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May 22, 2010

amandab 11 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi Simon I use a blackberry through orange network.

May 22, 2010

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Is anybody else experiencing this? It may be that we need to look at a better web host which can handle more people. Amanda - which web browser are you using? It seems to be posting twice for you every time you post a forum message. Also, is it only at certain times of weekend that you experience this?

May 21, 2010

amandab 11 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi it tends to be online mobile site and it just hangs. I was loggiong results online but reverted to paper diary because of this.

May 21, 2010

amandab 11 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi it tends to be online mobile site and it just hangs. I was loggiong results online but reverted to paper diary because of this.

May 21, 2010

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi Amanda, how do you mean they crash? What do you see when this happens/what are you doing on the site at the time?

May 21, 2010

marke 686 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios tryed them all

Hi, generally I guess 3:1 is true but everyone is different and there are exceptions to every rule. It 'could' be insulin resistance but that doesn't necessarily mean Type 2, there are a number of diabetes variations such as MODY that are also possible. That said its really an issue to discuss with a diabetes support team. If you google you will find a million 'lay' experts that appear to know everything there is to know about diabetes and will give you endless medical advice, however none of them are medically trained.
This is NOT a criticism of Tanglyjan just a general observation, its good that people ARE making suggestions to help each other. Just bear in mind that advice you recieve is generally from other diabetics that are often as unsure as everyone else about Diabetes. That is especially true for any advice I give, I'm a computer geek not a doctor ;-)

May 21, 2010

amandab 11 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi I find that the online diaries crash at timed particularly at weekend? Has anyone else found this?

May 21, 2010

amandab 11 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi I find that the online diaries crash at timed particularly at weekend? Has anyone else found this?

May 21, 2010

amandab 11 posts

Topic: General Discussion / level of bi

Thanks for your reply. I have been increasing all week and fingers crossed the bg levels are beginning to come down. I do feel levemir does keep my bg levels more steady. Before if I had a couple of glasses of wine I would always feel like I had to eat loads. Doing my checks during the night shows now that I donkt need to do this so much.

May 21, 2010

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi Steven,

I've added the Snack option to the drop down for you. I'll take a look at sorting your other requests over the weekend. How do you currently record alcohol? Units?

Thanks,

Simon

May 21, 2010

Tanglyjan 3 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios tryed them all

Hi paul. I have just completed Dafne and we were told we should not be needing more than 3 units per CP as a ratio i.e. 3:1. They told us that if this was the case then it was the Background Insulin that was not right. However, you seem to be needing massive amounts of insulin for someone with Type 1 and it looks to me like you have insulin resistance. How old were you when you were diagnosed?? Are you a classic Type 1 i.e dramatic onset of symptoms or do you think you are really Type 2 perhaps? Just a thought. take care.

May 21, 2010

marke 686 posts

Topic: General Discussion / level of bi

to echo Karl's comment, Dawn Phenomenon is where your body releases hormones to prepare your body for waking up in the morning. This causes a rise in BG that is more pronounced in some people and can often be mistaken for the 'rebound' effect from a hypo.
With regard to the amount of Levimir required, I would not worry about 'recommended amounts'. Every person is different and can even vary their requirements over a period of time, any kind of 'recommended amount' is based on generalised statistics NOT individual requirements. The best option is to keep following DAFNE rules and find the correct level for you, if you are worried about this talk to your DAFNE educator. I'm sure they will be more than happy to advise you.
I'm struggling with a similiar problem at the moment and I'm not sure if its BI or Dawn Phenomenon, the only sure way to find out is adjustment and testing.

May 20, 2010

amandab 11 posts

Topic: General Discussion / level of bi

Thanks for your reply. I've been doing some research and it looks like when I changed to levemir other people have suggested you need more levemir than lantus.

May 20, 2010

Karl 83 posts

Topic: General Discussion / level of bi

Thats not my understanding of it and I guess this has been ruled out by the 3am checks! The dawn phenomenon is due to , as I understand it, hormones released during the night.

May 20, 2010

Luggerz 10 posts

Topic: General Discussion / level of bi

If you are having dawn phenomenon the last thing you want to do is increase your BI. Dawn phenomenon is where you blood sugar goes so low so your liver releases all the sugar it has stored up in it to stop a very bad hypo. Iâ€™m no pro so check it with a DSN or doctor.

Marc

May 19, 2010

amandab 11 posts

Topic: General Discussion / level of bi

hello

I am relatively new to DAFNE and whilst I am quite small I feel like I am having to keep increasing my bi. I changed from lantus to levemir and have already put this up to 13 in morning and 14 at night and it looks like I need to increase this again.
On doing some 3am checks it appears I may have a bit of the 'dawn phenomonon'.
Does anyone else feel like they are taking quite a lot of BI in relation to the recommended amounts for height and weight.

