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Aug 5, 2010
Nat
30 posts
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I was of the understanding after doing Dafne that you should spit your insulin dose at that sort of level i.e. over about 12. I have found that when I eat croissants, I have to have my insulin about 10/15 after eating them as my sugars peak too long after I have eaten and my insulin peaks first. What did you have for lunch to make that high? Why are you testing after meals, are you just curious or are you feeling unwell? |
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Aug 5, 2010
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Initial thoughts........... For the last few days this has been the trend....although at dinner I was just above target yesterday........So I fear upping my ratio may give me a hypo for dinner..... I will get back with my results later....... Keep u posted...... |
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Aug 5, 2010
Angie
3 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Initial thoughts........... I don't think splitting your lunchtime injection would help in this case, as you would be getting less insulin up front, and so you'd be even higher at the 2- and 3-hour tests. It seems as though what you actually need is *more* insulin up front, but if you're normally back in range by dinner, then that's probably going to send you hypo.Is this a trend? Do you normally spike this high after your lunch and then come back down? |
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Aug 5, 2010
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Initial thoughts........... If you can see my results, what do you think I should do with my lunchtime injection?I will probably be on target for dinner but its the in between times that I cant get my head round. Should I split my injection at lunch to take advantage of the overlapping peaks? |
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Aug 5, 2010
Clare77
2 posts
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed HiI think option 1 is best, it would be really good to try out the app even before the carb list is on it. I have opened the PDF version of the carb list in my free ibook app so its really easy to get access to it using my iphone as it is now automatically stored in there. Looking forward to the app release! |
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Aug 4, 2010
toni
9 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Loss of Hypo warning signs judiththe advice given is to raise your bg levels to that above the norm then after a few weeks start bringing them back down to the lower readings of DAFNE targets, it should bring back your warning signs. I tried and it didnt work for me i can go to 1.9 and still not feel anything and generally start fitting then!! Good luck and keep us posted |
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Aug 4, 2010
Alan 49
284 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Diabetes............. I think that life is full of inconveniences: some mornings I find it inconvenient to have to get up; sometimes I find it inconvenient to go shopping or mowing the lawn or putting petrol in the car or shaving. Likewise, I sometimes find it inconvenient to test my BG before a meal or before I drive; to remember to take some glucose tablets with me before I go out; to have to calculate the CPs in a meal; to try not to be conspicuous when I inject at the table in a restaurant. As I said, life is full of inconveniences - be they medical or non-medical, but we deal with them.Alan |
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Aug 4, 2010
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: Site Development / DAFNE Online iPhone application - help with content/design needed Hi all - I've copied this from another topic on the Carb Counting forum, but thought it was relevant to this one too...Well the DAFNE Online iPhone app is ready - however we've hit a small problem. The DAFNE Central team aren't keen on releasing the carb list in 'app' form without users paying for it. We're campaigning for it to be a free app, and whether we will be allowed to distribute the carbs list in an app for free will be decided at a DAFNE Executive meeting on 30th September. As we don't want to keep you waiting for another 2 months or more - I'd like to get your opinion on the best course of action. As it stands we could release the app, which allows you to enter and view your DAFNE Diary entries, as well as uploading these entries to your DAFNE Online account so that you can view them in graphical form and share with other users. You can also specify your own targets within the app, and BG results are colour coded according to those targets. Although the carbs list is implemented, we would have to lock it out and simply provide a link to the online carbs list we have here, until the DAFNE Executive make their decision. Option two - we can wait until after september 30th for a decision from the DAFNE Executive as to whether the carbs list can be in a free version of the app. If the answer is no, we will create two versions of the app - one a paid for version containing the carbs list on your iPhone, the other without the carbs list, but for free. Apologies for the complication - it is out of our hands at the moment, however your opinions on the above options would be gratefully received. Answers on a postcard please (or just reply to this topic ;) ) |
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Aug 4, 2010
LauraH
