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I've used Novorapid (for more yeas than I can remember - MID and pump) and wanted an ultrafast for looping. Tried Fiasp (ran into resistance problems) then Lyumjev (worked well at first then resistance), then mixed Lyumjev and Fiasp (worked really well but not an approved route) - now back on...

Thread is now 8 years old - I'm guessing the Original Poster has solved the problem :)

Hi @rookayj - sorry you went through this - yes I've been there and you will recover (just takes a bit of time, and there is no definite time for recovery, its individual). Don't push too hard as you'll need the rest till you feel like you're ready - physical recovery takes awhile, memory...

Thinking the Novorapid will be mostly burnt out by 4am. Tresiba can be active for upto 42 hours (so each day might add to yesterdays injection for a few hours at least. Possible that the peak of the 2 insulin injections is at 4am and you get you drop. An easy one to try would be to move your...

So taking one issue at a time (nighttime drop) I'm thinking Novorapid has a 5 hour duration (9-10 if pumping) so there may well be residual in your system when you go to bed. What time do generally do your last bolus of Novorapid? About what time, how many carbs and how much Novorapid? When do...

Hi @Carpe Diem, The CGM will give the trend (even if the numbers are off - they are for all of us to some degree and some sensors worse or better than others). Ok so Wholemeal bread - probably 25g of carbs, and a digestive 9g - so you're hitting 34g of carbs there. Have a feeling you might...

Hi @Carpe Diem, Sounds like something definitely 'odd' is going on here. Do you have a graph from your CGM (preferably whole 24 hours, and a rough estimate of what you ate and bolused at what time)? Trying to work out what your basal, bolus is doing to cause the night-time lows) P.S...

If we can get a higher TIR (between 4 and 10mmol in the UK) - the UK health service aims for 70% or higher TIR as a target. The nearer we get to 100% TIR, the better, but thats not realistic with current Tech and medication without major work and impact to lifestyle (for most of us). as...

I cary Clif Bloks - lots of flavours and essentially gel with caffeine and carbs (for Athletes.....hmmmm....well I'm almost their target market...) Easy to carry about, don't go off when the packet is open for a long period (as you only need one) and absorbs quickly. Then anything for slower...

Option 2 - TIR increased is safer overall. Was never a fan of Hba1c as a gauge since CGMS have been about# The way its monitored is weighed to the last 7 days - and the assumption (by lots of us and medical professionals) is its even over the whole 2-4 weeks its supposed to monitor

:) All depends on your regimes: 1. If insulin is working as expected and you pre-bolus (assuming MDI) so you wait for it to move towards active peak (assuming Fast acting rather than ultrafast) it can be done at higher BGs (I tend to start thinking at 8.5 or above, otherwise don't worry - its...

Very true - its annoying when it doesn't work (as we become reliant on it) but its a million miles away from peeing in a tube to see if we're in range and boiling a 70's horror B movie glass syringe :)

You'll need to shave bits of your body you never-ever thought would need shaving (to get CGM and cannulas to stick) Orange juice actually tastes quite nice when its not a hypo treatment I will know a lot more about T1 than my GP Change is good - wish I'd moved onto pumping as soon as it was...

My guess would be this is cost reduction to the NHS - price per day is decreased, so modifications to prescription renewal time (15 days per sensor rather than 14) would save a lot of money across millions of people. Watch for your GP altering the times between re-order dates I guess

I found with the Omnipod Dash - the cannula wasn't long enough for my 'thick skin' - its 6mm deep and inserts at 45 degrees. Worked great for 1-2 days then I got insulin resistance - swapped to another pump with a 9mm cannula and no problems. Might be worth a thought, but might be unrelated...

L2+ is the same as the L2 (same equipment built in). They have extended the software to allow another day running time. I found my L2 was less accurate towards the end of the 14 days (as my body healed around it), 15 days (when overriding the timeout on the software with a MiaoMiao) didn't help...

My Target BG is 6 - so if I fasted for half a day (or a whole day...which MUCH is harder to do :-) ) I'd try and tweak my basal to hit that (more or less) only really worrying if it gets higher or lower than I felt comfortable with. If you confirm after a couple of days your pattern is the same...

Might be worth changing your approach - you don't need a cool box for insulin (guidance changed - and to be honest before that I always used a Frio as easier to live with). https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/insulin/rapid-acting-insulin/storing-and-travelling-with-rapid-acting-insulin/

Was meaning the difficult foods take a bit to learn how to deal with - I eat everything (though not a fan of Spam....or corned beef if I'm honest - and don't start my on Fray Bentos pies in a tin)... Otherwise - Normal eating, and have done that even when in injections (before pump etc) - DAFNE...

Might be missing the point here - Glucose fastest through the intestine into the blood stream as no digestion (fastest fix), but used quickly in the body so following crash if no-backup slow digesting carbs can happen. In a perfect world - no or few low BG events that need treatment - in...