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  1. scotteric
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    Forgetting if I took insulin?

    Your Levemir is your basal, so you take your dose no matter what. The only caveat is if you are eating less generally your basal needs can go...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 29, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  2. scotteric
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    Really really stupid question

    It isn't really stacking if you are taking insulin for more carbs that you are eating, since you need additional insulin to cover additional...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 17, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  3. scotteric
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    Multiple Daily Injections and Corrections and/or snacks

    You should approach MDI exactly how a pump user would approach diabetes. There's really no difference between a pump and MDI, other than the...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 16, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  4. scotteric
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    my HbA1c

    Do you have a CGM or Libre? The first step is to understand when your BG is rising, what is causing it to rise and how long it is staying high...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 16, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  5. scotteric
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    Have you ever forgotten injecting your insulin?

    I think people are smarter than the medical establishment thinks, and while CGMs can sometimes malfunction, these situations are rare and a newly...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 9, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  6. scotteric
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    Have you ever forgotten injecting your insulin?

    There's way more danger in telling people to test a few times a day and to make decisions based on numbers that could be wildly changing. Plus the...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 8, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  7. scotteric
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    Have you ever forgotten injecting your insulin?

    I'm not against using meters as well, but the amount of data generated from a CGM/Libre and the ability to respond dynamically to changing blood...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 8, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  8. scotteric
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    Does anybody else inject in the morning without food?

    Yes, I find physical activity will raise BG rather than lower it in the morning. I used to run and would take a unit or two before starting.
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 8, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  9. scotteric
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    Haven’t ate nothing all morning yet my sugar level is 15.5??

    Absolutely agree with @Juicyj. Stress can cause massive rises in BG. I have to do a lot of public speaking for my job and the minute I stand up...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 8, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  10. scotteric
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    Does anybody else inject in the morning without food?

    I don't find this to be true. I find the rise happens no matter what and must be countered with insulin. If I wake up and don't eat right away I...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 8, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  11. scotteric
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    Have you ever forgotten injecting your insulin?

    No problem, you should do what your doctor says, but I just don't understand this philosophy some doctors have. When I was diagnosed I had a...
    Post by: scotteric, Jan 8, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  12. scotteric
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    Corrections

    Mornings are a whole other issue. The dawn phenomenon can start at 3-4am and accelerate as you get out of bed and start moving around. The higher...
    Post by: scotteric, Dec 30, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  13. scotteric
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    Question for Tresiba users

    Everyone is different. Personally I hate Tresiba because there is no way to adjust it on a daily basis for differing basal needs, and I find that...
    Post by: scotteric, Dec 27, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  14. scotteric
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    Corrections

    What did you eat? If you ate something with high fat and/or protein content in the hours before correcting, it could be that the meal is digesting...
    Post by: scotteric, Dec 27, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  15. scotteric
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    Insulin no longer working as effectively

    Have you tried another insulin? Sometimes the immune system can stop a certain insulin from working properly, but another one might work fine....
    Post by: scotteric, Nov 8, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  16. scotteric
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    NR working too fast?

    That's likely exactly what's happening. You can compensate by taking more NovoRapid 2-3 hours after eating (or whenever you find helps), using...
    Post by: scotteric, Nov 8, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  17. scotteric
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    NR working too fast?

    Disagree, the protein in eggs, fish, meat, etc. will absolutely raise blood sugar (the body converts it to glucose through gluconeogenesis) and...
    Post by: scotteric, Nov 8, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  18. scotteric
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    NR working too fast?

    There could be a million reasons, but it could be that you are mistiming the insulin. Many meals, even meals you wouldn't think will digest...
    Post by: scotteric, Nov 6, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  19. scotteric
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    humalog vs novorapid

    NovoRapid and Humalog have similar profiles, and while both are faster than Regular insulin, neither is anything close to instant. You could try...
    Post by: scotteric, Nov 5, 2019 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Bolus insulin for low carb diet

    Actrapid is the European brand name for Novo Nordisk R (Regular human) insulin. It is equivalent to Humulin R, so it is the same as what Bernstein...
    Post by: scotteric, Oct 23, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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