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Oct 5, 2009

Minesh Patel 4 posts

im a bit confused how to use ratios, i been using 1:1 not sure about other ratios an when i need to use

Oct 5, 2009

GLS 12 posts

Topic: Site Development / Adobe Flashplayer

Ditto... I have downloaded flash player but no joy.

I think it must be a site thing. Hopefully they will resolve it soon as the graphs are really helpful.
Gem

Oct 5, 2009

Karen Westwood 38 posts

Topic: Site Development / Adobe Flashplayer

I have been having the same problem. I tried last night to view my weekly graphs but couldn't. I did manage to download Adobe (which my husband says we already had anyway!) and it said it had been downloaded successfully but I still couldn't access the graphs. Have tried again tonight but with no success.

Look forward to hearing if this is a problem on the site or how we can overcome it.

Thanks.

Karen

Oct 5, 2009

LizB 22 posts

Topic: Site Development / Adobe Flashplayer

Hi I've been using the graphs and things for a while now and they've been easy to use and access and really useful.

Today when I went in see how I did overall last week I didn't get a graph come up but got a message about Adobe Flash player. Is this something you've had to put in place so we can get all the functionality or is it the system overriding something? (sorry about the vagueness, I'm not very techy minded!)

I did follow the link to try to download Adobe flash player but it kept harping on about the google toolbar and I couldn't find where to actually download Adobe. A bit frustrating and I still haven't managed to do my weekly review of results.

Can you help/explain what I'm doing wrong?

Many thanks.
Liz

Oct 5, 2009

Stew B 123 posts

Topic: Site Development / Graphs - now I can really see the difference

Hi Simon

Thanks Simon. Its the percentage thing I'm interested in (I had the facility in the Excel spreadsheet I used before the online diary came along and I find I miss it). I think that a pie chart would complement the daily trend chart.

Stew

Oct 4, 2009

Sam 64 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Needle Bins

Hi All

I've recently just joined the site. Really interesting comments about this. Our nurse told us that Glasgow City Council have no interest in providing needle bins for diabetics and we have been told to snip the needles with a needle clipper put in a can and tape up and put in our normal bins. Apparantly drug addicts have more bebefits than we do. I think I will actually contact the council now and tell them what other areas do for diabetics. I see a potential battle wish me luck!!

Sam

Oct 4, 2009

Sam 64 posts

Topic: General Discussion / New member

Hi Steve - wow 7-10 injections that is a lot. I too correcting often. I've increased both my BI 2 units and see how I go with that, not keen to up my ratios when I'm already on 2:1. Going to get back into a routine of excercise so again don't want to make too many adjustments just now cos i'm hoping they will come down if I stick to a routine. So does the amount of injections qualify you getting a pump? What are the benefits to getting one? Here in Glasgow there is only so much funding so I'm wondering what you require in order to get one. Curious more than anything. I'm amazed at the amount of people that have type 1 and on this site share the same issues it's really comforting to know you're not alone. I had emailed the group I did the course with and from the responses I got some are doiny really well and others struggiling not haveing the HC professionals there to guide, I'll need to pass the message on and get them on here for guidence. I like the BG diary and graphs really good to see your patterns.

Sam

Oct 4, 2009

Simon 574 posts

Topic: Site Development / Graphs - now I can really see the difference

Hi Stew - sure thing, I'll work on this ASAP.

One thought - the 'Daily Trend' chart gives some of what you ask for, e.g. showing where your average readings fall over the day - is this what you after, or was it more the percentages over/on/below target at different times during the day?

Thanks,

Simon

Oct 4, 2009

Simon 574 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Private messages with other site users

Are now available! Once logged in look in the DAFNE Tools box to the right, you will see a link to your message inbox. If you visit this link you can see message 'conversations' you have had with other site users. To send a new message to another user, first find that users profile - you can do this by clicking their name in the forums, or by looking them up in the user search (Users link at the top of the site). Once you have found the profile, click 'Send a message to this user' and supply a subject and message - finally click send. A new message will then appear in their inbox!

If you want to try it out/provide feedback, send me a message Smile

Thanks,

Simon

Oct 4, 2009

Stew B 123 posts

Topic: Site Development / Graphs - now I can really see the difference

Hi Simon,
I'm really enjoying using the graphs and charts. Can I request another? Could the BG Targets (pie) chart be extended so that we can have a pie chart for specific types of entry (e.g one for "breakfast" one for "lunch" etc). It would be really useful in showing/comparing whether over time there are problems at specific points in the day. Thanks!

