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  1. Kimlaah

    High blood glucose levels since change in ratios

    She did say that! I havent been keeping a food diary but I'm going to start tomorrow to see how different foods affect :) I've been diagnosed for 20 years so honeymoon period is long over! :( Sent from my SM-G935F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app
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    High blood glucose levels since change in ratios

    I never used to inject 15g or under either but the past couple of days I've found my bloods sky rocket if I dont :banghead: my recent hbA1c was 88 and i have six months to lower them, not impossible but never as easy as it sounds :( thanks! You too :)
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    High blood glucose levels since change in ratios

    I'm sure I will get my confidence back with adjusting doses myself but since I'm just getting back on track i want to make sure I'm getting it right! Even though it's all trial and error I know too well my consultant is referring me to a DSN and dietician as well as the DAFNE course so hopefully...
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    Little help from my friends!

    Thanks! Hopefully will be back on track sooner than later but I've found speaking to others in the same boat definitely makes things feel a lot easier
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    Split lantus?

    I corrected last night using the new ratio of 1 unit, woke up to a result of 3.5 with the 20 units of lantus, so I'm going to stick with it over the weekend and see how things are!
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    High blood glucose levels since change in ratios

    I havent seen a consultant for 6 years and she said I was having a lot of hypos because I was still running on ratios for a growing teenager! So she is now treating me as a newly diagnosed adult to see how I get along, so far not so good [emoji15]
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    High blood glucose levels since change in ratios

    On tuesday my consultant changed my insulin ratios from 2 units of novo rapid per 10g of carbs, to 1 unit per 10g. She has also dropped my lantus to 40 from 48 and suggested that I have 20 units in the morning and 20 at night and I am now having 1 unit of fast acting for every 3mmol I am over...
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    Split lantus?

    My doctor has recommended that I drop from 48 units of lantus to 40, splitting this into 20 units in the morning and 20 units at nightime. Has anyone had any experience of this and as I sometimes like a lie in on the weekend would it maybe be more sensible to just stick to the one dose in the...
  9. Kimlaah

    Little help from my friends!

    Hey everyone! 22 years old and type 1 diabetic for 20 of them, finally getting back on track after several teenage years of slacking and feeling good after my first appointment with the diabetic specialist since I was 16! Would love to hear everyone elses stories [emoji4] Sent from my SM-G935F...