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I have Fiasp and am just finishing my first vial so that's about a month. It does kick in quicker. I have CGM and I get a flat response of my blood glucose with Fiasp. Much better. It leaves the system quicker. I have had to reduce my IOB time to 2 hours and it seems to be about right...

I agree. The bioavailability graphs are almost identical between Novorapid and humalog. Fiasp is quicker.

Very similar doses here. Ignore your GP

That's right but somewhere warmer like Spain it's worth putting it in a Frio Bag to make sure it stays below 25°C

@Pepe1895 try to change the way you see a result on a meter. It's so easy to see an out of range result as a dig at you with your meter saying 'you got it wrong (again)'. Try to see it as a piece of information that you can use. Keeping a diary can help. I am **** at that so found that...

You have to have a medication review by your GP because in the end they are the ones signing the prescription. I good one will do something along the lines of "you're still diabetic,(and always will be) are we prescribing you enough of what you need each month? Let me adjust it so we are...

When I last went on a sunny/water holiday I did a combi approach. I was sailing all day so I didn't want to wear my pump whilst on a dinghy.. I'd killed a pump in a previous holiday and been without it for 24h whilst one was couriered out (thank goodness for Medtronic customer service). Anyway...

My sister (also T1) was involved in a trial to get evidence for it to be funded. I think it will come.

It's not just your opinion- it is fraud

Be kind to yourself. A2s are a big deal. It takes a lot of attention to fine tune your pump levels. If you are able to concentrate enough to revise then give yourself space in your sugar control. The exams will be done in 8 weeks or so. A short period of less tight control will not harm you if...

I am an adult onset type 1 and had a really long pre diabetic phase where I felt tired all the time and then a slow onset of frank symptoms and then finally a long honeymoon period. I was told by my consultant at the time that the theory is that there is a viral insult in childhood which leads...

I find I need 50-100% extra to shift ketones

I soooo relate to that! For a long time after being diagnosed I felt like I wanted to crawl under the table and it all go away. The constant joke between my husband and I was making shopping lists and at the bottom would always be "new pancreas for Charlotte ". We have great physical care...

The difference between high fat and low fat is probably related to fat slowing the emptying of food from the stomach to the small bowel. Carbohydrates are absorbed in the small bowel so if the food leaves the stomach more slowly then less insulin is required and a failing pancreas can cope.

If you are going hypo overnight then you will feel utterly awful the next day. It's a long time since I was studying for exams but I have a job that needs a high level of concentration. If I've been hypo overnight then I find I cannot function well the next day. The hypos overnight will cause...