Recent Content by Shaggy_Dog_1

I'm really lucky it seems, I have a fantastic local DSN who is up on all the latest ideas, and a very good diabetes team at my local hospital (in Dorchester). The attitudes that I'm hearing on this thread take me back to when I was diagnosed, and the following 20 years or so, when medical teams...

To all those that do not change their needles after every injection (and yes, I didn't, as a type 1 since 1967). Before moving onto a pump a few weeks ago, I changed my needles after every pen injection (5 a day, like you). The advantage is twofold. Firstly, when you use a needle the end...

I've never had a problem with reading accuracy in the first 24 hours, and it's been a while since I knocked one off my arm (normally it's walking too close to door frames, and pulling shirts off that get mine). However, Abbott are very good at replacing sensors that have come unstuck. I found...

I would suggest that as being a bridesmaid is likely to be fairly stressful, you will be eating unusual food (or cake!) at unusual times, that the libre would be an ideal tool to use, as I think if I was in your situation (unlikely, I'm a man, but I can dream!) I would hate to be without mine as...

Hi both, thanks for answering. I tend to bolus between 15 minutes and 2 minutes before eating, much the same as I did when injecting, but then I did not have such a spike. My levels before eating are, of course, variable, but tend to be in the 4 -7 mmol/l range. As an example of what I'm...

Ok, I'm relatively new to pump therapy, but I believe I've got my basic basal rate sorted. The problem that I have is this: whenever I eat, I bolus the correct dose of insulin, or at least what I believe to be the correct dose, and within an hour my BG readings are heading towards 20 mmol/l...

In my opinion the concept that you can count carbs and eat what you like, as long as you inject, is true (although you may swing about a bit before your glucose levels are back in the right place). However, like all people, some things are better to eat and drink than others. Personally (type...