Breakfast 8am 2 scrambled egg on small thin granary s.i e with sprinkled Canada cheese and dollop of peanut butter
Lunch sea breàm fillet, cabbage and green beans. 1/2 pear.
Cafe i bought a take away Cherry Bakewell, for hubby. Ate a grenade bar and a cup of expresso
Tea at 6pm small...
@Antje77 H i I may have come up with s solution. Ive had an issue with vit C fruits since diagnosed. Reading about iron it says non heme needs vit c to absorb iron. So I raised insulin by 2 units, increased my diet I take + an iron tablet + vit c. It seems to be working . My weight is...
@Antje77. Hi , excuse the delay. Moving house. 0 !! I'm using Humulin 1. @ 16 units at present. Gp said i needn't take so many tests but I tend to do 4 to 6 a day. I've been asked by a other GP to increase my iron intake plus an iron tab+ vit c. That tablet and maybe food vit c fruit...
Hi thanks for replies . I was on Levemir for 3 yrs, now swopped to Humulin. I am low weigt for a Type 2 7 st . 4- 7.6 st. But since changing to Humulin , 16units a month ago, my weight has dropped to 7st 2 - 7st 3. In the past few weeks i did have tummy upset for 6 days and stress selling...
I think I said the right thing to the right people at the right time. My GP is very kind but kept saying youre under control but I didnt feel it. Also theres been a reshuffle . The diabetes nurse left - i could never get the info I wanted. One of the GPs took over as Lead of the Diabetic team...
@Lily21 Thanks for the story . Type 1 sounds a complex. Im glad U R getting sorted and settled
I am now on Humulin 1 for Type 2 ( 1 dose) My GP (the lead diabetic on, rumoured to have diabetes himself ) started me on 50% of the Levemir dose at Humulin 10 units. He said that the Practice didnt...
@KennyA Im not familiar with studies from the US. The British government seems keen on us not taking high amounts of saturated fat and pushes the use of statins. The main use i make of fat content is to check labels, if somee packet has a lower sat fat than another I buy it....... the other...
@Lily21 i Lily Hi , what was your fear at using 1 unit. Im type 2 , my doc gave me 10 units as a starter dose 1/2 the Levemir. I went with that , as the previous dose of Levemir would still be in my body (maybe explain your low)and I'd Id rather go high than low. We worked together me...