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Regarding injecting on your arms, do you mean the bicep area? above the elbow

Am I using the best / correct areas? I used all along the top of my thigh mainly, now all within a couple of inch around my belly button. Where abouts on your arms did you inject...? Im using 0.4mm needles (used to have 0.6)

Hi Faye, No random places or marks. I've always been told to keep an eye out for this sort of thing. The doctor said he just thought the thigh area from above my knee to top of leg seemed a bit harder / chunkier - just a bit musclier really. I always try varie the areas at which i inject all...

Do very few people only just have normal random Nescafe gold instant etc coffee? with a dash of semi skimmed milk? and 2-3 sweetners?

I know how you feel! I'm 26 and been there like many others here have been. I found just reading all the info I could and trying to discuss things with a specialist when I get the chance too. All the best! :-)

I often have 'Hunger Bursts' . I just eat quite alot un-till im full and inject a load of fast acting Humalog to deal with it.

I've been injecting in my thigh's since I've been diagnosed (9yrs) as it hurt a lot less than in my bum or stomach but on my last Diabetic meeting the doctor said my thighs were getting 'a bit hard / swollen' however they skin / fat still looked normal - colour wise. I've now been injecting in...

I'm currently doing very similar to 'ray2' as mentioned above and a type 1. I try eat something high carb before my workout and have my sugars rather high at the beginning; then they come down as using weights uses the glucose alot in my blood naturally. Sometimes I use a low-ish sugar and...

Yes my levels are very variable but at my yearly check up my Hba1c always seems to be ok. Regarding carb counting I guess ive just found it a bit of 'pain in the bum' having to weigh/measure foods all the time so try to estimate food to bolus amount required (Not the best way I know ) In the...

I love the more questions! It gives more answers! I only have the Basal in morning as ive found with Lantus it seems to have finished working in me after just a few hours. Does anyone else find this with Lantus - It seems to just suddenly kick in and lower the sugars after 4.30hrs

Thanks for your response. It is hard to answer as im not someone who counts carbs or eats very similar foods every day. Post workout I don't always eat something depending on sugar level before bed but can have a small low carb & sugar protein shake. (Which I know would raise levels during...

Hello everyone, I've been reading the forum for month's and finally decided to post a few Question's. I'll try explain easy :-) I do a range of exercise classes including a HIT functional strength, Boxercise, Spin, Kettlebell along with my own weight work. I'm a 26yr old male average build...

Hello, Im a Type 1 and Ive been taking Creatine-Monohydrate along with Whey Protein for years. Also I have the odd protein cookie and flapjack during cardio and weight work outs; i've survived so far.

Thanks, ill take a read.:bookworm:

I have my Lantus usually early mornings , 7 am ish then I find im often 'low' at 11am -12. I have varied my bolus (Humalog) amounts when i eat high carbs for example my cereal / porridge or big potato dinners.

I have had the experiences as mentioned above. Different people all vary with symptoms. I am also a very deep sleeper and very rarely wake up without an alarm for 9 hrs easily. When I have had a hypo (normally always while asleep) a wake up with a partner saying you had a hypo in the night; I...

I have done this before, easily rectified; just eat some high carbs / sweets. I usually have a lucazade by my bedside table or glucogel. I then set my phone alarm for 3 hrs time and test again. With me personally i have found that Lantus barely does anything for 3-4 hours then suddenly kicks in...

My apologies, but still, in the case of type 1's cant this be done?

My picture is a bit out of date but why cant you eat what you want and just inject more fast acting insulin to compensate for the extra carbs / sugar? If i have a large meal i just have more fast acting to help compensate for it. I also go to the gym and do i intensity class's and work outs 3...

Sounds like a good idea, do you really feel you need to drink that much in one outing? maybe spread them through the week ?