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Nov 24, 2010
Karl
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Topic: General Discussion / Travel Insurance insureandgo do it all online |
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Nov 24, 2010
bpspmc
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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
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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
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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! |
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Nov 23, 2010
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Apologies... If you've had any problems accessing the site over the past few days. We are currently working with our web hosting provider to upgrade to the latest version of the language we use to program the site in. It's a learning process for both us and the provider, and as Mark and I have limited time the opportunity to work on this is sporadic.If the site is down, rest assured it will be back up within a few minutes - so please try again then. Apologies for the inconvenience this may cause - this will be fixed shortly and normal service will resume! Simon |
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Nov 23, 2010
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / think I am getting there Looks like you're slowly getting there... you are showing signs of patterns!Try not to add corrections during the next 24 hours after a hypo though - your body needs time to recover and you're more prone to hypos if you do correct during that time. See how you go. Good luck Grandma! 
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Nov 23, 2010
grandma carol
61 posts
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well I have got my BI down to 11 now from 18 and have been ok for 4 nights the days started to go up agen but left it untill today and put breakfast ratio up but I was low agen last noght so will have to drop BI agen tonight.Hope I am doing this right but feel better than I did. Getting the blood moniter on on the 3rd Dec.Any help would be greatfull I think Im getting there. |
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Nov 23, 2010
MelissaF
56 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Levemir issues Hi J - here you go. These are the Lantus results. Not perfect but definitely improving. Can't work out how to share the diary with you personally I'm afraid so apologies to everyone else! M |
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Nov 23, 2010
MelissaF
56 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Levemir issues Hi J,Firstly, I hope that the training went well? I'm assuming that you're not still feeling poorly as your results yesterday were pretty good weren't they? Did you feel particularly stressed or nervous about the training? My sugars tend to rocket when I'm stressed which I guess is the adrenalin rush etc so I'm sure the same thing happens with nerves or anticipation. Having said that though, the first two highs are fairly soon after breakfast and you're back to 10 at lunchtime so you're not that far out really. Not having any insulin for the 3CPs at lunchtime would probably account for the 2nd high as well. Your sugars are dropping back again so I would have a snack and maybe give yourself an additional unit or two to adjust but don't overdo it as it looks like it's dropping naturally as you relax. Have a bath and sit on the sofa with your feet up for a couple of hours and see what happens to the levels. I can see why you wouldn't want to risk going low on a motorbike but maybe some insulin with your snack at 12.39 would have served you better? Better to be safe than sorry sometimes though I guess? I've just realised that I didn't input my Lantus results. I'll try and do that now. M xx |
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Nov 23, 2010
JayBee
587 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Levemir issues I'm very tired from my big motorbike training today so I'll reply later properly. Shall post my results... has been very interesting.As I've mentioned earlier in the thread, I am learning to drive. This is both car and motorbike. Today was my first full day of 500cc motorbike training and my blood results have been quite remarkable. I put it down to adrenaline mostly - but what do you lot think? Have I responded to each high correctly do we think? I can't shake the feeling that my ketones are natural weight loss on a related note. I really need some food and rest... shall reply properly soon! -_-;; So tired... |
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Nov 23, 2010
caroline15
45 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Information on menstrual cycle Hi Nicipici I'm sorry that you've not had any help yet but I don't think I can help you though as I have only been diabetic for 7 years (and most of those i was on medication to stop my periods) and my daughter's periods are still not settled into a pattern so it seems that you have much more experience of diabetes and periods than I do.I hope that you get some help soon. Caroline |
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Nov 22, 2010
Nicipici
4 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Information on menstrual cycle Hello there, I'm wondering if anyone knows of any research articles or general information on Type 1 diabetes and the menstrual cycle? I've been Type 1 for 28 years and have horrific problems with my cycle!I'd really appreciate any info anyone could point me in the direction of! |
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Nov 22, 2010
caroline15
45 posts
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Hi Guy, you can get to see what the diary shows by going to the full website (link on the homepage of the app) but I agree it would be good to see other readings on the app itself.Simon, when I am inputting the numbers I quite often accidentally hit the buttons on the bottom and go to settings or home etc. Is it possible to have a space between the numbers and the links so that my clumsy fingers don't hit them by mistake? Caroline |
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Nov 21, 2010
ytyynycefn
9 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Pleurisy Hi, I'm two days into "flying solo" after my DAFNE course, quite confident with managing my insulin for the first time in twelve years, but am a bit worried about how to deal with a dose of pleurisy which has started up today (I've had it several times before, so recognise the symptoms).My sugar levels don't seem to have been affected (yet, although I will be adjusting my teatime ratio tomorrow) and there's no ketones but I feel pretty awful. I don't think I need to hit the sick day rules yet, but I was just wondering if any of you have combined pleurisy with diabetes and if you could give me any advice about how to deal with it. I have had my pneumococcal vaccine btw. Thanks so much! Mel |
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Nov 21, 2010
MelissaF
