Recent Content by char87

Hi I have been reading a lot about insulin prices in the US recently and access to it globally. Just wanted to flag up this charter to my fellow type 1's in case anyone feels inclined to add their voice to the campaign to ensure rights for type 1's globally :)...

Thanks for the reply. The hypos start from around 1 - I will chat through with my diabetes nurse but not sure how I could move the time to avoid the hypo? I currently inject around 7.30am and 10,30 at night. Not very keen on an insulin pump as am so used to injections and don't like the idea of...

Hi I have had type 1 for 20years and am on Novorapid and Levemir. Recently (last month or so) I have been having a lot more hypos with no apparent cause- no increase in exercise/ diet change or weight loss. I have been doing some basal testing to try and work out why the hypos are happening and...

That sounds very similar indeed to what happened to me- thanks for the input and hope your's stop soon. I haven't been running that high at all apart from a high last night and this morning - my hba1c has between 6.6- 7.1 for the last year so would have thought I was used to being lower - it...

Yeah i didn't go high after 3 jelly babies when i tested a bit later, so I think it was definitely on its way down more. Normally i just get the hypo symptons and thats it, so this was something quite new, even after 20 years of type 1! Reassuring to hear its a common thing although sorry others...

It was about half an hour from when I tested and corrected to when I started feeling ill. My usual hypo symptons are feeling shaky but I can deal with them and after 3 jelly babies Im fine. Today I felt like I couldn't see or hear and I couldn't stand up without feeling like I would pass out -...

Hi This morning I woke up with sugar level of 12- not sure why it was higher but I corrected with my usual ratio and ate breakfast. about half an hour alter, I was on the train to work when I started yawning lots- I wasn't tired but felt like I didn't have enough air.I then went really dizzy...

Thanks very much for all your comments- will just go with the flow and keep testing then! Hoepfully it will settle down again soon - am getting a bit tired of jelly babies with all these hypos! Thanks Charlotte

Thanks for the replies- I know about basal testing and have been doing this. I just find that I do it and a doseage works for a short while and then I start hypoing again and need to readjust and drop it even more. I had another hypo on 5 units last night so am probably going to need to drop it...

Hi I just wanted to check something. I know on lower carb diets basal needs will reduce, but I have now dropped to only doing 5 units a night and still woke up low this morning (went to sleep 6 and woke up 3.9) I sually eat around 100g of carbs a day and do ahlf an hour exercise (usually...

Thanks for the comments - today I went to bed at 5 and work up at 3 so there definitely isn't a pattern!

Thanks for the replies. I know that repeat checking makes sense - am just frustrated as haven't been high for the last couple of weeks and don't want to swap lows for highs! Will keep checking it :)

Hi I have been changing my overnight levemir a bit as am low carbing and had been havign some overnight hypos. I was on 10 units but having hypos in the night, so dropped it to 8. On tuesday night this worked fine, as I went to bed on 5 and woke up on 6. Last night, I did the injection a bit...

Thanks for all the responses- this is really interesting and am going to read up more! xx

Hi I have been trying to lose a bit of weight. I have been tracking my food on My Fitness pal and a few times recently I have noticed that when I have been eating low calorie (around 1000cals a day) but not that low carb (yesterday I had 180g carb) my sugar levels have been very good and my...