Recent Content by OscarC

Thank you. I’m going to discuss with my diabetologist and see if I can try a different cannula.

Thank you. I will give your suggestions a try and see.

I‘vehad my t Slim device for several months now and things seemed to be going ok. Lately though, I seem to be having a lot of leaking around my cannula which is very frustrating. Initially, I thought it might be a bad batch but had them changed. Still getting leaks! Seems to be after larger...

Hi, I can empathise very much with your concerns only having been diagnosed myself a few months before you. Please understand that it takes many YEARS of poor control before you are likely to start to get any of the complications that you are afraid of. I agree with most here that you would...

Found this thread very interesting. About to venture out to the pub myself this evening - first time trying a beer since my diagnosis about 3 months ago. I spike like crazy after just one slice of bread so...............

Hi, I’m very new to this having been diagnosed less than a couple of months ago. It’s sounds like you were doing great but you mention that you are under a lot of stress lately. Do you not think that that could be a significant factor contributing to your control? I know it’s much easier said...

So I’m still trying to experiment with trying to return to a more normal diet (for me!) and seeing if I can still maintain good control. I ate a pretty large meal late in the evening that was quite protein (meat) heavy. I split my short acting insulin into two doses (it was a fairly large dose...

@becca59 and @Antje77 Once again, thank you for your support, advice and insight. The last 24 hours has been interesting. Last night I tried a takeaway but overestimated the amount of carbs so found my sugars dropping and having to drink some Cola to make up (which I thoroughly enjoyed by...

Yes. My basal insulin seems to be pretty steady - my Specialist nurse seems to have got it spot on when she set my level after switching me from the mixed insulin initially used to treat what was initially thought to be Type 2 diabetes. I’m using various apps to help me carb count and plan. At...

Hi Jaylee, Thanks for your message. I agree that the Libre is a great tool - think I’m lucky that my diabetes team prescribed one for me so early on. It has caused me a little anxiety as I find myself checking it all the time but then again, the warning of possible hypo has been great and I’ve...

The people at work are great - I'm sure that they will make necessary adjustments. It's just that my work can be quite variable and at times unpredictable so it won't be as easy as it is currently to keep an eye on blood sugar levels/insulin/"fixed" meal times etc.

Hi Antje77, Thank you for you reply and for putting things into perspective for me! The peaks were just after main meals today (which I would expect) with a fairly quick rise and drop over a couple of hours to low teens - I was alarmed as this happened yesterday but my peaks stayed at around 9...

Hi Everybody, I actually signed up a few weeks ago and have been dipping in to visit the forums to see what I can learn - I have been very impressed how supportive people are on this forum as from my experience of other forums (not just ones related to diabetes) it can get quite heated from...