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Sorry Tim200s didn't mean to cause any offence my apologies

I know... regularly have the odd treat of cakes, biscuits, chocolates etc and manage them ok.... but they dont know that lol :angelic:

Hi there and welcome. I have been T1 since Sept '15 and have just been pumping since April this year and can honestly say its fantastic.. so much more freedom and the fact that ive been able to wake when i want is worth its weight in gold!! Prior to pumping was having very frequent overnight...

I can totally sympathise.. have similar issues at work, they have a ritual that when its your birthday the birthday boy or girl fetches in cakes!!.....wouldnt care but everyone knows i am T1 but they still say to me "go help yourself to one!!"...quite frustrating and usually just smill and say...

I can not comment on the long acting insulin you use as i am on a pump and have been advised that my basal insulin requirements will change periodically based on weather, activity etc and it is not unheard of to have separate basal profiles. I have 2 myself one for workdays and one for weekends...

The correction dose would not affect your basal unless of course your basal dose is incorrect. I would guess that unless you have done any intense activity your high reading is most likely as a result of either a miss calculation in carbs you have consumed or your basal needs a little tweaking...

4.4 after going to bed on 6.6......2 mmol dip over night :( guessing this may mean yet more basal testing :arghh:

Hi Noblehead - my pre bolus timings depend on my BS at the time - past few days have been nicely within range at 5.4, 5.8 and today 5.6 so for the above meal was 10 mins pre bolus and wait about 45-50 mins after eating the pasta before the Bananna. If my BS was slightly higher i may extend the...

Love it :D

After many attempts to find it...think i just have.... for past few days have had the following for lunch 1 tub of John West Mediteranean Tuna pasta salad, 1 medium banana and a bag of wotsits (av 63g carbs) been giving 10 minute pre-bolus then had the Tuna pasta followed by wotsits then 45...

Hi Guys . 6.1 for me this morning - went to bed on 6.3 so happy :-)

Hi there Try not to feel down, i can totally sympathise .... after being on MDI for about 18 months i spoke with my consultant explaining i was having really bad DP and also a fair few hypose over night and was getting really down with the situation resulting in me having trouble sleeping and...

Fantastice results!! Congratulations!! - whats your secret ?!? :-)

How awful... Only happened to me once when I was on MDI's... This old dear (sorry for the ageism.. no disrespect intended) looked at me in discust tutting rather loudly! I merely looked at her and said " don't worry love. Just heroin....had a ****** of a day!" With this she was flabbergasted and...

Can't believe I think I've cracked one of my fave foods had a chicken curry last night at 5 pm totalling 106g carbs and Bs at 5pm was 6.5 after found a 30/70 combi boluse over 6.5 hrs readings were 5pm 6.5 7pm 6.8 9pm 7.4 12am 6.7 7 am 6.3 All that with stable dexcom line over night!! I know...

Cheers for comments guys and no not been hypoing like a gudd'un :hilarious: Slip.... must say though I have had maybe half a dozen readings at 3.8 - 3.9 at meal times shown on the dexcom.... but have not felt hypo at all and basically was down to my pre-bolus timings ... readings only short...

Thought i would share Been pumping since April this year using the Animas vibe and am self funding the Dexcom G4 sensors really striving to lower my Ha1C level. I have lost losing weight and struggling to put it on and after taking advice from my dietitian of eating more high calarie foods i...

Hi guys - been on the Vibe now for around 4 months and have been experimenting with the combi bolus feature and would appreciate some advice. Last night had a bit of a carb fest for tea and had two jacket potatoes with chillie totalling 117 g carbs. Normally a Jacket spud i give a normal bolus...

Wouldnt condone this but a colleague of mine states they have the same problem... to off set the rise they say they take a couple of 'Hott Toddies' with half a spoon of sugar just before bed... says they still get DP but no where near as bad and is quite managable... and no longer have to wake...

I am a named driver on my better halfs isnurance and when advised the insurance company of my T1 diabetes, completed all the relavent info and they adjusted the premium by 28 pence!!! - money grabbers!!! my only satisfaction was that it costed them much more to for the envelope, postage stamp...