Recent Posts by mum2westiesGill

Feb 3, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

Fri 31.01
- 15:59pm- no correction shown on the diary
- 19:47 - ditto

Sat 01.02
15:52 - no correction shown
22:33 - ditto

Sun 02.02
19:20 - no correction shown
22:27 - ditto

Mon 03.02
no corrections again being shown

BG's raising towards the end of the day

This is what I've spotted. Now lets see the difference when you say what you've spotted.

My correction doses throughout the day are 1u drops me by 3mmol - I don't know if you could help me here & there on these looking at my diary also maybe this should be 1u drops me by 2mmol?

Feb 3, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

Any comments welcomed for results 31.01.2014 - 03.02.2914

Jan 31, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / MDI - Basal/Bolus - Meals

Those of you who are on this regime do you ALWAYS eat 3 meals a day?

Jan 30, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

novorapidboi26 said:
So I think that because your scared to bolus at night, this is resulting in highs in the morning, which in turn is making it harder to get more stable during the day....

- 28/01/2014
starting to get over my fears of bolusing before bed

I think the odd missed correction may also be responsible for the odd high here and there also....

- ok

I think your meter is doing a good job, I too have a fancy function on my pump that gives a final dose, it also provides the other information but as a result I will need to go looking for corrections when i am evaluating a dose.

- I must admit it took a while at first before I learned to put my trust in it but once you do it's a good friend

when you learn with DAFNE you use something called a step wise approach which requires the patient to write all there QA and correction information down, because you missed this and because you have a fancy meter your not in the habit of writing all the info down, but having it all there really does make it much easier to see what's happening.......

so get in the habit of writing it down on a customised log book (excel spreadsheet) with all the info you need....I only write down the last three days if I want to pin point a problem area......

- will try to start doing this

I think its simple enough to work out your QA and correction separately from a single dose as long as you have a BG reading, and CHO with ratio.....
- so how would you work this out?

you should definitely try giving insulin for supper, if your scared just set some alarms over night to monitor it, and to build your confidence......

- as said earlier a bit of confidence is building up

Any comments please for the next few days?

Jan 27, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

Hi NRB,

Thank you so much for obviuosly having a good look at my diary.

Re bolusing for suppers after me asking this question a lot here and there & after seeing your answer I think I'm finally going to start taking QA for suppers which are carby - no more being scared of taking QA for carby suppers Very Happy

Some general comments on your results:

22/01/2014:

I didn't test at 9:15 because I actually ate breakfast that morning at 8:42 then bolused after. I always prefer to bolus before eating but that morning we were away from home in a B & B......

Just to confirm there was no lunch this day.

22:30 yes no insulin or correction because of me being scared to bolus before bed - hopefully I'm going to get over this problem the more I realise that anything with carbs in should be matched with insulin.

23/01/2014:

8:29 It's not really been entering my mind of late to do a correction 1. when doing a fasting BG also a while before my breakfast 2. maybe with my Accu-chek Aviva Expert meter I'm used to all corrections being included with bolus advice.

I did do this a while back. Now that I've got my new meter how would I remember the corrections which the meter shows because when I've done a BG test & the bolus advice screen shows up it shows seperately how much insulin for correction & how much for carbs then the total. When I go back into my data on the meter it only shows the total ie not broken down seperately into corrections & carbs. I know I have 1 unit to bring me down 3mmol.

22:11 Agreed no correction done & also I had supper which takes me back to being scared of bolusing at bedtime.

24/01/2014:

Thanks for picking up on me not doing corrections - same as 8:29 on 23/01/2014

Once again thanks for having a good look through and any comments/criticisms are welcomed. Very Happy

Jan 25, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

Hi please can I have some comments on my results. Also should I be blousing for suppers. I eat these after doing my bedtime test. I usually have a sandwich 2 slices of bread - 18g cho per slice so 36g cho in total.

Jan 22, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

Looking for comments for my latest BGs please

Jan 19, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems

Seem to be back to it's normal self again thank you Very Happy

Jan 18, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

Good morning all Smile

. 14.1 - 10:53am for me Sad

Jan 17, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: Site Development / Website BG Diary Access

http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/forums/1/topics/2359

Jan 16, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

novorapidboi26 said:
I think you need to split your background insulin dose..........

