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Definitely keep your hypo treatment in a bedside cabinet. Walking down stairs can be very tricky when hypo!

Hi I have 2 jelly babies and a Nairn’s oat cracker which usually tides me over til morning.

Hi I am also on Fiasp, have been for about a year. Novorapid was just too slow to kick in for me and I was spiking badly after food. Fiasp suits me much better. Having a Libre is helpful to see exactly how quickly it takes to kicks in for you.

Thank you for your replies, my DN got in touch and I got through the day with extra Fiasp. Hopefully things will come right tomorrow Many thanks

Thank you, I have been unable to get through to my DN and I have emailed the doctor but don’t know when they will call. As it’s only 4 hrs now until the next dose think I will do as you suggest. Many thanks for replying

Hi everyone Out of routine today and just realised I have completely forgotten to take my Levemir this morning. Should I just take it now? Will this impact on the dose tonight? I normally take half 7am then the other half 6pm Thanks in advance

I have had this, it depends what the meal is, I eat low carb and low GI so I would treat the hypo with jelly babies or juice (I sometimes don’t want to eat jelly babies just before dinner). Then eat dinner, then inject for the meal. When I have treated the hypo, injected for dinner, eaten...

Hi I always have to reduce insulin in winter, and have had hypos when out walking in the cold. In the summer I have to take more insulin. I was told the warm weather makes you absorb any glucose quicker. Even having a warm shower makes my BG rise by 3-4mmol. Everyone is different though.

I have had many hypos and hypers not connected to food, I have put reason unknown often. After about 3 years they finally worked out with me that what happens at breakfast time effects me between 5-6pm in the evening. A definite pattern was there but no one had spotted this due to the long time...

Hi If you are not producing insulin any more and are not injecting fast acting insulin before eating then I can easily see how that would happen after carrots. You need to be record this and getting that c-peptide test.

Hello Yes I have hypothyroidism specifically Hashimotos disease, then developed type 1 diabetes a few years later. They are both autoimmune diseases and I was told are linked. I was told your body needs to produce the right amount of thyroxine, insulin and cortisol for your endocrine system to...

Yes I do exactly that, so for the last 24 hours I have one about to run out and another one on the other arm waiting to be started. Since I did this, Antje77 posted this, they have been very accurate.

I would definitely take Naija Chick’s advice and email a letter.Ask for a written reply, they will hopefully be reluctant to put any exaggeration or downright lie in writing. In the meantime I was always choking trying to take tablets as a teenager. I think with me there was nothing physically...

They have a number of different one’s. I was given about 4 (all completely different) in the first 2 years. The last one is a contour next but I am sure it varies widely in different areas.

Hi Lisa I phoned the helpline on diabetes.org during lockdown. I was getting very anxious about my son returning to 6th form, I hadn’t been vaccinated and had only just escaped going into hospital with DKA from a water infection. I was feeling very vulnerable. I must say they were excellent, I...

I have found the same, some sensors fantastic, some not so. Hopefully the Libre 3 will solve this. At least Abbott’s are very efficient with replacements.

You are welcome, I still look on here for advice, it’s a constantly changing condition! I think Antje, a moderator, was talking about changing ratios and insulin requirements recently #Antje77

Fantastic! Justification for a c-peptide test I think. Sounds like you would need fast acting bolus insulin to eat any carbs…

Hello how long have you had type 1 diabetes? Could you still be in the honeymoon period? The change in weather always effects me. Now it’s turned colder I need less insulin Every summer I need more

Are you putting the sensor on and waiting at least 24hrs before activating and scanning? I find they are not accurate otherwise.