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i've done some vigorous testing over the past few days. I do like my cereals, i eat wholegrain, I mostly have a 45g bowl of all bran, with 100ml of semi-skimmd milk, say my bloods are 5.4 if I inject my novorapid (9 units), wait 20mins and eat the cereal, i tried testing my bloods every 15 mins...

building. Hi guys, I've been reading through a few threads on this form and I have to say most of the time after meal times my bloood sugars creep above 8, reading through all of the evidence this really does have to change, iImean I woke up this morning with 10.2! :oops: . I work out a lot...

Jesus, I generally think anything upto 10 is ok. do you think it's imperitive to change? I couldn't imagine keeping my blood sugars below 6 all of the time, assume this is only possible on a really low carb diet?

Nice, i heard holsten pills had low sugar, I generally drink low carb beers like michelob and Coors light, is holsten the better choice?

Yup I always eat within 30mins, generally take some protein and something like a fruit smoothie to balance it out. Then depending on the level of exercise I take less insulin / more carbs. My bloods aren't really high i'd say within normaly range, it's only after I really exert myself i get...

i'm a huge fan of brandy, particuarly remy martin XO and XIII (still have a bottle of XIII that i have the occasional glass of a few times a year, costing me £900 i've made it last). I find it also has similar effects on my blood sugars, but I drink very rarely, I may get drunk once a month if...

Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated.

Nice what amounts of carbs do you eat on a daily basis and when mate? thanks in advance, open to any diet changes.

Hi Tim, do you recommend taking 18 units twice a day instead? never thought of that, will it be more effective?

i'll be absolutely honest guys I have never used a sharps bin in 10 years of being a diabetic. I bend my needles back into the lid so that they get locked, and cannot be opened / used by anybody. At the end of the day they will only hit a land fill and deteriorate after a set amount of time. I...

First off hey guys, figured i'd post up here, a few minor queries I have. First off I consider myself to have pretty good control, my HBA1C readings have not been above 7% for the past 4-5 years. My last HBA1C was 6.3% I've tried recently to take things one step further, I want it so my blood...