Any chance on a move to Levemir....?

Thanks for taking a look.

Why would you suggest maybe doing a split BI?

I've never asked about the possibility of going on Levemir - bit scared really about a change in insulin. I've been on lantus for a very long time now since ?

Jan 15, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please

Hi,

Before I pay a visit to my diabetic drop in centre I'm looking for some comments on my recent BGs.

Dates - what's been going on lately

A while before Wed 11.12 bedtime BGs were much higher then fasting BGs where there was a huge drop so for several weeks I slowly decreased BI (lantus)

Then ALL BGs went higher ie mostly in the teens

Wed 11.12 - started with headcold

got a bit better in between

Fri 27.12 - ear infection - antibiotics for 1 week

Mon 30.12 - put meter on +10% for illness & use this for every QA injection

Wed 01.01 - put meter on +12% for illness & use this for every QA injection - has this just become a habit now to be doing this?

Most BGs are in the teens

Mon 06.01 - increased BI from 12u to 14u

The odd single figure BG is now creeping in

Jan 11, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems

Maybe I'll start keeping a paper copy also incase of online problems.

Diary seems to be working today but still doesn't open up as quick as the other Dafne tools also when doing either multiple entries & updating entries it's very slow.

Jan 10, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems

Getting this message again today:

We're sorry, but something went wrong.

We've been notified about this issue and we'll take a look at it shortly

Jan 9, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems

I think we have progress Very Happy

although it takes a while before the online diary actually opens up Sad

Jan 9, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems

Still not managed to get into my online diary Sad

Jan 8, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems

Hi,

Is anybody else having trouble with the online "My Blood Glucose Diary" not opening up?

Jan 5, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / METER FOR TESTING FOR KETONES

HI,

I use the Accu-Chek Aviva Expert meter for my everyday testing. I was given this meter after completing the Xpert Insulin course. The meter does not have the feature for testing for blood ketones. Does anyone know of a meter preferably Accu-Chek for testing for blood ketones?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Jan 5, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THESE DOULBE FIGURE BGS

I'll hold my hands up and admit to not testing for ketones. Would this be blood ketones? I don't have a meter which I can test for ketones on.

Jan 5, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THESE DOULBE FIGURE BGS

I use the Accu-Chek Aviva Expert meter & currently have it on +12% for illness

Jan 5, 2014

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THESE DOULBE FIGURE BGS

12/12
- started with a headcold etc

13/12 14/12 15/12 16/12
- were the worst days

27/12
- started on antibiotics for an ear infection

have still got muffled ears

for several weeks before all this bedtime & fasting BGs were out of range ie fasting levels were considerably lower than bedtime levels so I decreased lantus then ALL levels suddenly went into double figures & I can count on one hand the number of single figures I've had for a while Sad

. Any help on this would be very much appreciated.

Dec 12, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: Questions for HCPs / My Diary

Hi,

Is there a regular HCP on here who I may be able to share my BG diary with re help in general & also help with my comments in my diary ie I'm very good at putting down what food I've eaten but need more encouragement in comments such as stress, illness, exercise?

Dec 3, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average

26.11.13
13.0 - 22:17pm - bedtime
- 4 slices of corned beef eaten after bedtime test
- not quite 3am but:
- 8.1 - 04:31am
- 6.0 - 06:33am
3.3 - 09:43am - fasting

27.11.13
13.8 - 22:52pm - bedtime
- stayed overnight in Chester last night & ate in a thai restaurant then also had carbs (a chocolate biscuit - 12.9g per biscuit) after bedtime test
- didn't reduce the lantus last night but will probably do it tonight
8.4 - 07:44am - fasting

28.11.13
12.4 - 22:29pm - bedtime
- reduced lantus by 2u so from 16u tom 14u
- 13.5 - 04:51am - during the night
9.2 - 07:56am - fasting

29.11.13
12.6 - 22:24pm - bedtime
- 12.4 - 04:20am - during the night - not exactly 3am but this is when I woke up so thought I'd best do a test
11.4 - 07:34am - fasting

30.11.13
15.9 - 22:39pm - bedtime
- ate crisps during the evening but it was a very small amount
17.1 - 07:24am - fasting
- all my BG levels seem to be creeping up, not just bedtime & fasting but also during the daytime - what to do?

