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Jun 26, 2009

Lizzie 87 posts

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

I think this is discrimination. Why does she expect us to hide our disability and go to a dirty toilet to inject? If a blind person was eating in a restaurant, would she expect them to leave their white stick and guide dog at home so they did not offend anyone? Would she expect an asthmatic to take their inhaler in a toilet? Needles today are so small and discreet, if anyone noticed me injecting I would want to know why they were staring so rudely. If someone has a visible disability, everyone knows it is rude to stare. So isn't it rude to stare at a diabetic injecting themselves?

Jun 26, 2009

Anne-Marie 4 posts

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

Hi. This is my first post here (I am a recent DAFNE graduate in Eire) but had to say that, firstly, I am dismayed at the reaction of that nurse who thinks taking your medication is something to be ashamed of. I do, however, understand that some people are highly sensitive to needles (I have a few friends who have a mortal fear of them!).

As with most people on this post, I would have started off injecting in the bathroom but, no matter what people say, I seriously doubt you can compare the hygeine of injecting in a toilet to doing it discreetly at a table in the restaurant. I do now inject discretely under the table, and in general people don't notice. Even in work, where I have been at a desk in an open plan office for the past 2 years, some people sitting nearby only realised I was diabetic this month, as I was going on the DAFNE course - despite the fact that I inject at lunchtime at my desk almost every day!

It is possible to inject without displaying it to the whole world. At business meetings, I find I don't inject (either running to the dreaded toilet or planning meetings outside of eating times) - mostly to do with not wanting to draw attention to such a personal topic in a business environment. But in general I would not have a problem with discretely injecting - and doing BG tests - in public, provided the person I'm with knows about my diabetes and is comfortable with it.

Jun 25, 2009

NiVZ 82 posts

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

Hello,

This letter really has stirred up a hornets nest and I have to say I'm quite offended by this nurses attitude. I'd like to see her ask me to go to the toilet just to do my needle. If it offended her so much, she could go and wait in the toilet until after I'd done my needle ;o)

With the number of diabetics being diagnosed going up at an alarming rate, this nurse will find herself in the minority in the not too distant future. Anyway, on a lighter note, this leads me to a true anecdote passed onto me by a work colleague recently.

He was out for a meal with 5 other people, including one of our mutual friends who is diabetic. After the meal, our mutual friend made a big swan song about his diabetes and proceeded to do his blood sugar and take his insulin. Imagine his embarressment when 4 of the other diners at the same table then took out their BG testing kits and pens to do their needles. Thought this was a priceless reversal of the norm as my friend who told me this was the only non-diabetic at the table!

And remember people, laughter is the best form of medicine, unless you're diabetic......then it's insulin.

Jun 25, 2009

Janys 5 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Applying DAFNE when hiking

I wonder if anyone has practical experience of applying DAFNE whilst hiking. I am going on a week's walking holiday and I plan to reduce my BI (Lantus) by 30% starting the night before and to reduce my QA by 50% for all meals including the evenings, then to play it by ear with lots of quick acting carbs in my pack and testing during the day (hopefully not too much).
Before doing DAFNE I used to have lots of lows and highs whilst walking and really didn't feel on top of it.
I have had diabetes for 35 years and took the DAFNE course at UCLH in March, and have benefitted greatly from it.
I'd be pleased to hear from anyone who has actually tried DAFNE whilst hiking.
Janys

Jun 25, 2009

Lizzie 87 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Diaries

Hi Chris

You can buy them from DAFNE in the post, it is quite cheap. Email them and ask for an order form.

Jun 25, 2009

Lizzie 87 posts

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

Hi all

Have any of you seen the latest issue of Balance? The nurse has written in again. What do you all think of her letter?

Jun 25, 2009

Damo 7 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Pumps V Injections

DAFNE was great but since I have tried to get more active and loose weight I am fluctuating badly and lost warning signs of hypos.

I have recently been left confused when my doctor recommended I go on to an insulin pump.

My mentality is that they are for diabetics that may not remember to take their insulin, or the less active / mobile. (is this just my misconception?).

