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Nov 25, 2010
JayBee
587 posts
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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! XDYou'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! |
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Nov 25, 2010
grandma carol
61 posts
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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 |
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Nov 25, 2010
JayBee
587 posts
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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! |
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Nov 25, 2010
grandma carol
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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 |
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Nov 25, 2010
JayBee
587 posts
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-- Edited then because of response, removed to save on confusion. See my next post in thread for my response -- |
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Nov 25, 2010
JayBee
587 posts
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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! |
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Nov 25, 2010
grandma carol
61 posts
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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. |
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Nov 25, 2010
Garry
328 posts
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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 |
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Nov 25, 2010
caroline15
45 posts
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Thanks Simon, your hard work is appreciated. |
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Nov 25, 2010
Simon
578 posts
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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 |
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Nov 25, 2010
Simon
578 posts
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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 |
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Nov 24, 2010
Nicipici
4 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Travel Insurance Thanks so much for your help |
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Nov 24, 2010
dee23
2 posts
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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! |
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Nov 24, 2010
JayBee
587 posts
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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! |
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Nov 24, 2010
grandma carol
61 posts
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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 |
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Nov 24, 2010
novorapidboi26
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Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there Looks like you are making some progress.........try and remember to give your background doses a chance, even if its really obvious its sent you low overnight......lantus is a pain.... |
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Nov 24, 2010
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Levemir issues Oh, and to share your DAFNE diary with someone, you click on their username to see their forum profile and on their profile it should say something like "share diary with this user" which you click on. If you ever wanted to remove the viewer, you just click on the same place because the wording changes.
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Nov 24, 2010
Karl
83 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Travel Insurance insureandgo do it all online |
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Nov 24, 2010
bpspmc
1 post
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Topic: General Discussion / Travel Insurance http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/travel-insurance/pre-existing/medical/conditions/ |
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Nov 24, 2010
Nicipici
4 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Travel Insurance Does anyone have any travel insurance provider they could recommend? I am heading to the USA for 3 weeks and need a company who will cover my pre-existing diabetes!I'd really appreciate any info anyone has. |
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Nov 24, 2010
ytyynycefn
9 posts
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Hi chaps, would it be possible to add some sort of function to keep a record of our hba1c results? Just a thought, it would be nice to keep all my diabetes info in one place :-)Loving the app still! Mel |
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Nov 24, 2010
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Levemir issues Okay - I'm better this morning so let's do this!My training went very well thanks! I have the two part motorbike test to do still and my Module 1 training for it should be this Sunday. I just need to get the actual Module 1 test part booked... hopefully for next week either on Monday or Tuesday.... it's the slow bike controling stuff! I was nervous definitely. I'd been on a 500cc briefly last Sunday so the instructor could do a quick assessment before I was put forward for a day's training on it. I've done very well so hopefully I'll fly through the test - but it didn't stop me being at least a little bit nervous! The instructor was concerned for me but added that her other diabetic students found their sugar levels bounced up and down. I will try to keep this in mind for my test training. What the strangest thing was - I was feeling fine. Touch thirsty - but not particularly breaking out in the high symptoms en masse.... very strange. I've updated the results (which I'll post again now) and I've had to do a sick day correction because I hit ++ on the ketones despite sugarlevels being reasonable. I don't think I've hypo'd. All this ketone stuff is very worrying to me... I wish it would stop. I do wonder if having a QA unit for that little snack I had would've done me good - I mean I had no QA on board at that point any more which can be bad for exercise... and I'm guessing bouts of adrenaline... :/ I will see what my DAFNE nurse says. Right - let's look at your results my dear! Wow, you are bouncing about! Right - remember not to correct so soon after hypos. It'll help you stablise during the 24 hour recovery period (you're more prone to hypos for the next 24 hours after you've hypo'd - this explains the ups and downs you're seeing). Also, the hypo treatment guidelines are this (since I know you don't have them to hand - how are you getting on with getting your access to the online guidebook? Have you emailed the site?):
I know it's hard not to correct when you're going to go over 10 BG but try not to... darn those drilled in hard habits! |