Stew

Oct 4, 2009

Stew B 123 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Doh! Thanks Simon, you're right - I've saved it as the wrong type! (should have realised)

Stew

Oct 2, 2009

john day 54 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

Hello Marke .. ok and thanks for that. I am hoping to encourage Nottingham QMC user group activity when time permits and pending other educator & graduate registrations. Have not yet thought through how best it can work in relation to the overall DO facilities.

Also, by coincidence, I have just had a request from a dietician in Australia for a copy of the estimator form!

Cheers, John

Oct 2, 2009

hankypanky 18 posts

Topic: General Discussion / How many Test Strips ?

hi David

i myself think that it's up to the person with diabetes to do as many as she/he requires but most of us know by now the signs whether hypo/hyper but hey glad you got more strips to check them bg's Smile

Steve

Oct 2, 2009

hankypanky 18 posts

Topic: General Discussion / New member

hi Sam

me too have not long completed DAFNE cool course Smile

i too have read through loads on here and have found the site useful, been type 1 since feb 95 and have learned loads on the course, had a good laugh people easy to talk to, found loads out that i never even knew before that sounds dumb seeing im type 1 for many years but still learning, im having loads of probs at the moment with bg's etc and am working too hard and currently on 7 -10 injections daily as always correcting myself but my averages are cool bout 8.5 to 10 each month but god i had to work hard to get this like it is now, but am currently waiting an appointment as i may be accepted for the pump phew.... no more 9 jabs daily can't wait but hey hope you enjoy the site.
see ya around
Steve Smile

Oct 1, 2009

Sam 64 posts

Topic: General Discussion / New member

Hi!
I'm Sam from Glasgow, just finished the DAFNE course a couple of weeks ago and following the rules like mad however doesn't seem to be doing anything anytime soon. I know it doesn't happen overnight but I just want to have better control. New to this, new to forums so I hope there are plenty people that will be able to help and guide me through this. I'm 25 been diagnosed since Jan 2008 and a female....Samantha is too formal! I've had a quick gander through the site and already there have been a lot of questions answered for me so thanks all. I can see this is going to be addictive so I'm going to retire to bed. Will be posting a lot more over the weekend!!

Sam x

Oct 1, 2009

marke 643 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

John, the text at the bottom right of the table shows what type of view is being displayed i.e verified> All > my. The button at the top shows you what will be displayed if the click on it. I can look at highlighting the text at the bottom right more and also add a better description on the introduction page.

With regard to your request for selection and excel download, this should be possible and I have noted your request. However at the moment I am focused on getting the Australian DAFNE documents in the correct format for the site and changing the site to work with them. I then have the user group pages to do. Simon is working on new features that will be released soon as well. Unfortunately with just two of us, we can only do what we can in the time we have. We will try to implement your request in future, I just can't give a timescale at the moment.

Oct 1, 2009

john day 54 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

Hello Marke..

Have finally figured how the Views of the Carb Counter works!

The category tab at the top currently gives the description of the category which will be displayed next, WHEN the tab is clicked with sequence Verified > All> My>Verified etc

Just a touch confusing as for example the Tab is showing All when the Verified items are displayed etc .

Not a high priority, but perhaps a slightly clearer control mechanism could be implemented?

Following my earlier comments, a method of selecting list items (of any category) and downloading in excel format (.xls) would enable personalised excel ists to be maintained by all at the mealside.

Over to the IT experts!

Cheers, John

Oct 1, 2009

Simon 574 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi Stew,

I did a quick search of our database against your user ID and bg readings of 7.6 and the only one that came up was of type 'Before Breakfast' (although it was saved at 2300) - are you sure the offending entry is saved as type 'Before Bed'?

Note you can change the type by clicking on the entry time in your diary - you'll get an update form.

Thanks,

Simon

Oct 1, 2009

Stew B 123 posts

Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries

Hi Simon
I use "standard" DAFNE targets, and I've just noticed that a BG entry of 7.6 at bedtime has shown up red (i.e. above target) in my on-line diary. My hard-copy DAFNE Diary shows bedtime target as 6.5 - 8.0. Is this a glitch or have I missed something (entirely possible!!).

