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The DAFNE course suggests you should reduce bolus by 30 to 50%? Hmm but I feel your way is better, to go when the bolus has evened out and take glucose with me. I suppose I could try both and see what works. Thanks!

Thank you, yes you are right about wine gums and jelly babies, the latter are far easier to chew and more palatable than a lot of glucose tablets!

And also, would you not reduce your quick acting by any amount before exercise, or is that just for more longer lasting exercise?

Brilliant, just what I wanted, so helpful. One question...if while I am at the guym I test and I am too low, what is the best thing to take? Glucose tablets? Lucozade?

Yes the post is extremely helpful to a novice like me.

Thank you! Fingers crossed I survive!

Thank you very much, that is so helpful!

I am starting at the gym soon and as a novice I am worried about what my readings will do. Starting off with an hour on treadmill and bike, going mid morning. Do I reduce my Lantus at breakfast? How much do I decrease Novorapid> If I am too high or too low just before I go do I adjust?

I know that Multiclix and Fastclix drums can be used with any meter, but when I asked if it would be possible to stick with them but have the new meter and strips, even that was met with "well they're trying to cut costs across the board, not just with the strips£. I am really going to have to...

Well not according to my doctor! Is that in writing anywhere? I am going to find it hard to just get them to let me stick with my own finger pricker!

I may have to do that. I just do not understand why all these different meters are around supposedly making life easiwer for us then the GP can come along and say no you're having this cheaper one. It is illogical and wrong. My own diabetes nurse team don't want to know, nor does Diabetes UK...