1.12.13
13.0 - 22:39pm - bedtime
- night out/ had mcDonalds for supper also eaten after bedtime test: may chicken (only 1 half of the bun eaten(38g carbs),crunchie McFlurry(52g carbs) total 90g carbs)/no QA insulin because going to bed to sleep & don't or not got the confidence to take QA before going to sleep.
14.2 - 10:26am - fasting

2.12.13
12.9 - 22:28pm - bedtime
- after bedtime test I ate: corned beef 2 slices/bit of cheese/splash of salad crem/1 rich tea (5.6g cho)
14.9 - 08:39am - fasting

3.12.13
9.8 - 22:32pm - bedtime
- after bedtime test I ate: corned beef 2 slices/splash of salad crem/2 rich tea biscuits(5.6g cho each = 11.2g cho) - no QA as not confident enough to take this when going to bed
3.2 - 08:28am - fasting
- had 5 jelly babies - 25g cho
- 6.8 - 08:44am

Dec 2, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime .......

ratios can be changed at once?

Nov 27, 2013

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / MY TRENDS

novorapidboi26 said:
you should think about correcting in the morning.....

you seem to be above target between 18:00 - 21:00, which I assume is dinner time, so might be worth evaluating your lunchtime ratio....

Hi NRB,
Thank you for the help with spotting trends for me.

When you say about correcting in the morning would this be re the fasting test which would then mean having 1 or 2u of insulin but with no food as I don't usually have breakfast until about 11:00am ish and sometimes as you can see from days: 20/11, 21/11, 22/11 & 23/11 I don't have breakfast.

Yes 18:00 - 21:00 is dinner time & like you say it may be worth evaluating my lunchtime ratio say from 1:1 to 1.5:1. The thing is at the moment I'm in the very slow process of reducing my BI/Lantus ie once a week or so then waiting to see the effect. Can mealtime ratios be changed whilst I am also making changes to BI?

Feb 3, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please Fri 31.01 - 15:59pm- no correction shown on the diary - 19:47 - ditto Sat 01.02 15:52 - no correction shown 22:33 - ditto Sun 02.02 19:20 - no correction shown 22:27 - ditto Mon 03.02 no corrections again being shown BG's raising towards the end of the day This is what I've spotted. Now lets see the difference when you say what you've spotted. My correction doses throughout the day are 1u drops me by 3mmol - I don't know if you could help me here & there on these looking at my diary also maybe this should be 1u drops me by 2mmol?

Feb 3, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please Any comments welcomed for results 31.01.2014 - 03.02.2914

Jan 31, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / MDI - Basal/Bolus - Meals Those of you who are on this regime do you ALWAYS eat 3 meals a day?

Jan 30, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please novorapidboi26 said: So I think that because your scared to bolus at night, this is resulting in highs in the morning, which in turn is making it harder to get more stable during the day.... - 28/01/2014 starting to get over my fears of bolusing before bed I think the odd missed correction may also be responsible for the odd high here and there also.... - ok I think your meter is doing a good job, I too have a fancy function on my pump that gives a final dose, it also provides the other information but as a result I will need to go looking for corrections when i am evaluating a dose. - I must admit it took a while at first before I learned to put my trust in it but once you do it's a good friend when you learn with DAFNE you use something called a step wise approach which requires the patient to write all there QA and correction information down, because you missed this and because you have a fancy meter your not in the habit of writing all the info down, but having it all there really does make it much easier to see what's happening....... so get in the habit of writing it down on a customised log book (excel spreadsheet) with all the info you need....I only write down the last three days if I want to pin point a problem area...... - will try to start doing this I think its simple enough to work out your QA and correction separately from a single dose as long as you have a BG reading, and CHO with ratio..... - so how would you work this out? you should definitely try giving insulin for supper, if your scared just set some alarms over night to monitor it, and to build your confidence...... - as said earlier a bit of confidence is building up Any comments please for the next few days?