I am on 4 injections a day at the moment but have been suffering regular hypos, mainly casued by exercising and irregularity of diet due to an "unbalanced" lifestyle.

Apparently a pump can increase flexibility in lifestyle and enhance control. But I am worried about the limits that may be put on me. Im an active 34 year old male who enjoys football, rugby and crawling around on the floor getting dirty. I recently had a monitoring device for 3 days which was for too intrusive to live my normal life. Showering, sex, sleep and even sitting at a desk were regularly annoying.
I know the pumps these days are smaller but still need fixture and stability.

Sugar level control & pump V dealing with hypos and frustration.

If you have any advice I would love to hear from your experiences.

Thanks. D.

Jun 25, 2009

Damo 7 posts

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

Im not for brandishing a needle around the room but discreetly done under the table would mean it would only be the nosey or the other diabetics in the room that may be left to comment.
Im sure anyone afraid of needles would not want to look anyway (not that you can see them their so small).

If it was to measure your sugar levels on the other hand which may require pricker, blood and tissues then i may be a bit more sympathetic to the quibbler!

Jun 25, 2009

ChrisS 12 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Diaries

Wow- quick service, thanks.

Jun 25, 2009

marke 686 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Diaries

Chris,
I have the file to produce it from DAFNE Central but unfortunatley have not had chance yet to convert it into a format that is easily printable for users. I will hopefully get chance to do this in the near future and will post again once its online for you to access

Jun 25, 2009

ChrisS 12 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Diaries

Is there anywhere I can get the DAFNE diaries to record my BG levels etc. I realise there is the online resource, but I like to have it to hand.

Jun 25, 2009

ChrisS 12 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Introductions

Hi
I'm Chris, 43, married to Sarah with 2 daughters, Tegan and Amber (5 & 2).
I attended my DAFNE course at Medway Hospital in September 2007. I was first diagnosed as T1 in Feb 03 and I had been experimenting with Carb counting for a while when my Diabetes Nurse got me on the course. My job and hobbies mean I struggled to cope with a rigorous regime of fixed meal times etc.
Been really disappointed with the online resources for DAFNE, and only by chance looked in to see if any diaries were avaialble and found this new forum. Well done to those who have set this up.

Jun 24, 2009

hazelharrison 1 post

Topic: General Discussion / Do periods mess up your blood sugars?

Hi Jenny,

I'm 8 months pregnant at the moment, but casting my mind back to when I had periods, I usually had to reduce by background insulin levels by around 10% the week before my periods were due as I was always hypo in the morning, once my periods started I had to put them back to normal dose again. All other ratios remained the same. My diabetes team agreed that female hormones were a factor and that it was not uncommon.

Jun 23, 2009

NiVZ 82 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Mobile site released

Hello,

just tested and works fine in Opera Mini on my Nokia 5310.

The default browser works too, but I can see a '&nbsp' in plain text between the Forums and Logout link. There are also '&nbsp' showing on the Back, Home and Logout links at the bottom of the carb counting page.

This is excellent work tho - very handy to have this on the move ;o)

Jun 21, 2009

Simon 578 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Hello

Hi Shelley,

Welcome to the site, glad to hear you enjoyed the course and hope you find the site as useful. Congratulations too on being our first user to take advantage of the diary sharing feature of the forums.

Simon

Jun 19, 2009

Shelley 1 post

Topic: General Discussion / Hello

Hello everyone!

I finished the DAFNE course today and thought I would join here and come and say hello! I have had diabetes for 22 years now and am so glad to have been referred to do DAFNE! The course was brilliant and am hoping my blood glucose levels will settle down, once I have got them all right! I have just entered todays results so far and they are still a little high but better than earlier in the week!!!

I look forward to usinf this online tool very much and maybe getting to know others of you in a similar situation.

Shelley

Jun 18, 2009

PNThompson 57 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Useful link for looking up CPs

I completed the DAFNE Course at the end of April, and after a couple of weeks, found it awkward to do the calculations, and think that some of those calcs were wrong.
What I have managed to do, is input some data into an excel format.
The input contains the amount of carbs per 100g, and you input the weight of the portion, and the computer calculates the CP figure, and also works in the ratios, and adjustments according to the BG prior to the meal.

