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Aug 27, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / spiking early evening

Im with marky boy, in the first instance, all being that you had no extra unnacounted carbs, I would say your basal is running out, or that you may need to up the AM dose if you are on a split basal dose.................

Aug 27, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

Welcome caroline.............

I hope your daughter may get the chance to go on a course..............

My worst time with diabetes was between the ages of 15-21............everyone is different though......

Aug 26, 2010

caroline15 45 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

Just realised from Addie's post that I should have introduced myself before.

I'm Caroline, diagnosed T1 in December 2003. I did the Dafne course in July 2010. It was great to meet other people with Type 1 who had been diagnosed for a long time (some over 30 years) and see that they had no complications. I don't work as I also have multiple sclerosis which causes great fatigue.

Before dafne my hba1c was 8.7 , and I am hoping that this will improve. I have dawn phenomenon which I think has been helped recently by having alcohol before bed!

My daughter was also diagnosed T1 (no other diabetes in my family history) in October 2007 when she was 11, her last hba1c was 10.4. She was 14 this month and has never really accepted her diabetes, I am hoping that with maturity will come acceptance.

Oh, and I recently bought an Ipod Touch with my birthday money so I could download the dafne online app which I think is great!!

Best wishes.

Caroline

Aug 26, 2010

addie 13 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

Hi all

I am Adrian, diagnosed Sept 2004, graduated North Tyne Hostipal DAFNE course June 2006. DAFNE changed my life beyond all recognition. I was really struggling with the whole pre daphne diabetes regime. Suffered from depression and all of crap. Anyways DAFNE revitalised my life.

I changed jobs - was an area sales manager for Cadbury Trebor Basset pre DAFNE, flooding the north east with as much chocolate and sugar confectionery as possible had somehow lost its appeal!. I now work as a public health nutrition researcher at Newcastle University developing portion size assessment tools and computer systems for dietary assessment in the public health arena at national surveilence and local intervention levels.

I have had good months and bad months with diabetes. HbA1c is always around 8.2 to 8.7 but never broken the less than 8 barrier. Seem to have intermitent dawn phnomeon vistis every wee while. Would dearly love to get further understanding of fitness and physical activty.

I have just found this site in the last couple of weeks, I dont think it existed when I graduated. It is excellent. Big thanks for all the good work Simon and Marke appear to have done ( especially the iphone app ) that I think is amazing.

All the best

Ad

Aug 26, 2010

addie 13 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps

Hi Simon

Ive had the app for a couple of days now and just wanted to comment on the quality and simplicity of the functions you have created. I cant tell you how delighted I am that the DAFNE interfaces have got 21st century. It is having a very positve effect on my overall control and willingness to keep a full and complete diary. I always found the paper diary quite a barrier to continued entries, especially for snacks and drinks outside of nornal main meals. However having the app in my pocket at time of consumption is brilliant.

Keep up the good work

Aug 26, 2010

Ladybob 4 posts

Topic: Site Development / Forum improvments

Hi, I'm new to all this having just seen Anitab for a yearly catch up group session.

After she installed the virtues of Dafne Online I thought I'd start using it.

On thing I would like to suggest (if no-one has done so already)......

Can you consider a "Sick Day Rules" section?

Perhaps linking it to our personal BG info so that it can calculate the Total Daily Dose based on our last day's BG entries and then serve as a reminder as what to do next.

I'm a very sickly person at times! and when I'm not well I tend to get confused and forget whether or not I should count my BI as well as the QA insulins. Then theres the list of percentages to look down. Am I looking down the right one? Just how many times to I have to double and triple check I'm doing it right before I finally get some insulin in me?!

I think this would be a great thing for young elderly and middle-aged alike and to help boost our confidence to know we're doing it right at a time when we feel ill and vulnerable.

I just thought it could further help to take the guesswork out of things (or in my case, reduce my error rate!)

However.... if you already have this on your site.... do let me know where 'cos I can't find it.

Ladybob

Aug 26, 2010

Mark2 23 posts

Topic: General Discussion / spiking early evening

Are you on Lantus or Levemir? - and how many injections a day? It may be that your base insulin is running out in the evenings. Also did you drink anything with meal?

Aug 26, 2010

chris s 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / spiking early evening

Type 1 for 12 years - Dafne for 4years. Seem to have developed new problem during early evening. Last night score of 10 before supper - only had 2 small potatoes with meal, plus fruit afterwards. Have regime of 3:1 in evenings of humalog so injected 12. Bed at 11.00pm and score was 19. Had normal basal insulin + 6 extra humalog. This morning score of 10. Have noticed this trend for last few days. Anyone recognise this pattern?