Jan 27, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please Hi NRB, Thank you so much for obviuosly having a good look at my diary. Re bolusing for suppers after me asking this question a lot here and there & after seeing your answer I think I'm finally going to start taking QA for suppers which are carby - no more being scared of taking QA for carby suppers Some general comments on your results: 22/01/2014: I didn't test at 9:15 because I actually ate breakfast that morning at 8:42 then bolused after. I always prefer to bolus before eating but that morning we were away from home in a B & B...... Just to confirm there was no lunch this day. 22:30 yes no insulin or correction because of me being scared to bolus before bed - hopefully I'm going to get over this problem the more I realise that anything with carbs in should be matched with insulin. 23/01/2014: 8:29 It's not really been entering my mind of late to do a correction 1. when doing a fasting BG also a while before my breakfast 2. maybe with my Accu-chek Aviva Expert meter I'm used to all corrections being included with bolus advice. I did do this a while back. Now that I've got my new meter how would I remember the corrections which the meter shows because when I've done a BG test & the bolus advice screen shows up it shows seperately how much insulin for correction & how much for carbs then the total. When I go back into my data on the meter it only shows the total ie not broken down seperately into corrections & carbs. I know I have 1 unit to bring me down 3mmol. 22:11 Agreed no correction done & also I had supper which takes me back to being scared of bolusing at bedtime. 24/01/2014: Thanks for picking up on me not doing corrections - same as 8:29 on 23/01/2014 Once again thanks for having a good look through and any comments/criticisms are welcomed.

Jan 25, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please Hi please can I have some comments on my results. Also should I be blousing for suppers. I eat these after doing my bedtime test. I usually have a sandwich 2 slices of bread - 18g cho per slice so 36g cho in total.

Jan 22, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please Looking for comments for my latest BGs please

Jan 19, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems Seem to be back to it's normal self again thank you

Jan 18, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average Good morning all . 14.1 - 10:53am for me

Jan 17, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: Site Development / Website BG Diary Access http://www.dafneonline.co.uk/forums/1/topics/2359

Jan 16, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please novorapidboi26 said: I think you need to split your background insulin dose.......... Any chance on a move to Levemir....? Thanks for taking a look. Why would you suggest maybe doing a split BI? I've never asked about the possibility of going on Levemir - bit scared really about a change in insulin. I've been on lantus for a very long time now since ?

Jan 15, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Recent BGs - comments wanted please Hi, Before I pay a visit to my diabetic drop in centre I'm looking for some comments on my recent BGs. Dates - what's been going on lately A while before Wed 11.12 bedtime BGs were much higher then fasting BGs where there was a huge drop so for several weeks I slowly decreased BI (lantus) Then ALL BGs went higher ie mostly in the teens Wed 11.12 - started with headcold got a bit better in between Fri 27.12 - ear infection - antibiotics for 1 week Mon 30.12 - put meter on +10% for illness & use this for every QA injection Wed 01.01 - put meter on +12% for illness & use this for every QA injection - has this just become a habit now to be doing this? Most BGs are in the teens Mon 06.01 - increased BI from 12u to 14u The odd single figure BG is now creeping in

Jan 11, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems Maybe I'll start keeping a paper copy also incase of online problems. Diary seems to be working today but still doesn't open up as quick as the other Dafne tools also when doing either multiple entries & updating entries it's very slow.

Jan 10, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems Getting this message again today: We're sorry, but something went wrong. We've been notified about this issue and we'll take a look at it shortly

Jan 9, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems I think we have progress although it takes a while before the online diary actually opens up

Jan 9, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems Still not managed to get into my online diary

Jan 8, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / My Blood Glucose Diary - problems Hi, Is anybody else having trouble with the online "My Blood Glucose Diary" not opening up?

Jan 5, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / METER FOR TESTING FOR KETONES HI, I use the Accu-Chek Aviva Expert meter for my everyday testing. I was given this meter after completing the Xpert Insulin course. The meter does not have the feature for testing for blood ketones. Does anyone know of a meter preferably Accu-Chek for testing for blood ketones? Thanks in advance for any replies.