The only problem with this, is that you need the carb contents, but generally works ok for any packaged products.

Looking at some of the Carb contents, they differ according to the Company producing the food, so I am wary about CP Counts listed in the book or in the Carb Counter.

Jun 15, 2009

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Site Development / Question: Sharing the online diary

Here's an example range from my own BG diary. If you have any comments on the format or features then let us know.

Simon

Jun 15, 2009

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Site Development / Question: Sharing the online diary

Dear site members,

The ability to share all or part of your Blood Glucose diary with other site users has now been implemented. There are two methods for doing this, detailed below:

Option 1 - Using the forums
You may add a date range of up to 10 days to a forum topic/post. When browsing your DAFNE Online BG Diary, look above the diary table itself and you will see a drop down box allowing you to select which of our forums you would like to post part of your diary on to. Then ensure 10 days or less is currently displayed in your diary view, and click the 'Share' button. This will add the date range to a new forum topic, allowing you to add a Topic title and description.

This option is intended for users who want to seek advice from the entire user base of the site, much in the same way that is done each morning of the DAFNE course using the overhead projector. People replying to the topic (and of course the topic author) can add their own diary entries by adding a date range in the format DDMMYY (Day Month Year) to their reply box in the relevant boxes.

An example from my diary is shown in the following post, so you can see how the diary will be formatted.

Option 2 - Sharing with individual users

You may also share your entire diary with another user of the site. To do this, click the 'users' link at the top of the site, and then use the search box on the right hand side to search for the user either by username or email address. In the list of results, click their name to see their profile, and then click the 'Share my DAFNE Diary with this user' link. To see a list of users who have shared their diary with you, click the 'shared diaries' link to on the right hand menu, and then click that user's username. Once you have shared your diary you can 'unshare' it with a user by following the share procedure detailed previously. To see which users can currently see your diary, navigate to your diary and see the list to the right (in a box underneath 'DAFNE Tools').

This option is ideal for users who wish to share their online diary with their DAFNE Educators, and maybe other members of their DAFNE Group.

We hope that you find this new functionality enjoyable and useful. If you have any feedback at all, whether positive or constructive then please don't hesitate to let us know.

Thanks,

Simon

P.S. Please remember any advice given on the forums is just that; advice. Insulin dose adjustment may be different for each individual and also depends on external factors such as exercise and illnes

Jun 11, 2009

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Protein Supplements

Good points there - I was more wondering if the 'excess' protein intake causes the kidneys to work harder and may cause them to fail somehow. (This may be totally untrue, hence why I work in IT and not medicine...)

Jun 11, 2009

marke 686 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / DAFNE On Line Mobile

thanks for the postive comments and for feeding back your experience. We only have access to a limited number of devices to test with so we are keen to hear anyones experiences with other devices. We then know that the site does work with an number of devices. Obviously if anyone finds a device it doesn't work with, we will try to resolve the issue

Jun 11, 2009

marke 686 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Protein Supplements

Hmm, interesting question. I would be interested what the body does with 'excess' protein. If you take protein supplements which contain more than you need does it get explelled in 'ahem' bodily waste ? I know that one of your 'tests' that is done along with Hba1c is protein in the urine as its an indicator of potential complications. If you had protein because of supplements could this cause false readings I wonder ?

With regard to Gym's my experience is they often are not aware of Diabetes at all. One tried to tell me I couldn't do this that and the other because of my diabetes. I'm ashamed to say, I didn't tell the last one I was diabetic to avoid complications. I now just enjoy natures bounty on
my bicycle and save my Gym fees, well we are in a recession ;^)

Jun 11, 2009

Simon 578 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / Protein Supplements

One question I've always had, which isn't strictly DAFNE Related but more focused on Diabetes in general is - what is the HCP/Dietician point of view on Sports Supplements such as Protein & Creatine?

