Recent Content by africandoll

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    Can anyone help?

    Yeah I know that at first thats what I thought was causing it but even when I had finished it was getting worse then when I was on it. New insulin, carb counting, keeping a diary of the foods I eat its all I bit much maybe its stress on top of everything else.When I used to me on my human...
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    Can anyone help?

    I am on Novorapid and Glargine Today I went to my diabetic nurse and she told me to take more glargine if my test is more then 15 before bed and to also raise ratio to 1.5 to every 10cp for breakfast and keep the rest to 1 to every 10cp. Most morning I would have toast with a cup of tea or...
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    4.0 a bit too low?

    If I got below 4.4 then I consider myself having a hypo, I would feel all the symptoms of having a hypo and would treat it as an hypo. But I guess everyones bodies are different.
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    Diabetes can be soooo RANDOM!!

    5.9 oh I am so jealous I have not seen that kind of number for sometime now. But your right diabetes can be random at times for me at the moment its so random cant figure out what that random things is for real. That think about bananas :lol: so funny they do have carbs when I have a low I...
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    INJECTING AT WORK

    Mel, You have nothing to be stressed about and they cant tell you when to take your insulin your body your rules. I am shocked that people are acting so mindless about someone taking their insulin its not your fault you did not ask to have inject its becaus you need it,tell them to get of their...
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    Can anyone help?

    Yeah I am doing more exercise then I usually do,just finished my period,spoke to my nurse explained to her but she decided to take less long acting insulin has not helped at all. I dont feel like I am getting a cold or anything at the moment. Just very confused nothing is different but getting...
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    Can anyone help?

    For a few days now my sugar levels have been high and I am starting to get worried and down about having diabetes. Can anyone tell me if sometimes some insulins dont work for some people,because I feel like my novorapid is not working at all as I am running constant high readings.
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    Advice needed

    Another reason could be that he might be having hypos during the night and not feeling them,so try doing some checks in the night to see whats happening there. Good luck
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    Help Required

    Hi, I think you should speak to your doctor depression is highest with people that have diabetes. Good luck and hope it all works out for you.
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    Wanted, Type 1 Ladies only! time of the month question ;-)

    That time of month does make everything go a little mad,sometimes I get all high readings and the next month I get all low readings.lol Its about checking and eating correct foods to keep you going.
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    ketones

    Hi with Ketones you have to be careful,keep testing if you have any high readings your machine usually tells when to test on most of them. 05-0.9mmol/l - thats low nothing to be worried about,drink plenty. 1.8-2.8mmol/l- I would start to get worried about this and go straight for A&E,dont wait...
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    why does'nt my insulin work anymore??

    I am amazed and thank you for your post seriously because the same exact thing is happening with my novorapid. Have high reading for the whole entire day and as soon as I take my night dose I hit a hypo. So depressing so I am the one other person thats going through the exact same thing as you...