6 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps Hi Simon,It would be really useful if we could have an app sooner rather than later, with or without the carb list. If, come Septmeber, you can include the carb list in the free app that would be terrific, but if not at least the free app will already be up and running. Greatly appreciate all your hard work in this, I can't wait to have an app on my iPhone to record my DAFNE diary :-D Laura. |
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Aug 4, 2010
Karl
83 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps Could you release now and if they allow you later, do it as an update - if they don't you could submit it as a different version - a lite version (free) full version (pay) |
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Aug 4, 2010
Mark Duncan
4 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Diabetes............. I don't get to deep with it. I dont put it in a category. I dont see is as anything more than my life and thats it. I don't like to be labelled.After 15 years I can honestly say when soemone asks me what it is like to be diabetic I can't really answer it. To me its like asking someone what its like to have size 8 feet or brown hair. |
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Aug 4, 2010
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Humilin I and morning sugars Thanks for the insight....I will try takking at bedtime (26) and then in the morning (17).As you can see I am on quite alot of insulin, well to me anyway. This probably being down to being overweight as well as being a big guy in general. So I dont really want to increase my intake of insulin, but if it needs to be done, it need to be done.. Will keep you posted........ |
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Aug 4, 2010
novorapidboi26
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Topic: General Discussion / Denial It was the same in my class, there were ppl who were diabetic for 30 years, but they still didnt know the ins and outs......Now that you know your stuff you couldnt be better equipped to investigate whats happening with your sugars and how to combat them.....it took me ages to finally get a hold of them, and several different insulins with different peaks and troughs...bla bla bla.......and i am still not perfect..but thats ok....... Hope to hear from you soon.... |
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Aug 4, 2010
novorapidboi26
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Topic: General Discussion / Diabetes............. I understood the point, but I beleive that it is not an inconvenience, its been 11 years now and I dont think claire has been diagnosed that long, but it does become part of life, so much so it becomes normal....its all in the mind..... |
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Aug 4, 2010
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps Hi Karl,Not sure on price as yet... As I say we (the DAFNE Online team) would like to keep it free if at all possible. Simon |
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Aug 3, 2010
meltow
78 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps Not for me, thank you. Not certain what an app is, or where I find one, or what I do with it.Off to get back into my cardboard box! |
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Aug 3, 2010
Judith23
7 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Loss of Hypo warning signs Thanks for the advice and support. I managed to get hold of my HCP yesterday and she gave me some good advice to get warning signs back. Run my levels to the top of dafne targets for the next few weeks and then if they still haven't returned run them slightly higher. I have got to keep an eye on my night-time sugars though and make sure I'm not going hypo then as that could ruin all my hard work.So far so good - will let you know how I get on. Feeling more confident about it all now - and know I can get everything back to normal, and rid myself of that scary 'lack of' sensation - and hopefully relax and enjoy my holiday a bit more when I jet off on Saturday! |
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Aug 3, 2010
Karl
83 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps HiDo you have an idea of a price? |
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Aug 3, 2010
claireadams
12 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Diabetes............. HAha exactly Alan! Thankyou... thats right, i wouldnt say it was a "disease" but more of a 'dis-ease', and i dont know anyone who would say it wasnt an inconvenience. |
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Aug 3, 2010
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Iphone Apps Hi all,Well the DAFNE Online iPhone app is ready - however we've hit a small problem. The DAFNE Central team aren't keen on releasing the carb list in 'app' form without users paying for it. We're campaigning for it to be a free app, and whether we will be allowed to distribute the carbs list in an app for free will be decided at a DAFNE Executive meeting on 30th September. As we don't want to keep you waiting for another 2 months or more - I'd like to get your opinion on the best course of action. As it stands we could release the app, which allows you to enter and view your DAFNE Diary entries, as well as uploading these entries to your DAFNE Online account so that you can view them in graphical form and share with other users. You can also specify your own targets within the app, and BG results are colour coded according to those targets. Although the carbs list is implemented, we would have to lock it out and simply provide a link to the online carbs list we have here, until the DAFNE Executive make their decision. Option two - we can wait until after september 30th for a decision from the DAFNE Executive as to whether the carbs list can be in a free version of the app. If the answer is no, we will create two versions of the app - one a paid for version containing the carbs list on your iPhone, the other without the carbs list, but for free. Apologies for the complication - it is out of our hands at the moment, however your opinions on the above options would be gratefully received. Answers on a postcard please (or just reply to this topic ;) ) |