Whilst at university I was quite heavily into weightlifting + used things like protein shakes & bars to up my daily protein intake as that was touted as the major nutrient related to muscle growth + repair. Then I found out I had Type 1 and the weightlifting stopped for a while. I've started getting back into it now - but have refrained from the use of protein supplements as someone mentioned 'they will put increased strain on my kidneys' - it this true, and if so what are the alternatives for people with Type 1.

Also, whilst on the subject of gyms, I recently joined a new gym and during the induction was told that I wasn't allowed to use the Power Plate machine as I had Diabetes - does anyone know of the reason for this?

Thanks,

Simon

Jun 11, 2009

Davejg 6 posts

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

The reason injecting in public has never bothered me is that when diagnosed as a young child ,and although none of my family or in fact anyone i knew had any idea about diabetes , my mother went to my school and literally everyone was informed.
In those days carb counting was the norm 1cp as it known as now was called a line and insulin and carb intake was a lot stricter on the diet and was time specific. the insulin then was not as good as it is now and had to be taken at specific times folllowed by carbs half an hour later,this was also catered for in my school day. The head cook used to calculate the carbs i needed for each lunchtime ,LOL the only thing i really missed out on was the deliciuos puddings. In those days I had to eat 270grams of carbs a day 27 lines or now 27 cp's.spaced out over 6 times a day
I have never been embarassed about injecting in public or about my diabetes, In fact in all my life i have never seen anyone shooting up drugs but i have seen other people taking insulin in allsorts of places such as airports and restaurants.
Dafne and the new insulins has opened up a new world to me in regard to if or when i eat and is not such a strict regime.
Dafne has improved my life and given me much more understanding of how to manage my blood sugars .
I think diabetes can be inconvenient at times but never an embaressment

Jun 10, 2009

Alzibiff 21 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / DAFNE On Line Mobile

Top! Just tried it on my HP IPAQ Messenger (PDA thingy incorporating a telephone running Windows Mobile V5 I think). Display is fine and dandy and I am sure I will use it in future especially for the carb counter but also for the other features of this site. Well done admin folk - well worth the effort.

Jun 26, 2009 Lizzie 87 posts	Topic: General Discussion / "Balance" letter about injecting in public I think this is discrimination. Why does she expect us to hide our disability and go to a dirty toilet to inject? If a blind person was eating in a restaurant, would she expect them to leave their white stick and guide dog at home so they did not offend anyone? Would she expect an asthmatic to take their inhaler in a toilet? Needles today are so small and discreet, if anyone noticed me injecting I would want to know why they were staring so rudely. If someone has a visible disability, everyone knows it is rude to stare. So isn't it rude to stare at a diabetic injecting themselves?

Jun 26, 2009 Anne-Marie 4 posts	Topic: General Discussion / "Balance" letter about injecting in public Hi. This is my first post here (I am a recent DAFNE graduate in Eire) but had to say that, firstly, I am dismayed at the reaction of that nurse who thinks taking your medication is something to be ashamed of. I do, however, understand that some people are highly sensitive to needles (I have a few friends who have a mortal fear of them!). As with most people on this post, I would have started off injecting in the bathroom but, no matter what people say, I seriously doubt you can compare the hygeine of injecting in a toilet to doing it discreetly at a table in the restaurant. I do now inject discretely under the table, and in general people don't notice. Even in work, where I have been at a desk in an open plan office for the past 2 years, some people sitting nearby only realised I was diabetic this month, as I was going on the DAFNE course - despite the fact that I inject at lunchtime at my desk almost every day! It is possible to inject without displaying it to the whole world. At business meetings, I find I don't inject (either running to the dreaded toilet or planning meetings outside of eating times) - mostly to do with not wanting to draw attention to such a personal topic in a business environment. But in general I would not have a problem with discretely injecting - and doing BG tests - in public, provided the person I'm with knows about my diabetes and is comfortable with it.

