Recent Content by Siwan

I'm not on the pill at the moment but my blood glucose and insulin is affected by my hormones. My blood sugars and insulin requirements will drop like a stone at the beginning of my cycle (i.e. the day my period starts) then gradually rises toward the end of my cycle. My basal insulin goes from...

I don't store the pen I'm currently use in the fridge. My understanding was that my 'spares' should be kept in the fridge but the one I'm actually using can be kept out of the fridge for 28 days (as another poster also said) so it shouldn't be a problem.

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but I always though that smoothies (as well as juices) were something to avoid. What I understood is that smoothies are fruit (or veg) completely broken down into a liquid which means that the sugars or carbs in them can be absorbed very quickly...