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Thanks for all the tips Hana - I can t low carb because I did the Bernstein diet about 6 years ago. it was great for my control and i reduced my insulin by 2/3's but I had chronic IBS and back pain (linked). I stopped the diet for 2 months and things improved then went back on it and the back...

Hi Can any one recommend a good diabetic recipe book particularly for baking using oats and almonds etc? I cant low carb but would like some alternatives to processed baked goods that do not raise bloods too much.

Thanks Heath. I am assuming you mean 1 unit insulin for 1 reduction? Not 10? My main probelm at the moment is the night time. Went to bed with BG 6 last night and woke myself at 2.3 to test. I was 17. Still 13 when I woke this morning. i am taking 7 units more of long acting than i was 6 weeks...

Steve, thanks for your reply and to everyone else. I have now been on Levimir for a weeka nd my dose keeps increasing. For my size I should only need 43 units of insulin but I am now on 60 and things are still not right. I am not feeling so low now but I am getting really fed up of not being in...

Lucie you sound just like I feel. I used to have good control but lately its all gone to pot. My hypo symptons are randon like yours and really at a Hba1c of 7.5 I cant beleive running higher still thant that is the key. However you have not said how long you have been running higher? Maybe it...

Jane is she on a very low carb diet? And does she have diarrhoea or constipation? Sounds a bit like IBS but this is also aggrevated by low carb diets or significant increase in fibre.

Hi Dot I guess some people would recommend diabetic sweets in these circumstances but I would advise not. Artificial sweetners are not good and also still effect the BG. You could try bying some licorice root from a health food store. It takes some getting used to but you can chew it and it...

I was diagnosed 19 years ago and have had resonable control for all of that time up until the last 6 months or so. HBA1c usually 7.2. Last one 7.7. I have had problems with late afternoon/early evening BG (11+ up to 16 more recently) for some years and getting progressively worse over the last 6...

Hi Jammer I am not sure which foods would be advisable to "bulk up" other than the usual proteins etc but I think you will find that if you increase your insulin to manage your BG you will put on weight. Have you been tested for ketoacidosis? If you are not getting enough insulin you may be...

Hi I have recently changed from Lantus to Levimir. Can anyone tell me how soon you expect to notice positive results from the switch? i was/am tired all the time and have big fluctuations in my sugar levels although HBA1c not too bad as usually 7 to 7.5. not great either I know.

Pump for Teenager. Jackie I would look into the pump if i were you. About 4 years ago I asked my GP surgery for a pump. I was told no as my control was too good. They only offered it to those with bad control or children. I have since moved to a different city and I have now been told that I...

Not sure if this posting should be on Non Low Carb or Low Carb but anyway; about 5 years ago I went low carb. I read Dr Bernstein and embarked on a strict low carb diet eating high fat, high protein. I am not a promoter of artificial sweetners as most of them are poison but I tried stevia...

I really dont get the whole excercise thing. I have a problem with high BG early evening so I have started to excercise to bring them down (and for other reasons of course). When i finish excercising I am higher than I started. I thought it was because the lantus had worn off so I split my dose...

Good news, I split my dose. Last night 9 units, this morning 8 units. BG this morning 7.7 which a touch higher than usual but not too bad. BG still a little high this afternoon so might increase tomorrow mornings dose a bit. Would like to find out more about finding my basal level. Anyone got...

Nigel I was really inspired by your post and that of others. Simply because I actually believed that I was in control of my diabetes and clearly the people in your group are reasonably controlled too and yet had lots to learn from the course. My HBa1c's are usually around 7.2 - 7.4 and I am...

Hi. Has anyone else discovered as that the foods they used to eat freely without their BG peaking now cause them problems? I used to be able to eat a lot of foods I no longer can and I am more tollerant now with foods I couldnt eat before. I have been diabetic for 19 years and I can no longer...

Thanks to all of you. I am glad i am not the only one. I do nto want to increase my dose as my morning BG is just fine (4-7). I think I will try to split. How do I do that though? i took a full dose of 17 last night and if I take only 8 tonight I will be high in the morning?

Hi. I have been using Lantus for years now but I always experience high BG late afternoon/evenings. I understood Lantus was 24 hr coverage but it would seem to me that this maybe stops working after about 16 hours. I have done a blood test at about 4 pm and measured 6 or 7 and then again at...

I was seen at a specialist centre since I was diagnosed 19 years ago and then, same as you, I was told that I could be seen by the GP. At the surgery I was attached to then they had a very good diabetes nurse so i was happy to be seen there and she was very thorough. 2 years ago i moved to...