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bad idea to match your carbs to the minimum amount!! Better to count your carbs, then match your insulin, you will find you are using less insulin that way, even if you choose not to low carb.....

Hi ya, insulin can totally hinder weight loss attempts, but obviously you have to be careful and not use too little in order to drop the pounds :? I'll PM you some top tips :D

how long have you and your sister been diabetic for? I was on insulatard when pregnant a long time ago, but moved to Levemir from Ultratard when they stopped making ultratard! It could be a case of what works for you both and if it ain't broke....??

eek, sounds horrid :cry: I think you are probably eating too much to correct your hypos which is understandable as they are scary and we have all over eaten at some time or another :? I wonder, do you adjust your insulin to what you are eating or take the same dose with all your food? top...

Hi Vicky, in what way do you feel worse when taking your insulin? if you could give some examples I'm sure you will get lots of advice on here :D

why isn't it practical for landscape gardening? I've got mine coming next week, I thought they were pretty robust?? panicking now :? :o :shock:

really? I'm confused then as I have a leaflet in front of me given to me on my DAFNE course which says it does, including the 18 hour tail off part? perhaps I am reading it wrong? from a personal, none technical note I used to suffer from morning highs, did the night time testing and was advised...

just increase by x1 at a time!! if you are low at lunch that could be your breakfast dose? you need DAFNE, without a doubt :D 8)

how strange to say you are strange?! that's the strangest advice ever! :lol: what about increasing your levemir up a notch? it peaks at around 8 hours so could help your morning highs although that could be because of what you are eating for dinner/before bed?

my gorgeous daughter just told me I was a 'great role model'! so I asked her why she thought that and she said because I inject myself and test myself all the time, never complain and just get on with it, even though I've had some scary hypo's in the past :D :D :D Never thought of it like...

nothing wrong with a spot of embarrassment if it gets a closed minded consultant to open his mind a touch! 8) I'm getting my pump in a week or so (yey!) and I've ben told it's life changing so I can't wait - keep at it, AJ deserves the best that's available if it will help with his BG control...

blimey Debbie, your consultant should be sacked! he doesn't have to agree with pumps or what they do but he should at the very least discuss it with you, give his advice and then refer you if he doesn't want to help you in your quest! grrrrrrrrrr :wink: PS - my Mum used to say that she wished...

ok, you are definitely having hypo's then and below 1 is far to low. I would speak to your Doc urgently about reducing your meds perhaps? I take insulin as I'm type 1 so I can't comment on the kind of tablets you take I'm afraid but a hypo is a hypo however it is induced :? did you feel hypo...

it has to be a spoof!! completely bonkers either way :roll:

Hi Pete, anything below 3 or 4 is a concern but below 1 is massively low, particularly if you are on meds! Do you feel any kind of hypo symptoms when you get those numbers? Sweating, shaking, hunger? Do you wash your hands before testing? there is no reason you should be getting different...

Hi James, My parents moved to the US when I was 15. so had been diabetic for approx 3 years at the time. My Mum spoke to our GP in the UK and he advised us that as they (my folks) were keeping their house in the UK and would be working on Green Cards that we could still get my presciptions over...

heavens above, I do hope Diet coke doesn't affect my BG levels, I drink it by the case load! :lol: I love it, it's my one (major!) vice and I buy cases of the caffeine free variety from Costco :lol: Could be worse, I could be addicted to chocolate cake or cigarettes or anything else beginning...

too true! I was 12 and have no memory of any torment, I just wanted to get on with it! well, I didn't want to per se but I was acutely aware I had no choice :D But then I am very glass half full in my approach to most things so that probably helped....and also, 20+ years ago, the early days...

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but we are diabetic? Non diabetics have the luxury of a working pancreas don't they?