May 18, 2010

marke 686 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Diabetes Appeal

I have just added a news item about a Utube video featuring a 9 year old diabetic trying to get a constant-monitorinh pump from her PCT, you can read it here

May 17, 2010

Pedroteremoto 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / "Balance" letter about injecting in public

Hi all It seems that all posters would happily inject in public. Me too but we may be missing one important point. Perhaps the person in question was injecting in her rear end as i do with my BI. Now even i draw the line at doing that in public. Joking aside i heard recently about a chap who was asked to leave a pub before he got his meal because the landlord thought he was a junkie as he was found in the toilet with a syringe. PS i'm a nurse as well.

May 17, 2010

Pedroteremoto 2 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Pizza

Personaly I find the values spot on. For a 9 inch thin crust it says 9 and on 2:1 i give 18 and it works fine. Must say though I am scared to death of the prospect of eating a 12" deep pan as i would need 49 units.

May 17, 2010

marke 686 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Mini Cheddars

Steve,
Hopefully, the user entries will be validated in the not too distant future and any discrepencies ironed out. I know there is to be a new revision of the Carb Counting Book ( I'm really looking forward to the manual process of updating the entries on the site :-( ) and as part of this process they are supposed to be verifying the user submitted entries on the site. I'm waiting for news of this process and the entries that have been verified.

May 17, 2010

Netz 2 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Weighing scales

Thank you for your suggestiions. Will act on the info

May 15, 2010

Steven 18 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Mini Cheddars

Sorry but I don't agree with the user-submitted CP entry for Mini Cheddars. One of the bags from a multipack has around 13g carbs so that's 1.5 CPs, not 2.5 CPs as submitted. Unless we're talking about the larger size bags you can buy on their own but surely they weigh more than 25g?!!?

May 15, 2010

Steven 18 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

A couple more suggestions please if you don't mind!

1. I use an Excel spreadsheet at the moment and have added a row for alcohol consumed - can this possibly be added?
2. Could you add 'Snack' to the drop-down list to avoid having to use 'Other' all the time?

Thanks again!
Steven

May 15, 2010

Steven 18 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi,

Just finished my DAFNE course yesterday so I'm new to the site.

Apologies if this has already been suggested, but can the online diaries be made to calculate Total CPs, QA and BI per day and TDD?

Thanks
Steven

May 22, 2010 amandab 11 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi Simon I use a blackberry through orange network.

May 22, 2010 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Is anybody else experiencing this? It may be that we need to look at a better web host which can handle more people. Amanda - which web browser are you using? It seems to be posting twice for you every time you post a forum message. Also, is it only at certain times of weekend that you experience this?

May 21, 2010 amandab 11 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi it tends to be online mobile site and it just hangs. I was loggiong results online but reverted to paper diary because of this.

May 21, 2010 amandab 11 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi it tends to be online mobile site and it just hangs. I was loggiong results online but reverted to paper diary because of this.

May 21, 2010 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi Amanda, how do you mean they crash? What do you see when this happens/what are you doing on the site at the time?

May 21, 2010 marke 686 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios tryed them all Hi, generally I guess 3:1 is true but everyone is different and there are exceptions to every rule. It 'could' be insulin resistance but that doesn't necessarily mean Type 2, there are a number of diabetes variations such as MODY that are also possible. That said its really an issue to discuss with a diabetes support team. If you google you will find a million 'lay' experts that appear to know everything there is to know about diabetes and will give you endless medical advice, however none of them are medically trained. This is NOT a criticism of Tanglyjan just a general observation, its good that people ARE making suggestions to help each other. Just bear in mind that advice you recieve is generally from other diabetics that are often as unsure as everyone else about Diabetes. That is especially true for any advice I give, I'm a computer geek not a doctor ;-)

May 21, 2010 amandab 11 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi I find that the online diaries crash at timed particularly at weekend? Has anyone else found this?

May 21, 2010 amandab 11 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi I find that the online diaries crash at timed particularly at weekend? Has anyone else found this?

May 21, 2010 amandab 11 posts	Topic: General Discussion / level of bi Thanks for your reply. I have been increasing all week and fingers crossed the bg levels are beginning to come down. I do feel levemir does keep my bg levels more steady. Before if I had a couple of glasses of wine I would always feel like I had to eat loads. Doing my checks during the night shows now that I donkt need to do this so much.