Stew

Oct 1, 2009

John Roscoe 11 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / CP value of Stoneless Dates

Hi, Can anyone tell me what the CP value of stoneless dates is (my wife is using the ones from Julian Graves to add to her home made museli)I think it may be 75g/100g but I'm not certain so any info would be really helpful.
Thanks.
John

Oct 1, 2009

Sarah 1 post

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / CP value of maize flour

My Carb counting book says 78g CHO per 100g of maize flour!

Oct 1, 2009

john day 54 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

Hello Marke..

Thanks for the update re Carb Counter. I have indeed previously added a few items myself but only one immediate query : how the heck do you list your own entries only; I tried a search and just canâ€™t see a button!

Assuming you can solve that one for me, the problems I see in using the Counter as you suggest are:

-Clutter & confusion for users with many â€˜duplicateâ€™ added entries merely to enable use of personal preferred usual portion size.

-The personalized A5 ingredient list I use has selected official entries together with my own entries, all alphabetically sequenced .. could this be arranged online for all users? My total list is about 80 items at present and will probably top out at 100.

If you can provide the tech solution in a practical manner then I agree this approach would be good and the CP info benefit all members. Might even cause me to ask for a smart phone for xmas!

Cheers, John

Oct 1, 2009

marke 643 posts

Topic: General Discussion / How many Test Strips ?

David, thanks for sharing this experience with everyone, hopefully it shows others that it IS possible to make sure your get the tools you need to manage your diabetes properly. If anyone has been unable to get test strips please post and let us know. With the growing membership here AND the User Group now running we should be looking to resolve any issues with PCT's and Doctor practices that are not 'enlightened'. If they refuse to be 'enlightened' then we will send the boys round !!

Oct 1, 2009

marke 643 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

John, and others, the A5 list sounds interesting but just to point out you can do this with the online carb counting pages. Its possible to add your own entries and display just your own entries on the pages. This coupled with the fact its available on mobile phones (if you have a phone that can do it) means you could save a tree ;-) Well you could have a back up for your
A5 paper copy anyway.

Its also always interesting to read other peoples experiences, one of the great things about the DAFNE course is a week of sharing experiences with other Diabetics, hopefully this site helps extend that sharing experience :-)

Sep 30, 2009

john day 54 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

Hello All ...

I was diagnosed T1 in August 1988 at QMC in Nottingham .. and still remember their offer for me to try out injecting an orange first to get the idea!

Did DAFNE August 2009 .. only 21 years later but well worth waiting for as gave a clear formal structure to the way I have always tried to control levels but historically with considerable guesswork and only moderate success.

Also, DAFNE advised so many other basic points in the 'why wasn't I told this before?' category. Many thanks to Debbie and Fumi our educators!

My QA is currently Novorapid, appx 30 per day, and BI Levemir 25 at breakfast and 5 at bedtime each day and it was really interesting to see how each dafne attendee had a quite different regime.

Have just used the Dafne glucose diary graph results for the first time since the course and 30day/7day comparison shows average declines of 13% lunch, 23% dinner and 33% bed but no change at breakfast. Shows a) the system works b) my bed readings were bad pre-dafne, deliberately so as I â€˜ran highâ€™ overnight to avoid the need for my partner to call out the paramedics as she had to 4 times in 2008! Now, of course, the dafne inspired Glucopen is to hand!

Future % reductions will no doubt be less but Dafne has certainly given confidence to tackle the problem areas.

My diabetic oddity is perhaps that still prefer using a syringe as a) smaller than pen b) unlikely to fail mechanically c) single mixed injections are possible.

Also, I feel most people eat a limited range of meals regularily and so have designed a simple A5 form which can be clipped in the front of the Dafne Dairy and hand filled at meal times to calculate the total CP of a meal from the ingredient CPs & portion sizes. From this form a simple personalized A5 reference list of regular meal total CPs can be drawn up and also kept in the diary. Saves me lots of hassle & time while still learning to estimate CPs accurately.

If anybody wants to try the form themselves I am happy to email the underlying excel spreadsheet for printing out. Contact me on [email protected] to request this.

I also am slowly building an A5 sized CP portion list for my individual ingredients, using portion units in the way I see them, and which is also fixed in the diary. This is much easier to use than the full CP list booklet. I would recommend all T1â€™s draw up their own personal list, both as an aid to learning the CPs and also speeding the mealside CP calculation.

