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@becca59 would you not take a small correction dose for that say 50% of the usual correction dose or just leave it to naturally drop?

Around 9.1 so FAR!!!! but that was 30 mins after eating.

Currently on NovoRapid and yes I have Libre

Hi all, Just a quick question as I’m so new to MDI how would you bolus for these two scenarios if say BGL were around the 5 mark? A) 10g Carbs 20g Fats 60g Protein B) 10g Carbs 50g Fats 60g Protein Cheers in advance all.

So just returned from holiday and whist there 2 of my insulin pens started getting orangey floaty bits in them, see attached pic. Obviously as soon as I saw this I swapped to a fresh pen. Anyway, does anyone know what this is? BTW pens were stored in either a FRIO pouch or a the fridge and...

Hi guys, Whilst having a clear oout the other day we found some boxes of unused test strips for an old meter I now longer have. Thing is some ov them are about 15 months out of date, are these still OK to use and if so where can I send them because no longer have the meter.

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Cheers folks Oh and @Antje77 mate you sound like some kinda diabetic maverick - lol

Hi all, I'm off on holiday soon and most of my day time is usually spent in the pool or sea with my young son. The questions is once I come out the water and need to inject in order to eat to I: A) Towel dry the injection site and inject as usual B) Towel dry the injection site and inject...

Note sure if anyone has heard of this, but Accu check seem to have an alternative to the Omnipod. https://diatribe.org/accu-chek-solo-tubeless-patch-pump-approved-europe

Simply awesome

As we all know consuming protein with no carbs can lead to gluconeogenesis and a higher BGL a couple of hours down the line. On MDI how do you guys deal with this if you really don’t want the carbs? They say that if carbs aren’t present in a high protein meal then you work out the protein...

@tim2000s that's really useful stuff mate especially the second image, so I have been around the 1.0 and may be lower mark a few times whilst on the old pre mixed insulin and still been able to treat myself and correct wasn't easy but I did manage it.

@Mel dCP defo gonna follow your progress on this as it's probably the only pump I'd consider.

thanks @helensaramay

thanks all @novorapidboi26 how do we know that the breakfast ratio ends at around 12pm?

Are insulin to carbs ratio' based on the actual time of day or how long you've been a awake Example Breakfast usually 7-10am I ratio 2:0 1u insulin for 5g carbs Lunch usually 12-2pm ratio is about 1:5 1u insulin for 7.5g carbs Dinner usually 6-8pm ratio is about 1:0 1u insulin for 10g carbs...

Hi guys, Does anyone take abit more insulin then needed so that you can cover more then the meal itself. Let me give you an example Lets say I take a protein shake 15g carbs 5g fat 40g protein I know I will need 1u at the time of taking the shake if BGL >5.5 about 1.5 - 2 hours after I will...

How long do you guys wait to eat porridge once you've bolused? I usually wait about 15-30 mins depending on what the BGL is, sometimes I end with a low about 3-4post eating it.

Interesting article here.....the comments are most interesting infact some of them are laughable...