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Yes i'd say so

Do you mean when you are treating a Hypo ? You need to apply your normal rules for when you inject. A can of coke will have a lot of carbs so probably. Try to avoid them though if poss

Ruder 1 - On average I take about 25units total insulin (Fast & slow) per day to cover what I normally eat. Dividing this into 100 estimates that each unit reduces 4mmol which normally it does. My fast acting Humulin takes about 1.5-2 hours to do its job. So after 2 hours if I have a reading of...

Thanks Mo1905, agree totally with what you say. After a year or so on insulin I can now control my BS really well as long as there are no aggravating factors. High and Low intensity &activity activity are obviously good things to be doing as a diabetic but they really mess with my levels. I...

Can anybody give a simple explanation of why my BS levels are always high after Aerobic exercise (e.g football/ tennis) ? Usually 14-15mmol. To me it suggests that my liver is pumping out glucose into the bloodstream during the sport to help muscles with energy, but if there is not enough...

Yes, washed out and banging headache is pretty standard.

Re: Have you ever had mental health issues related to diabet Yes, I miss the person I used to be. My inner torment is that Diabetes should be just a case of working out the numbers and sticking the needle in, but it isn't. It's like having to learn to become a new person, leaving the old one...

Ok, so you've had a mild or medium hypo and treated it. How do you feel and for how long ? I used to cope with them quite well but these days I get an awful headache and feel awful for quite a while afterwards. Even when the headache goes, my eyesight is fuzzy and I feel very fragile and tired...

Sorry to sound off like this but please be careful giving any specific medical advice . Ben didn't say what type of Insulin he will be taking . .. thats good advice :)

Low A feeling of Hollow legs, nausea, sweaty and a mild overall feeling of an electric shock. I go all quiet, mentally slow and get easily irritated. It's annoying that the mentally slow part means it takes a while to realise i'm actually having a hypo. If I have a hypo when asleep it takes...

Neil, My story and numbers are fairly similar to your own. I was also worried about Insulin. Before switching I got assurances that I could switch back if I didn't like it. Since making the switch I have been a lot happier and my BG is better, much better than when taking loads of Metformin...

+1 for that More difficult to judge is the "Agenda" of the person you are taking that advice from. GP's and DN's have policies, directives, targets, budgets which they are forced to consider in the round, even if this means as an individual you don't get the best possible care. As a taxpayer I...

For me (I weigh 68kg) and eat about 150g carbs a day 16u Humulin I (Basal) at bedtime 14 -18u of Humalog (Bolus) split between 3-4 meals over the course of the day :thumbup: Interesting topic. I'm always badgering my HCP's to tell me where i am "in the scheme" of things. In other words how...

You will be fine :thumbup: I was also worried about quite a lot of things before switching. I now wish i'd switched earlier !

I used to get false hypos at 6. Now my day-to-day levels are much lower and my body has adjusted. I only get hypos at around 4 which is a proper hypo. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/Diabetes-and-Hypoglycaemia.html It took quite a long time for the adjustment and thought it wasn't going to happen for...