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Hello @Antje77 , Yes I have been on fixed doses of Fiasp and Tresiba, for the past 6 months, and have brought down my BG from numbers in the high 20's down to regular, 5's and 6's. My bad A1c was 103, but my last A1c was 32. Thanks to Kenny and Jo, I knocked carbs off the menu, and now eat a...

So this diabetes thing is not so easy to understand. I can see that I will have to rethink it through. Two mornings with hypo's after breakfast, and having to skip insulin at lunch time due to a hypo feel. Just ot be sure I bought a couple of mars bars, and some marzipan, and sweets just in...

So I did not know this but there is a nasal inhaler, glucagon nasal spray that can be used when a person has a HYPO and cannot take something sweet due to sickness. There is also an injection of the same stuff, I spoke with my doctor and I will get the nasal inhaler from the chemist. Also it was...

Hello @Antje77 That sounds like a bit of good advice. Got it, Thanks Royjk

Hello @Resurgam So I keep well hydrated about 3 ltrs a day, very carefull on that, and over the past 3 days have ensured that liquid levels are being made up, but I was severely dehydrated for all day on Friday, after the event. Royjk

Hello @Zhnyaka Ok so I am on Tresiba, with a 48 hour active time. I think of it as reducing my night BG level so that I get a good start for each morning, So I did not take it as I did not want to lower BG any further. That was before all my trouble started. Royjk

Hello @Introverted_And_Proud So we are talking about tomatoes, radishes, gerkins, 2 boiled eggs and ham, non of which have high GI, so I cannot understand why they should not go through within a short time frame. I dont think that I have anything like IBS or a restricted bowl, it would be too...

Hello @Zhnyaka So after the 250 ml fruit gel drink failed to make a difference, after an hour I tried some liquorice comforts, but they triggered a violent vomiting event that continued over 4 hours, in all I lost about 3.5kg of weight in just a few hours. (good for dieting). However I had not...

Hello @saucequery So I was unable to take anything by mouth as for some unknown reason nothing would stay down, and I found myself in a position where it was difficault to move from the sink. So I still do not know the cause of the hypo and could not treat it. When I felt well enough to move it...

So, I have a question about type 2 diabetes. The other day I felt a hypo coming on, so I tested and found 3.8mmol/l, so I had a small sweet drink, and tested an hour later, when the test had gone to 3.9mmol/l. So happy with that I went to bed, but still did not feel very well. After an hour or...

Hello @MuttNJeff , this problem with the pen falling apart, I had it happen a couple of times. It was because I screwed the needle in too tight. So when I changed the needle it opened the pen, so when I got the pen for the next injection it was now in two pieces. So once aware of the problem I...

Hello @Taighnamona, Thanks for your reply. One of the suggestions from my AI was to divide fast acting insulin into two doses, with doctors approval. It was suggested that this would control the dosing closer, but of course that could need the CGM or more finger blood tests. Maybe that comes at...

Hello @Jaylee, @searley, I think I can see the answer now. Long before I had diabetes, sometimes I would feel a bit wobbly like a hypo, and my solution was to drink a can of cola, and have a couple of mars bars, then rest a while. Maybe I still think the solution to hypo's are the same as it...

Hmm, Hello @Jaylee, OK so I do fiasp 15 min before eating, and Tresiba at 10 in the evening. I have a problem with carb counting, as I am on a very low carb diet, and a small steroid. Counting gives me a very low Insulin dose, which leaves my BG still high. So instead of counting, I have a fixed...

Hello @Jaylee, So what I have for Hypo's is a small box of sweets, that I take when I get wobbly. Then I re-test after 15 min.

Hello @Jaylee, Yes, I do Fiasp, and Tresiba, with a Jardiance tablet.

So I was put on insulin before Christmas because my A1c was at 103. I found out about this forum at just about the same time. Here It was suggested that one answer to control of diabetes T2 was to go on a low carb diet. The thinking was no sugar going in will mean low BG levels and a reduced...

Hello @NKIqbal1994, Yes it could be the prednisone, and if it is perhaps I would need to increase my insulin units, as it may be more important to have BG at a lower level. I will consider asking the doctor about changing from the steroid, but some of the alternatives are plasmapheresis, and...

Hello @EllieM, Well that is a lot to unwrap. Yes, and it is quite interesting and informative. I know that steroids affect diabetes, in that my neurologist originally sent me to the diabetic clinic four years ago because of the high doses steroids. But then I only did the metformin tablets, and...

Hello @MrsA2, Well I do have some other meds, some things like blood thinners, iron and calcium, something for cholesterol. Main medication is prednisone and mestinon, which I have been doing for the past 4 years. But these are only small tablets, they are more to do with immune system than...