Recent Posts - DAFNE Online

Oct 1, 2010

Adrian_Hill 8 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Do you have access to the Online Handbook?

Hi, I have entered a valid code but the handbook link still does not appear on the right hand side. Any thing else I need to do or is it just a case of waiting a day or two?
Thanks

Oct 1, 2010

PNThompson 57 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood

I believe the reason is that our BG at any time we give blood may be high or low. There may also be a possibility that there could be a gene in the blood that might cause somebody to develop diabetes, though I don't know, but i've always been told that I cannot give blood.

Sep 30, 2010

inga 1 post

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

hi simon

this app is brilliant done the update and worked fine but i was so busy yesterday and forgot to put in details and have tried now and the app crashes and go back to my other apps instead? so i cant put anything in :0( hope you can fix this.and my bedtime sugar has been put on to today because i cant get it on yesterday many thanks

inga

Sep 30, 2010

Kentbabe 10 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood

ive always been told that the reason that we cant give blood is something to do with the fact that that we need to inject insulin and this might be take out of the body when giving blood.

Sep 30, 2010

HelenP 218 posts

Topic: General Discussion / not good !! help

Go Heather,

When I read Kelly's post I was torn between what to say but you said it very well.

The good thing is that you (Kelly) will feel (and look) better and the kids will have a happy, healthier Mum. I trust you get a lot of support at the hospital and can get back to some routine that helps you stay on the straight and narrow. I used to think my relationship with the diabetes was a war but I've come to realize that you can live with a truce. We all adjust differently and some have an easier time coming to terms with It than others. My thoughts are with you. Best wishes, Helen

Sep 30, 2010

marke 686 posts

Topic: DAFNE Graduate Group (DGG) / ?elected?

because it was created when the DUAG name did not exist and I have never noticed it and updated it since, a slap on the wrist for me ;-)

Sep 30, 2010

marke 686 posts

Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs

Karl, I beleive she is a DAFNE Graduate, but has yet to register as such. Some DAFNE centres are not very good at giving out the codes needed to sign-up as a graduate.
Grandma Carol, if you contact your DAFNE Educator they should be able to give you a code so we can make your account a graduate account, that will avoid the confusion with other users and will give you access to the online course handbook. As Karl points out I think you are a bit quick to change your ratio, your BG's for monday look fine on a 2:1 ratio and one day doesn't really make a pattern to work from. On the tuesday you are a bit high still at 16:30 and so you might find the insulin did not have the effect it normally does. Many people find it harder to get their BG back down below 12 with the 'standard' 1 unit = 3 BG, it can be you need more when your BG's are higher. Unfortunatley everyone is different so there is no 'standard' answer. You need to take readings over several days before changing your ratios to make sure it is your ratio at fault and not a blip in your BG's ( which we can all get from time to time).

Sep 30, 2010

Karl 83 posts

Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs

Have you done the DAFNE Course ? It does not say graduate under your name. You should not change your ratios without a pattern, that's not one bad reading. if you have not please let us know , if you have reread the section on adjusting

Sep 30, 2010

grandma carol 61 posts

Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs

Thank you both for you reply. Idid a test at 3.00 on 29th and it was 6.3 Ihave changed my ratio to 2.5-1 today and it has gone up agen at lunch time so went back to 3-1 at dinner time, will see what happens thank you.

Sep 30, 2010

Karl 83 posts

Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs

Also with these figures why are you changing your lunch ratio - 2:1 worked perfectly on Monday but not on Tuesday - no pattern there, could your CP's have been out. If you do change its .5 at a time. If it was me I would not change 2 meal ratios at the same time try to get 1 right first then sort the other.

Sep 30, 2010

Annette Bell 72 posts

Topic: DAFNE Graduate Group (DGG) / ?elected?

Why does this forum say that the DUG is an ELECTED group who meet to discuss? I thought that was DUAG? Any DAFNE graduate can be a member of the DUG can't they?

