Recent Posts by mum2westiesGill

Nov 7, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Chinese Takeaway - at home

My usual:
Mini spring rolls (if delivered & usually have 2 x of these)
Chicken or prawn fried rice
&
curry sauce
or
chicken in black bean sauce
&
fried rice

My routine
1. Test
2. then eyeball the carbs, inject & eat.

Problem is that I usually eat the spring rolls then I like to have 1/2 of the main portion then just pick at the other half as I am starting to get full by now. Problem is I never really know whether to inject for all of the carbs eaten in the first half then what to do if I pick at the other half.

Just wondering what you would do regarding injecting.

Thank you in advance for any replies Smile

Nov 7, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3)

Results continued

Nov 7, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3)

Results continued. Any comments are welcomed!

Nov 4, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges

For QA / Bolus - I use the Humapen Luxura which goes up in 1 units - this is the one
https://www.mylillypen.com/luxura.aspx

For BI / Basal - I use the Autopen 24, the blue one which goes up in 2 units - it's the 2nd one down
http://www.owenmumford.com/en/range/6/autopen.html

Please can anyone tell me
1. what would happen with either of these pens if the device wasn't delivering correctly
and
2. how often do you think you should start using a new one

Thanks in advance for any replies Smile

Oct 31, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3)

My disastrous results continued Sad

Oct 31, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3)

As you can see my results are disastrous! My HB1AC was 9.6% in August 2011 then it went to 6.8% in December 2011. I've got an app on my smartphone called 'On Track' which is near enough with HB1AC results and it's currently showing my HB1AC as 8.2%!! Not as high as the 9.6% but still high enough. As you can see in my diary from my first topic I did 'looking for comments' I now enter CPs, ratios & I'm doing bedtime tests. I've upped my BI (lantus) twice each time by just 2u in the last couple of weeks. I'm not doing anything or eating anything different. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to try to put this right? I currently don't need jelly babies but my poor OH (who's not diabetic) does!

Oct 24, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / new contour next usb blood glucose monitor

I had a leaflet I received with my needles for the bayer contour usb meter (now the older meter) but it was a few months back and I'm sure at the time it was free not half price, I certainly don't remember having to pay.

I think the bayer contour usb meter (older one) is fab. To look at it looks like an mp3 player is very discreet when you're out anywhere. You can download the software from the bayer website then plug your meter in and away you go with being able to see graphs etc.

Re the bayer new contour next usb blood glucose meter I contacted bayer, explained I've got the older meter and they've upgraded me to the new meter foc. The added features on it are that as well as it storing your test results you now have the option to store insulin doses and carbs. I can't use mine just yet though because I've still got 150 test strips for the old meter to use up then when I've finished these I can then order on my repeat prescription the contour next strips.

Hope some of this helps

Gill Very Happy

Oct 20, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Storage in the Fridge

Do you keep your insulin at the bottom or top of the fridge?

Gill

Oct 19, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Correction Doses

Just wondered what anybody thinks of these correction doses whch my GP gave me sometime ago. Do you think they should be higher amounts of insulin?

If B/S (pre meal) is >(greater than) 12
>12 to >15 = 2 extra units
>15 to >20 = 4 extra units
>20 to >25 = 6 extra units
>25 + = 6 extra units but check again after 1 - 1 1/2 hrs
if still >20 give further 4 units

Oct 11, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (2)

LadyNovo777 said:
Why do you only test three times per day? --- no bedtime test! I test six to eight times per day (and always before driving. Am I alone in this?? I used to experience a lot of hypos during the night resulting in medical attention being required,

Yeah well the bed time testing I'm trying to get back into the habit of doing this but mainly it's because I go to bed about 2300pm ish or there abouts and am too tired at that time to do testing so just do my injection of BI Evil or Very Mad

any help or suggestions for this I would be very greatful of Very Happy

Oct 11, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Flu Jabs

Mines booked for Monday afternoon 15th October. After it i usually get a red patch on my arm, warm to the touch & the area sewlls up like a balloon for a couple of days Sad

I also thought the pneumonia vaccine was a 'one off'.

Oct 8, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carbohydrates help needed - ASDA Ready Sliced Tiger Chest

How (without weighing) would you work out how many carbs are in each slice? The packet is one of those clear ones so does not have nutritional values on. I've got the carbs and cals book but it dosen't seem to have any bread like this in it

Sep 13, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (2)

Re the bedtime testing - I usually go up to bed at 11pm ish maybe sometimes a bit later, I make sure I do the important thing ie do my lantus / BI but then I'm just so tired that I haven't been doing all the bed time testing.

