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Think like a pancreas is a brilliant book. It helped me to fine tune my control so much. I still refer back to it when I'm struggling. Hope you enjoy it

we have wondered if it's a combination of the weight loss, increased exercise and stress. I've been checked out by an endocrinologist who says I'm all normal and the gynaecologist said the same thing, if anything apparently my oestrogen levels are on the slightly lower end. I'm wondering if...

Bit of background first: I’m on an insulin pump, have been for 4 years, I handle it reasonably well, I carb count and have improved considerably from when I was on MDI injections. The last 12 months having read numerous books including the amazing Gary Scheiner ‘Think Like A Pancreas’...

I reckon I test about 8-10 times a day (also on a pump) this includes the standard meals so Breakfast, lunch, tea and then bedtime. The other tests are either if it's before exercise or driving. My GP seem ok giving me strips so I can usually get 250 for the month which is lucky. I try not to...

I'm curious - how accurate are these? Do they match up closely with a meter reading?

I find it quite interesting in a way as to how my body changes etc under different circumstances. This afternoon I've just put a temporary basal on as I was steadily going up and now I've evened out to 8mmol/l for the last 2 hours. Can't complain. The test will be whether I drop loads later this...

I love breakfast! through the week I have a little bowl of gluten free porridge and at weekends I'll treat myself to either an egg with toast or the full works, Eggs, bacon and beans - I'm watering at the mouth just thinking about it :lol:

I can absolutely relate to this. I started over testing not long ago. I became fixated with 2 hourly testing post meal, Started chasing sugars when they were high and stressing out loads as to why sugars were a little higher one day compared to the next. In the end my mum and partner ended up...

Oh definitely, I get so frustrated at times, just when I get it right something is thrown in to the mix and I have to start again. Like this morning, I've spend the whole morning at 12 for no reason at all (nothing has changed lol) only just come down to 4.0 now so eating my lunch. Hope you get...

Hi. Yes this can happen. I have a few different rates going on my pump. I'm able to set different patterns for different situations. For example when I'm on days where I go the gym and exercise I put pattern A on which is a slightly less basal rates for the day to avoid hypo's. Pattern B...

Wow ElyDave, that's very impressive. Well done :) Hope you can sort the low sugars out, could you squeeze an extra gel in somewhere? What's the ultramarathon called, my other half is interested as he goes for the hellrunner types etc and is looking to do a marathon later in the year so maybe...

Oh no, hope your ok? I've gone the opposite way today, literally can't keep above 5, have a massive headache from the permanent state of hypo! It's no wonder I'm losing my marbles!!

70 miles!!! Yikes! Please tell me that's on a bike? I can barely push past 3 miles at the moment haha

Yes when you first start doing it, expect the first few days even up to a week to be a lot of trial and error. I'm either at the gym or running everyday so I've built up a decent sensitivity to insulin but then If I miss a few days I have to change back to my old ratio's basals as my body isn't...

haha I know exactly what you mean. I follow pretty much the same routine day in day out and yet I make a tiny adjustment or just for no reason at all my body just goes mad and decides no! It's not happening! Hope your sugars have stayed ok so far this afternoon? You could be right as if your...

Hi, when I'm in full exercise mode for a few days I literally run my basals at half the usual amount as you know the energy is burning for hours afterwards. If your still hypo for lunch then I would skip your bolus entirely or maybe do a half bolus. I always go hypo in the afternoons...

Hi everyone, OMG had the most amazing weekend ever, managed to get on all the rides despite some pretty hefty queues. At one point they we're reaching 3 hours for the new ride and up to an hour for the rest. Thankfully my bs levels stayed between 4 -5.9 for the whole time during the day and...

Hi all, Well I'm off for our joint Stag and Hen weekend in about 20 minutes. I'm so excited!! And it's my birthday to (well timed)!! So the car is ready to go, I've got lucozade, fruit snacks and some back up biscuits, spare insulin and needles. Just having a good breakfast now to see me...

I had my gynae appointment last night, I don't think she know's what to do with me. She said she wasn't too worried about the fact I wasn't having periods as all my tests have come back normal. She thinks I'm a little too active gym wise and I have dropped weight so we're thinking it could be...

Hi, I wasn't given a choice when I first got my pump but they put me on the Medtronic Veo Paradigm. I've been on it for 4 years now and just had my funding re-newed so I now have a pink pump lol (same model with slight upgrades). I personally love medtronic. I can work the pump really easy...