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Oct 4, 2010

wendyoliver 4 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introduction

My course was last week

Oct 4, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introduction

So are you actually on the course now or was that last week??

Oct 4, 2010

wendyoliver 4 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introduction

Thank you Novorapidboi26 for your reply and for your advice x

Oct 4, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / crispy duck with pancakes...

how much insulin did you take........without being reasonably confident on the carb content it would be natural to expect dodgy readings.......there may also have been a delay of glucose release if infact the fat content was higher than normal...

Oct 4, 2010

wendyoliver 4 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introduction

Hi Karl Thank you for your reply...I have been changing my ratios this week whilst on the daphne course to find my level as my first doses were a guess at first but i think ive found my level ... I understand 4.2 wasnt a hypo officially but i sure felt like it lol

Oct 4, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Shortage of test strips

For me, so far ite been fine and I use lloyds 50-50 with another local pharmacy.......

I only get 2 pots (100 strips) each time I go.....

Oct 4, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introduction

hey wendy, welcome to the forum.....

karl is right in terms of the ratio changes.....

you should have the same ratios every day....

finding out those ratios is the time consuming part........

just think back to what they said in your dafne course............if your not on target by the next meal and all other variables are ruled out (miscalcualtion of carbs, illness, background insulin running out etc), then you can up your ratio, or down it.....once your hitting the target your ratio is right.....

good luck......

Oct 3, 2010

Karl 83 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introduction

Hi Wendy - You should not have to change your ratio just because you had more CP's and you should not be changing your ratio as much as your diary is showing, you need patterns - being from Hull also - remember POPIDOL - I think it was. Also 4.2 is not hypo (officially less than 3.5 - but it may feel like one after you BG's have been high for a long time). Good to see somebody else form Hull and East Riding Karl

Oct 3, 2010

wendyoliver 4 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introduction

Just completed the Daphne course which i found very informative, I have completed my diary from Monday and I have had a slight decrease in my glucose levels. Tonight I have had a hypo but I think this was due to over counting at Lunch, I did a 2:1 ratio and im thinking because my cp's were quite high, should I have taken a 1.5:1 ratio. Any ideas?

Oct 3, 2010

marke 681 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Shortage of test strips

I had problems with one touch ultra strips in a similiar manner. However a new chemist opened nearer to me, I switched to them and have not had a problem since. I would consider a different chain of chemists just to see if you get the same problems. I find it hard to believe a chain the size of Lloyd's cannot get a continuous supply of strips from one of the biggest manufacturers of them !

Oct 3, 2010

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Split background insulin

Even when you've changed insulin type and were already on a split dose before, it can be difficult to work out. Sad

Just this week I've changed from Lantus to Levemir in the hope that things will become more stable but it has been difficult. I've found that I needed a lot more than what I was taking for Lantus so I did start down the path of getting lots of ketones, but applying sick day rules thankfully got me out of it. Not something I needed considering I was still working out my new dose amounts but such is the nature of trial and error. Sad

Keep your chin up - you can work it out and definitely contact your specialist before it gets too much. Good luck Caroline!

Oct 3, 2010

JayBee 587 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Shortage of test strips

I had this problem usually when going to my local Lloyds. So in response to this, I started going to the 24 hour Boots pharmacy instead but I found that they were short of pen needles instead!

You can't win! XD

Oct 3, 2010

marke 681 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter

google docs is a possibilty but there are a few things to bear in mind. Firstly it is NOT secure and so no personal information should be stored on it. Its fine for generic letters or documents that do not contain any personal information but thats the limit to it. I'm also not sure how we can add references to docs from here to it. We each need an account and then to share the docs between those accounts. This is fine but I'm not sure about specific references to documents from here. Its worth trying since as Simon says it is easier for working on shared documents. We could just post here to say the doc has been updated instead of adding a reference to the doc in the post.
The only other issue I can think of is we are 2 weeks into the forum and only a small number of the DUAG have managed to find it, not sure how many will be able to manage google docs as well :-(

Oct 3, 2010

davidfairbairn 3 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter

I have read Annette,s letter and found that the letter is just about right. I do not feel that it needs to be any longer, as people will not read a long letter.

