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Hi All I've not posted on here for a while but yesterday had a bit of a nasty shock. I was diagnosed type 1 just over 2 years ago and my hba1c's have been around the high 5's low 6's. (I'm waiting for my most recent result). I had a screen for retinopathy last week and when the picture was...

Hi All A couple of days ago I upped my basal insulin by 1 unit (from 7 units to 8 units once a day), I did this as I've been running higher than normal for a few weeks now and was having to adjust too much for my liking. On doing this I've had to reduce the amount of novorapid I take to cover...

Hi All I could do with some advice re taking extra insulin at mealtimes to cover the protein /fat content of a meal. I take about 1 unit for every 5g of carb (slight variation in the morning) but basically this works ok. I try to keep starchy carbs to no more than 20g in a meal, 1 piece of...

Happy New Year to everyone. Wondered if anyone had any recommendations for software for palm pilot where I can log BG readings, doses of insulin, what food eaten etc etc? I was given a palm pilot for xmas and want to use it to help me monitor / control my condition. Thanks PS How do I...

Just wanted to check something out with "the experts" related to the carb to insulin ratio. I take novorapid and in the mornings and for 20g carb I take 5 units and after 2 hours my BG is near enough what it was before breakfast. It does vary throughout the day but its not far off 1 unit of...

Hi I have a question re splitting levemir. I take levemir and novorapid and am on small doses. I only take 6 units of Levemir each day. I take this at 10pm and its starts running out around 5pm (ish) and my BG starts to rise. This is making getting decent BG results in the evening very...

Hi All Everytime I go to the supermarket now I'm seeing aisles full of things that I can't (or won't eat). Chocolates, mince pies etc etc. :( With this being my first diabetic xmas I wondered if anyone has any amazing low carb recipes for things. IF anyone has got a suitable recipe for...

Hi All Need help with something, just moved on to Basal Bolus (Levemir and Novorapid) and readings all over the place and trying to get to grips with it all. My BG reading before lunch was 8.2 :( I know thats bad but since starting this on Saturday its been running high to say the least.)...

In a few weeks I'm seeing my DSN about moving from Novomix on to basal bolus. With reducing my carbs I've been able to keep my readings fairly stable using a mixed insulin but its so restrictive and I've lost quite a bit of weight. I'm hoping that going on to the basal bolus will give me a...

Anyone have any advice for me? On the Friday after the bank holiday I'm going to be working overnight as we have some work that can only be done out of hours when the office is closed. I'll be on my feet for a bit I imagine rather than sitting down so not sure if I should reduce my insulin dose...

Help! I know I've seen quite a few postings about exercise and its affects on BG. But I need some help understanding how the exercise is affecting me. After 16 minutes brisk exercise on a stepper last night I tested myself and was 2.7 (this was about 9pm). So I had 4 fruit pastilles and a...

I'm yet another new type 1. 36 years old and was quite happily getting on with life when "BOOM", at the end of February I was told I had type 1 diabetes. Was in hospital for a week with ketones and high BG readings. Then let lose in the "real" world. I'm getting used to the change in my diet...