Jun 25, 2009 NiVZ 82 posts	Topic: General Discussion / "Balance" letter about injecting in public Hello, This letter really has stirred up a hornets nest and I have to say I'm quite offended by this nurses attitude. I'd like to see her ask me to go to the toilet just to do my needle. If it offended her so much, she could go and wait in the toilet until after I'd done my needle ;o) With the number of diabetics being diagnosed going up at an alarming rate, this nurse will find herself in the minority in the not too distant future. Anyway, on a lighter note, this leads me to a true anecdote passed onto me by a work colleague recently. He was out for a meal with 5 other people, including one of our mutual friends who is diabetic. After the meal, our mutual friend made a big swan song about his diabetes and proceeded to do his blood sugar and take his insulin. Imagine his embarressment when 4 of the other diners at the same table then took out their BG testing kits and pens to do their needles. Thought this was a priceless reversal of the norm as my friend who told me this was the only non-diabetic at the table! And remember people, laughter is the best form of medicine, unless you're diabetic......then it's insulin.

Jun 25, 2009 Janys 5 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Applying DAFNE when hiking I wonder if anyone has practical experience of applying DAFNE whilst hiking. I am going on a week's walking holiday and I plan to reduce my BI (Lantus) by 30% starting the night before and to reduce my QA by 50% for all meals including the evenings, then to play it by ear with lots of quick acting carbs in my pack and testing during the day (hopefully not too much). Before doing DAFNE I used to have lots of lows and highs whilst walking and really didn't feel on top of it. I have had diabetes for 35 years and took the DAFNE course at UCLH in March, and have benefitted greatly from it. I'd be pleased to hear from anyone who has actually tried DAFNE whilst hiking. Janys

Jun 25, 2009 Lizzie 87 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Diaries Hi Chris You can buy them from DAFNE in the post, it is quite cheap. Email them and ask for an order form.

Jun 25, 2009 Lizzie 87 posts	Topic: General Discussion / "Balance" letter about injecting in public Hi all Have any of you seen the latest issue of Balance? The nurse has written in again. What do you all think of her letter?

Jun 25, 2009 Damo 7 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Pumps V Injections DAFNE was great but since I have tried to get more active and loose weight I am fluctuating badly and lost warning signs of hypos. I have recently been left confused when my doctor recommended I go on to an insulin pump. My mentality is that they are for diabetics that may not remember to take their insulin, or the less active / mobile. (is this just my misconception?). I am on 4 injections a day at the moment but have been suffering regular hypos, mainly casued by exercising and irregularity of diet due to an "unbalanced" lifestyle. Apparently a pump can increase flexibility in lifestyle and enhance control. But I am worried about the limits that may be put on me. Im an active 34 year old male who enjoys football, rugby and crawling around on the floor getting dirty. I recently had a monitoring device for 3 days which was for too intrusive to live my normal life. Showering, sex, sleep and even sitting at a desk were regularly annoying. I know the pumps these days are smaller but still need fixture and stability. Sugar level control & pump V dealing with hypos and frustration. If you have any advice I would love to hear from your experiences. Thanks. D.

Jun 25, 2009 Damo 7 posts	Topic: General Discussion / "Balance" letter about injecting in public Im not for brandishing a needle around the room but discreetly done under the table would mean it would only be the nosey or the other diabetics in the room that may be left to comment. Im sure anyone afraid of needles would not want to look anyway (not that you can see them their so small). If it was to measure your sugar levels on the other hand which may require pricker, blood and tissues then i may be a bit more sympathetic to the quibbler!

Jun 25, 2009 ChrisS 12 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Diaries Wow- quick service, thanks.

Jun 25, 2009 marke 686 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Diaries Chris, I have the file to produce it from DAFNE Central but unfortunatley have not had chance yet to convert it into a format that is easily printable for users. I will hopefully get chance to do this in the near future and will post again once its online for you to access

Jun 25, 2009 ChrisS 12 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Diaries Is there anywhere I can get the DAFNE diaries to record my BG levels etc. I realise there is the online resource, but I like to have it to hand.

Jun 25, 2009 ChrisS 12 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Introductions Hi I'm Chris, 43, married to Sarah with 2 daughters, Tegan and Amber (5 & 2). I attended my DAFNE course at Medway Hospital in September 2007. I was first diagnosed as T1 in Feb 03 and I had been experimenting with Carb counting for a while when my Diabetes Nurse got me on the course. My job and hobbies mean I struggled to cope with a rigorous regime of fixed meal times etc. Been really disappointed with the online resources for DAFNE, and only by chance looked in to see if any diaries were avaialble and found this new forum. Well done to those who have set this up.