Aug 25, 2010

Neil26 1 post

Topic: General Discussion / Android App

Hi,

will there be a DAFNE Online App for the Android Market now that the iPhone has one?

Cheers

Aug 25, 2010

Mark2 23 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / McD's

Taught me something I didn't know there. Thanks

Aug 25, 2010

caroline15 45 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / McD's

My daughter has a peanut allergy as well as Type 1, it was also useful for allergy information when we used to go.

Aug 25, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / McD's

It is..............so much so that I visit there regularly if i want a burger..........

Similar values could be trasfered to other outlets, large fries - 6 units - burger 1/4 pounder - 4 units.........

Aug 24, 2010

Stew B 125 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / McD's

Took our youngest to our local McD's this evening, and she discovered that printed on the reverse of the paper thingy that they put on their trays when serving meals is a comprehensive nutrition listing for all their products - including carb info. I knew that they have this info on their website, but this is really useful..

Aug 24, 2010

Maura 14 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Drinking

Thanks everyone for the advice!!!

Aug 23, 2010

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps

Hi Brian - thanks, some constructive comments there. I'd be interested to hear other users thoughts on how the data is inputted - happy to go with the majority on the best way to input things. In the next update I'll add something to allow you to map times of day to entry types.

Karl - thanks, it was too late to get that change into this version, but will be fixed in the next update.

Keep the feedback coming!

Aug 23, 2010

Karl 83 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps

Driving target is also wrong 4.5 as the online one was

Aug 23, 2010

Brien Molloy 4 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What do you carry your diabetes stuff in?

I use pen plus case got it from artic medical with cooler pouch quite handy

Aug 23, 2010

Brien Molloy 4 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps

Great stuff Simon on the App have posted comment on itunes regarding some issues I forgot to mention that it always defaults to breakfast when inputting data could this be worked off time settings. I have been using diabetes diary very good app and much easier to input figures through keyboard / wheel click have a look. Well done good to see progress being made.

Aug 23, 2010

graham burton 14 posts

Topic: General Discussion / New European Commission directive affecting drivers with diabetes

i read in the balance sometime ago about this and thought it may be interesting for all in this forum

here is the link

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News_Landing_Page/New-European-Commission-directive-affecting-drivers-with-diabetes/

Aug 23, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Any pumpers??????

Just out of curiosity, Is there any DAFNE graduate pumpers out there.......???

Would love to hear some stories on when you got your pump, how its effected your control and ultimately how DAFNE fits in to the regime........

Aug 23, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Drinking

The carb section and dafne book give the carb content for most drink, any additional not so common tipples can also be added by the users

Aug 23, 2010

caroline15 45 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dawn Phenomenon

Well, I've tried it for a week at home and my highest waking blood was 8.8, it used to get as high as 18 before so it does seem to be helping. I'm just having one or two pernod and diet cokes (lovely) before bed.

I'm hoping it has a good effect on my hba1c as that is 8.7 but I am normally well controlled during waking hours.

Aug 23, 2010

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Drinking

I think it would help if we could press the Food Agency into providing appropriate labelling of carbohydrate content on alcoholic drinks as provided on other foods.

Labelling always gives you %age Alcohol By Volume which is useful to most but does not meet our specific needs.

I remember years ago when Holsten Diat Pils was launched in the UK that it carried carbohydrate information back then, but I've never bought it for many years so I don't know the current situation.

Have never seen any CP values given on wine labelling.
As it comes from all over the world it may be hard to get any interest in any inititive.
Must admit that I almost always drink dry wines and have over the years come to neglect any potential CP involved. On rare occasions when drinking desert wines I am always careful to guess! and add some CP into my calculation.

So why don't we press to get this listening goverment to meet our needs. We could get a petition together over the net and with strong support may be able to change drinks labelling.

Aug 23, 2010

novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Site Development / Forum improvments

As Simon says..........(thats sounds familiar)....

Most well known browsers offer this facility, however, as long as I am still in session the site remembers me even if I come away from the site and return later.........

Aug 23, 2010

marke 686 posts

Topic: Site Development / Forum improvments

hi, bit late on this one sorry, but as the 'cynic' that sits on Simons shoulder in the development team I have to say 'remember' me functions are a bad thing and I would recommend you never use them. I would not implement one on the site due to security considerations. I'm sure it sounds far fectched to those not directly involved with the IT industry and secuirty but ANY information disclosed by you is a weapon for the bad guys. If we remember your login and someone else gains access to your account they could obtain personnal details about you. Add these to stuff they find about you on other sites ( especially if you 'remember' your logins) and it could be enough to forge a credit card application or scam someone that they are you.
Most of us think that just happens to others and won't happen to me, it CAN happen to you and when it does its too late to get back all the information you have put on facebook/twitter etc. Sorry but account security ranks above convenience for me.