The letter I read was posted on the 28th september. I do not seem to seem to be able to access the later addition.

Oct 3, 2010

Simon 578 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter

Mark/Peter - on the handling of documents have you considered using Google Docs (documents.google.com) - you can version files and protect them there and Google has slightly more hosting space than us ;)

Oct 3, 2010

bangers 6 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood

I was told the same thing here in Australia. They would not accept my donation in case I had a hypo. A bit strange considering the Red Cross seems desperate for blood, but it's their right to refuse

Oct 3, 2010

marke 681 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter

tony, I have done a document, but its Brian and I that are supposed to be working on it and Brian is still on holiday. I think its only fair he gets chance to comment on it before I post it on here. I will do so as soon as Brian is back and has given his comments.

Oct 3, 2010

marke 681 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter

Peter, its a fair point but there are a couple of issues I need to work out before we can do this. Our web hosting for this site has a limited
amount of storage, I need to find a way to ensure that any uploading of documents could not overload the site. I'm sure people would not do this intentionally but they would not know when uploading what space is available. I therefore need to workout how to manage this. There is
also the issue that if we upload multiple revisions of the document then old posts refer to the old ones and they cannot remain on the server indefinately since we would definately run out of space that way. I am keen to provide a solution we just need to think it through properly. Therefore if we can email them to the list of now and I will let you know when I have an upload facility available.

Oct 3, 2010

ThunderBolt 28 posts

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

Oh yes... I'd forgot last night after my rambling. I think the auto option would be better as well!
At first glance anyway as it seems the simpler option of the two. Thanks again Simon.

Oct 3, 2010

ThunderBolt 28 posts

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

Same niggle as Dr Jez. Â Apple's market research folk clearly didn't think I'd buy an ipod as I do it on most apps. Heheh.Â
To be honest I've only updated a couple of days ago so may well be teething problems on my part. Other than that the updates are ace. It's nice to see a couple of my own suggestions implemented. It's surprising how it's encouraged me to do a bit more testing and actually logging the results instead of just acting on a result and forgetting about it!
I've had another idea as well. I wonder if it would be possible to include a dosage calculator in the settings? I've just recently been varying my ratios and keep getting mixed up and even forgetting which ratios I'm on and at what points in the day. As is, the settings allow target BGs to be input for meal and bed times and it'd help me (and possibly others as forgetful as me) if I could also add ratios to each meal time. So then when I put in how many lines I'm going to have the app then says to take n units. Clearly any alterations or corrections would be done manually.
Once again my explanations are a bit muddled so I hope you can manage to decipher my late night ramblings!!!
Brilliant job Simon. Thanks again.Â

Oct 2, 2010

Annette Bell 72 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter

I have added a bit about asking questions as Mark suggested. What do you all think?

Oct 2, 2010

Karl 83 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / crispy duck with pancakes...

http://www.fatsecret.com/Diary.aspx?pa=fjrd&rid=829646

Oct 2, 2010

Peter 109 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter

Mark, If we are going to post documents here, then we will need a means of making changes and uploading the newer version as Tony says. I guess there will be issues with controlling the amount of data stored on the server, as well as requiring more work from you. In the meantime I guess we email amended versions of the document?

Tony, Priority this weekend is the report on this week's Exec meeting. So will probably be next weekend before I get to my action from the DUAG meeting.

Oct 2, 2010

Benj 2 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / crispy duck with pancakes...

Any ideas? The pancakes look pretty insubstantial, but I've ended up quite high after underestimating their CP

Oct 2, 2010

Peter 109 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / Diabetes UK Volunteer conference Scotland - DUAG attendance?

In addition to the cost of the stand, we also need to know whether anyone is willing to volunteer to man the stand. It would probably need 2 of us and, unless those based locally are willing, would also involve accomodation as well as travel costs. Finally, having seen the reaction of the attendees at the DAFNE Collaborative, a joint DUAG/dafneonline stand is likely to be of much more interest than DUAG alone.

My view is that there would be quite alot of effort in organising this, and cost in attending. If the audience is expected to be ~130, would that be worthwhile? It would perhaps be better to try attending one of the other events that Mark mentions, picking one where the audience would be higher and we have a larger number of DUAG members living nearby to assist.