Thatâ€™s it for now .. hope the above is moderately interesting and perhaps useful to others also. Cheers, John.

Oct 5, 2009 Minesh Patel 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios im a bit confused how to use ratios, i been using 1:1 not sure about other ratios an when i need to use

Oct 5, 2009 GLS 12 posts	Topic: Site Development / Adobe Flashplayer Ditto... I have downloaded flash player but no joy. I think it must be a site thing. Hopefully they will resolve it soon as the graphs are really helpful. Gem

Oct 5, 2009 Karen Westwood 38 posts	Topic: Site Development / Adobe Flashplayer I have been having the same problem. I tried last night to view my weekly graphs but couldn't. I did manage to download Adobe (which my husband says we already had anyway!) and it said it had been downloaded successfully but I still couldn't access the graphs. Have tried again tonight but with no success. Look forward to hearing if this is a problem on the site or how we can overcome it. Thanks. Karen

Oct 5, 2009 LizB 22 posts	Topic: Site Development / Adobe Flashplayer Hi I've been using the graphs and things for a while now and they've been easy to use and access and really useful. Today when I went in see how I did overall last week I didn't get a graph come up but got a message about Adobe Flash player. Is this something you've had to put in place so we can get all the functionality or is it the system overriding something? (sorry about the vagueness, I'm not very techy minded!) I did follow the link to try to download Adobe flash player but it kept harping on about the google toolbar and I couldn't find where to actually download Adobe. A bit frustrating and I still haven't managed to do my weekly review of results. Can you help/explain what I'm doing wrong? Many thanks. Liz

Oct 5, 2009 Stew B 123 posts	Topic: Site Development / Graphs - now I can really see the difference Hi Simon Thanks Simon. Its the percentage thing I'm interested in (I had the facility in the Excel spreadsheet I used before the online diary came along and I find I miss it). I think that a pie chart would complement the daily trend chart. Stew

Oct 4, 2009 Sam 64 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Needle Bins Hi All I've recently just joined the site. Really interesting comments about this. Our nurse told us that Glasgow City Council have no interest in providing needle bins for diabetics and we have been told to snip the needles with a needle clipper put in a can and tape up and put in our normal bins. Apparantly drug addicts have more bebefits than we do. I think I will actually contact the council now and tell them what other areas do for diabetics. I see a potential battle wish me luck!! Sam

Oct 4, 2009 Sam 64 posts	Topic: General Discussion / New member Hi Steve - wow 7-10 injections that is a lot. I too correcting often. I've increased both my BI 2 units and see how I go with that, not keen to up my ratios when I'm already on 2:1. Going to get back into a routine of excercise so again don't want to make too many adjustments just now cos i'm hoping they will come down if I stick to a routine. So does the amount of injections qualify you getting a pump? What are the benefits to getting one? Here in Glasgow there is only so much funding so I'm wondering what you require in order to get one. Curious more than anything. I'm amazed at the amount of people that have type 1 and on this site share the same issues it's really comforting to know you're not alone. I had emailed the group I did the course with and from the responses I got some are doiny really well and others struggiling not haveing the HC professionals there to guide, I'll need to pass the message on and get them on here for guidence. I like the BG diary and graphs really good to see your patterns. Sam

Oct 4, 2009 Simon 574 posts	Topic: Site Development / Graphs - now I can really see the difference Hi Stew - sure thing, I'll work on this ASAP. One thought - the 'Daily Trend' chart gives some of what you ask for, e.g. showing where your average readings fall over the day - is this what you after, or was it more the percentages over/on/below target at different times during the day? Thanks, Simon

Oct 4, 2009 Simon 574 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Private messages with other site users Are now available! Once logged in look in the DAFNE Tools box to the right, you will see a link to your message inbox. If you visit this link you can see message 'conversations' you have had with other site users. To send a new message to another user, first find that users profile - you can do this by clicking their name in the forums, or by looking them up in the user search (Users link at the top of the site). Once you have found the profile, click 'Send a message to this user' and supply a subject and message - finally click send. A new message will then appear in their inbox! If you want to try it out/provide feedback, send me a message Thanks, Simon

Oct 4, 2009 Stew B 123 posts	Topic: Site Development / Graphs - now I can really see the difference Hi Simon, I'm really enjoying using the graphs and charts. Can I request another? Could the BG Targets (pie) chart be extended so that we can have a pie chart for specific types of entry (e.g one for "breakfast" one for "lunch" etc). It would be really useful in showing/comparing whether over time there are problems at specific points in the day. Thanks! Stew