Sep 30, 2010

PNThompson 57 posts

Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs

Carol, Unsure if anybody can say that they know the best thing to do, as everybody reacts differently to changing ratios, etc. I would suggest that you change the ratio by a smaller margin.
On the initial course I went on, we were advised to amend a ratio by 0.5 rather than 1.0, and that it would be best to adjust one ratio at a time, rather than changing two or more. From the readings above it looked that your first injection ratio was spot on as the lunch time BGs appear to be in range.
Your first BG reading in the morning looks too high, and could be a result of either needing a higher BI or larger PM ratio. May be a need to do a test at 03:00 Hours to see if it is high or you are suffering a Hypo.

Hope this helps.

Sep 30, 2010

Heather B 20 posts

Topic: General Discussion / not good !! help

Hi Kelly, I think that is great that you are going to 'spill the beans' to your nurse tomorrow. The fact that you are doing that, listening to people when they tell you that you look thin and ill, and that you are now not going to use your diabetes for weight loss again are all really positive and show that you are now helping yourself and getting on track to be healthy again. Once you are back to taking care of yourself and getting good blood sugar readings your body can start to try to repair itself and stop the progression of any damage that has already been done, your nurse will be able to advise you on this. Well done for coming to your senses and making the positive steps towards getting healthy, let us know how you get on.

Sep 30, 2010

grandma carol 61 posts

Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs

I hope i am getting this right can anybody help please yesterday i put up CP-QAs and then had a hypo at 3.30 so i have put it down today to 2.5 -1 hope that will help .

Sep 30, 2010

grandma carol 61 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood

Well I have never been told. But giving my body to sciience might help find out and help others. They can do what they want with my body after I am gone. I wont need it hahaha.

Sep 29, 2010

emmacool 17 posts

Topic: DUAG Committee / Welcome and Thank You

hi have only just figured out how to get on here thanks to mark for setting me straight lol

Sep 29, 2010

kelly 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / not good !! help

hi all, ive been so silly not looking after myself!! im now trying 2 get back on track with dafne but for got so much ive been very ill with major kindy infections, pins and neddles, and now got very wied feeling in my thigh? like is burning but numb im going 2 c my nurse this friday 2 spil the beans and tell her everything i need some massive help ive used my diebetes as a way of losing lots of weight and now im slim im not feeling good !! people are now saying how skiny and ill i look , im worried im only 32 and have 2 young children! and i need to get back to a heathy young fit mum.

Sep 29, 2010

Dr Jez McCole 11 posts

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

Autopopulate for me too I think.
Also wondered (minor sausage thumb niggle) if there was a way of making it harder to inadvertantly hit the home button when tapping the decimal point on the excellent QI/BI number keypad?
Jez

Sep 29, 2010

Richard 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood

I do find this a little strange as to why we cannot give blood. Is our blood any different then?

Sep 29, 2010

Karl 83 posts

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

Auto populate gets my vote - they if you have adjusted - you don't have to remember to change the default - one other bug not sure if it was there before or a new one - if you press the + for a new diary entry then the cancel it still does an entry

Sep 29, 2010

Simon 578 posts

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

A question for you guys - how do you want the app to populate the BI value? There's a couple of ways that I can think of:

1. Add a field to each of the entry types in the target page, allowing you to specify the default BI for that time of day
2. The app can automatically look up your last used BI for that entry type and populate the field with that

Any thoughts on the above options?

Sep 29, 2010

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps

The app has now been updated to fix the issues you mentioned Brien, and is available on the app store

Sep 29, 2010

Simon 578 posts

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

The latest version of the app (1.1.1) is now on the app store, fixing some of the above bugs. This new version:

Added the ability to specify when you go to bed, so that bedtime entries will appear in the correct diary day.
Also fixed the following two bugs:
Users couldn't view the last entries in the list of diary entry types
The app would crash if the user tried to delete the first row in the diary view (link to summary).

Let us know if you find any problems with it. Also if you do like the app, please remember to rate it on the app store!

Simon

Sep 28, 2010

niamh 3 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Split background insulin

hi, I just wanted to add that I had the same problem when I was on Lantus. The hospital advised me to have lunch and then eat no cps for the next 5 hours(if your on novorapid) and then check your sugars. Check them an hour later still without eating any cps to check what's happening when your QA has ran out and if they've risen you need to split your longacting insulin as it's not being effective at controlling your fasting sugars. I had to do that twice just to confirm that it was definately running out in the evening. I just wanted to suggest it so you'll be able to show it to your dafne team at your checkup.

