Recent Content by eddiemac

Whatever you do, if you want it lower do it in a controlled way with the help of DSN!

Mine is currently 59 but god only knows how!! Wake up most mornings between 10 and 20! Trying to get funding for the new Libre meter which will tell me whats going on in the night!

Anyone tried to give up smoking with Champix and does it affect blood glucose levels? Cheers

Hello mate. As type 1 for 26 years now I have found levimir and novorapid a god send. Who wants to get up on a weekend morning because they HAVE to have breakfast!! I'd never go back to 2 injections a day! Ed

DAFNE is definately the best thing I ever did for my diabetes. AM Brennan - it is a guide to have 2CPs not a law!! If your body needs more you give it more! Its like insulin. MY body needs more at night than through the day so I inject double the amount at night. As Ausra says - the dafne...

hey there sdp I too ignored diabetes all through my teens and into early twenties. It just seemed like a big hassle that I didnt need in my life. Then, in 2007 I stumbled upon the DAFNE course and have not looked back. Last hospital appointment the consultant said to me "whatever your doing...

Yep thats the DAFNE course mate. I'm on 2 units to 1 carb portion in the morning, 1.5 to 1 at lunch and 1 to 1 at tea time. Are you doing 4 bloods a day? I find if I dont I loose all control!!

Hi Mr Burden I'm 35 with 25 years experience and on the same insulin and split Levimir as yourself. Thats one long honeymoon period you have had there!! A mystery to me why you suddenly start having hypos!!! Are you conrolling the amount of novorapid by DAFNE? Eddie

Hi Mr Burden I'm 35 with 25 years experience and on the same insulin and split Levimir as yourself. Thats one long honeymoon period you have had there!! A mystery to me why you suddenly start having hypos!!! Are you conrolling the amount of novorapid by DAFNE? Eddie

I have been DAFNE'd as well Nigel!! HBA1c pre dafne between 9 + 10% and after 7%! The doctor said last time I went "dont know what your doing but just keep doing it!!" and that in front of 4 students!

Ian I personally think you are doing too much insulin for the amount of food that you are taking onboard!! I would do 3-4 units for 2 pieces of toast dependent on what my sugar was pre toast. Ed

Hi If your BS is fine all day then it can only be the evening Latus that is the problem. Do you have a snack before bed? Maybe try a couple of pieces of toast or digestives. Might just keep it up that little bit if you are not confident about reducing your insulin anymore. Hope that helps. Ed

Hi Sue Think the only real difference between the 2 meters is that you dont have to change the number for the new set of strips. That and battery life! Ed

hi all The wii fit does the world of good although I also play rugby so am generally fit anyway. 3000 hula hoops and increasing! The Mrs is on the Wii fit now as well and loves it. My BMI is 28.85 but I tend to ignore that as I'm 6'5 and 17.5 stone but most of this is muscle!

Pain in the bum when the battery dies. I try not to use the light on it cos it runs the battery dead in no time.