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My basal rate was 27.4 and for a while my blood sugars were perfect the best they had been in over 10 years but over the past few days I have been having so many hypo's I have set my basel back to 0.90 p/h and start doing my fasting basel rate all over again I guess my question is; is this...

Best option would going to get it next best thing correct 4 hours apart and if your metre takes ketone strips use them when u test your blood sugars the minute you feel really rough or start to get ketones go home I've been in this situation my self things can take a turn for the worse quickly

Technically it is against the law a pump is prescription equipment and prescription equipment can only be used by the person it is prescribed to so I don't think they can sign you off to self fund with a pump they haven't pescriscribed Plus insulin from a pump doesn't absorb any quicker in your...

More then likely the answer is exercise when I work a really busy night shift I barely have a need to inject because I am constantly moving and exercise can lower blood sugar so that is the most logical explanation

Speak to ur consultant at the hospital or dsn have them send your gp a letter saying you have been given access to the libre on prescription and make sure you ask to receive a copy of the letter failing that change gp

Try searching online for the diabetic sick day rules or DAFNE sick day rules that will explain better then I could I had my fair share of DKA and these have always helped and they what my dsn always tell me to do

My B.S always returns to a decent level once it gets out of my system so after 4 hours I am back to 4.5-7.9 but I still feel like I've been dragged though hell backwards for the 4 hours it is in effect my ratios are something i need to find out with my dietitian this week as for my background I...

I am about a week away from starting on my omnipod (I have the meeting with the representative on the 23 of Jan.) And I have been asked to consider fiasp due to the spikes novorapid humalog and apidra cause me I tend to hover between 14-18 post meal My main question has anyone found fiasp to...

For the most part yes but after nine years I just whack another needle in with active insulin settings on my libre/accu-chek expert it tells you if you need to inject anymore to compensate for the spike so for me if the spur of the moment snack comes I just inject away Hating diabetes leads...

Insulin is there for a reason y deny my self something I enjoy over something I carnt stand life is for living not denying myself the simple pleasure of a cup of coffee for the sake of a 10 seconds of discomfort

May I ask which insulin do u take with a meal, do you carb count and how long after food did u check your bs ??

I agree with cockercas I had the same issue so I started to take 0.5 u per level teaspoon of sugar because I am on a 1:1 ratio and a teaspoon of sugar is 1/2 a carb portion (DAFNE guide) and I never looked back

6 months A hba1c is an average of your control of the past 6 month period or that is what my DSN and consultant have drummed into me for the past 9 year

Tbh I hate the taste of most sugar free drinks so I will have anything I want as long as I cover it with my insulin so say bottle of Coke it's about 5 cps (1:1 ratio) I would take 5 units to cover I found that my way was the best way of not ending up in burnout and the multiple trips to a&e with...

I find that 2l bottle of full sugar are to much of a hassle so I only stick to cans and 500 ml bottle then at least you can be accurate with my doses

I'm type 1 and carb count if I do drink full sugar drinks it is always out of a can or 500ml bottle and anything I do drink I no how much insulin to inject But I only really have this as a treat I mostly stick to max when on the go or zero lilt when a I'm at home

What is it the app does ??

@JoeT1 the reason I'm wanting a tubes pump is I have enough trouble keeping a libre sensor on my arm also some large adhesive cause allergic reactions and tubed pumps are a smaller adhesive plus I have a fear of knocking the omnipod off so as I say I have to go with the omnipod as a trial to...

It's a conduction you will have for the rest of your life don't let people get into your head about having to disappear and take ur jab in secret my family tried to make me feel like that but being quite rebellious by nature I didn't and just got on with my life I still get the odd question or...

I got diagnosed when I had just turned 17 and my doctor said it was tonsillitis that activated my diabetes and he said it was common for a virus to active the type 1 The diabetic gene can skip generations before myself and my Maternal aunt the last confirmed of type 1 was about 1930 And Ye it...