Oct 1, 2010 Adrian_Hill 8 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Do you have access to the Online Handbook? Hi, I have entered a valid code but the handbook link still does not appear on the right hand side. Any thing else I need to do or is it just a case of waiting a day or two? Thanks

Oct 1, 2010 PNThompson 57 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood I believe the reason is that our BG at any time we give blood may be high or low. There may also be a possibility that there could be a gene in the blood that might cause somebody to develop diabetes, though I don't know, but i've always been told that I cannot give blood.

Sep 30, 2010 inga 1 post	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed hi simon this app is brilliant done the update and worked fine but i was so busy yesterday and forgot to put in details and have tried now and the app crashes and go back to my other apps instead? so i cant put anything in :0( hope you can fix this.and my bedtime sugar has been put on to today because i cant get it on yesterday many thanks inga

Sep 30, 2010 Kentbabe 10 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood ive always been told that the reason that we cant give blood is something to do with the fact that that we need to inject insulin and this might be take out of the body when giving blood.

Sep 30, 2010 HelenP 218 posts	Topic: General Discussion / not good !! help Go Heather, When I read Kelly's post I was torn between what to say but you said it very well. The good thing is that you (Kelly) will feel (and look) better and the kids will have a happy, healthier Mum. I trust you get a lot of support at the hospital and can get back to some routine that helps you stay on the straight and narrow. I used to think my relationship with the diabetes was a war but I've come to realize that you can live with a truce. We all adjust differently and some have an easier time coming to terms with It than others. My thoughts are with you. Best wishes, Helen

Sep 30, 2010 marke 686 posts	Topic: DAFNE Graduate Group (DGG) / ?elected? because it was created when the DUAG name did not exist and I have never noticed it and updated it since, a slap on the wrist for me ;-)

Sep 30, 2010 marke 686 posts	Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs Karl, I beleive she is a DAFNE Graduate, but has yet to register as such. Some DAFNE centres are not very good at giving out the codes needed to sign-up as a graduate. Grandma Carol, if you contact your DAFNE Educator they should be able to give you a code so we can make your account a graduate account, that will avoid the confusion with other users and will give you access to the online course handbook. As Karl points out I think you are a bit quick to change your ratio, your BG's for monday look fine on a 2:1 ratio and one day doesn't really make a pattern to work from. On the tuesday you are a bit high still at 16:30 and so you might find the insulin did not have the effect it normally does. Many people find it harder to get their BG back down below 12 with the 'standard' 1 unit = 3 BG, it can be you need more when your BG's are higher. Unfortunatley everyone is different so there is no 'standard' answer. You need to take readings over several days before changing your ratios to make sure it is your ratio at fault and not a blip in your BG's ( which we can all get from time to time).

Sep 30, 2010 Karl 83 posts	Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs Have you done the DAFNE Course ? It does not say graduate under your name. You should not change your ratios without a pattern, that's not one bad reading. if you have not please let us know , if you have reread the section on adjusting

Sep 30, 2010 grandma carol 61 posts	Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs Thank you both for you reply. Idid a test at 3.00 on 29th and it was 6.3 Ihave changed my ratio to 2.5-1 today and it has gone up agen at lunch time so went back to 3-1 at dinner time, will see what happens thank you.

Sep 30, 2010 Karl 83 posts	Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs Also with these figures why are you changing your lunch ratio - 2:1 worked perfectly on Monday but not on Tuesday - no pattern there, could your CP's have been out. If you do change its .5 at a time. If it was me I would not change 2 meal ratios at the same time try to get 1 right first then sort the other.

Sep 30, 2010 Annette Bell 72 posts	Topic: DAFNE Graduate Group (DGG) / ?elected? Why does this forum say that the DUG is an ELECTED group who meet to discuss? I thought that was DUAG? Any DAFNE graduate can be a member of the DUG can't they?