Jun 24, 2009 hazelharrison 1 post	Topic: General Discussion / Do periods mess up your blood sugars? Hi Jenny, I'm 8 months pregnant at the moment, but casting my mind back to when I had periods, I usually had to reduce by background insulin levels by around 10% the week before my periods were due as I was always hypo in the morning, once my periods started I had to put them back to normal dose again. All other ratios remained the same. My diabetes team agreed that female hormones were a factor and that it was not uncommon.

Jun 23, 2009 NiVZ 82 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Mobile site released Hello, just tested and works fine in Opera Mini on my Nokia 5310. The default browser works too, but I can see a '&nbsp' in plain text between the Forums and Logout link. There are also '&nbsp' showing on the Back, Home and Logout links at the bottom of the carb counting page. This is excellent work tho - very handy to have this on the move ;o)

Jun 21, 2009 Simon 578 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Hello Hi Shelley, Welcome to the site, glad to hear you enjoyed the course and hope you find the site as useful. Congratulations too on being our first user to take advantage of the diary sharing feature of the forums. Simon

Jun 19, 2009 Shelley 1 post	Topic: General Discussion / Hello Hello everyone! I finished the DAFNE course today and thought I would join here and come and say hello! I have had diabetes for 22 years now and am so glad to have been referred to do DAFNE! The course was brilliant and am hoping my blood glucose levels will settle down, once I have got them all right! I have just entered todays results so far and they are still a little high but better than earlier in the week!!! I look forward to usinf this online tool very much and maybe getting to know others of you in a similar situation. Shelley

Jun 18, 2009 PNThompson 57 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Useful link for looking up CPs I completed the DAFNE Course at the end of April, and after a couple of weeks, found it awkward to do the calculations, and think that some of those calcs were wrong. What I have managed to do, is input some data into an excel format. The input contains the amount of carbs per 100g, and you input the weight of the portion, and the computer calculates the CP figure, and also works in the ratios, and adjustments according to the BG prior to the meal. The only problem with this, is that you need the carb contents, but generally works ok for any packaged products. Looking at some of the Carb contents, they differ according to the Company producing the food, so I am wary about CP Counts listed in the book or in the Carb Counter.

Jun 15, 2009 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / Question: Sharing the online diary Here's an example range from my own BG diary. If you have any comments on the format or features then let us know. Simon

Jun 15, 2009 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Site Development / Question: Sharing the online diary Dear site members, The ability to share all or part of your Blood Glucose diary with other site users has now been implemented. There are two methods for doing this, detailed below: Option 1 - Using the forums You may add a date range of up to 10 days to a forum topic/post. When browsing your DAFNE Online BG Diary, look above the diary table itself and you will see a drop down box allowing you to select which of our forums you would like to post part of your diary on to. Then ensure 10 days or less is currently displayed in your diary view, and click the 'Share' button. This will add the date range to a new forum topic, allowing you to add a Topic title and description. This option is intended for users who want to seek advice from the entire user base of the site, much in the same way that is done each morning of the DAFNE course using the overhead projector. People replying to the topic (and of course the topic author) can add their own diary entries by adding a date range in the format DDMMYY (Day Month Year) to their reply box in the relevant boxes. An example from my diary is shown in the following post, so you can see how the diary will be formatted. Option 2 - Sharing with individual users You may also share your entire diary with another user of the site. To do this, click the 'users' link at the top of the site, and then use the search box on the right hand side to search for the user either by username or email address. In the list of results, click their name to see their profile, and then click the 'Share my DAFNE Diary with this user' link. To see a list of users who have shared their diary with you, click the 'shared diaries' link to on the right hand menu, and then click that user's username. Once you have shared your diary you can 'unshare' it with a user by following the share procedure detailed previously. To see which users can currently see your diary, navigate to your diary and see the list to the right (in a box underneath 'DAFNE Tools'). This option is ideal for users who wish to share their online diary with their DAFNE Educators, and maybe other members of their DAFNE Group. We hope that you find this new functionality enjoyable and useful. If you have any feedback at all, whether positive or constructive then please don't hesitate to let us know. Thanks, Simon P.S. Please remember any advice given on the forums is just that; advice. Insulin dose adjustment may be different for each individual and also depends on external factors such as exercise and illnes

