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Hi Fergus My nurse was talking about getting me a half unit pen...but that was a few months ago and nothing has materialised. Am back at the consultant beginning of April and will mention it again as it would be SO helpful. Claire

Hi Lady J Sorry to hear you're still feeling rubbish:( My partner is off work and been ill for a good couple of weeks with that cold. Try not to worry about your HbA1c...you're doing your best and you will be back to your normal good control once the cold's over. I have to say, though...

Day 15... Made the right decision to reduce my levemir to 3 units after early evening exercise...yesterday bedtime <b>BS 7.6</b>, this morning <b>BS 3.7 </b> - imagine what that would have been if I had had 4 units levemir[:0]. Ate a sugar tablet and half an orange that was in the fridge...

Hi LadyJ Thanks for the encouragement. Yes, I agree I am still a bit low. Am aiming to get a day where I DON'T have a hypo! Maybe today will be that day, it's looking good so far... I'd never really thought that I was having that many hypos before. Writing all my stuff down and REALLY...

When I first went to see the diabetes nurse, before I was on insulin, and she tested my BS after eating porridge and some fruit I was 28! But I am type 1 not type 2 and that makes a big difference! Claire

Hi Dennis, Many thanks for your lovely post. I am really getting a lot of encouragement from the kind comments other members are posting.:) Wow, you read my entries every day? :oops: I thought that probably not many people were reading the thread because not many people are posting, but...

Observations from week two... 1) my clothes are fitting better - not sure that this is "weight" loss as such as I have noticed that I am far less bloated than I used to be. Also no more puffy face in the mornings :D 2) My skin is a much better colour. The only times since starting raw...

Day 14... Much better am reading today :D <b>BS 4.4</b> Decided I would cycle to school today (10 miles each way) now that I have had my bike a couple of weeks and am getting more used to cycling on the roads. So...set off at 6:20am as I had no idea how long it would take and wanted to be...

Lady J Hope you feel better soon! Lots of people have that horrible cold. Claire

Hi Rick Actually I haven't been diabetic for that long - diagnosed in August - so I'm probably still in honeymoon. Also it depends what I eat - if I have quite a low carb day then I hardly need anything, but if I have lots of fruit then obviously I need more :) I'm doing a blog on the...

Hi Rick I do quite a bit of exercise (although not as much as you!) and I quite often find that I don't need any insulin. Some days I might only have 2/3 units Novorapid total and then my 4 units Levemir. Claire

Day 13... Yesterday bedtime <b>BS 8.1</b> 2am this morning <b>BS 3.1</b> [:(!] 6am this morning <b>BS 4.2</b> Woke up quite grouchy this morning after having a nice night time hypo. Not sure whether that was the increase back up to 4 units levemir or the long walk in the early evening...

Hi LadyJ Nice to hear from you again! How are things going with you? Thank you for your encouraging comments, helps a lot with motivation :D You are right, I am having too many hypos. I'm really not aiming to, I just seem to get the NR wrong by a unit quite often. That ratio of 1:1...

Day 12... Have to tell you first that I have just this minute found out something really interesting...typed in my day's food into fitday.com, and my partner's as he is also keen to see what nutrition he is getting, and our average carbs/fat/protein % for the days we have entered so far were...

Day 11... Didn't get to my pamper event for my detox treatment as something else came up :evil: Will go next month... Yesterday bedtime <b>BS 7.2</b> This morning <b>BS 5.3</b> Tried out OIL PULLING before breakfast! (http://www.oilpulling.com) This is a technique which is supposed...

Day 10... Yesterday bedtime <b>BS 6.2</b> This morning <b>BS 5.1</b> A bit higher than I would have liked...I like it when I am in the fours when I wake up. I have to say I am really noticing the difference in my BS now I have reduced the Levemir from 4 units to 3. Everything seems...

Thank you for bringing this up. You're right, not a lot is said about neuropathy, but it is SCARY. Certainly makes me determined to keep my BS low. Sorry to hear how much some of you are suffering, and at such a young age, too [:0]. I hope things get better for you. will take a look at...

I think I could cope with that kind of boredom lol :D Claire

Have only just seen this thread. How interesting... My last HbA1c was 6.8%, although I hadn't been diagnosed long and was still on the Novomix 30 which left my BS sky high after meals. As those of you who have read my "blog" on this food forum will know, I am still experimenting with diet...

Hi Fergusc I liked your story about the chocolate! Congratulations on killing the chocolate demon :twisted: I would so love to get off the sugar/starch addiction. Like you say, it is such a good thing for your health. I am at the stage where I can think of far more disadvantages than...