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Hello @becca59, @JoKalsbeek, @jaywak, @ChrisT2, @Badger09 Thank you for your information on using a CGM. I have the appointment booked with the diabetic nurse for the 1st of July. So I will wear the sensor for two weeks, before my next apointment with the doctor, this should give a veiw on...

Hello @grantg and @KennyA , So at the moment I do random BG testing because I have a SGLT 2 each day, with fast acting Fiasp insulin at meal times and 48 hr basal insulin before bed. That means I know roughly what my BG will be at any time during the day, before I test. I am on a low carb diet...

So my doctor has recommended a CGM for 2 weeks before my next check-up. How will that help me, as at present I do random testing and fixed insulin dosing. Also is it necessary to replace the sensor after the 15 days or do people do without it for a couple of weeks before fitting the next sensor...

Hello @ChasingRemission, that sounds good dropping HbA1c in the six months, it seems to take time to get to target levels. I also have now done six months of treatment, I have not yet done the CGM thing yet but my doctor has suggested that I give it a try in a couple of weeks time. Did you find...

Hello @Antje77 , So the HbA1c just happens, I have no way of predicting or controlling it, I can only see what it is after a doctors visit. I test my BG about 10 times a week in total, following a random pattern of the 6 times per day testing that is recommended in my diabetic diary. So one day...

Hello @Antje77 , Yes I have been on fixed doses of Fiasp and Tresiba, for the past 6 months, and have brought down my BG from numbers in the high 20's down to regular, 5's and 6's. My bad A1c was 103, but my last A1c was 32. Thanks to Kenny and Jo, I knocked carbs off the menu, and now eat a...

So this diabetes thing is not so easy to understand. I can see that I will have to rethink it through. Two mornings with hypo's after breakfast, and having to skip insulin at lunch time due to a hypo feel. Just ot be sure I bought a couple of mars bars, and some marzipan, and sweets just in...

So I did not know this but there is a nasal inhaler, glucagon nasal spray that can be used when a person has a HYPO and cannot take something sweet due to sickness. There is also an injection of the same stuff, I spoke with my doctor and I will get the nasal inhaler from the chemist. Also it was...

Hello @Antje77 That sounds like a bit of good advice. Got it, Thanks Royjk

Hello @Resurgam So I keep well hydrated about 3 ltrs a day, very carefull on that, and over the past 3 days have ensured that liquid levels are being made up, but I was severely dehydrated for all day on Friday, after the event. Royjk

Hello @Zhnyaka Ok so I am on Tresiba, with a 48 hour active time. I think of it as reducing my night BG level so that I get a good start for each morning, So I did not take it as I did not want to lower BG any further. That was before all my trouble started. Royjk

Hello @Introverted_And_Proud So we are talking about tomatoes, radishes, gerkins, 2 boiled eggs and ham, non of which have high GI, so I cannot understand why they should not go through within a short time frame. I dont think that I have anything like IBS or a restricted bowl, it would be too...

Hello @Zhnyaka So after the 250 ml fruit gel drink failed to make a difference, after an hour I tried some liquorice comforts, but they triggered a violent vomiting event that continued over 4 hours, in all I lost about 3.5kg of weight in just a few hours. (good for dieting). However I had not...

Hello @saucequery So I was unable to take anything by mouth as for some unknown reason nothing would stay down, and I found myself in a position where it was difficault to move from the sink. So I still do not know the cause of the hypo and could not treat it. When I felt well enough to move it...

So, I have a question about type 2 diabetes. The other day I felt a hypo coming on, so I tested and found 3.8mmol/l, so I had a small sweet drink, and tested an hour later, when the test had gone to 3.9mmol/l. So happy with that I went to bed, but still did not feel very well. After an hour or...

Hello @MuttNJeff , this problem with the pen falling apart, I had it happen a couple of times. It was because I screwed the needle in too tight. So when I changed the needle it opened the pen, so when I got the pen for the next injection it was now in two pieces. So once aware of the problem I...

Hello @Taighnamona, Thanks for your reply. One of the suggestions from my AI was to divide fast acting insulin into two doses, with doctors approval. It was suggested that this would control the dosing closer, but of course that could need the CGM or more finger blood tests. Maybe that comes at...

Hello @Jaylee, @searley, I think I can see the answer now. Long before I had diabetes, sometimes I would feel a bit wobbly like a hypo, and my solution was to drink a can of cola, and have a couple of mars bars, then rest a while. Maybe I still think the solution to hypo's are the same as it...

Hmm, Hello @Jaylee, OK so I do fiasp 15 min before eating, and Tresiba at 10 in the evening. I have a problem with carb counting, as I am on a very low carb diet, and a small steroid. Counting gives me a very low Insulin dose, which leaves my BG still high. So instead of counting, I have a fixed...

Hello @Jaylee, So what I have for Hypo's is a small box of sweets, that I take when I get wobbly. Then I re-test after 15 min.