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    How long do wait to eat after a bolus if your levels are high

    Come on mate surly you know with T1 there is no normal just pandemonium
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    Easter Eggs

    As a kid I used to hate Easter all my friends, cousins and sister would get loads of Easter eggs from relatives and family friends and yours truly would get nothing OR some kind of fruit. Now adays I've getting some dark chocolate eggs.
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    How long do wait to eat after a bolus if your levels are high

    Cheers all, but how can 3 have an adverse effect if you have a carb-full meal because you've taken the extra to bring you down to range and when in range the rest should work right.
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    How long do wait to eat after a bolus if your levels are high

    Hi all, As per the title just a quick question to see how people handle the above scenario. Do yo: Inject required amount + correction dose and eat straight away Inject required amount + correction dose and eat within 10-15 mins Inject required amount + correction dose and wait until you are...
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    On your bike Libra it's Asda all the way !!!!

    Where about's in the UK are you? Do you if this is possible in all ASDA pharmacies across the UK, I am in London btw.
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    Abbott Freestyle Libre Out of Stock

    WHAT!!!! I ordered 5 on 22nd Feb and nothing has been sent yet!!!
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    Stuck between 3.5 - 2.5!!!!

    Yep was a nightmare tbh, anyway all corrected eventuality. I'm just putting it down to nsulin absorption and loooong hypo together, maybe i injected into a bad area as sometimes happens. Defo didn't take the wrong insulin type.
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    insulin needles and sizes

    5mm here. Is massaging the site a good thing?? If so I might see if I can get a decent 'massage'
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    Stuck between 3.5 - 2.5!!!!

    Daaaam thing won't rise!!! Had 300ml OJ 6 Dextrose tabs Banana Cake Been stuck here for about 3 hours!!!! So annoying as I wanted to go gym today and smash my PB!!!
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    How many crabs a day do you consume?

    @kev-w Yea I guess so, tbh I'm not used to adjusting carbs insulin etc as on the 30/70 I would have static insulin doses and cycle the carbs. I really need to get out of that mind set and start pushing this MDI insulin to it's true potential. Also I am struggling eating that many carbs after...
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    How many crabs a day do you consume?

    Currently about 250g per day on days I train this is because I am looking to add some mass. On days I do not train it's about 150g. My carb sources are oats, sweet potato, brown breads, brown rice and/or brown pasta. I aim to get about 2800cals per day and on the days where carbs are...
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    Is a spike of 12.5 for a short period ok?

    @Scott-C Thats awesome I'll check it out.
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    Is a spike of 12.5 for a short period ok?

    Hhhhm thanks for these tips very useful does that not mean though some days we taking 5 shots plus. I have a libre rather then a Dexcom but i get what you mean.
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    cold weather and insulin

    Does this really happen if so it's been happening to me over the past 2 days. It never happened on the old 30/70 regime. On the MDI it is.
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    humulin M3

    I used it for nearly 30 years plus until this Christmas. TBH I was pretty well controlled on it and switched to MDI as it allows 'more flexibility for food and exercise'. Personally I'm finding the MDI abit unpredictable and a bit of a pain the backside not to mention the additional shots...
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    Is a spike of 12.5 for a short period ok?

    I do have a Libre and tbh since going on the MDI I check every hour 2 hours 20 mins or whatever takes my fancy. Usually sweet potato does not spike me like that, this caught me off guard tbh.
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    Is a spike of 12.5 for a short period ok?

    Yes but I bolused the correct amount for it as usual. But didn't get the usual outcome.
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    Is a spike of 12.5 for a short period ok?

    So today the strangest thing happened came back from training with BG at around 6 and stable, had 50g carbs and a chicken breast with salad carbs in the form of sweet potato and took my NR about 15 mins before food as usual, as it was not a particularly hard session I decided not to reduce my...
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    Anyone remember these syringes?

    OMG I remember those from when I very very young probably aged 3-4
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    Anyone cook with coconut oil?

    ...has it had am effect on your levels? We usually use olive oil in cooking at this has been absolutely fine.
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