Re not doing a correction for a 10.6 on the Friday this is because for corrections I'm going off what my GP wrote down for me a few months back when I went to him panicking because I was having lots of sudden very high BSs:
If B/S (pre meal) is > (greater than) 12
>12 - >15 - extra 2 units
>15 - >20 - extra 4 units
>20 - >25 - extra 6 units
>25 units + - extra 6 units but check again after 1 - 1/2 hrs
If still >20 give further 4 units
so that's why i only start doing correction doses if I'm 12 or over.

Re on Tuesday at 19:52, dinner time, I went with the info on the packaging for the Lasagne which was 31.5g per 1/4 of a pk then for the garlic bread I used the carbs and cals book where it says that 1 x garlic bread round is 10g carbs / 3 x rounds garlic bread is 30g carbs, I had 2 x of them.

Sep 13, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (2)

Just a bit of a continuation from when i did my last topic "Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help" with dates from 20/8 - 27/8

Sep 10, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Holiday in Lanzarote

DianeW said:
I have also been thinking along these lines as I'm off to Cyprus on Saturday, .

We go to Lanzarote on Sunday Very Happy

. We're going to be there for our silver (25th) wedding anniversary.

DianeW - have a great holiday!

Sep 10, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Holiday in Lanzarote

I'm going to Lanzarote for 14 days Very Happy

.

I've been before, we own an apartment there. However I've not been since May 2011 &amp; whenever I've been in the past I've not been carb counting / not really watching BS levels etc etc. It's only really since last September when I met my new DSN and also joining this forum that I've been at grips with everything ie testing when I should / carb counting / watching BS levels etc. I would appreciate any diabetic advise as to food when I'm there.

We're staying in an apartment not our own as we currently have a long term tenant in there.

My typical food In Lanzarote would be:

Breakfast - toast (in the apartment)
or
cooked breakfast (egg, bacon, sausage, tomatoes, toast sort of thing) (done by OH &amp; If I'm lucky enough for him to be doing this!)
or
full english breakfast or any other type of breakfast thing ie scrambled eggs &amp; toast (at out Timbayba, a favourite restraunt)

Lunch - toastie sandwich (at Sirocco, a favourite sea front restraunt watching the planes)
or
sandwich back at the apartment

Dinner - anything ie meals out at restraunts

Ps jjjerk - if you read this, hope you enjoy your holiday in Turkey re your topic "Holiday in Turkey"

Sep 7, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Andriod App - Diary Upload

Hi Roger,

Thank you very much indeed for this. However when doing this the whole app just crashes. I've sent a pm to Simon to ask if this can be fixed.

Gill

Sep 5, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Andriod App - Diary Upload

I know that in the settings on the app you can have it set to "automatically upload diary enteries" so the enteries on the app automatically go onto the diary on the internet but is there any sort of function which i don't know about so that internet enteries can autamatically go onto the app?

Thanks

Gill

Sep 3, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help

More comments / help please on these next diary dates.

Sep 2, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday?

Yesterday 1/9/2012

Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds)

Lunch - tuna pate sandwich (2 x rnds brd)

Dinner - chinese:
chicken soup
chicken fried rice (1/2 tray)
curry sauce

Sep 1, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday?

Yesterday - 31/08/2012

Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds)

Lunch - tuna & mayo sandwich (2 x rnds brd)

Dinner - cheese & ham pasta bake (homemade)

Supper - tuna & mayo sandwich (2 rnds brd)

Aug 31, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday?

Yesterday - 30/08/2012

Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds)

Lunch - paste sandwich (2 x rnds brd)
crisps (1 x 25g bag)

Dinner - Young's Chip Shop Fish & Chips

Supper - egg custard cake Crying or Very sad

Aug 31, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help

No I haven't done a DAFNE course.

I've now entered all my BI / BED enteries . Bit frightened to enter CPs, and ratios into the diary in case i get it wrong. Please take another look now i've entered the BI / BED enteries. Also re being frightened to enter the CPs, and ratios maybe you could take a look in my comments sections which is where i write what meals i've had and also the CPs, .

Aug 30, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday?

HelenP said:
OK OK I have been reading these with interest and am entertained/even amused by what we consider "normal eating". However, I give up... what is an "mds"?

Helen

"Rnds" is my shortened version of rounds Smile

Aug 30, 2012

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday?

