Recent Content by Jamesdbrickell

I was diagnosed type 1 just over a year ago and I was told to wait until this year to re-apply for my group 2 license to give me time to get my sugars stable, I now have stable readings and I also have all of my blood glucose readings stored. I thought great all ready to try and get my license...

I was taught at Dafne don’t count what is in the burger, just count the bread. By doing that you possibly took 30% more Bolus than you needed which would account for the hypo. Just try taking for the bread or any other carbs you eat and ignore the burger and see how you go. Also check the wine...

What other carbs did you eat as burgers alone don’t have much. How much Bolus did you take?

When I started on insulin I had a bit of function left and it was a nightmare trying to get my bg stable. Luckily it didn’t last long.

We covered pregnancy in dafne and you have to have tighter control with the baby also carrying a baby will pull your bg down. Personally I wouldn’t worry now I understand how it works. Basically when you inject you do so into the inter cell fluid. The insulin has to be drawn into the blood. It...

Not always I asked when I was diagnosed as lada and was told the evidence isn’t clear and there are 2 different thoughts, the one of preserve it as long as possible and the other to get as much out while you can. It just depends which one the consultant thinks is right.

If you are lada you are most likely in the honeymoon stage and still producing some insulin so treated like a type 2 but actually lada type 1. Eventually you will be on insulin.

Hi I’m type 1 and yes Bolus is another name for quick acting and basal long acting. I expect it is fiasp they have given you now replacing nova rapid. I have just done a dafne course and we learnt that you will get spikes after eating but it is the bg result after 4 hours that matter as this...

What insulin are you on, is it basal / Bolus or just Bolus for meals?

Get your basal right first then it will make the Bolus easier. Just did Dafne this week and it is brilliant ask to be put on the list. A big thing was not to worry if you have high bg between meals as long as you are back in range for the next one. You can check your basal by doing a fasting...

I thought I would give an update. I saw the diabetic nurse last week and I am on basal bolus insulin. Basal morning and night then bolus before each meal. My levels have come down and I can eat better which is great. It has just taken a while to get the quantity of insulin right for me. I...

I saw the doctor yesterday and I am LADA. He is writing to my G.P. and they are going to start me on basal insulin (hopefully next week).

Thanks for the advice, it’s really appreciated. When I thought I was type 2 I managed to get things well under control and was happy the way things were going. But since things got worse and then being told I am type 1.5 I have found it a lot harder as it’s out of my control and I just need to...

I think I do need to up the fats a bit more, but my cholesterol is quite high and I struggle to keep that down. Also when I was first diagnosed diagnosed I had all the symptoms of diabetes, even my vision was affected. Not great as I am self employed and my job involves driving. So I do all I...

Yes I have increased fats using cheese and olives. It’s just recently when I have had to cut back further on the carbs that it’s been worse. It’s not long now until I have got my hospital appointment.