Recent Content by Besty W

Hi All, does anyone have any advice on dawn phenomenon. I can have a very steady night but on getting up and particularly after a shower I notice a rapid rise, I now anticipate this and use 8 units to counter each day with no food. Does anyone else encounter this? Is there a better was of...

I’ve dropped in for nose to see if anyone else has been having issues since the vaccine. I had the AZ Oxford on Saturday and had a very sweaty night, high blood sugars when I woke, headache too. It’s really messed with my normal good control since and struggling to keep them down, I seem to get...

Hi I use Glargine abasaglar, I’m on a low doseage and find I don’t finish the whole thing off before it’s expired. Does anyone else experience the product becoming less potent towards the end of the 30 day product life?

Hi all, this may seem a strange problem, but I could do with some advise. Leading up to being diagnosed in Oct 16 I had lost 3 stone, and was feeling unwell, by then I weighed around 13 stone and at a tiny bit over 6ft was starting to look a bit skinny. Gradually over the time since diagnosis...

Hi I’ve been T1D since Oct 2016, my control is good at present HBA1c is 6.2% constant since getting sugars under control after diagnosis. I used to cycle for fun and fitness at the weekends but stopped after diagnosis, a few rides last year working out what happens with BSL and exercise, this...

My glucose was dropping in the night also, I found this during a free trial with a libre, after discussions with my DSN, we initially reduced my Glargine, however this didn’t solve the problem. She advised me to swap this insulin to first thing in the morning, since I’ve had no issue and my...

Perfect, thanks for your help, I'll keep it in my hand luggage, I've got a letter from the doc also

Hi I'm going on holiday for one week, I am planning on taking a reserve pen for both rapid and long acting. Should i pack the reserves in hand luggage or my main bag which will go in the hold? I'm concerned about temperatures in the hold, Any advice gratefully received

Hi Jamie34, I had a rowing machine as well as a few bikes prior to T1D, I found it helped my cycling by adding core strength, however the sheer boredom of rowing in my garage didn't inspire me enough to keep going and I sold it one eBay, think I bought a couple of beers with the money.... It...

Hi thanks for the response, I'm fairly sensitive to lows currently, which I hope to maintain by not dipping into it too often. I've had a few highs and lows so far, while I adjust to my new life. We're from Burbage near Hinckley

Hi, thanks for the tip, I'm not able to avoid food at the moment as I've lost 3 stone going up to diagnosis, I haven't looked very well since as I'm underweight. I've started to put a little bit on now, slowly but surely

I go from 7.0 to 4.0 washing my car or taking the dog for a walk etc I'm fine during the working week behind my desk. With levels like this, my concern is going beyond 4 and not noticing hence the need for a little advice

Hi Scott C, thanks for the great response, I've found so far information from other diabetics far more useful than my DSN, I'll be sure to try some of your advice. Thanks again

Hi everyone, i was diagnosed in October last year as Type 1, and since I've really struggled to exercise as I often go low during light physical activity, I'm office bound during the week and control is tight 5-7 most days, I'm on 4 units long acting and 2-4 units of novarapid with meals...

I've recently had a contour next one, which is compatible with iPhone or android, does some nice graphs and shows averages. It has shown me I'm usually lowest between 3-6pm and highest later in the day, which has given me some opportunity to slightly alter things to improve my levels. Photo of...