My catch up from the last few days (I know, very boring & unhealthy Sad

)

Sunday - 26/08/2012

Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds)

Lunch - McDonald's Filet-o-Fish
Fries (med ptn)

Dinner - chinese (king prawn in black bean sce
fried rice

Monday - 27/08/2012

Breakfast - bread (2 x rnds)
tomatoes (tinned)

Lunch -

Dinner - Chicken & Vegetable Bake
garlic brd rnds (3 x)

Tuesday - 28/08/2012

Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds)

Lunch - paste sandwich (2 x rnds brd)
crisps (1 x 25g bag)

Dinner - Young's Chip Shop Fish & Chips

Wednesday - 29/08/2012

Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds)

Lunch - paste sandwich (2 x rnds brd)
crisps (1 x 25g bag)

Dinner - Chicken & Vegetable Bake
garlic brd rnds (3 x)

Nov 7, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Chinese Takeaway - at home My usual: Mini spring rolls (if delivered & usually have 2 x of these) Chicken or prawn fried rice & curry sauce or chicken in black bean sauce & fried rice My routine 1. Test 2. then eyeball the carbs, inject & eat. Problem is that I usually eat the spring rolls then I like to have 1/2 of the main portion then just pick at the other half as I am starting to get full by now. Problem is I never really know whether to inject for all of the carbs eaten in the first half then what to do if I pick at the other half. Just wondering what you would do regarding injecting. Thank you in advance for any replies

Nov 7, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3) Results continued

Nov 7, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3) Results continued. Any comments are welcomed!

Nov 4, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Pens with insulin cartridges For QA / Bolus - I use the Humapen Luxura which goes up in 1 units - this is the one https://www.mylillypen.com/luxura.aspx For BI / Basal - I use the Autopen 24, the blue one which goes up in 2 units - it's the 2nd one down http://www.owenmumford.com/en/range/6/autopen.html Please can anyone tell me 1. what would happen with either of these pens if the device wasn't delivering correctly and 2. how often do you think you should start using a new one Thanks in advance for any replies

Oct 31, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3) My disastrous results continued

Oct 31, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (3) As you can see my results are disastrous! My HB1AC was 9.6% in August 2011 then it went to 6.8% in December 2011. I've got an app on my smartphone called 'On Track' which is near enough with HB1AC results and it's currently showing my HB1AC as 8.2%!! Not as high as the 9.6% but still high enough. As you can see in my diary from my first topic I did 'looking for comments' I now enter CPs, ratios & I'm doing bedtime tests. I've upped my BI (lantus) twice each time by just 2u in the last couple of weeks. I'm not doing anything or eating anything different. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I can do to try to put this right? I currently don't need jelly babies but my poor OH (who's not diabetic) does!

Oct 24, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / new contour next usb blood glucose monitor I had a leaflet I received with my needles for the bayer contour usb meter (now the older meter) but it was a few months back and I'm sure at the time it was free not half price, I certainly don't remember having to pay. I think the bayer contour usb meter (older one) is fab. To look at it looks like an mp3 player is very discreet when you're out anywhere. You can download the software from the bayer website then plug your meter in and away you go with being able to see graphs etc. Re the bayer new contour next usb blood glucose meter I contacted bayer, explained I've got the older meter and they've upgraded me to the new meter foc. The added features on it are that as well as it storing your test results you now have the option to store insulin doses and carbs. I can't use mine just yet though because I've still got 150 test strips for the old meter to use up then when I've finished these I can then order on my repeat prescription the contour next strips. Hope some of this helps Gill

Oct 20, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Storage in the Fridge Do you keep your insulin at the bottom or top of the fridge? Gill

Oct 19, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Insulin Correction Doses Just wondered what anybody thinks of these correction doses whch my GP gave me sometime ago. Do you think they should be higher amounts of insulin? If B/S (pre meal) is >(greater than) 12 >12 to >15 = 2 extra units >15 to >20 = 4 extra units >20 to >25 = 6 extra units >25 + = 6 extra units but check again after 1 - 1 1/2 hrs if still >20 give further 4 units

Oct 11, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (2) LadyNovo777 said: Why do you only test three times per day? --- no bedtime test! I test six to eight times per day (and always before driving. Am I alone in this?? I used to experience a lot of hypos during the night resulting in medical attention being required, Yeah well the bed time testing I'm trying to get back into the habit of doing this but mainly it's because I go to bed about 2300pm ish or there abouts and am too tired at that time to do testing so just do my injection of BI any help or suggestions for this I would be very greatful of

Oct 11, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Flu Jabs Mines booked for Monday afternoon 15th October. After it i usually get a red patch on my arm, warm to the touch & the area sewlls up like a balloon for a couple of days I also thought the pneumonia vaccine was a 'one off'.

Oct 8, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Carbohydrates help needed - ASDA Ready Sliced Tiger Chest How (without weighing) would you work out how many carbs are in each slice? The packet is one of those clear ones so does not have nutritional values on. I've got the carbs and cals book but it dosen't seem to have any bread like this in it

Sep 13, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (2) Re the bedtime testing - I usually go up to bed at 11pm ish maybe sometimes a bit later, I make sure I do the important thing ie do my lantus / BI but then I'm just so tired that I haven't been doing all the bed time testing. Re not doing a correction for a 10.6 on the Friday this is because for corrections I'm going off what my GP wrote down for me a few months back when I went to him panicking because I was having lots of sudden very high BSs: If B/S (pre meal) is > (greater than) 12 >12 - >15 - extra 2 units >15 - >20 - extra 4 units >20 - >25 - extra 6 units >25 units + - extra 6 units but check again after 1 - 1/2 hrs If still >20 give further 4 units so that's why i only start doing correction doses if I'm 12 or over. Re on Tuesday at 19:52, dinner time, I went with the info on the packaging for the Lasagne which was 31.5g per 1/4 of a pk then for the garlic bread I used the carbs and cals book where it says that 1 x garlic bread round is 10g carbs / 3 x rounds garlic bread is 30g carbs, I had 2 x of them.

