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Hi, I have just got a freestyle libre and want to try and sort out my basal rates. I am raising from 6 am so am I right that I need to adjust the basal rate from 2 am? I am having to set up a completely new section on pump as I have a virus I cannot get rid of and am sick of doing temp basal...

the dose you are suggesting is very sma and will make minor changes. If you are going very high then you will need a much higher addition. I would speak to your diabetic nurse for guidance while starting as they will have helped set it up for you. I know I did that and my nurse laughed and said...

Hi, I live in Bristol. wHEN I WAS PREGNANT I HAD FRUCTOSAMINE TESTS DONE THROUGHOUT THE OREGANANCY WHICH THEY SAID WAS NORMAL PRACTISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS AN hbaIC TAKE TOO LONG FOR A REUSLT AND THEY NEED A MUCH SHORTER DURATION. sorry for caps but don't want to retype

Hi Jane- are you on slow release and did it help? I was on normal 2 3 times a day (which was recommended dose when I started). My new consutant changed me to twice a day as she said side effects were better and I noticed a massive change in blood sugars dropping 1000mg a day. Now I am going to...

having checked- thanks the maximum dose is indeed 2000mg so the 4 tablets I have been put on. It is exactly the same as non SR but just all given at the same time. Is anyone else on this dose?

it is used for that for any people and not connected with diabetes treatment in that case.

because people who are type one can develop insulin resistance just like the rest of society. It is mor elikely the longer you are on injections- so after 43 years it is quite normal for a type one.

when you become diabetic and they start to work out ratios for you it is an approximate guess. It is by getting results that they can start to adjust it. I would suggest that you talk to diabetic nurse and start to learn more so that you can adjust things for yourself. I am female and find that...

I am amazed at animas france saying that the vibe can go through the scanner as they publish letters and documents saying that it must not. I had terrible trouble at Birmingham airport and caused a 30 minute holdup when I flew. They made me cry. I enclose al the documents I was given for people...

Hi, I have had my Metformin changed to slow release. instead of having 2 twice a day they have changed it to 4 at night. Is this normal as I am a little anxious I pump Hypurin porcine neutral.

it is quite simple- you are diabetic because your pancreas is not functioning correctly. This causes you to have glucose in your bood. How can you know this or know if their treatment is helping if you do not test. How can you know what affect food has on you if you don't test. if you don't test...

go back to them and evidence the points in the guidelines- you don't have to meet all of them.

Hey Tickley, welcome to the clannies of diabolics. I have been where you are and it is a hard pit to get out of- but you have taken a step in the right direction. All hospitals have a psychologist now for people with log term health conditions as many struggle to cope and have depression after...

thanks for all the advice- I shall put it back to where it was and keep working on it. I do think as a new nurse she was just trying to show she is there. I have always been heavy on the bolus insulin and lopsided with much higher amounts needed in am compared to pm. I guess I just don't fit...

would that still apply if you eat but not carbs and if so why do they get us to do it? I have eaten chicken and prawns but drank water only. Basal was great before they changed the insulin. I was just working on insulin ratio to extra iinsulin and carb ratio at lunch and tea then was sorted-...

I have always made the changes myself and asked for help as my hormone levels are having drastic affects and I wanted to set up 4 different basal rates for each week of the month. I have only just started seeing them- and she was adamant that I was wrong. Just started to doubt myself and wanted...

Hi I was looking for some advise. My diabetic nurse changed my basal rates as she said that the balance was wrong. She said I have too much basal and not enough bolus. I disagreed but she said I had to change. In my mind and how it was explained the basal keeps your sugars stable and runs in...

hi- I am not a doctor so this is not a medical opinion. My sister and I are both diabetic- she was diagnosed before me. My mum would say she could smell when my sister was ill. Looking back this would have been ketones. when she was blood tested it was normal. Maybe this is a sign of a...

it is something that every diabetic taking insulin will do at least once in their life and practically I have done it a few more. As you get more experienced you will be more able to deal with this without needing hospital and will know which foods will work best and how much you will need to...

Hi Me plus 3. I would suggest that you take him to A+E when his sugar is high not when it is normal. Give him some food and wait and hour before testing- make sure he has washed his hands and don't use alcohol wipes. if it is above 12 then go- if it is above 20 then go quickly and take the...