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Thanks, mate. I'll see what happens after the gym-test but this makes sense too - I just feel reluctant to keep upping the insulin if I can get it down via exercise instead. Thanks again

Not quite; I still wake/woke up high even by upping the Levemir level to 15 but then took a corrective shot of Novorapid to get my bg levels back down again; however, I assume that the Levemir still kicked in so when I got to the morning (7am-ish) I found myself to be a bit lower than normal and...

Thanks for such a quick response. I split my Levemir and do half at 9:30am then the other half at 9:30pm. I've upped the latter from 11 to 15 units but it's not doing anything and have then crashed in the morning as a result. I think you've confirmed my suspicions and need to get myself back to...

Hi All, I would be very grateful for any advice on the following... I'm really struggling at the moment with high blood glucose readings in the night, usually around 3:30am. I don't eat heavy carbs and my blood is fine (4.5 - 6ish) before I go to sleep, then I wake up with the thirst...

Always look on the bright side

Maybe you're stressing too much about getting into the '4% club', which could easily make your levels rise. To be honest, if you've got such good control over it anyway I'd be more inclined to accept that and enjoy life. Don't beat yourself up for being in the 5% club - it's a great achievement...

Hi Shazza, Different types of alcoholic drinks work differently for me, but you will soon get used to how it works for you - so don't worry. Alcohol on its own tends to bring my levels down but keep in mind what type of drink you're having. For example (for me) - wine is quite a sugary...

Yes, I stored the insulin correctly in the fridge and it's working ok. I use Boots to collect my prescriptions from and they always get it from the fridge so can only assume that this is done correctly as well; the Boots I go to is very good in my opinion. I've never had need to doubt the actual...

Hi all, Just wanted to alert everyone that there may be an issue with Novorapid cartridges batch number CK70010. I recently posted the note below as my insulin wasn't working correctly. I changed the individual cartridge with one from the same batch and the same problem presented itself. By...

Great news! Congratulations. I must consider the pump I think. Dave

Thanks noblehead, thanks dilbert. It has been really stressful at work over the past few weeks, now you come to mention it and there's loads of coughs and colds going around (I had a flu jab a few weeks ago, no side-affects but I guess nothing's full-proof). It's nice to know that there may be...

Hi, Yes, thanks to you both and no need to apologise for the trains of thought; I do exercise regularly and I'm not overweight, but good points to cover. I do keep the insulin in the fridge etc but good idea on starting a new cartridge; I've never had to doubt the insulin itself before but...

Hi all, I've usually got relatively good control over my glucose levels but over the past day or two I can't keep it in check! Last night was the worst: I was a tad high before dinner (9.2) so accounted for this in the pre-dinner shot. Two and a half hours after dinner, I was 19.4 (no idea...

Re: Have you had problems with the DVLA since being diagnose I was diagnosed with type 1 just over three years ago, before my 30th birthday. I notified the DVLA by phone who were really helpful and sympathetic. They sent me through the paperwork and that was it. So long as there aren't any...

Thanks for your feedback, everyone. It's greatly appreciated. All the best Dave