Search Results

Hi everyone. Heading off to the slopes for the first time since starting insulin and was looking for some advice. I've read a number of posts from various forums but some of the points are not 100% clear.....hopefully some people will be able to let me know their experiences. 1) Does boarding...

Hi - Yesterday I started using a libre and would like to gauge people's opinions on the results so far. Attached is the last 24 hrs where a number of ups and downs occurred. - Went to bed about 8 and overnight my levels came down to approx 6 when I woke. Does this mean my basal seems correct...

Hi - Just wondering what the best foods are for calculating your ratios? If any.....or is it just case of eating 10g of anything and testing. Appreciate that things/people/timings are different for.

Hi - I was diagnosed about 2.5 yrs ago and have started insulin. I've been injecting for about a week now and just wanted people's thoughts Currently 10units of Tresiba at 9pm with 1 or 2 units of Novorapid with each meal. Here are some of my results Morning 2/11 15.7 3/11 13.1 4/11 10.2...

Hi - Heading back to the slopes for the first time since being on insulin in February. I'm relatively good and don't spend much time falling over. Just wondering if anyone has got any advice on how my sugars levels are likely to go and what changes to my insulin levels I'm likely to need to do...

Hi - I am currently on the maximum dose of metformin and last Thursday the Consultant added sitagliptin to my daily diet. I explained that my levels were frequently 13 and he said really I should go on insulin but as I'm going on holiday on Friday for two weeks there was no time. I'm now really...

Hi - No matter what I seem to eat I never feel full.......I don't feel hungry but never full. I currently eat about 50g of carbs a day. Just wondering if anyone else feels like this and if it's just from not eating a load of bread, rice, pasts etc. Thanks

Went and had my appoinment today with the Consultant at the hospital. In 2 years since diagnosis I've seen 7 different Consultants. I haven't seen the same one twice so always a painful first 10 mins while they explain what diabetes is to me. Currently on 2 x 500mg metformin a day and no...

Hi - This is my first post and was hopefully looking for some advice. I was diagnosed with Type 2 last February with sugar levels around 29. During my assessment in September I was informed about the GAD antibodies and told I'd be on insulin 'sooner rather than later'. I'm due to go back to the...