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Hi Ian, you've done a lot of testing etc which is excellent. Have you been tested for Vit D deficiency? I'm type 1 and had mine checked after reading that many diabetics have low Vit D without ever knowing. I now take Adcal-D3 Dissolve tablets. I'm taking novorapid, insulatard and Metformin...

I too love masked potatoes and the carbs per 100grams isn't much different from boiled potatoes. I have no spikes but we'll all different. I only test after 4 hours not 2 hours. My novorapid is active up to approx 4 hours.

Hi ShellyC23, it's really frustrating trying to get your ratios right. I use units per grams of carbs as I find this more accurate instead og using units per CPs. I find the same happens with some meals and I end up high so I've learnt to use a different ratio(give myself a bit more insulin...

Hi Hale, Every course we go on even though it's ment to be DAFNE we're given DIFFERENT INFO. I went to ADDENBROOKES in Cambridge for my DAFNE but I carb counted about 1 1/2 years when I first used novorapid...under my ex diabetes team. I use units per grams of carbs instead of units per CPs...

Hi, I personally wouldn't bother with a 2 hour test unless you feel unwell or it's for dvla driving reasons. You sound like you have done dafne so if your 4 hour test Is high and if your before meal bs was ok then increase the quick acting by 10 per cent at your next lunch. Remember that on...

Hi smidge, I completed the DAFNE course at Addenbrookes in September 2013 and although I may not have agreed everything said on the course, overall the info I gained has helped me manage my diabetes so much better. My HBA1c has improved from 8.9% to 7.6% in 3 months of attending the course. I...

Hi ALL, Please do not correct after 2 hours of eating a meal...it only a guide. For a lot of diabetes folk quick acting insulins will take up to 4 hours to fully work. I use novorapid and carb count. Recently completed DAFNE and it teaches you so much more about managing your diabetes and NOT...

Re: Troubles with 13 yr diabetic Hi Karmamel, This is just a short reply, just a snippit. My daughter was diagnosed at the age of 9 and is now almost 22 years old. Throughout her treatment at our local hospital things were pure guess work on the part of her diabetes team.and conflicting info...

Hi Wayne, Ask as many questions as you like and someone here will help you and your wife. Glad to hear that she's getting on well. As mentat said ask to go on a DAFNE course ASAP. They teach you so much more that just carbs. I've recently completed a DAFNE course and wish that I had been...

Hi nat, Ask your GP if they could refer to a hospital with a diabetes team. I don't know what your blood glucose readings are but with your other ills I assume that the readings could be HIGH since you aren't taking your insulin on a regular basis. I'm type 1 who inject a minimum of 4 times a...

Hi Connela, Please get your ulcer seen to ASAP. What has your consultant/Diabetes Team said??/ After 2 1/2 years, that's a long time for it not healing..wow..I hope your BGs readings are under control..Sorry to hear about employers treating you terribly.

Hi Paul, I am type 1 diabetic who carb count my meals. As others have said you seem to be having a low amount of carbs for your meals for what your body require. I am assuming that you inject for all your meals and that you are using fact acting insulin like novorapid. If you are you can...

Hi, For most type 1s the DAFNE can be a a real eye opener. It was for me and my control and general health is so much better. I now feel happier in managing my diabetes and can usually work out what's happening if I do go a bit high. Most of the time my day readings are in single figures and...

Hi, I use the carbs and cals book having completed the DAFNE course after struggling with BG control and more to the point using the CORRECT insulins. I have changed hospitals and have a new diabetes team. They put me on a DAFNE course and things have gone GREEEEAT!!! The team changed my...

Hi Twinks, Its a course that all type 1 should go on, also all diabetes teams as well. Mind you, I am speaking as a 64 year old who was diagnosed 4 years ago and went through 4 years of hell for most of that time. Finally got on a DAFNE course 2 months ago and a new hospital looking after my...

Hi Mrs of type 1, I strongly agree that you ask your GP or diabetes team to get on a DAFNE course ASAP. I've recently been on a course myself and after 4 years suffering what I learnt has brought my BGs 'almost' always in single figures throughout the day. I now follow DAFNE systems and it has...

Hi there Andrea, Maybe, your husband may need to be on insulin as well as the metformin??? I am 65 years old diagnosed type 1 4 years ago and have recently started taking metformin SR 2x500 at breakfast and 2X 500 at tea. It is ment to help with insulin resistance but my insulin intake of...

Please ask your diabetes team to get you on a dafne course. You will learn much more about carbs and insulin and lots of other things about why things happen.

Hi There Folks, As type 1 diabetic, anything below 4 means that you are having a hypo. Sometimes I begin to feel light headed between 4-5 and i need some sugary/carbs to eat.

Hi, Get your DSN or dietician to rework your carb ratios. My daughter 21year old, was told by her DSN to use 1:2 ratio....That nearly 'killed' her. Hypos soon after meals. 1 unit novorapid for 2 carbs...mad. My daughter queried the ratio and she was told to carry on. She no longer sees...