BG target ranges due to the form not being present when the page loads.

Nov 25, 2010 JayBee 582 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there I understand... Before DAFNE, I used to have okay control I suppose, but it reached a point where what I did stopped working. My guess work understandings had changed and I felt so lost. I was pointed at DAFNE and it has helped me understand things again ten fold than I did before. Removing the guesswork has been such a god send - even if my results aren't always perfect. It can be hard - trust me, I did the over correcting jazz due to my highs phobia for quite some time after doing my course - and eventually I found out that my BI wasn't even working 24 hours so that was causing highs in the afternoon! Argh! On that note, I have changed my BI to Levemir recently and if I didn't have DAFNE, I don't know where I'd be. In the past week alone - I've learnt that even a common cold and stress can completely throw me out (see my posted results above - note the ketones!) If you ever have any moments where you feel lost, be sure to keep referencing your DAFNE guidebook and (as you already are) be in contact with your team. If they're on this site, it might be worth finding out their usernames and sharing your BG diary with them so they can see your results sooner than the week run with the monitor. I know I didn't end up using that monitor but I do remember sending a set of results to my diabetes specialist so he could evaluate. This was pre-DAFNE! XD

Nov 25, 2010 grandma carol 61 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there Ok thank you Ill try that next time I have been high all day today but have done corections( big mistake then ) well hope ther is no more hypos but gess thats just wishfull thinking. What I carnt understand is that I was never like this before I did DAFNE and the carb counting just had the odd low now and agen but think I was fine and dident feel like I do now. I just feel ill and my head is all over the place carnt seem to get anything right but Ill keep at it. I just want to get back to what I was like before.

Nov 25, 2010 JayBee 582 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there D'oh you're right - the fact the during night BGs are at the front of the result diary confuses me! Sorry. My bad! XD You've done well to put your BI down as a result though. As for the highs - they're a result of the boomeranging. Let's see how you get on with stopping the corrections at meals within 24 hours of any hypos. Good luck!

Nov 25, 2010 grandma carol 61 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there I have been checking over night at 2.00 or 3.00 everynight and that is when I have but BI down when BGs have been in the 3.7 3.5 I am now down to 10 from 18 but now I am high all day for the past 2 days since I droped it to 10 Ill just leave it as it is for a few days well as long as I dont go low through night it has only been 2 days see what happens. THANKS

Nov 25, 2010 JayBee 582 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there Ah! I've edited my response, but thanks for clarifying what the monitor was. I was offered that once too - didn't end up taking it up though! I'll paste my edited response here so you see it: The reason I said about not ruling out the possibility of a over night hypo is - all your blood tests are being done when you've taken more QA insulin. You have not done any during night tests to prove you have not hypo'd during the night. If you do a check during the night when only your BI is working you'll get a better picture of what your BI does - if you hypo, you know for definite that it's too much and highs after a over night hypo do not necessarily show up when you wake up first thing. Aim to resolve the hypoing problem first and see how you go with results. You're correcting way too often to be getting a good idea of patterns because of the hypos in response to the corrections. In short, your BGs are "boomeranging" up and down. You need to stop this. I know it's a hard habit to break but it's worth it - seriously!

Nov 25, 2010 grandma carol 61 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there Thank you JWo I will keep trying hopfully Ill get there soon. The Monitor is something that is put on your arm and it takes blood every 10 min. and I think it is on for a week. Then thediabetic nurse said that she downloads it to see what is going on and will beable to tell me what is the best things to do. Ill let you know how it goes. THANKS

Nov 25, 2010 JayBee 582 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there -- Edited then because of response, removed to save on confusion. See my next post in thread for my response --

Nov 25, 2010 JayBee 582 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Levemir issues I can't actually input multiple BG results but I will see about putting them in one at a time after this post... I believe that whatever the illness was (probably a cold), I think it has gone now because I've had two days now of no ketones! However, I keep getting to an hour or so before my lunchtime and I've been having some serious hypos. I initially put this down to the adrenaline from the bike training, but after speaking to my DAFNE nurse again, it seems to be quite apparent that because the illness has gone, my body is now returning to 'normal' and in turn, there's too much BI on board during the day. I''m having to treat the lunchtime-eque hypos more than once so I'll be putting my morning BI down by 2 units tomorrow morning and then see how I go! Shall post my results up now so you can see what I mean. Blinkin' illness!

