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Hi all. Currently on NovoRapid cartridge with Novo Smart Pen. And also Lantus Solostar prefilled pens (not cartridge/smartpen). The other week, our pharmacy gave me the Lantus cartridge instead of the prefilled pens. They corrected the mistake and so have the normal pens now. They allowed me...

Hi all, Question, do type 1's find themselves injecting insulin just before or just after a meal? Been T1D for about 10years, injecting after a meal. Reasoning, carb count the meal. Work out the units, injecting after the meal. If I injecting before the meal, what if I don't finish the meal...

Hi All. We are all told to take our fast acting insulin (NovoRapid) just before we eat. What about when you are eating out and have several courses over a longer time period? Do you take your 'full' (whatever that is) at the start of the meal. Or do you take a smaller amount, at the start of...

When I was first diagnosed I was given a FreeStyle Optium monitor. By my local GP surgery This can be used for test Ketone & Blood Glucose level. It's an ok monitor, compact, but doesn’t have a data port to download the readings to the PC. At my first meeting with the Diabetic Nurse at the...

Hi All, Wonder if you could offer some advice on the amount I should be testing my BG. I'm told, to test BG When I wake up Before every meal Before I drive (and every 2hrs) Before bed Before / After exercise On a normal working day this would see BG testing at: 0600 - Wake up 0630 - Before...

Hi All, I was diagnosed with Type 1, back in April. I hadnt done any exercise since then. (I have an office job so sit down all day, have three kids so a little active at night/weekends but nothing really.) This morning I went for my first run (in the safty of home, on a treadmill). As this...

Hi All, I've been reading a few treads on HbA1c and the results are shown as a %. I've had some results sent to me where by it state HbA1c: 140 mmol/mol How does this translate into a % ? Total Cholesterol 4.4 mmols/l HDL 1.3 Triglycerides 3.2 Creatinine 77 umols/l ACR 2.3mg/mmol Thanks

Hi All, I wanted to see what people outthere with Type 1, kept with them. When they go out or at work etc... See if I've missed anything, or if i (or anyone else) has any good ideas not thought of. I haven't purchased any 'diabetic' bags as yet. Instead i'm using one of my sons small bags, a...

Hi All, Just found out I am Insulin dependant, only a couple of weeks back. I've been told that I need to check my BS before I drive, and every 2hrs. They mentioned if the BS was low, I should nt drive. Its a lot to take in and I cant recall if they said below 5 or below 4 BS not to drive...