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Aug 27, 2010
Anil 39 posts

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

Hi,
To overcome this hurdle, couldnt you have a feature where a user can enter all the information themselves.
So I can enter the food, portion size and carb count.

This would overcome this problem and be a excellent feature to have, you could build your own diary with other foods as well.
Definitely would be the best way to go.
 
Aug 27, 2010
Garry 328 posts

Topic: Site Development / Forum improvments

Information is available in your DAFNE Course Handbook. The link to an on line version is available on the right side of this web page.

Or use this link in your browser if you prefer: -

http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/hbook_topics/38

You could perhaps save it as a favourite.

Hope this helps.

Regards
Garry
 
Aug 27, 2010
Lizzie 87 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Alternative remedies

I would ask your doctor before trying anything like this. Just because something is 'natural' does not mean it has no adverse effects.
 
Aug 27, 2010
Lizzie 87 posts

Topic: General Discussion / The Hospital - Channel 4

Simon, I don't think a 'kick up the backside' is what people need. I went through a bad period that lasted years and I do blame the doctors for that. They put me on MDI without telling me how to adjust my insulin. The emphasis was all on restricting food as if I was still on 2 injections of mixed insulin. My HBA1C must have been through the roof but they never mentioned it, or my obviously faked blood sugar results in my diary. They booted me out at 15 as my working parents could not take me to the clinic and missed some appointments. There was no continuity of care they just dumped me. I got myself referred to adult clinic but it was so miserable with no support I stopped going and did not see a dr for years. Sadly I do not think my experience is unique. Doctors are appalling at dealing with teenagers or diabetics in general. They expect you to be a machine and if you are human and make mistakes they have not a clue how to support you. They neglect to tell you vital information about how to deal with hypos, adjust insulin...the list goes on. They are happy to just see you once a year and leave you to struggle in between appointments. Teenage years are hard enough for people, for diabetics they are even worse. We need support not criticism. In fact, all the scare tactics people used made me worse - they scared me rigid so I could not even think about my diabetes and avoided testing so I did not see the high results. If I was high I did not know what to do about it due to the doctors not telling me, so I did not bother testing. I think that at least for some of these teenagers their fierce bravado might hide terrible fear and the doctors showing them images or telling them about amputations or blind people and how irresponsible they are just makes that worse, makes them more resistant and obstinate, more terrified to face their condition. Not everyone is irresponsible. Doctors are neglecting their duty of care to find out the real reasons why teens do not check their blood sugar or manage their condition. Blaming the teenagers is lazy and despicable in the part of the doctors in my opinion.
 
Aug 27, 2010
novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

The good thing is that you now have the tools and knowledge to help her as much as she lets you...........

She wont hear it from anyone else so she is quite lucky infact.......

Does she test alot? and I assume she is on Multiple Daily Injections?
 
Aug 27, 2010
caroline15 45 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

Thanks for the welcome novo.

I asked if she could come on my dafne course with me as it was on in the first week of the summer holidays but apparently you have to be at least 18. She would have hated it anyway but that's her age, she wants to be with her friends not fellow diabetics. I personally loved it!
 
Aug 27, 2010
novorapidboi26 1,819 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps

Well done to all involved, cant wait to get an iphone/pad.................
 
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.