Sep 13, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help (2) Just a bit of a continuation from when i did my last topic "Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help" with dates from 20/8 - 27/8

Sep 10, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Holiday in Lanzarote DianeW said: I have also been thinking along these lines as I'm off to Cyprus on Saturday, . We go to Lanzarote on Sunday . We're going to be there for our silver (25th) wedding anniversary. DianeW - have a great holiday!

Sep 10, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Holiday in Lanzarote I'm going to Lanzarote for 14 days . I've been before, we own an apartment there. However I've not been since May 2011 &amp; whenever I've been in the past I've not been carb counting / not really watching BS levels etc etc. It's only really since last September when I met my new DSN and also joining this forum that I've been at grips with everything ie testing when I should / carb counting / watching BS levels etc. I would appreciate any diabetic advise as to food when I'm there. We're staying in an apartment not our own as we currently have a long term tenant in there. My typical food In Lanzarote would be: Breakfast - toast (in the apartment) or cooked breakfast (egg, bacon, sausage, tomatoes, toast sort of thing) (done by OH &amp; If I'm lucky enough for him to be doing this!) or full english breakfast or any other type of breakfast thing ie scrambled eggs &amp; toast (at out Timbayba, a favourite restraunt) Lunch - toastie sandwich (at Sirocco, a favourite sea front restraunt watching the planes) or sandwich back at the apartment Dinner - anything ie meals out at restraunts Ps jjjerk - if you read this, hope you enjoy your holiday in Turkey re your topic "Holiday in Turkey"

Sep 7, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Andriod App - Diary Upload Hi Roger, Thank you very much indeed for this. However when doing this the whole app just crashes. I've sent a pm to Simon to ask if this can be fixed. Gill

Sep 5, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Andriod App - Diary Upload I know that in the settings on the app you can have it set to "automatically upload diary enteries" so the enteries on the app automatically go onto the diary on the internet but is there any sort of function which i don't know about so that internet enteries can autamatically go onto the app? Thanks Gill

Sep 3, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help More comments / help please on these next diary dates.

Sep 2, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday? Yesterday 1/9/2012 Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds) Lunch - tuna pate sandwich (2 x rnds brd) Dinner - chinese: chicken soup chicken fried rice (1/2 tray) curry sauce

Sep 1, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday? Yesterday - 31/08/2012 Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds) Lunch - tuna & mayo sandwich (2 x rnds brd) Dinner - cheese & ham pasta bake (homemade) Supper - tuna & mayo sandwich (2 rnds brd)

Aug 31, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday? Yesterday - 30/08/2012 Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds) Lunch - paste sandwich (2 x rnds brd) crisps (1 x 25g bag) Dinner - Young's Chip Shop Fish & Chips Supper - egg custard cake

Aug 31, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Dafne Diary - looking for some comments / help No I haven't done a DAFNE course. I've now entered all my BI / BED enteries . Bit frightened to enter CPs, and ratios into the diary in case i get it wrong. Please take another look now i've entered the BI / BED enteries. Also re being frightened to enter the CPs, and ratios maybe you could take a look in my comments sections which is where i write what meals i've had and also the CPs, .

Aug 30, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday? HelenP said: OK OK I have been reading these with interest and am entertained/even amused by what we consider "normal eating". However, I give up... what is an "mds"? Helen "Rnds" is my shortened version of rounds

Aug 30, 2012 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / What did you have to eat yesterday? My catch up from the last few days (I know, very boring & unhealthy ) Sunday - 26/08/2012 Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds) Lunch - McDonald's Filet-o-Fish Fries (med ptn) Dinner - chinese (king prawn in black bean sce fried rice Monday - 27/08/2012 Breakfast - bread (2 x rnds) tomatoes (tinned) Lunch - Dinner - Chicken & Vegetable Bake garlic brd rnds (3 x) Tuesday - 28/08/2012 Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds) Lunch - paste sandwich (2 x rnds brd) crisps (1 x 25g bag) Dinner - Young's Chip Shop Fish & Chips Wednesday - 29/08/2012 Breakfast - toast (2 x rnds) Lunch - paste sandwich (2 x rnds brd) crisps (1 x 25g bag) Dinner - Chicken & Vegetable Bake garlic brd rnds (3 x)