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When are you taking basal? Just before going to bed? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

One would think this would be easy, but these insulin cartridges don't work as normal syringes. The needle that you insert seems to be a bit longer that needed and it's really difficult to get the air out. Does anyone have a useful tip for this?

Hello Sarah, I had a similar problem. Every time I got to bed in the evening my BG would fall 1-3mmol/l. I found this great in the beginning since it allowed me to sback just before sleep or to go to sleep with high sugar and have it decreased "automatically". But there were some issues. At...

Hello! I was wondering how do people deal with DT1 in countries with hot climate (Middle East, India, ...) since you're not supposed to expose the insulin to temperatures higher than 25 degrees celsius. Do they have to keep insulin in the fridge or do they have another strategy? Thanks!