Aug 27, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / spiking early evening Im with marky boy, in the first instance, all being that you had no extra unnacounted carbs, I would say your basal is running out, or that you may need to up the AM dose if you are on a split basal dose.................

Aug 27, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions Welcome caroline............. I hope your daughter may get the chance to go on a course.............. My worst time with diabetes was between the ages of 15-21............everyone is different though......

Aug 26, 2010 caroline15 45 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions Just realised from Addie's post that I should have introduced myself before. I'm Caroline, diagnosed T1 in December 2003. I did the Dafne course in July 2010. It was great to meet other people with Type 1 who had been diagnosed for a long time (some over 30 years) and see that they had no complications. I don't work as I also have multiple sclerosis which causes great fatigue. Before dafne my hba1c was 8.7 , and I am hoping that this will improve. I have dawn phenomenon which I think has been helped recently by having alcohol before bed! My daughter was also diagnosed T1 (no other diabetes in my family history) in October 2007 when she was 11, her last hba1c was 10.4. She was 14 this month and has never really accepted her diabetes, I am hoping that with maturity will come acceptance. Oh, and I recently bought an Ipod Touch with my birthday money so I could download the dafne online app which I think is great!! Best wishes. Caroline

Aug 26, 2010 addie 13 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions Hi all I am Adrian, diagnosed Sept 2004, graduated North Tyne Hostipal DAFNE course June 2006. DAFNE changed my life beyond all recognition. I was really struggling with the whole pre daphne diabetes regime. Suffered from depression and all of crap. Anyways DAFNE revitalised my life. I changed jobs - was an area sales manager for Cadbury Trebor Basset pre DAFNE, flooding the north east with as much chocolate and sugar confectionery as possible had somehow lost its appeal!. I now work as a public health nutrition researcher at Newcastle University developing portion size assessment tools and computer systems for dietary assessment in the public health arena at national surveilence and local intervention levels. I have had good months and bad months with diabetes. HbA1c is always around 8.2 to 8.7 but never broken the less than 8 barrier. Seem to have intermitent dawn phnomeon vistis every wee while. Would dearly love to get further understanding of fitness and physical activty. I have just found this site in the last couple of weeks, I dont think it existed when I graduated. It is excellent. Big thanks for all the good work Simon and Marke appear to have done ( especially the iphone app ) that I think is amazing. All the best Ad

Aug 26, 2010 addie 13 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps Hi Simon Ive had the app for a couple of days now and just wanted to comment on the quality and simplicity of the functions you have created. I cant tell you how delighted I am that the DAFNE interfaces have got 21st century. It is having a very positve effect on my overall control and willingness to keep a full and complete diary. I always found the paper diary quite a barrier to continued entries, especially for snacks and drinks outside of nornal main meals. However having the app in my pocket at time of consumption is brilliant. Keep up the good work

Aug 26, 2010 Ladybob 4 posts	Topic: Site Development / Forum improvments Hi, I'm new to all this having just seen Anitab for a yearly catch up group session. After she installed the virtues of Dafne Online I thought I'd start using it. On thing I would like to suggest (if no-one has done so already)...... Can you consider a "Sick Day Rules" section? Perhaps linking it to our personal BG info so that it can calculate the Total Daily Dose based on our last day's BG entries and then serve as a reminder as what to do next. I'm a very sickly person at times! and when I'm not well I tend to get confused and forget whether or not I should count my BI as well as the QA insulins. Then theres the list of percentages to look down. Am I looking down the right one? Just how many times to I have to double and triple check I'm doing it right before I finally get some insulin in me?! I think this would be a great thing for young elderly and middle-aged alike and to help boost our confidence to know we're doing it right at a time when we feel ill and vulnerable. I just thought it could further help to take the guesswork out of things (or in my case, reduce my error rate!) However.... if you already have this on your site.... do let me know where 'cos I can't find it. Ladybob

Aug 26, 2010 Mark2 23 posts	Topic: General Discussion / spiking early evening Are you on Lantus or Levemir? - and how many injections a day? It may be that your base insulin is running out in the evenings. Also did you drink anything with meal?

Aug 26, 2010 chris s 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / spiking early evening Type 1 for 12 years - Dafne for 4years. Seem to have developed new problem during early evening. Last night score of 10 before supper - only had 2 small potatoes with meal, plus fruit afterwards. Have regime of 3:1 in evenings of humalog so injected 12. Bed at 11.00pm and score was 19. Had normal basal insulin + 6 extra humalog. This morning score of 10. Have noticed this trend for last few days. Anyone recognise this pattern?

