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Hi Bodybuilder type1, I'm sure we are all keen to learn the reasoning for you doing this rather large number of injections .. 9 per day? I would call that about double the normal amount for a T1. Perhaps your UserName of "bodybuilder" is a clue, so I can understand that if you are doing...

Hi kjw123, You are quite right, it was not you that posted that statement .. so many apologies! That's the problem with a long thread and multiple quotes get added. Anyway I have asked "dcoppard" to clarify where that statement came from. Jonty

Hi dcoppard, Please could you clear up the confusion that this statement has caused ... "It was only a short while ago I realised that 1 unit of insulin is actually 3 units on the pen." Who told you this ... surely not your HCP? Jonty

So what is your carb ratio for each meal? Thanks Jonty

Hi kjw123, With all due respect, I am not trying to be picky, but I think it is really important that information regarding insulin doses, that are posted on this forum, are quite clear and correct so other users don't get confused. I don't understand what you are saying here .. "I dial up 72...

What is "all the different information that keeps being changed" that you are referring to .. please give an example? BTW: I have sent you a PM about this but no reply so far..... Jonty

Hi, I think the key point of interest here is not so much how much insulin you take, since that will depend on your carb input, but the insulin-carb ratio for each meal. I take 12u Lantus am and then have a quite scary Humalog ratio:- 1) at breakfast:- 12u per 10g carb (so 35g carb...

Eh? What are you talking about? I use a Lantus Solostar pen which contains 3mL in total. The strength is 100u/mL so the pen contains 100 x 3 = 300 units. The graduations marked on the pen are from 300 to 0, so if I dial up 60, that is 60 units and NOT 60/3 or whatever you seem to think it is...

Having been a T1 for 43 years I had assumed that I knew it all, and my GP freely admits that she is no diabetes expert and we both agree that it is down to my consultant to advise as required. However, when I was switched to Lantus a few years ago, my consultant never mentioned anything about...

Hi Mrs Mac, Although I previously replied with my "mini training course" regarding carb counting and insulin adjustment, I never actually answered the question you asked, so here goes .... 1) "yesterday I had a hypo (only mild 3.6) around lunchtime" - having a sip or two of lucozade was correct...

The easiest way to check if you might have Type 1 diabetes is to see if your symptoms match up to the 4 Ts test .... 1) Thirst (constantly craving a drink) 2) Toilet (constantly wanting to pee) 3) Tired (feeling tired, even after sleep) 4) Thinness (losing weight for no obvious...

Before each meal these are the basic steps and calculations you need to do, but you must first know what your particular insulin-carb ratios and sensitivity values are in order to get good control. Note that my comments assume your basal dose has been established as being correct. Insulin-Carb...

I only found this site a few months ago, and although an experienced T1 and thought I knew it all, I've been very impressed with these useful forum postings and I have learnt quite a lot myself. So I felt the need to join in and help others where I could. Jonty

Hello Mrs Mac, I've been a Type 1 for 43 years and have managed my BG control well and as a result have no complications so far. Only recently have I been looking into what reading matter is available to help T1s and I would strongly recommend that you download (free) and purchase (only £9) the...

Alice ... regarding what insulin to change and by how much is an ongoing learning process, and here is a useful document that should help, but which I forgot to mention previously. What to do if your results are too high or too low: An excellent detailed document, with plenty of examples, to...

That sounds really encouraging .. well done so far! I'm not sure how far he is into carb counting and working to an established Insulin-to-Carb Ratio (ICR) for each meal, but without that method he/you will be shooting in the dark. You may already know this. but I would strongly recommend that...

Re: Anyone else the same? SJ, Regarding your other comment .."My hba1c hasn't always been good but my last one was 49% I haven't got a clue what that is ....." .. - I think you mean just 49 mmol/mol which is the new HbA1c measurement standard. This equates to 6.6% in old money (%...

Re: Anyone else the same? I can't remember way, way back, but since 2001 I've recorded everything on a spreadsheet with graphs etc, and looking at my HbA1c values taken every 6 months over the last 12 years they are between 7.0% and 8.0% with an exact average of 7.5%. I have suffered from...

Re: Anyone else the same? My sister was diagnosed with T1 when she was 3 and has now had it for 59 years. Not ideal BG control and hence quadruple heart bypass a few years ago, plus some eye problems. I was diagnosed with T1 when I was 27 and have now had it for 43 years. I have managed to...

For new diabetics I would expect them. or their carers, to be testing many more times than longer term T1s, so 7-10 times a day would be part of the learning curve, particularly with children who are unable to recognise low BG state etc. BUT if you have been T1 for many years there is no...