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my background insulin (insulatard) is 24u morning 18u night...i'm not insulin resistant. how about increasing yr morning basal by 2u and monitor for few days, if still high inc evening by 2u? give it a go! "far more basal than bolus" sounds like me! but it works for me. i haven't restricted...

megan, sounds like the big D is really treating you rough at the mo, and making you feel yuk. massive hugs. for the first time since my diagnosis nearly 12 years ago, instead of just 'living with it', lately it has completely dominated my life. i've developed a few worries about what high bg...

i reckon my thyroid is goin loopsy, but had it checked and it was 'normal'. thought me 'ormones were goin loopsy (menopause etc) but got em checked and 'normal range'. i've had a couple of attacks since posting on this thread - yesterday it woke me up at 6am, absolutely pounding/racing and was...

eia i think i stupidly sent you another PM but just came on to check...you say you cldn't access PM - you need to post a few more times (i think it's 5) before you can use the PM facility. so pop a few more posts on purlease! :D

hi dave can't help exactly but sure can relate. i also get rapid beats, and that pounding feeling. i also get 'missed beats' when it feels like heart has missed a beat and makes up for it with a strong beat which makes me catch me breath. i have had the odd missed beat over the years but it...

BRI is on INPUT's list for 'pro-active' pump clinics...decision made! still wld love to hear from anyone who goes to BRI

thanks catherinecherub good explanation of neuropathies. i honestly am one of those people who can find a symptom that i have. anyone out there know if one can get autonomic neuropathy without any other type of neuropathy? mainly, i'm wondering if T1's get 'heart damage' through high BS...

know where you're coming from aswell. i am a big framed, tallish amazonian type...and when was first diagnosed, had lost about 4 stone (i thought it was down to my gym regime!)...whenever i'm a bit hefty in the weight department i always think back to no insulin=mega weight loss. and don't worry...

thanks noblehead, i'm quite excited at the prospect...i'm weird! sooliz - yes, the WGH is a bit tired isn't it! think i might go for the BRI, few more miles, but hopefully only now & again. they seem on the cutting edge. if no one has specific exp of BRI, does anyone have any opinions on...

hello you aussies! jen...whereabouts are you in qld? hubby worked in brisbane and we lived on the gold coast. we were there 04 (not 05 like my previous post said, mis-type)-07. opposite to you, i really missed the seasons & even the winters! (bonkers i know!) we live in a shoebox now compared...

yippeeeee, i have at long last receieved a 'choose & book' letter to get back into a diabetes clinic. i live in weston-super-mare and after moving here in '07 attended the clinic @weston general hospital. then got referred to southmead in bristol for pre-conception clinic & subsequent...

a-ha yes, it was AMBrennan who pointed me in the BDEC direction...many thanks AMB!

hi luke know exactly what you mean...been t1 12 yrs & found that the medical profession don't like to offer up more help & support without prompting. i've come across a lot of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' attitudes, but only recently realised that what looks fine to them (say, an hbA1c of...

hi! welcome to this lovely, supportive & knowledgable forum. i'm new too and love all the info & support on here. although i'm t1, i have only just realised that i could use a low carb diet too...intend to trawl thru forum and see what people are eating & how they keep it interesting (i loves...

just wanted to reach out & say (as well as the other posters) that i am a frequent sufferer of extreme anxiety & panic attacks. i can go nearly a year with nothing, then my heart goes 'funny' and i tip over into some kind of health anxiety frenzy. yes, there may be a little something actually...

ta for asking jopar! nurse was great, she has promised (almost anyway) to get me into the clinic again, and specifically to the dietician to help with carb counting and hopefully onto a DAFNE-esque course. i asked about pump, she said the folk at the clinic would be able to help and guide me on...

anyone know if this can this develop without any other type of neuropathy? i've been t1 12 years & have taken my eye off the diabetic ball at times, but not that much (or so i thought) hbA1c's always been ok (apart from one at 9 and one at 8 something, the rest have always been 5-7 point...

altho been t1 for 12 years, i still don't feel like i know the BEST way to correct a hypo. especially when said hypo occurs just before a meal... today for example, i was hypo whilst preparing lunch, so was hypo-hungry too (you know, when hypo makes you feel like you could eat the world!) - so...

hi tracey whilst i can't help...i just wanted to say i'm in same boat, rubbish at carb counting (did an aussie DAFNE course type thing about 5 years ago but have a terrible memory & lost all my paperwork on it in the move back to UK). i have just kind of 'guessed' at my insulin dosage over the...

hi janabelle i agree with you, it's rubbish. i have been t1 since 2000, and my clinic appointments have always been a lifeline. not only are they a mini MOT every 6 months (coz of all the tests) they are a reason to behave (yes i know our good health is the most important reason, but...)...