Aug 25, 2010 Neil26 1 post	Topic: General Discussion / Android App Hi, will there be a DAFNE Online App for the Android Market now that the iPhone has one? Cheers

Aug 25, 2010 Mark2 23 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / McD's Taught me something I didn't know there. Thanks

Aug 25, 2010 caroline15 45 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / McD's My daughter has a peanut allergy as well as Type 1, it was also useful for allergy information when we used to go.

Aug 25, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / McD's It is..............so much so that I visit there regularly if i want a burger.......... Similar values could be trasfered to other outlets, large fries - 6 units - burger 1/4 pounder - 4 units.........

Aug 24, 2010 Stew B 125 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / McD's Took our youngest to our local McD's this evening, and she discovered that printed on the reverse of the paper thingy that they put on their trays when serving meals is a comprehensive nutrition listing for all their products - including carb info. I knew that they have this info on their website, but this is really useful..

Aug 24, 2010 Maura 14 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Drinking Thanks everyone for the advice!!!

Aug 23, 2010 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps Hi Brian - thanks, some constructive comments there. I'd be interested to hear other users thoughts on how the data is inputted - happy to go with the majority on the best way to input things. In the next update I'll add something to allow you to map times of day to entry types. Karl - thanks, it was too late to get that change into this version, but will be fixed in the next update. Keep the feedback coming!

Aug 23, 2010 Karl 83 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps Driving target is also wrong 4.5 as the online one was

Aug 23, 2010 Brien Molloy 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What do you carry your diabetes stuff in? I use pen plus case got it from artic medical with cooler pouch quite handy

Aug 23, 2010 Brien Molloy 4 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps Great stuff Simon on the App have posted comment on itunes regarding some issues I forgot to mention that it always defaults to breakfast when inputting data could this be worked off time settings. I have been using diabetes diary very good app and much easier to input figures through keyboard / wheel click have a look. Well done good to see progress being made.

Aug 23, 2010 graham burton 14 posts	Topic: General Discussion / New European Commission directive affecting drivers with diabetes i read in the balance sometime ago about this and thought it may be interesting for all in this forum here is the link http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News_Landing_Page/New-European-Commission-directive-affecting-drivers-with-diabetes/

Aug 23, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Any pumpers?????? Just out of curiosity, Is there any DAFNE graduate pumpers out there.......??? Would love to hear some stories on when you got your pump, how its effected your control and ultimately how DAFNE fits in to the regime........

Aug 23, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Drinking The carb section and dafne book give the carb content for most drink, any additional not so common tipples can also be added by the users

Aug 23, 2010 caroline15 45 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dawn Phenomenon Well, I've tried it for a week at home and my highest waking blood was 8.8, it used to get as high as 18 before so it does seem to be helping. I'm just having one or two pernod and diet cokes (lovely) before bed. I'm hoping it has a good effect on my hba1c as that is 8.7 but I am normally well controlled during waking hours.

Aug 23, 2010 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Drinking I think it would help if we could press the Food Agency into providing appropriate labelling of carbohydrate content on alcoholic drinks as provided on other foods. Labelling always gives you %age Alcohol By Volume which is useful to most but does not meet our specific needs. I remember years ago when Holsten Diat Pils was launched in the UK that it carried carbohydrate information back then, but I've never bought it for many years so I don't know the current situation. Have never seen any CP values given on wine labelling. As it comes from all over the world it may be hard to get any interest in any inititive. Must admit that I almost always drink dry wines and have over the years come to neglect any potential CP involved. On rare occasions when drinking desert wines I am always careful to guess! and add some CP into my calculation. So why don't we press to get this listening goverment to meet our needs. We could get a petition together over the net and with strong support may be able to change drinks labelling.

Aug 23, 2010 novorapidboi26 1,819 posts	Topic: Site Development / Forum improvments As Simon says..........(thats sounds familiar).... Most well known browsers offer this facility, however, as long as I am still in session the site remembers me even if I come away from the site and return later.........

Aug 23, 2010 marke 686 posts	Topic: Site Development / Forum improvments hi, bit late on this one sorry, but as the 'cynic' that sits on Simons shoulder in the development team I have to say 'remember' me functions are a bad thing and I would recommend you never use them. I would not implement one on the site due to security considerations. I'm sure it sounds far fectched to those not directly involved with the IT industry and secuirty but ANY information disclosed by you is a weapon for the bad guys. If we remember your login and someone else gains access to your account they could obtain personnal details about you. Add these to stuff they find about you on other sites ( especially if you 'remember' your logins) and it could be enough to forge a credit card application or scam someone that they are you. Most of us think that just happens to others and won't happen to me, it CAN happen to you and when it does its too late to get back all the information you have put on facebook/twitter etc. Sorry but account security ranks above convenience for me.