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I'm the biggest softy in the world but I got used to it. You will too. I'm guessing you're using the side of your finger tip rather than the middle? I use different lancets, some are better than others. Perhaps the least painful is the one that is built into the Accu Check Mobile meter, set it...

Thanks for suggesting it Anna :)

UPDATE: I emailed Sanofi the manufacturers of my insulin ( Lantus and Apidra) and they have sent me a case FOC which was rather kind of them. Here's a photo of it loaded with kit. It's rather good, perhaps a little too large for every day use but great for a full day or weekend out.

Hi Kate, I'm relatively new here too but I've been made to feel most welcome :)

Hi Sue, You've had a rough ride by the sounds of it but it seems like you've already made positive steps. You'll find lots of help on here, answers to questions and the odd bit of banter. Look forward to seeing you around more :)

It's so hard sometimes balancing it don't you think? Just making the decision on snacking before bed etc. I try to run as low as I possibly can but often it's impossible to not take on board glucose either before bed, before driving, before cycling etc. The pump would be so beneficial. I suppose...

I'm just on the ICE course at the moment, My consultant runs the pump program so he said he'll put a case forward for me having a pump once I've done this course. I'm having too many lows, often whilst I'm with clients which is **** embarrassing.

That comes as something of a comfort to hear your basal and bolus rates are so low. When I was first diagnosed I was put on 26 units of Basal and 8 units of bolus with each meal. I started to carb count within days and have gradually reduced both considerably. My bolus is now similar to yours...

Well today I seem to be needing less insulin again, I reduced my Basal last night to just 8 units. Went to bed with 5.4mmol/l and woke this morning at 5.8mmol/l so all seemed good, I figured I'd reduce my bolus too so with a 40g breakfast I took just 2 units of bolus, 4 hours later I was...

Hi Miss90, Are you on Basal / Bolus? If so, try to reduce your Basal slightly, as others have said aim to go to bed slightly high ( 7 or 8) and record your blood sugar figure before going to bed. Try to not give yourself any bolus at least 4 hours before bedtime. In the morning check your...

Hi, Don't beat yourself up for feeling as you do right now, we've all been there in one form or another, you'll find an awful lot of great people on here such as the people who have already replied, the one thing that brings us all together is being T1. It was only weeks ago that I was in...

Yeah let us know Kelsie, Check that the batch numbers are different on your new box.

Good luck with that Patch :)

No, not that I can think of, Spent most of the day sat down yesterday, Was on an ICE course ( prerequisite for a pump) in the morning and then sat in front of an iMac for the rest of the day working. That said, I did have my blood pressure taken yesterday and it was unusually high 197 /94 so...

UPDATE: After having dinner two hours ago with no bolus despite having 40g carbs ( would have normally taken 4 units) I'm now back down to 5.4 Bloody confusing!

It's not actually a bad idea that, My concern obviously is dropping too low during the night. Generally I'll go to bed around 6 - 6.5 and I'm still 5.9 -6.1 in the morning. I'm tempted to go to bed a bit higher and drop the basal slightly. I'd much rather be slightly high than too low. I'm...

Hi Anna, Of course, I opened a new box today and so far they seem fine. I've emailed the manufacturer but not had a response as yet. I'll take the open box to the chemist on Monday to see what they advise. I'll update this thread with any update. Steve

Don't you just hate it when you've had weeks of near perfect sugars, regular, perfect out of bed figures thanks to a well matched basal, accurate bolus dosages and then out of the blue WHAM! you're hypo, you're high, you're hypo! It started when I reduced my Basal slightly last night as I...

When you hear the word counterfeit you automatically think of Rolex Watches or GHD straighteners. You'd never imagine coming across counterfeit needles would you?

Were they Novafine? http://www.safemedicines.org/counterfeit-insulin-needles-found-in-the-uk.html