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As a user of jelly babies for a couple of years now to treat hypos, I can safely say they are the best hypo treatment I have consistently tried (although 'ready to roll' icing is pretty darn good too - and I'm not joking!). That said, there is a fairly large variance in the proportion of sugar...

Thanks for the advice jimmyt, and you found that you only required an increase in your rapid acting insulin then? I would have thought, if anything, I'd need an increase in my long acting, hence why I was worried, plus with my new job starting in a few days I don't want to be all over the place...

Thanks for the link Ken, I had a look but I couldn't see anything about adjusting insulin doses though. As for an update, I have eaten breakfast as usual, with one extra unit of insulin as my glucose level was 9.8mmol/l. I have just tested it (2 hours later) and it's now 14.6mmol/l/!! I'm...

Hey, A few years ago I changed from Lantus to Levemir, but can't exactly recall how much of a change I had to make, but I know it can be difficult at first. How many units of Novorapid would you say you are taking roughly every day?

How quickly your glucose levels rise is essentially down to the glycaemic index (GI), or the rate at which the body breaks down and digests the carbs you eat. Basically the higher the GI of the food, the faster your body absorbs the carbs in that food. A ripe banana will have a higher GI than an...

Hi there, I need to start this by saying until a week ago I was having 2 main meals a day, then I started to add lunch as well, which I felt I needed because I have started running again, 3 times a week. I haven't yet adjusted my long acting (basal) insulin dose of Levemir to allow for this...

High sugars (above 8mmol/l) are usually indicative of diabetes. It's good that you are going to see the doctor right away; hopefully they can see what the problem is and help! A good diet is a balanced diet, one that doesn't include too much refined sugar and has at least 5 portions of fruit...

Hehe I remember the Total 1% yoghurt phase I had last year! It tasted great and seemed ridiculously 'not bad' nutritionally, but after about a month of over eating the stuff I couldn't stand it anymore :( **** my overeating complex for interesting new foods!

One symptom of untreated diabetes is blurry vision. About 6 months before I was finally diagnosed with type 1, I was prescribed glasses as I had become short sighted. When I was diagnosed, soon after my eyesight became 20/20 again. So leave the glasses off if it easier to see without them...

You're very welcome! Well all type 1 diabetics have to take insulin shots; you might not know but the essential difference between type 1 and type 2 is that type 2's produce some insulin, but may not always be producing enough, whereas type 1's essentially produce no insulin. Some type 2's...

Well you may be losing fat but putting on muscle, and of course muscle weighs more than fat! I always think looking at scales often does you no good; if people say you are looking slimmer, then that's great! Do you necessarily agree with them though? For most people, calculating your body mass...

Have a look at this previous post: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5649 Hope that helps :) When dealing with hypos though the best treatments are Lucozade or Dextrose tablets, which you can buy in most chemists. They are made from almost pure sugar, and remember to have some starch about 10 minutes after...

Oh and insulin essentially is the hormone that the body uses to turn the sugars your body produces (from the food you eat) into energy for your cells. If your sugar levels are high, it means you aren't producing enough insulin.

Well I'm assuming you have type 2 diabetes then? Well high sugar levels and high ketones are not a good combination, and if I were you I'd go and see your doctor asap as you might need to change your medication/start taking insulin. The most important thing is to have blood sugar levels...

Did you have alot of muller lites? I remember once binging on sugar free cola bottle sweets (hey, it was sugar free, the temptation was obvious!) and for several hours I felt terrible! I guess for both of us it might have been the sudden intake of sweeteners!