Sep 30, 2010 PNThompson 57 posts	Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs Carol, Unsure if anybody can say that they know the best thing to do, as everybody reacts differently to changing ratios, etc. I would suggest that you change the ratio by a smaller margin. On the initial course I went on, we were advised to amend a ratio by 0.5 rather than 1.0, and that it would be best to adjust one ratio at a time, rather than changing two or more. From the readings above it looked that your first injection ratio was spot on as the lunch time BGs appear to be in range. Your first BG reading in the morning looks too high, and could be a result of either needing a higher BI or larger PM ratio. May be a need to do a test at 03:00 Hours to see if it is high or you are suffering a Hypo. Hope this helps.

Sep 30, 2010 Heather B 20 posts	Topic: General Discussion / not good !! help Hi Kelly, I think that is great that you are going to 'spill the beans' to your nurse tomorrow. The fact that you are doing that, listening to people when they tell you that you look thin and ill, and that you are now not going to use your diabetes for weight loss again are all really positive and show that you are now helping yourself and getting on track to be healthy again. Once you are back to taking care of yourself and getting good blood sugar readings your body can start to try to repair itself and stop the progression of any damage that has already been done, your nurse will be able to advise you on this. Well done for coming to your senses and making the positive steps towards getting healthy, let us know how you get on.

Sep 30, 2010 grandma carol 61 posts	Topic: General Discussion / help with CP-QAs I hope i am getting this right can anybody help please yesterday i put up CP-QAs and then had a hypo at 3.30 so i have put it down today to 2.5 -1 hope that will help .

Sep 30, 2010 grandma carol 61 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood Well I have never been told. But giving my body to sciience might help find out and help others. They can do what they want with my body after I am gone. I wont need it hahaha.

Sep 29, 2010 emmacool 17 posts	Topic: DUAG Committee / Welcome and Thank You hi have only just figured out how to get on here thanks to mark for setting me straight lol

Sep 29, 2010 kelly 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / not good !! help hi all, ive been so silly not looking after myself!! im now trying 2 get back on track with dafne but for got so much ive been very ill with major kindy infections, pins and neddles, and now got very wied feeling in my thigh? like is burning but numb im going 2 c my nurse this friday 2 spil the beans and tell her everything i need some massive help ive used my diebetes as a way of losing lots of weight and now im slim im not feeling good !! people are now saying how skiny and ill i look , im worried im only 32 and have 2 young children! and i need to get back to a heathy young fit mum.

Sep 29, 2010 Dr Jez McCole 11 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Autopopulate for me too I think. Also wondered (minor sausage thumb niggle) if there was a way of making it harder to inadvertantly hit the home button when tapping the decimal point on the excellent QI/BI number keypad? Jez

Sep 29, 2010 Richard 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Giving Blood I do find this a little strange as to why we cannot give blood. Is our blood any different then?

Sep 29, 2010 Karl 83 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Auto populate gets my vote - they if you have adjusted - you don't have to remember to change the default - one other bug not sure if it was there before or a new one - if you press the + for a new diary entry then the cancel it still does an entry

Sep 29, 2010 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed A question for you guys - how do you want the app to populate the BI value? There's a couple of ways that I can think of: 1. Add a field to each of the entry types in the target page, allowing you to specify the default BI for that time of day 2. The app can automatically look up your last used BI for that entry type and populate the field with that Any thoughts on the above options?

Sep 29, 2010 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps The app has now been updated to fix the issues you mentioned Brien, and is available on the app store

Sep 29, 2010 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed The latest version of the app (1.1.1) is now on the app store, fixing some of the above bugs. This new version: Added the ability to specify when you go to bed, so that bedtime entries will appear in the correct diary day. Also fixed the following two bugs: Users couldn't view the last entries in the list of diary entry types The app would crash if the user tried to delete the first row in the diary view (link to summary). Let us know if you find any problems with it. Also if you do like the app, please remember to rate it on the app store! Simon

Sep 28, 2010 niamh 3 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Split background insulin hi, I just wanted to add that I had the same problem when I was on Lantus. The hospital advised me to have lunch and then eat no cps for the next 5 hours(if your on novorapid) and then check your sugars. Check them an hour later still without eating any cps to check what's happening when your QA has ran out and if they've risen you need to split your longacting insulin as it's not being effective at controlling your fasting sugars. I had to do that twice just to confirm that it was definately running out in the evening. I just wanted to suggest it so you'll be able to show it to your dafne team at your checkup.