Oct 4, 2010 wendyoliver 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introduction My course was last week

Oct 4, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introduction So are you actually on the course now or was that last week??

Oct 4, 2010 wendyoliver 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introduction Thank you Novorapidboi26 for your reply and for your advice x

Oct 4, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / crispy duck with pancakes... how much insulin did you take........without being reasonably confident on the carb content it would be natural to expect dodgy readings.......there may also have been a delay of glucose release if infact the fat content was higher than normal...

Oct 4, 2010 wendyoliver 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introduction Hi Karl Thank you for your reply...I have been changing my ratios this week whilst on the daphne course to find my level as my first doses were a guess at first but i think ive found my level ... I understand 4.2 wasnt a hypo officially but i sure felt like it lol

Oct 4, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Shortage of test strips For me, so far ite been fine and I use lloyds 50-50 with another local pharmacy....... I only get 2 pots (100 strips) each time I go.....

Oct 4, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introduction hey wendy, welcome to the forum..... karl is right in terms of the ratio changes..... you should have the same ratios every day.... finding out those ratios is the time consuming part........ just think back to what they said in your dafne course............if your not on target by the next meal and all other variables are ruled out (miscalcualtion of carbs, illness, background insulin running out etc), then you can up your ratio, or down it.....once your hitting the target your ratio is right..... good luck......

Oct 3, 2010 Karl 83 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introduction Hi Wendy - You should not have to change your ratio just because you had more CP's and you should not be changing your ratio as much as your diary is showing, you need patterns - being from Hull also - remember POPIDOL - I think it was. Also 4.2 is not hypo (officially less than 3.5 - but it may feel like one after you BG's have been high for a long time). Good to see somebody else form Hull and East Riding Karl

Oct 3, 2010 wendyoliver 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introduction Just completed the Daphne course which i found very informative, I have completed my diary from Monday and I have had a slight decrease in my glucose levels. Tonight I have had a hypo but I think this was due to over counting at Lunch, I did a 2:1 ratio and im thinking because my cp's were quite high, should I have taken a 1.5:1 ratio. Any ideas?

Oct 3, 2010 marke 681 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Shortage of test strips I had problems with one touch ultra strips in a similiar manner. However a new chemist opened nearer to me, I switched to them and have not had a problem since. I would consider a different chain of chemists just to see if you get the same problems. I find it hard to believe a chain the size of Lloyd's cannot get a continuous supply of strips from one of the biggest manufacturers of them !

Oct 3, 2010 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Split background insulin Even when you've changed insulin type and were already on a split dose before, it can be difficult to work out. Just this week I've changed from Lantus to Levemir in the hope that things will become more stable but it has been difficult. I've found that I needed a lot more than what I was taking for Lantus so I did start down the path of getting lots of ketones, but applying sick day rules thankfully got me out of it. Not something I needed considering I was still working out my new dose amounts but such is the nature of trial and error. Keep your chin up - you can work it out and definitely contact your specialist before it gets too much. Good luck Caroline!

Oct 3, 2010 JayBee 587 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Shortage of test strips I had this problem usually when going to my local Lloyds. So in response to this, I started going to the 24 hour Boots pharmacy instead but I found that they were short of pen needles instead! You can't win! XD

Oct 3, 2010 marke 681 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter google docs is a possibilty but there are a few things to bear in mind. Firstly it is NOT secure and so no personal information should be stored on it. Its fine for generic letters or documents that do not contain any personal information but thats the limit to it. I'm also not sure how we can add references to docs from here to it. We each need an account and then to share the docs between those accounts. This is fine but I'm not sure about specific references to documents from here. Its worth trying since as Simon says it is easier for working on shared documents. We could just post here to say the doc has been updated instead of adding a reference to the doc in the post. The only other issue I can think of is we are 2 weeks into the forum and only a small number of the DUAG have managed to find it, not sure how many will be able to manage google docs as well :-(

Oct 3, 2010 davidfairbairn 3 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter I have read Annette,s letter and found that the letter is just about right. I do not feel that it needs to be any longer, as people will not read a long letter. The letter I read was posted on the 28th september. I do not seem to seem to be able to access the later addition.