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Aug 3, 2010
Simon Heller
46 posts
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Hi. Actually your suggestion that you give your BI at bedtime is the right idea since as you say you want to have some background insulin still around when you wake up. You probably won't need to move the time of your morning BI. One of the problems with Humulin I is that the peak (around 4 hours on average but it varies hugely both between people and even when the same person gives it) may be too early and so increasing the dose, even at bedtime may still give you hypos in the night. If this does happen then you might be better off switching back to Levemir (given at the same time, although you often need slightly higher doses). If you still have problems then a pump may be the best solution as the background infusion rate is totally variable through the night and you can increase at 4am to prevent your glucose rising first thing. Simon |
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Aug 3, 2010
claireadams
12 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Denial Thankyou so much guys! I think where i have just spent a whole week with 10 other type 1's in a classroom, its kind of hard getting used to be thrown back out to a world where noone understands. (Although, like i said my brother has had type 1 since age 7... im not saying it was easy for him because i wouldnt swap with him, but he had our parents to do everything for him because he was a child and learnt to live with it. Whereas i got it through gestation and it never went away- slow onset type 1).When i was diagnosed with gestational diabetes i wasnt too worried about it, my bg levels were perfect and my consultants were really pleased, but i could do it because i thought it was only for 9 months and it was for the sake of my precious unborn baby. Im so desperate to have more children and cant until my Hba1c is 6-8 because of the risks to the baby. Just before i did the dafne course my results were 10% but that was 6 weeks ago and my blood sugar has been repeatedly high, but especially since i finished the course. My meter reads HI quite a bit in the last few days (i still test my blood a lot). Having and eating disorder does not help the diabetes situation but i am getting help for that and it is getting better. I am glad my Hba1c went down 6% but after the last 6 weeks its probably gone up to 16% again! Ive been through some tough things and ive always thought i was fine with being diabetic and now 4 years later and after doing dafne ive found out im obviously not! I dont feel sorry for myself as such, i just feel like crap everyday because of my high sugar levels and i really AM trying, but its just not good enough. If i cant get my bg down so i can have a baby i will never do it! Thanks everyone for replying, i really appreciate it |
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Aug 3, 2010
marke
681 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Exhaustion Helen,I think you need a chat with a Diabetes Consultant. I tend to agree with others I don't think Diabetes should cause the tiredness problems you have, however only a consultant can answer questions like that and provide a proper diagnosis. Personally I am really lucky and see an excellent consultant at my hospital who seems to know everything even vaguely diabetes related and is happy to have 'long' chats aboout any problems I might be having. It sounds as if it is what you need. You sound like you have a number of issues not all of which are necessarily diabetes related. I personnally think you need to talk to the hospital again, tell them all the things you have posted on here and hopefully they will have some suggestions. We can all offer opinions but I think you need expert as well as 'lay' help with your problems. |
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Aug 3, 2010
marke
681 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Denial I would echo most of what novarapidiboi26 says, apart from how long denial should last. There is no set time for denial I don't think, you can come out of it and go back to it. I'm lucky in that I just 'accepted' it and mostly I'm good, but hey we are all bad sometimes right ? life would be too boring otherwise. A few bad days is not going to cause any long term damage, better maybe to get it out of your system than let it build up. I agree you need to focus on the positive, your HBa1C is down 6% !! OK so its still not ideal but its much, much better and if you keep going in the right direction you WILL get there eventually.I'm sure others will add their experiences of denial, thats what the site is for, sharing experiences just like the course itself. We are all here to help each other and hopefully stick to the DAFNE principles (most of the time ;^) ) |
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Aug 3, 2010
Alan 49
284 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Diabetes............. I think you've both missed the point of Claire's clever play on the word 'disease'. She's not saying that it's a disease but more of an inconvenience. That's my interpretation of her comment. anyway.Alan |