Recent Content by Jeannie3

Thank you Helen What is a combo bolus?? Breakfast e.g. porridge is giving really high spike for hours and BG still 15 after 3 hours - may need to change breakfast to say Greek yoghurt and fruit - all other meals seem to be ok and not doing this - upped the basal but from mid afternoon then...

Thanks for your reply - I am waiting now 3 days before changing - it does take a while to get an idea of reaction! I will contact my diabetes nurse helpline re the 4am basal rise and what they suggest. Also think I may need to change my breakfast as it is spiking up really high after porridge...

Thanks for your advice Helen, much appreciated .... yes think changing things slowly at the lowest adjustment rate is best and then you can get an idea of the effects it makes and get an idea of how much you need to adjust and slowly get there ........ I had pasta for tea and ate just before 6...

Hi everyone I was lucky enough to have a Libra freestyle glucose sensor supplied about 16 days ago. It seems to have settled now and I am trying to scan every 15 minutes. My bolus has been changed and this has helped in my target range goal .... but am having problems now as it appears my...

Hi there Just unplug the pump when you're about to go in... attach the clip you get in your cannula packs - have shower - come out get dry - unclick the clip and plug back in !!!

Thats an added horror for you ...people dont realize how hard it is to control eh [emoji20]

Not had the chance ...still on wait list 4 libra ...hey ho

Insulin sensitive ??? What is that...poor u

Thanks for that ...see what u mean ...used it this morning as 9.5 BG was 6Bg at 12.00 noon so ok in morning ...think my probs are always lunch time ....will try 30 min basal increase slightly n note thinks ...thank you for your help [emoji3]

Can i ask what you increased basal by at lunchtime and was it only 30 min blast?

Thank you so much for your advice ..will ask Consultant in April [emoji106]

Insulin sensitivity interesting ...will ask at my review in December ta ... Also say this morning was 6.7 BG before drive to work ...had no food ...got 2 work and was 9.6???? Basal goes up from 6am ...6.7 BG at 7 am then 9.6 BG at 7.45...ate nothing ...you start to think how do you control...

Thank you ...not sure if im replying to you ...wanted to follow your advice but not sure how i can do this ...will have to try n find info[emoji3]

[emoji23] yep easily done ....hard to keep remembering everything