Jan 5, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THESE DOULBE FIGURE BGS I'll hold my hands up and admit to not testing for ketones. Would this be blood ketones? I don't have a meter which I can test for ketones on.

Jan 5, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THESE DOULBE FIGURE BGS I use the Accu-Chek Aviva Expert meter & currently have it on +12% for illness

Jan 5, 2014 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THESE DOULBE FIGURE BGS 12/12 - started with a headcold etc 13/12 14/12 15/12 16/12 - were the worst days 27/12 - started on antibiotics for an ear infection have still got muffled ears for several weeks before all this bedtime & fasting BGs were out of range ie fasting levels were considerably lower than bedtime levels so I decreased lantus then ALL levels suddenly went into double figures & I can count on one hand the number of single figures I've had for a while . Any help on this would be very much appreciated.

Dec 12, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: Questions for HCPs / My Diary Hi, Is there a regular HCP on here who I may be able to share my BG diary with re help in general & also help with my comments in my diary ie I'm very good at putting down what food I've eaten but need more encouragement in comments such as stress, illness, exercise?

Dec 3, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / 7-day waking average 26.11.13 13.0 - 22:17pm - bedtime - 4 slices of corned beef eaten after bedtime test - not quite 3am but: - 8.1 - 04:31am - 6.0 - 06:33am 3.3 - 09:43am - fasting 27.11.13 13.8 - 22:52pm - bedtime - stayed overnight in Chester last night & ate in a thai restaurant then also had carbs (a chocolate biscuit - 12.9g per biscuit) after bedtime test - didn't reduce the lantus last night but will probably do it tonight 8.4 - 07:44am - fasting 28.11.13 12.4 - 22:29pm - bedtime - reduced lantus by 2u so from 16u tom 14u - 13.5 - 04:51am - during the night 9.2 - 07:56am - fasting 29.11.13 12.6 - 22:24pm - bedtime - 12.4 - 04:20am - during the night - not exactly 3am but this is when I woke up so thought I'd best do a test 11.4 - 07:34am - fasting 30.11.13 15.9 - 22:39pm - bedtime - ate crisps during the evening but it was a very small amount 17.1 - 07:24am - fasting - all my BG levels seem to be creeping up, not just bedtime & fasting but also during the daytime - what to do? 1.12.13 13.0 - 22:39pm - bedtime - night out/ had mcDonalds for supper also eaten after bedtime test: may chicken (only 1 half of the bun eaten(38g carbs),crunchie McFlurry(52g carbs) total 90g carbs)/no QA insulin because going to bed to sleep & don't or not got the confidence to take QA before going to sleep. 14.2 - 10:26am - fasting 2.12.13 12.9 - 22:28pm - bedtime - after bedtime test I ate: corned beef 2 slices/bit of cheese/splash of salad crem/1 rich tea (5.6g cho) 14.9 - 08:39am - fasting 3.12.13 9.8 - 22:32pm - bedtime - after bedtime test I ate: corned beef 2 slices/splash of salad crem/2 rich tea biscuits(5.6g cho each = 11.2g cho) - no QA as not confident enough to take this when going to bed 3.2 - 08:28am - fasting - had 5 jelly babies - 25g cho - 6.8 - 08:44am

Dec 2, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Ratios - how many mealtime ....... ratios can be changed at once?

Nov 27, 2013 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / MY TRENDS novorapidboi26 said: you should think about correcting in the morning..... you seem to be above target between 18:00 - 21:00, which I assume is dinner time, so might be worth evaluating your lunchtime ratio.... Hi NRB, Thank you for the help with spotting trends for me. When you say about correcting in the morning would this be re the fasting test which would then mean having 1 or 2u of insulin but with no food as I don't usually have breakfast until about 11:00am ish and sometimes as you can see from days: 20/11, 21/11, 22/11 & 23/11 I don't have breakfast. Yes 18:00 - 21:00 is dinner time & like you say it may be worth evaluating my lunchtime ratio say from 1:1 to 1.5:1. The thing is at the moment I'm in the very slow process of reducing my BI/Lantus ie once a week or so then waiting to see the effect. Can mealtime ratios be changed whilst I am also making changes to BI?