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I just made rosemary black pepper roasted potatoes wedges Saturday, pure delight!!!! But now you have me craving boiled potatoes with parsley and salt, another favorite of mine!!! And I still have some potatoes, so easy!!!!

It's funny how we can forget something so important to us!!! A couple weeks ago I went through a phase of forgetting to take any insulin before I ate. Something I have to do everyday, every time I eat and suddenly I was forgetting. Maybe I was more stressed or something because I am back to...

@Tony337 So true about that!!! I would not eat at a 12 either! Well, if I was really really hungry, maybe a few nuts. But yea, it has changed how we deal with a lot of things. Can't just grab that sandwich to eat when we are hungry or we pay a price for it.

Currently I use 8 units of Lantus, split for 5 units in the morning and 3 units at night. But also in my Omnipod I have 17.10 programmed. (It's actually 8.55 programmed as I use Humalog 200 in it) I do pump and MDI both. I have been having a lot of site failures in my pods and wanted to make...

That's really nice @Tony337 . That's the small town camaraderie that used to and maybe still does exist in small towns!

Good to hear from you @urbanracer ! I think I would have just toted a 30 day supply around with me? And a back up with the in laws in case something went wrong???

I got highly stressed over something I shouldn't have, and my BG went nuts. My Bg level goes up if I take a hot shower and I thought it was going up because of that. But when I hadn't eaten and it still was going up I realized I had a pod/site failure and switched it out. So already too high...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Have you ever checked what your blood sugar level is when you wake up at night? If your basal rate is too strong it can be dropping in the middle of the night causing you to be hungry. I used to have that happen with my Lantus, that's why when I started it again I split the dose so I take a...

Lol, I have a cupboard everything goes into. I can't remember what all the lancets go to either! But the ones never hunted for are in a plastic container just in case I find out at some point. I love Tony's idea of a tray in the refrigerator, but my method works, newest stack on the right...

Bah Humbug = disgust or disbelief, but it can also mean sham,deceitful, trickery, which I didn't have a clue about! Then I saw it could be a striped hard candy!!!!! Which turns out that's a UK and few other countries name for striped candy!!! In the US we just call it striped peppermint candy...

The NPH I know of here still have to be rolled to gently mix. They just aren't as bad as the previous generation ones. It's interesting to note that the new insulins like Lantus, Humalog, Novalog should not be mixed/rolled/shaken as any kind of shaking can degrade them faster. And Humalog...

What are the Action Times for Common Insulins? Per Diabetesnet.com Insulin TypeStarts (Onset)PeaksEnds (Duration)Low Most Likely AtPrimary Use Humalog, Novolog, Apidra, Fiasp, Admelog, Lyumjev10–20 min1.5–2.5 h4.5–6 h2–5 hMeals & high blood sugar corrections Regular30–45 min2–3.5 h5–7 h3–7...

DP is usually one thing that a pump is highly recommended for! There's just no good way to control it otherwise except waking up and injecting a dose. At least they recognize that's not the best option!

@becca59 I am a night owl but I have the same issue. My lightest settings in my pump settings are after 4pm and the lowest after 11pm. Then at around 3 a slight boost and at 4 a bigger boost and even bigger boost at 5 am for only an hour. But I will all of a sudden randomly for anywhere from...