May 21, 2010 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi Steven, I've added the Snack option to the drop down for you. I'll take a look at sorting your other requests over the weekend. How do you currently record alcohol? Units? Thanks, Simon

May 21, 2010 Tanglyjan 3 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios tryed them all Hi paul. I have just completed Dafne and we were told we should not be needing more than 3 units per CP as a ratio i.e. 3:1. They told us that if this was the case then it was the Background Insulin that was not right. However, you seem to be needing massive amounts of insulin for someone with Type 1 and it looks to me like you have insulin resistance. How old were you when you were diagnosed?? Are you a classic Type 1 i.e dramatic onset of symptoms or do you think you are really Type 2 perhaps? Just a thought. take care.

May 21, 2010 marke 686 posts	Topic: General Discussion / level of bi to echo Karl's comment, Dawn Phenomenon is where your body releases hormones to prepare your body for waking up in the morning. This causes a rise in BG that is more pronounced in some people and can often be mistaken for the 'rebound' effect from a hypo. With regard to the amount of Levimir required, I would not worry about 'recommended amounts'. Every person is different and can even vary their requirements over a period of time, any kind of 'recommended amount' is based on generalised statistics NOT individual requirements. The best option is to keep following DAFNE rules and find the correct level for you, if you are worried about this talk to your DAFNE educator. I'm sure they will be more than happy to advise you. I'm struggling with a similiar problem at the moment and I'm not sure if its BI or Dawn Phenomenon, the only sure way to find out is adjustment and testing.

May 20, 2010 amandab 11 posts	Topic: General Discussion / level of bi Thanks for your reply. I've been doing some research and it looks like when I changed to levemir other people have suggested you need more levemir than lantus.

May 20, 2010 Karl 83 posts	Topic: General Discussion / level of bi Thats not my understanding of it and I guess this has been ruled out by the 3am checks! The dawn phenomenon is due to , as I understand it, hormones released during the night.

May 20, 2010 Luggerz 10 posts	Topic: General Discussion / level of bi If you are having dawn phenomenon the last thing you want to do is increase your BI. Dawn phenomenon is where you blood sugar goes so low so your liver releases all the sugar it has stored up in it to stop a very bad hypo. Iâ€™m no pro so check it with a DSN or doctor. Marc

May 19, 2010 amandab 11 posts	Topic: General Discussion / level of bi hello I am relatively new to DAFNE and whilst I am quite small I feel like I am having to keep increasing my bi. I changed from lantus to levemir and have already put this up to 13 in morning and 14 at night and it looks like I need to increase this again. On doing some 3am checks it appears I may have a bit of the 'dawn phenomonon'. Does anyone else feel like they are taking quite a lot of BI in relation to the recommended amounts for height and weight.

May 18, 2010 marke 686 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Diabetes Appeal I have just added a news item about a Utube video featuring a 9 year old diabetic trying to get a constant-monitorinh pump from her PCT, you can read it here

May 17, 2010 Pedroteremoto 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / "Balance" letter about injecting in public Hi all It seems that all posters would happily inject in public. Me too but we may be missing one important point. Perhaps the person in question was injecting in her rear end as i do with my BI. Now even i draw the line at doing that in public. Joking aside i heard recently about a chap who was asked to leave a pub before he got his meal because the landlord thought he was a junkie as he was found in the toilet with a syringe. PS i'm a nurse as well.

May 17, 2010 Pedroteremoto 2 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Pizza Personaly I find the values spot on. For a 9 inch thin crust it says 9 and on 2:1 i give 18 and it works fine. Must say though I am scared to death of the prospect of eating a 12" deep pan as i would need 49 units.

May 17, 2010 marke 686 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Mini Cheddars Steve, Hopefully, the user entries will be validated in the not too distant future and any discrepencies ironed out. I know there is to be a new revision of the Carb Counting Book ( I'm really looking forward to the manual process of updating the entries on the site :-( ) and as part of this process they are supposed to be verifying the user submitted entries on the site. I'm waiting for news of this process and the entries that have been verified.

May 17, 2010 Netz 2 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Weighing scales Thank you for your suggestiions. Will act on the info

May 15, 2010 Steven 18 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Mini Cheddars Sorry but I don't agree with the user-submitted CP entry for Mini Cheddars. One of the bags from a multipack has around 13g carbs so that's 1.5 CPs, not 2.5 CPs as submitted. Unless we're talking about the larger size bags you can buy on their own but surely they weigh more than 25g?!!?

May 15, 2010 Steven 18 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries A couple more suggestions please if you don't mind! 1. I use an Excel spreadsheet at the moment and have added a row for alcohol consumed - can this possibly be added? 2. Could you add 'Snack' to the drop-down list to avoid having to use 'Other' all the time? Thanks again! Steven

May 15, 2010 Steven 18 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi, Just finished my DAFNE course yesterday so I'm new to the site. Apologies if this has already been suggested, but can the online diaries be made to calculate Total CPs, QA and BI per day and TDD? Thanks Steven