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I know what you mean. Once it is written in your notes it is taken as gospel. My 2nd daughter was born in the ambulance so when the 3rd was due my wife was advised to go in as soon as labour started. We went in but the contractions stopped and some nurse decided she must have come in "because of...

Hi there Aussies. I'm coming out to Melbourne in a couple of weeks. I will be bringing plenty of supplies but there's always a risk of loss in transit so I wonder if anyone can advise on the availability of the stuff I need if I run short while I'm there and what it will cost me. Lantus...

I went for my annual retinal screening today. The nurse taking my details asked how long I had been on insulin and metformin. I had been on tablets for 3 years with ever-increasing HbA1c before they finally did the tests and established I was type 1, putting me on an insulin regime. Young...

I hear a number of different figures for the ideal range of blood sugar readings. 4-10 is commonly quoted, I have also heard things like 4-7 before meals, 5-9 after etc. I was surprised when my DSN set up my new Aviva Expert meter with a target range of 6-10 saying that setting it any lower...

Agree with the others that your levels are way too high with all the associated health risks. It is possible that you have the same problem as me i.e. undiagnosed T1. There was an article from Diabetes UK recently saying T1 can strike at any age but among older people (how old are you?) the...

When calculating the bolus dose, do you use a fixed ratio like 1 unit per 10gm carb? After a lot of experimenting I have settled on 1:15 at breakfast, 1:12 at lunch and 1:9 at supper. I suspect the different levels are down to taking the basal dose in the morning. Its effect tapers off over the...

For what it's worth, I am 68, 17 st, 6'4" and reasonably fit. I take 18 Lantus each morning and typically the following doses of Novorapid: Breakfast 3, lunch 4, supper 7. I'm a fairly recent T1 and my DSN says I may still have some insulin of my own so can expect to need higher doses in...

Last night my reading was 5.1 before going to bed. When I woke it was 7.2. This overnight rise is fairly typical of my pattern, occurring about half the time. I take Lantus in the morning after my fasting test and have my evening meal with bolus 2-3 hours before bed. What could be causing the...

Fair comment. Dealing with file formats from a range of manufacturers is a big ask for a project. As an alternative, how about pre-filling fields with values predicted from earlier inputs so the user only has to input when values are different. Anything that cuts down on the hassle would...

I've been diagnosed as T1 for 6 months but mrs still tells people "He's not allowed to eat xxxxxx". However many times I tell her I can eat whatever I like as long as I count the carbs and bolus for it, she still comes out with it. p.s. That doesn't mean I shovel carbs ad lib.

Having spent a 30 year career in programming; doing it, teaching it and managing it; may I make a few suggestions? Rather than concentrating on the obvious aspects, i.e. what output you can produce, think carefully about how to make the input easy. If you can access pre-existing data such as...

I know I'm joining this thread late in the day and I admit to not ploughing through all 13 pages of replies but I have to say I find the questionnaire deeply flawed. The reason I went off the rails from time to time while I was mis-diagnosed as T2 was nothing to do with any of the reasons...

Another aspect of using Lantus is the level over the 24 hour period. My DSN and lots of the literature tell you that Lantus gives a steady level for 24 hours then fades away. This is simply not true. An hour or two after injecting, the level is up to double the so-called steady level. After 24...

What I would like to see is an analysis of carb intake, insulin doses and BS levels over time to work out insulin sensitivity ratios, e.g. how much 1 unit reduces BS levels, how many gm of carbs are processed by 1 unit at different times of day etc.

I take a daily basal dose (Lantus) every morning around 8am. I am going to Australia for a couple of months this winter and am wondering how to manage the time-shift (+9 hours). My DSN suggested keeping it at 0800 GMT, i.e. 5 pm Australian time. I'm not keen on that because (a) it's an...

I'm sure this topic has been discussed many times over the years but I'm new around here. I am going to be flying to Australia and staying there long enough to need to take a dozen insulin pens, plus all the other paraphernalia. I know about keeping the vital stuff in hand luggage and...

After some research I settled on this one - £29.95 from [email protected] As you can see, the engraving isn't all that easy to read but I think it's obviously a medical alert so paramedics would take the time to read it. On the front is gives name, DoB and 'see other side'. On the...

I guess my question is - a) would the emergency services actually phone Medic Alert for your info and b) would they learn anything useful that they wouldn't get from reading your bracelet?

Anyone subscribe to Medic Alert in addition to the ID? Do you feel it adds anything useful for the £20+ per year?