Oct 3, 2010 Simon 578 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter Mark/Peter - on the handling of documents have you considered using Google Docs (documents.google.com) - you can version files and protect them there and Google has slightly more hosting space than us ;)

Oct 3, 2010 bangers 6 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood I was told the same thing here in Australia. They would not accept my donation in case I had a hypo. A bit strange considering the Red Cross seems desperate for blood, but it's their right to refuse

Oct 3, 2010 marke 681 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter tony, I have done a document, but its Brian and I that are supposed to be working on it and Brian is still on holiday. I think its only fair he gets chance to comment on it before I post it on here. I will do so as soon as Brian is back and has given his comments.

Oct 3, 2010 marke 681 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter Peter, its a fair point but there are a couple of issues I need to work out before we can do this. Our web hosting for this site has a limited amount of storage, I need to find a way to ensure that any uploading of documents could not overload the site. I'm sure people would not do this intentionally but they would not know when uploading what space is available. I therefore need to workout how to manage this. There is also the issue that if we upload multiple revisions of the document then old posts refer to the old ones and they cannot remain on the server indefinately since we would definately run out of space that way. I am keen to provide a solution we just need to think it through properly. Therefore if we can email them to the list of now and I will let you know when I have an upload facility available.

Oct 3, 2010 ThunderBolt 28 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Oh yes... I'd forgot last night after my rambling. I think the auto option would be better as well! At first glance anyway as it seems the simpler option of the two. Thanks again Simon.

Oct 3, 2010 ThunderBolt 28 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Same niggle as Dr Jez. Â Apple's market research folk clearly didn't think I'd buy an ipod as I do it on most apps. Heheh.Â To be honest I've only updated a couple of days ago so may well be teething problems on my part. Other than that the updates are ace. It's nice to see a couple of my own suggestions implemented. It's surprising how it's encouraged me to do a bit more testing and actually logging the results instead of just acting on a result and forgetting about it! I've had another idea as well. I wonder if it would be possible to include a dosage calculator in the settings? I've just recently been varying my ratios and keep getting mixed up and even forgetting which ratios I'm on and at what points in the day. As is, the settings allow target BGs to be input for meal and bed times and it'd help me (and possibly others as forgetful as me) if I could also add ratios to each meal time. So then when I put in how many lines I'm going to have the app then says to take n units. Clearly any alterations or corrections would be done manually. Once again my explanations are a bit muddled so I hope you can manage to decipher my late night ramblings!!! Brilliant job Simon. Thanks again.Â

Oct 2, 2010 Annette Bell 72 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter I have added a bit about asking questions as Mark suggested. What do you all think?

Oct 2, 2010 Karl 83 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / crispy duck with pancakes... http://www.fatsecret.com/Diary.aspx?pa=fjrd&rid=829646

Oct 2, 2010 Peter 109 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / First draft of DUG letter Mark, If we are going to post documents here, then we will need a means of making changes and uploading the newer version as Tony says. I guess there will be issues with controlling the amount of data stored on the server, as well as requiring more work from you. In the meantime I guess we email amended versions of the document? Tony, Priority this weekend is the report on this week's Exec meeting. So will probably be next weekend before I get to my action from the DUAG meeting.

Oct 2, 2010 Benj 2 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / crispy duck with pancakes... Any ideas? The pancakes look pretty insubstantial, but I've ended up quite high after underestimating their CP

Oct 2, 2010 Peter 109 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / Diabetes UK Volunteer conference Scotland - DUAG attendance? In addition to the cost of the stand, we also need to know whether anyone is willing to volunteer to man the stand. It would probably need 2 of us and, unless those based locally are willing, would also involve accomodation as well as travel costs. Finally, having seen the reaction of the attendees at the DAFNE Collaborative, a joint DUAG/dafneonline stand is likely to be of much more interest than DUAG alone. My view is that there would be quite alot of effort in organising this, and cost in attending. If the audience is expected to be ~130, would that be worthwhile? It would perhaps be better to try attending one of the other events that Mark mentions, picking one where the audience would be higher and we have a larger number of DUAG members living nearby to assist.