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Hi all, I had a dietician appointment on Wednesday and we discussed that I'm unhappy with Lantus. After observing my readings she thinks it could be possible that my basal needs changing. In order to determine this I need to do a carb free/no bolus test. On separate days I need to eat a carb...

Hi all, Sorry I've taken so long to reply! I split the bolus in half and that seemed to work really well. There was a slight spike but no where near as bad as what it has been in the past. I had a dietician appointment on Wednesday and she said pizza is the main food diabetics always ask her...

Hey all, I'm having a massive pizza craving at the moment! Only problem is my sugars. I always work out the right amount of insulin to take by working out the carbs but I always end up with my bloods spiking at some point no matter what I do! Any suggestions apart from not eating pizza!?

Thank you for all the replies everyone! Been really interesting reading and finding out what everyone does x

Thank you! Do you split the dosage in half or on a different ratio?

Hi Kristin, Can I ask what sort of snack you have before bed? And roughly how wait before eating and then going to bed? Thanks

Exactly same as me 18 units at 9pm without fail! After reading other peoples posts are you considering giving it a trial of injecting in the morning?

Hi Robert, I have heard of people taking their basal in the morning and I am wondering whether it would be worth giving it a try to see if it changes anything. Just seems really strange as I've always taken it at night but it would be interesting to see.

Hi all, I've been diabetic 25 years this year. For 10 of those I was on the basic two shot a day Humalin. Then when I was 15 I got moved onto Novorapid and Lantus. This worked brilliantly for me for a long time but recently I've developed a bit of a battle with the Lantus for example this...

Well done Daisy! I've been on the Libre two months and I love it! My HbA1C has gone down from 8 to 6.5 first time in 25 years it's actually where it's supposed to be! Fingers crossed we're on to good constant readings!!

HAHA! glad it's not just me! I don't smoke, rarely drink. Coffee is all I have!!

Thank you! I had to make sure my doctor had the right persons test results up!

Hey, No I have milk in my coffee then a shot of sugar free syrup on the carb count it's around 25g so I always give myself 3 units. If I don't they rocket. I've previously been really poorly controlled so I'm still getting my head round the carb counting thing but I've said to doctors I'll give...

Hi all! After 25 years of (I'm going to admit being an awful diabetic) I got my latest HB1AC yesterday. Four years ago I was diagnosed with DKA after suffering Diabulmia for three years I then experienced retinopathy in my left eye so I've been through it all! My HBA1C at that time was 14. Over...

That's really interesting. This morning my bloods were 6.1. I had my normal coffee from Nero (3 shots). I always give myself a shot of insulin. When I tested two hours later they were 7.6 completely normal for me but when I looked at my graph on Libre they'd spiked before coming down again...

It was ok (I'm a carb lover!) but it wasn't anything over the top. Thanks for the heads up on DP I'd never even heard of that before. I'm seeing my doctor today as I need to chase up a letter from the hospital and I'm seeing a dietician in a few weeks so I'll see if they can offer any insight...

Hey @novorapidboi26. I had a small amount of carbs for my evening meal last night. When I tested two hours afterwards bloods were 7.7 then a couple of hours after that before bed they were 10.5 prior to injecting Lantus, then according to the libre graph they lowered within range during the...

Hi Bobneil. I occasionally use my leg for meal time especially when I'm wearing white tops as I always bleed from my stomach not a good look when wearing white! I haven't noticed any change to glucose readings when I've done this so can't see a problem but everyone is different so I would...

Hi all, I've woken up this morning to blood sugars of 16.8. The past few weeks previously I was waking up with them between 5-8 which is ideal for me and even this weekend they were 5.8 despite me sleeping in late. I'm doing nothing different and yet today they are sky high. My Libre graph...

:(19.1 this morning for me. Set my day off to a bad start! I don't understand I've had single figure readings every morning for the last few weeks then all of a sudden they're sky high again. So frustrating!