Recent Content by Silkroad77

I know the feeling. Sometimes the Diabetics team are so stuck in their ways they want to (I'd say force) you to stay on a regime that doesn't work for you. I've told my team that I'd like to change my insulin, but apparently, the specialists know far more about me and everything I do, what I...

Hello all. I'm wondering how to go about requesting a change of insulin when your Diabetes specialist refuses to do so, in the UK. I take Tresiba and Fiasp. I'm getting itching, swelling and rashes at my injection sites. I alternate injection sites all the time! Low and high blood sugar levels...

Thanks for your replies folks :) Reading what you've said has made me realise I've been pretty stupid about taking insulin when outside. I just seem to think that it's not possible to take insulin unless it's indoors:banghead: :rolleyes::wacky: I need to get rid of that 'can't take insulin out...

Hello all, I'm curious as to what people do when they're either on holiday or out and about with regards to food and taking insulin. For example if you're going to an outdoor event where food is served from food trucks etc when, where and how do you take your insulin? When out and you come...

I mean I've not really lost much weight (I DO need to lose weight, but it's not possible due to the flucuations of the insulin and none of the Diabetic specialist listening to me.) They only care about my lows, no matter what I tell them. They always ignore the number if times I've shown them...

Hello Antje77, The funny thing is that nothing has changed, in that I've not changed the kind of food I eat, and have not changed the amount of carbs I have. The only thing that's changed is I've lowered the amount of insulin (due to recommendation by Diabetic specialist). But it's still weird...

Hello all. So I'm on Tresiba and Fiasp, and basically it's confusing what's going on. I went to the Diabetic specialist for my 6 month review, he was still concerned over my lows (I was still getting around 4 per week). I reduced my Tresiba from 19 to 18 , and Fiasp from 8 to 7 for two...

Yes I do understand but it is not the carbs. Even when I do reduce the carbs and read up on the amount of carbs it's not that simple. I can never go lower than 7 units-for every single time I do (regardless of how many carbs, portion size, time etc) you can guarantee my bsl will easily go up to...

Hello Shellyc, I gained 3 stones after switching to basal/bolus, but the Diabetic team being completely brain washed by the 'count them carbs to that insulin' don't want to listen to anything else. I gained the 3 stones within 2-3 months-and I started to eat less carbs when I went on the...

What I mean to say is when you get your compression lows, do you eat something straight away, or wait to see what happens, and then do something about it? Or do you wait like me and watching it go up, take your insulin just before eating?

Oh and also another thing. I was told by my Diabetes team, that being on basal and bolus, gives me greater flexibility. I was told that if I don't have carbs for lunch, or don't have lunch, there's no need to worry, just simply don't take the Novorapid. If I don't have lunch, or have non carb...

I wasn't aware of this. I'm on the Libre sensor and so applying pressure on the sensor make sense, I hadn't thought of this. It must be the same with me, as in I must also get spikes when I am having a shower. So when this happens, when do you take your medication?

Thanks for the explanation EllieM. You're right in that it is playing Russian roulette but I thought I'd ask on here as I had no clue as to why this was happening. So do you think it'd be best to always eat something then? Probably a simple question but the whole process of what I've described...

Hello all, Before I go on, I am aware of the dangers, yet I decided to go ahead and do this anyway, yes it may seem irresponsible, however, I did this on a hunch, and not a single time has this failed me. So I take Toujeo and Novorapid. It started over 5 months ago, I was often getting low...

Hello JRT and thanks for your replies. The risk assessment carried out at work put me at high risk, but of course when I phoned my GP for a letter, they said it'd take 6-8 weeks to get one. The issue with where I work is that some of the service users stand right next to you, despite being...