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  1. K-ate

    Flu and high BS

    Thank you Helen that is really reassuring and sensible. I will up my bolus and do the rest as you say!
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    Breakfast...Some Ideas Please!!

    Toast and marmite; greek yoghurt and banana does me fast before work
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    Flu and high BS

    Hi, I'm a type 1 diabetic and have been diabetic for over 30 years; but thankfully am rarely ill! But I've managed to pick up one of the flu viruses this week. My blood sugars are usually reasonable; I test a lot and also carb count and adjust dosage. But I'm really struggling to bring down the...
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    Type 1 High BS in the morning; is splitting Lantus helpful?

    I've been Type 1 for 30 years now,and on humalog and lantus for probably 20 of those. I usually do lantus in the morning, and the humalogs before food. I have been travelling, have two young daughters, commute, run etc so have an active life. However in the last few months my control has felt...
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    Are there preferred combinations of insulins?

    Thank you all for your input; really helpful to have knowledgeable people to talk about this with!
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    Are there preferred combinations of insulins?

    I'm on lantus and humalog and have been for about 15 years but am now finding it very unpredictable; I've found a wealth of information on this site: far more than I've ever received from my nurse or doctor, and I'm amazed by the wide array of available insulins. I think I'm going to ask to...
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    How highly would you recommend eating low carb?

    Signy thanks so much for your answer which wasn't long winded at all but hugely helpful. Do you eat any carbs at all? When you say low carb would that mean almost nothing? For example I have a slice of wholemeal toast for breakfast (I find all cereals to be too sugary), usually a sandwich and...
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    How highly would you recommend eating low carb?

    That's great control; how are you finding the libre? I don't think it is yet available on NHS but do you think it is worth the cost? And I've seen a few threads about Tresiba being a good alternative to lantus, but hard to convince your doctor to prescribe; did you have any problems with this...
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    Lantus Users

    I changed to 4mm needles about a year ago; I also switched to injecting in my stomach for my humalog, having only ever done it in my thighs or occasionally arms before. I do my lantus in my thighs still as the dosage feels too large to do in my stomach. I don't have any lumps or bumps around...
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    How highly would you recommend eating low carb?

    Can I just ask why you feel so strongly about this? I've been a type 1 diabetic for 30 years; I'm on lantus and homolog and am trying to establish why I'm suddenly finding my control so hard to manage. I've looked at some really interesting threads on the unpredictability of lantus; however I've...
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    Lantus Users

    So helpful to find this thread; I've been diabetic for 30 years now and had my first crashing unexplained hypo about a month ago when I did my morning lantus (20u; no split dosing) with a blood sugar of 14. Within 10 minutes I felt terrible, re-tested and was 1.9; it took an hour to get the...