Oct 4, 2009 Stew B 123 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Doh! Thanks Simon, you're right - I've saved it as the wrong type! (should have realised) Stew

Oct 2, 2009 john day 54 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions Hello Marke .. ok and thanks for that. I am hoping to encourage Nottingham QMC user group activity when time permits and pending other educator & graduate registrations. Have not yet thought through how best it can work in relation to the overall DO facilities. Also, by coincidence, I have just had a request from a dietician in Australia for a copy of the estimator form! Cheers, John

Oct 2, 2009 hankypanky 18 posts	Topic: General Discussion / How many Test Strips ? hi David i myself think that it's up to the person with diabetes to do as many as she/he requires but most of us know by now the signs whether hypo/hyper but hey glad you got more strips to check them bg's Steve

Oct 2, 2009 hankypanky 18 posts	Topic: General Discussion / New member hi Sam me too have not long completed DAFNE cool course i too have read through loads on here and have found the site useful, been type 1 since feb 95 and have learned loads on the course, had a good laugh people easy to talk to, found loads out that i never even knew before that sounds dumb seeing im type 1 for many years but still learning, im having loads of probs at the moment with bg's etc and am working too hard and currently on 7 -10 injections daily as always correcting myself but my averages are cool bout 8.5 to 10 each month but god i had to work hard to get this like it is now, but am currently waiting an appointment as i may be accepted for the pump phew.... no more 9 jabs daily can't wait but hey hope you enjoy the site. see ya around Steve

Oct 1, 2009 Sam 64 posts	Topic: General Discussion / New member Hi! I'm Sam from Glasgow, just finished the DAFNE course a couple of weeks ago and following the rules like mad however doesn't seem to be doing anything anytime soon. I know it doesn't happen overnight but I just want to have better control. New to this, new to forums so I hope there are plenty people that will be able to help and guide me through this. I'm 25 been diagnosed since Jan 2008 and a female....Samantha is too formal! I've had a quick gander through the site and already there have been a lot of questions answered for me so thanks all. I can see this is going to be addictive so I'm going to retire to bed. Will be posting a lot more over the weekend!! Sam x

Oct 1, 2009 marke 643 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions John, the text at the bottom right of the table shows what type of view is being displayed i.e verified> All > my. The button at the top shows you what will be displayed if the click on it. I can look at highlighting the text at the bottom right more and also add a better description on the introduction page. With regard to your request for selection and excel download, this should be possible and I have noted your request. However at the moment I am focused on getting the Australian DAFNE documents in the correct format for the site and changing the site to work with them. I then have the user group pages to do. Simon is working on new features that will be released soon as well. Unfortunately with just two of us, we can only do what we can in the time we have. We will try to implement your request in future, I just can't give a timescale at the moment.

Oct 1, 2009 john day 54 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions Hello Marke.. Have finally figured how the Views of the Carb Counter works! The category tab at the top currently gives the description of the category which will be displayed next, WHEN the tab is clicked with sequence Verified > All> My>Verified etc Just a touch confusing as for example the Tab is showing All when the Verified items are displayed etc . Not a high priority, but perhaps a slightly clearer control mechanism could be implemented? Following my earlier comments, a method of selecting list items (of any category) and downloading in excel format (.xls) would enable personalised excel ists to be maintained by all at the mealside. Over to the IT experts! Cheers, John

Oct 1, 2009 Simon 574 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi Stew, I did a quick search of our database against your user ID and bg readings of 7.6 and the only one that came up was of type 'Before Breakfast' (although it was saved at 2300) - are you sure the offending entry is saved as type 'Before Bed'? Note you can change the type by clicking on the entry time in your diary - you'll get an update form. Thanks, Simon

Oct 1, 2009 Stew B 123 posts	Topic: Site Development / Online BG Diaries Hi Simon I use "standard" DAFNE targets, and I've just noticed that a BG entry of 7.6 at bedtime has shown up red (i.e. above target) in my on-line diary. My hard-copy DAFNE Diary shows bedtime target as 6.5 - 8.0. Is this a glitch or have I missed something (entirely possible!!). Stew

Oct 1, 2009 John Roscoe 11 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / CP value of Stoneless Dates Hi, Can anyone tell me what the CP value of stoneless dates is (my wife is using the ones from Julian Graves to add to her home made museli)I think it may be 75g/100g but I'm not certain so any info would be really helpful. Thanks. John

Oct 1, 2009 Sarah 1 post	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / CP value of maize flour My Carb counting book says 78g CHO per 100g of maize flour!

