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Hi Quirky, I posted on the glucose monitoring part of the forum about the reliability of the Bayer Contour Next test strips - the figures Bayer quote are the best I've seen for accuracy & they are validated by some Scandinavian independent adjudicator called SCIPs which Bayer say are like the...

I think the book "think like a pancreas" might help you - it gives info on how different foods affect BG. Sorry, can't remember who wrote it though. I used to have some of this problem before I got my pump, and still have quite large variations in my BG 1-3hrs after food, even if I eat the same...

Lantus is your basal insulin - if you're on the correct dose it should (in theory) mean your glucose levels stay steady when you're not eating anything. If your BG was 21 you'd need short acting insulin to bring it down - Lantus shouldn't drop it significantly but keep it steady at that high...

Have checked my Animas pump info & it says rechargeable's shouldn't be used, states Energiser Ultimate lithium are the ones recommended & I've checked with Which? & they say these lasted the longest of all those tested.

Thanks Sid, they certainly are a lot cheaper - are they any good though? Lithium batteries are supposed to be the longest lasting (well Animas used to send Duracell & they claimed to be the world's most powerful battery), though I've never used rechargeable - have you compared them to lithium...

Does your BP drop when you stand? Even if it's in the normal range, it could still be dropping significantly. You're supposed to sit for at least 5min, check your BP, then stand for 1 min & recheck. If the top reading falls by 10-20 or if the bottom reading falls by 10 it's significant, called...

I've just had a look on the Royal Mail website & they do seem to be saying they won't accept lithium ion batteries through 1st class, 2nd class, Parcelforce UK or special delivery http://www.postoffice.co.uk/prohibited-items. Perhaps other transport companies are accepting them & it depends on...

I've had an Animas pump for 4 years & am about to switch to a new Animas Vibe in 2 days as it's out of warranty. I phoned to request new supplies & Animas say that due to changes in postage regulations they can no longer supply the Duracell Energiser Lithium AA batteries & patients need to buy...

It does make sense, and is fascinating. Aren't your doctors desperate to study you? If not, they should be! I'm certain you could get yourself written up in the literature as a case report, more doctors need to be aware of alternative treatment methods for type 1 & type 2. Are you following Dr...

Hi J, Hope you don't mind me asking, I'm trying to learn more about how you've managed to reduce your insulin so much. I think it says on your profile that you've been diagnosed for a year, and you sound like you're an adult, so have you or your doctors considered that you might have adult...

I'm waiting to get funding approved for my new Vibe pump, but was allowed a trial of it with 2 Dexcom CGM sensors provided by the Animas rep over Xmas. I used the first sensor for 13 days & the second until the signal failed totally, which was 15days. They were very accurate overall - I thought...

I've just got a Bayer Contour Next USB meter, with Contour Next test strips. They were tested for their accuracy & got very good results. They tested 100 samples of blood that were >4.2mmol/L in the lab to get a lab glucose value, then tested the same blood on 3 different Contour Next test...

Depends on loaf size - the 400g Burgen loaf has slices which are 9g carb, same as Nimble as far as I remember, it's just that the Nimble only comes in a small size & Burgen can be 400 or 800g.

iHs, can I ask why a pen would correct a high BG quicker than a pump would? Isn't it all subcutaneously injected?

I've heard of some type 1 patients who are overweight using metformin as well as insulin for presumed insulin resistance, if it works you should see your insulin needs reduce. There's a trial going on at the moment to see if giving metformin to type 1s helps control - I read about it in Balance...

I buy whole flaxseeds as they're cheaper, then whizz them in a cheap food processor I got from Lidl a few months ago to grind them. Ground flaxseeds don't keep very long either before they go rancid.

I am, but am well past my student union days! I was at Newcastle General yesterday for my appt & picked up a card for the regional diabetes UK group. The Newcastle group have talks on the 3rd Thursday of every month in St John's church hall (bottom Grainger Sreet, near Central Station). Next one...

Do you reduce your basal before & during exercise? I find this helps - I set a temp basal rate starting ideally at least 1hr before I start exercising & continuing until I stop, it's trial & error as to how much as everyone's different, but I reduce by 30-40%. Basal changes take 1-2hrs to have...

Well I actually try to exercise 45-90min after eating, as it really flattens out my post meal BG rise. I do reduce my bolus by 40-50% depending on how intensely I'll be exercising & for how long. I check my BG before exercising & after 30min, if it's below 7 I take in some carbs but only usually...

I go to Newcastle Diabetes Centre & the pump consultant is Professor Jim Shaw, who is lovely, and has been very supportive of my wish to self fund CGM (let me have a Medtronic pump on loan so I could try their system), although he did say there was no chance of me getting NHS funding. I just...