Recent Content by jayseven

thanks guys, got my date for the DAFNE course, 22nd and 29th Nov, so getting myself geared up for it. my levels have been a bit better since my last posts :) the carb counting is defo helping ! also had a bbq at work on Fri night, had a few drinks, hot dog & a burger !! bad i know lol danced for...

hey guys :) Thanks for all your replies. They did mention the DAFNE course and I am on the list for the next one, hopefully November. I guess we all just gotta get into a strict routine of testing BG and counting the carbs ! Hopefully i will get the hang of it and my levels will get better. I...

hey guys had my first check up today at the hospital. 6 months since diagnosed. my HBA1 was 9.1 is that very high?? i told the dr and DSN about this site and how much it has helped me :) i mentioned carb counting etc ( I have been trying this method for a few weeks now after advice from you...

Hi Claire well after advice from Russ, Nigel, snodger and some others I have only realised i can eat when i want. You should defo ask about this again, it should not be so much of a burden on us to eat at certain times etc. I hope you get things sorted :) Jay x

Hi Snodger :) Thanks for reading my post - have read a few of your posts on various subjects over the last few days. All very helpful, really appreciate it, i cant say enough how great this site is and all its members. To me i have an invisible disease lol no-one really understands what we go...

Hi Hyena Had a look at the link you posted, its great ! thanks very much :) all a learning process i guess ! hopefully i can take control of my diabetes now x Jay

Hi Nigel :) Thanks for your reply, cant believe i didnt know all of this earlier ! Thank you so much for all your help guys, this site has been my only hope, would be lost without it Jay x

Hey Russ :) Thanks again for your reply. its just that sometimes when i wake up i dont feel hungry for a couple of hours ! i have been kind of forcing myself to eat breakfast so i can take my apidra ! now i know i can wait a while until i am ready to eat then take apidra accordingly :) youve...

Hi Just got some great info from Russ last nite :) Was wondering if i am able to take my apidra according to what i eat, is it ok for me to take my breakfast at what ever time i want? as long as i take my insulin shortly after? and is this the case for every meal?? Thanks

Hi Russ, Thanks again for your reply :) really appreciate it. I will take on board everything you have said, have been on the site for the last few hours reading various posts, so i feel alot more informed than i was earlier today.. i feel more confident about adjusting my apidra now, and will...

Hi Russ Thanks very much for your reply :) you have cleared some things up for me aready. I always take 6 units of apidra after lunch no matter what i eat ! sometimes i dont eat carbs at lunch ! so that is why i hypo a couple of hours after lunch ! so am i right in saying, every 10 grams of...

Hi guys :) just want to start by saying "Great Site", my source for all info on diabetes. Posted before but im still confused :( I was diagnosed T1 at the start of the year, i am almost 29 female. Doctors originally thought i had gestational D as i was first diagnosed when 11 weeks pregnant. I...

thanks ebony & phoenix I have just ordered the carbs and cal book from amazon. it looks great, hopefully it will help me ! I will defo ask my diabetes nurse about DAFNE course, never heard of it til you mentioned it, thanks very much :) fingers crossed i get to grips with it all ! what a...

hi daisy :) Thank you very much for your reply, the info from sue & ken was very valuable. I think it is the carb counting that i struggle with. and meal ideas etc ! i live alone and find it hard to prepare a meal just for myself and end up taking the easy lazy route of throwing something in...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes approx. 4 months ago after initially being diagnosed with gestational diabetes (I sadly lost my baby at 20 weeks) due to complications. I was then diagnosed with type 2 and was on metformin. Now I am type 1 ! I am 29 years old, 5ft4" and weigh...