Oct 1, 2009 john day 54 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions Hello Marke.. Thanks for the update re Carb Counter. I have indeed previously added a few items myself but only one immediate query : how the heck do you list your own entries only; I tried a search and just canâ€™t see a button! Assuming you can solve that one for me, the problems I see in using the Counter as you suggest are: -Clutter & confusion for users with many â€˜duplicateâ€™ added entries merely to enable use of personal preferred usual portion size. -The personalized A5 ingredient list I use has selected official entries together with my own entries, all alphabetically sequenced .. could this be arranged online for all users? My total list is about 80 items at present and will probably top out at 100. If you can provide the tech solution in a practical manner then I agree this approach would be good and the CP info benefit all members. Might even cause me to ask for a smart phone for xmas! Cheers, John

Oct 1, 2009 marke 643 posts	Topic: General Discussion / How many Test Strips ? David, thanks for sharing this experience with everyone, hopefully it shows others that it IS possible to make sure your get the tools you need to manage your diabetes properly. If anyone has been unable to get test strips please post and let us know. With the growing membership here AND the User Group now running we should be looking to resolve any issues with PCT's and Doctor practices that are not 'enlightened'. If they refuse to be 'enlightened' then we will send the boys round !!

Oct 1, 2009 marke 643 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions John, and others, the A5 list sounds interesting but just to point out you can do this with the online carb counting pages. Its possible to add your own entries and display just your own entries on the pages. This coupled with the fact its available on mobile phones (if you have a phone that can do it) means you could save a tree ;-) Well you could have a back up for your A5 paper copy anyway. Its also always interesting to read other peoples experiences, one of the great things about the DAFNE course is a week of sharing experiences with other Diabetics, hopefully this site helps extend that sharing experience :-)

Sep 30, 2009 john day 54 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions Hello All ... I was diagnosed T1 in August 1988 at QMC in Nottingham .. and still remember their offer for me to try out injecting an orange first to get the idea! Did DAFNE August 2009 .. only 21 years later but well worth waiting for as gave a clear formal structure to the way I have always tried to control levels but historically with considerable guesswork and only moderate success. Also, DAFNE advised so many other basic points in the 'why wasn't I told this before?' category. Many thanks to Debbie and Fumi our educators! My QA is currently Novorapid, appx 30 per day, and BI Levemir 25 at breakfast and 5 at bedtime each day and it was really interesting to see how each dafne attendee had a quite different regime. Have just used the Dafne glucose diary graph results for the first time since the course and 30day/7day comparison shows average declines of 13% lunch, 23% dinner and 33% bed but no change at breakfast. Shows a) the system works b) my bed readings were bad pre-dafne, deliberately so as I â€˜ran highâ€™ overnight to avoid the need for my partner to call out the paramedics as she had to 4 times in 2008! Now, of course, the dafne inspired Glucopen is to hand! Future % reductions will no doubt be less but Dafne has certainly given confidence to tackle the problem areas. My diabetic oddity is perhaps that still prefer using a syringe as a) smaller than pen b) unlikely to fail mechanically c) single mixed injections are possible. Also, I feel most people eat a limited range of meals regularily and so have designed a simple A5 form which can be clipped in the front of the Dafne Dairy and hand filled at meal times to calculate the total CP of a meal from the ingredient CPs & portion sizes. From this form a simple personalized A5 reference list of regular meal total CPs can be drawn up and also kept in the diary. Saves me lots of hassle & time while still learning to estimate CPs accurately. If anybody wants to try the form themselves I am happy to email the underlying excel spreadsheet for printing out. Contact me on [email protected] to request this. I also am slowly building an A5 sized CP portion list for my individual ingredients, using portion units in the way I see them, and which is also fixed in the diary. This is much easier to use than the full CP list booklet. I would recommend all T1â€™s draw up their own personal list, both as an aid to learning the CPs and also speeding the mealside CP calculation. Thatâ€™s it for now .. hope the above is moderately interesting and perhaps useful to others also. Cheers, John.