Nov 25, 2010 grandma carol 61 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there Thank you JWo I have been writing everything down and everything that I eat as well so that I can show them when I go back to get the Continous Glucose Monitor fitted on the 3rd Dec. Dont think that it was a hypo in the night as when I went to bed I was 8.0 andat 6.30 was 8.2 7.30 8.9 then had breakfast. That was branflakes 30g milk and 1 slice of multigrain bread toasted 44g so worked it out as 4.5 CP and I am on 2:1 ratio so had 9 QA Have been tacking BGs 2 hours after and thats when it was 21.9 at 9.30 I was high all day. Sorry about the poast as I cannot do much on a computer and it takes me ages. But I will keep at it. I am botherd about droping my BI as low as it is because when I was on DAFNE and told to drop it thats when my BGs were high all the time and I was very ill with it I never had bad controle before never high like I have been having and I dont like it.

Nov 25, 2010 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Apologies... Expect that you know... but diary Click here to add multiple entries link works but is missing the associated form and fields to fill. Keep up the good work guys! Regards Garry

Nov 25, 2010 caroline15 45 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Thanks Simon, your hard work is appreciated.

Nov 25, 2010 Simon 574 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Yep - looking to add ketones + other health measures to the online diary first - need to make sure this supports the measures first then we can get them in the iPhone app. I've modified the keyboard for dosage/bg entry to counter the problems you've all mentioned, this should be hitting the app store very soon! Simon

Nov 25, 2010 Simon 574 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Apologies... As an update - we've managed to upgrade our software, after a bit of a struggle. There are a few teething problems so if you see any error messages, they will be sent to us and the problems will be fixed over the weekend. Thanks all for your patience! Simon

Nov 24, 2010 Nicipici 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Travel Insurance Thanks so much for your help

Nov 24, 2010 dee23 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Exercise unnerving/stressful exercise definitely gets my liver releasing the glucagon.... (was keeping my bloods round 8 for 3 hour's kayaking in afternoons)...blood sugars shoot up and stay stuck high(20-22) for a day... before crashing down to 3.5 at 3am 30 or so hours later-is that my sped up metabolism causing that? Even when exercise isn't hectic- i've been told to be aware when my insulin's working at its weakest (eg when fast acting and slow acting are BOTH running out round 5pm)... and maybe take a unit of QA for late afternoon exercise to help the glucagon sugars get into muscle... well lots of luck!

Nov 24, 2010 JayBee 582 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there Try your best to get everything written down Grandma... it'll help you when you need the memory jog. Your typed post isn't as clear to understand as your first post unfortunately. You should not be correcting at all after a hypo Grandma - it will only lead to more hypos - and you'll never break the chain of your sugar levels going up and down if you continue to correct... Your BI is what should be bringing your highs down after a hypo - not your QA. If you have too much BI, and the hypos continue - you know for sure it is the BI, okay? So put it down accordingly. If you also check your blood 5 minutes after each hypo if you're still not feeling right - or perhaps even if you are - this will help prevent the multiple hypos. If you're still hypo, give yourself another hypo treatment and repeat the testing as necessary. Go have a look at your guidebook about hypos, okay? If you don't have it to hand, look at the one avaliable on this website (link is in the small listing on the top right of the website page). You say you were 21 BG at 9.30am on your second post. I would not be surprised if you have possibly hypo'd in the night to cause this drastic rise. Also, it may be a good idea for you to contact your DAFNE team if you're needing urgent assistance (you cannot remember what happened which suggests loss of stable conscious) from your hubby with these hypos. You sound unstable from what I can make out which is very very worrying. Keep working hard to resolve those hypos FIRST - remember, one step at a time - you can't do everything at once. Use your guidebook as well - it can bring things back into focus. Good luck!

Nov 24, 2010 grandma carol 61 posts	Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there Thank you both and just when you think that you are getting there something else happens. Well last night I was 3.9 at 19.00 so had some jelly beans and at 20.00 2.9 had some more 20.45 3.2 then dont remember anything untill 22.00 when hubby had given me Gluco Gel I then had coffee with biscuits at 23.00 BGs 8.0 so went to bed. This morning BGs 8.9 thought thats ok with what Id had last night then by 9.30 BGs 21.9 and 12.30 14.5 think your right JWo might have to keep a eye on the corections. But I have done them today at dinner time. AND novorapidi26 this Lantus is just getting to me now. So today I gess Im just goint to be high as long as it dosent stay there Ill have to work at it. THANKS