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Hi @Robinredbreast - thanks for the reply, and sorry to hear of your experience, that must have been very worrying. I had considered whether there might be food absorption issues (as sometimes any glucose I take to raise my sugars seems to take a long time to act). I actually had a Coeliac...

Very interesting @JMK1954 - I'm sure there's a lot we don't know about insulin absorption, but your explanation sounds plausible; as I mentioned earlier, I thought it was just a lucky coincidence that on each of the 4 occasions this has happened, my sugars have been high to start with -...

Hi @JMK1954 - it's possible I suppose; how fast are you talking? The first time this happened was in cooler weather, but perhaps the heat is doing something.

Thanks @kitedoc - I agree, not rotating sites leads to irregular absorption - but surely not all at once! I may have hit a blood vessel, but as I use insulin pens rather than syringes, so there's no opportunity to drawback - however, it's quite rare to inject the whole dose into a blood...

Good idea thanks - I think I'll get 4mm ones at my next prescription - has to be worth a try. I inject abdominally mainly for meals - as the first time this happened, it was after a leg injection - but it's now happened more frequently with abdomninal injections so I suppose I should try the...

Hi Helen, Thanks for the reply, and the kind words. I don't think either of those things apply unfortunately. I'm really careful not to inject into muscle; I use 5mm needles, and grab sufficient fat; also, whilst I do exercise, none of the 4 occasions were proximate to exercise (the last...

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this - sometimes, when I inject insulin, the whole dose seems to act immediately. This has happened 4 times in the last year, 3 of which have been in the last 3 months. The first time it happened was with a 3 unit dose of Levemir (injected into...

Absolutely agree!

Hi Charlie - I completely sympathise with you. Fear of hypos was the reason I joined this forum - I posted my story briefly here: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/new-to-this-my-first-post.121586/ I'd be interested to know if you managed to identify a cause for the fear of hypos -...

No problem - a balanced diet is key, and it sounds like you have no problems there - getting the bolus timings right - and relaxing - will definitely help too. I'm sure you'll achieve your goals - I wonder if you could also switch to a more supportive consultant. Diabetes can be more of a...

Hi @tiredoftrying2017 - I'd definitely recommend the FreeStyle Libre, as others have suggested - you'll certainly get a much better idea of what's going on, even if you only use it for a couples of weeks. A couple of things spring to mind about your HbA1c - firstly, you say you're eating about...

Hi @Eldra - that is absolutely my pleasure - and I'm really thrilled to hear that this solution has worked for you! I quite agree with you - it's very strange that the insulin resistance can be rectified so quickly. This suggests to me that insulin doesn't actually lose it's "potency" on a low...

Hi @Eldra - interesting to hear that you're having the same issues; if the objective in going low carb is to take less insulin, then I quite agree that there is little point in doing so if this means you have to take the same amount of insulin anyway. I managed to correct the situation by...

Thank you - I thought it was too good to be true! I will try your suggestion :)

Hi @Kristin251 - could I please ask you a question about avocados? - I know you're a big fan! I was in the supermarket recently, and in the freezer section I found a bag of frozen avocado halves - I've never seen this before; they have had their skins and stones removed, then cut in half, then...

Certainly works well with berry smoothies - I find it quite nice just mixed with water also - no bitter aftertaste that some plant based protein powders have.

Glad to hear it @Ledzeptt - what do you think of the taste?

My pleasure!x

Hi @michita I decided to go low carb after a bad hypo - at the time, my consultant was very supportive of anything I did that helped me get over this - although she was (righty) concerned that I was doing it more out of anxiety at the time. Now, over a year later, I've also had much...

Thanks @noblehead :)