Recent Content by QuirkyBit86

Yeah. Have had this before and was advised on carb counting course that fattier foods will take longer to have an effect on blood sugar. I think their advice was to inject 20-30 mins after eating, or split the dosage up over the course of an hr. Others will probably be able to provide more...

Glad you got it sorted. Did the heat of the last few days get to the insulin? I keep my insulin pen in my jeans pocket quite regular when I'm out, but once found that after a hot day out it stopped working. Once I changed the cartridge it was fine. I think most medical professionals realise...

I would hate to have a GP like that. I see both the specialist diabetes centre at my local hospital and my GP insists on seeing me also. Bit annoying to have to explain and go through things twice but found its a benefit to have 2 perspectives. You deserve better care. Its wrong that there is...

You definitely are not the only one who has felt like this. I know its hard but 26 years of having T1 has taught me to take it one day at a time. You have bad days, you have good days, what helps is accepting the good and bad. Worrying about things usually only makes thinks worse with blood...

Done. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Interesting. I've always been quite thin but as I was diagnosed when I was 2 its hard to know if its because of diabetes. I've found that doing a little exercise has, oddly, helped put some weight on. I have put 1.5 stone on in the last year because of it. Apparently muscle is more dense than...

Those are not high doses. I'll also sip some Lucozade if I know I'm going to do something to lower my blood sugar, not just exercise. Probably not as good as lowering insulin as it'll only giving a short boost to blood sugar levels. I have done this and found I had a hypo a couple of hrs later...

Like others have said, ask him what's up. If this doesn't resolve the issue then at least you tried to sort it out. You find out who your real friends are when your going through a tough time. Life's to short to waste time with people who make you feel bad. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I have always taken mine at 10 PM also. Splitting the dose was mentioned when I was having issues with control, but carb counting course and fine tuning meal ratios sorted it without changing Levemir time. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I'm trying to give up alcohol now. Christmas / New Year has highlighted how much it messes with my BS levels and depression. I tried a few nights sober and still had a good time, and didn't have the stress of having to deal with spiking bloodsugars after...and no hangover.