Jun 11, 2009 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Protein Supplements Good points there - I was more wondering if the 'excess' protein intake causes the kidneys to work harder and may cause them to fail somehow. (This may be totally untrue, hence why I work in IT and not medicine...)

Jun 11, 2009 marke 686 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / DAFNE On Line Mobile thanks for the postive comments and for feeding back your experience. We only have access to a limited number of devices to test with so we are keen to hear anyones experiences with other devices. We then know that the site does work with an number of devices. Obviously if anyone finds a device it doesn't work with, we will try to resolve the issue

Jun 11, 2009 marke 686 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Protein Supplements Hmm, interesting question. I would be interested what the body does with 'excess' protein. If you take protein supplements which contain more than you need does it get explelled in 'ahem' bodily waste ? I know that one of your 'tests' that is done along with Hba1c is protein in the urine as its an indicator of potential complications. If you had protein because of supplements could this cause false readings I wonder ? With regard to Gym's my experience is they often are not aware of Diabetes at all. One tried to tell me I couldn't do this that and the other because of my diabetes. I'm ashamed to say, I didn't tell the last one I was diabetic to avoid complications. I now just enjoy natures bounty on my bicycle and save my Gym fees, well we are in a recession ;^)

Jun 11, 2009 Simon 578 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / Protein Supplements One question I've always had, which isn't strictly DAFNE Related but more focused on Diabetes in general is - what is the HCP/Dietician point of view on Sports Supplements such as Protein & Creatine? Whilst at university I was quite heavily into weightlifting + used things like protein shakes & bars to up my daily protein intake as that was touted as the major nutrient related to muscle growth + repair. Then I found out I had Type 1 and the weightlifting stopped for a while. I've started getting back into it now - but have refrained from the use of protein supplements as someone mentioned 'they will put increased strain on my kidneys' - it this true, and if so what are the alternatives for people with Type 1. Also, whilst on the subject of gyms, I recently joined a new gym and during the induction was told that I wasn't allowed to use the Power Plate machine as I had Diabetes - does anyone know of the reason for this? Thanks, Simon

Jun 11, 2009 Davejg 6 posts	Topic: General Discussion / "Balance" letter about injecting in public The reason injecting in public has never bothered me is that when diagnosed as a young child ,and although none of my family or in fact anyone i knew had any idea about diabetes , my mother went to my school and literally everyone was informed. In those days carb counting was the norm 1cp as it known as now was called a line and insulin and carb intake was a lot stricter on the diet and was time specific. the insulin then was not as good as it is now and had to be taken at specific times folllowed by carbs half an hour later,this was also catered for in my school day. The head cook used to calculate the carbs i needed for each lunchtime ,LOL the only thing i really missed out on was the deliciuos puddings. In those days I had to eat 270grams of carbs a day 27 lines or now 27 cp's.spaced out over 6 times a day I have never been embarassed about injecting in public or about my diabetes, In fact in all my life i have never seen anyone shooting up drugs but i have seen other people taking insulin in allsorts of places such as airports and restaurants. Dafne and the new insulins has opened up a new world to me in regard to if or when i eat and is not such a strict regime. Dafne has improved my life and given me much more understanding of how to manage my blood sugars . I think diabetes can be inconvenient at times but never an embaressment

Jun 10, 2009 Alzibiff 21 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / DAFNE On Line Mobile Top! Just tried it on my HP IPAQ Messenger (PDA thingy incorporating a telephone running Windows Mobile V5 I think). Display is fine and dandy and I am sure I will use it in future especially for the carb counter but also for the other features of this site. Well done admin folk - well worth the effort.