56 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Levemir issues I know what you mean... Sometimes after a run of high sugars it can be a relief to have a hypo in a way. It's such a shame that you're getting a cold with all of this going on as I know that something as simple as a cold can really throw your sugars out drastically. I'm really bad at sick day rules as well so I usually forget to do all of that and just end up running high until it all goes away again. Keep an eye on it all and apply the rules to the cold if you need to. Sounds like you've got a fair amount of stress going on in your life at the moment as well and that's something that always sends my sugars rocketing. I know that it sounds really stupid but try and chill out as much as you can. If your sugars are running high then always consider the fact that it might be factors like stress or illness as well as BI. Having said that though, it's interesting that you went to bed with perfect BG levels and woke up really high as that's what always seemed to happen to me on the Levemir. Having said that though, looking at your diaries, that doesn't particularly seem to be a pattern with you so maybe it was a one off and to do with the cold?Try not to worry about timings. If you've got all this going on then you may just have to wait until next month if you're nearing your due date. It's only 5 days (or thereabouts!) anyway so you may just have to carry on experimenting after this one if over. I'm sure it's largely psychological but I'm feeling so much more confident on the Lantus. My results aren't perfect at the moment but they're much better than they were. My BG this morning was too low. Not entirely sure why at the moment but, like you, I felt oddly relieved that it wasn't ridiculously high as it has been. Other than that though the results are really levelling out. I'm going to type them up and I'll share the diary with you. Quite a few of my friends have said that I'm mad to consider having another child but I've always wanted to and I would be so sad if I didn't manage to. Having said that though, age is against me so I need to be pretty quick about it. Yes it scares me considering what happened before but you can't give up can you. I want to try and be better controlled this time round though. I don't think that I was brave enough with the BI last time round. It's scary going hypo when you're carrying another person around inside you but not as scary as going high as the potential affect on the baby is less damaging. Yes the C-section was fine. I've heard people spread scare stories about how terrible they are but my personal experience wasn't like that at all. Yes, if everything is straightforward then I'm sure there's no doubt that an uncomplicated natural birth is the best option for the child but so few people seem to have a straightforward birth these days. If there's any sort of risk involved then I'm all for the quickest and safest option. A friend of mine was fed scare stories about c-sections in her ante-natal classes and, when it came to the birth, she ended up having a horrific labour, resulting in an emergency c-section. By the time it came to the op, she was so scared about it because of what she had been told in advance. There's no point in scaring people. Sometimes you have to have medical intervention and it's the best option for both you and the baby. I just like to tell people my positive experience with the op as you only seem to read about negative ones. Anyway, enough waffling. I'll get those diaries typed up! M xx |
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Nov 21, 2010
Guy
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Thanks Caroline15 & SimonCaroline15, you are correct I did mean that the app only shows data input into the app. It would be a great improvement to show all data though! Guy |
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Nov 21, 2010
ytyynycefn
9 posts
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Hi Simon, would it be possible to add a way of putting our own foods in once we've calculated them from the nutritional info? For example there is just the option of "sugar free muesli" in the cereals list, but I'm sure most of us have a regular brand that may have it's own specific cp count. It would be great to add custom foods onto our own devices that we could refer back to. They could even be checked by another two members, say, and possibly then uploaded to the main database for everyone to access? It would save some time if you rely on your phone to calculate stuff rather than the paper system! I'd be happy to help out with testing.Mel |
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Nov 21, 2010
ytyynycefn
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Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Mobile Feature Requests Thanks so much, Simon, a percentage doozit sounds great. I've "graduated" on here now too so thanks for pointing that out! I'll bookmark the sick day rules too, this site could literally prove to be a lifesaver :-)Mel |
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Nov 21, 2010
caroline15
45 posts
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed The app only shows what you have actually input on the app, not all records. I wonder if that is what Guy means. |
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Nov 21, 2010
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Mobile Feature Requests Hi ytyynycefn,Thanks for your feedback on the app, just so you know there is a dedicated thread on the Site Development forum for requesting new features in the iPhone app. On the subject of sick day rules, we are unfortunately allowed to publish any DAFNE-specific info in the app, as on the app store it is accessible to people who haven't taken the course yet. This will stop us from publishing the rules in the app - though if you are a verified DAFNE Graduate (which you aren't yet - did your DAFNE Educator team give you an invitiation flyer?) you can get the handbook on the mobile version of the site which is formatted for display on small screens such as the iPhone. The app currently shows your recent average TDD's - so what I can do it add percentage calculation to this to help you implement the sick day rules - how does this sound? Simon |
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Nov 21, 2010
Simon
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Thanks for your feedback guys - remember to rate the app on the store if you've not yet done so. In the next update I'll fix the BG/QA/CP entry to make it harder to switch tabs.Guy, re your comments: 1. Do you mean whole diary entries aren't getting synced up? Or is it specific fields (i.e. Injection sites, Comments etc). 2. Yep, will do. 3. Sounds like a good idea, I'll look to put that one in too. Simon |
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Nov 21, 2010
ytyynycefn
9 posts
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Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Mobile Feature Requests I've just finished the DAFNE course and used the iphone app in conjunction with the paper diary during the sessions. Just want to say how brilliant both the app and the mobile version of the site are working for me.It would be really handy to have a sick day rules tab in the app, especially if it can help with calculating the tdd! If you're not well, maths gets harder ;-) I did find a little typo in the carbs directory in the app, made me smile to see a Pot NODDLE :-) |