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You can get a book that lists the carbs in all food , I found it very useful

I was told not to have any carbs for 2 days , it was difficult but well worth it afterwards, not sure it would work if you eat some carbs . You could try it for 24 hours which should give a good idea , if your sugars are OK then basel is right so its your insulin to carb ratio , I'm on a pump...

What my specialist nurse got me to do was to have no carbs for 2 days as this is a way to see if your basel setting is right as you should be stable all day . You can eat full English breakfast ie egg bacon mushroom tomato , steaks etc . You do feel a bit hungry but it certainly helped my nurse...

The pump you need is an omnipod , there are no cables , it about the size of a cochroach and operates by bluetooth

I rang my gp about bloods for annual review and was told they wern't doing the bloods or review

hello , i have been using an omnipod patch pump for about 7 years 5 and a half on pork insulin and for a year and a half on novorapid . Until the last month I have had little problem with lumps where the canula was. I have been using the omnipod on my arms and recently j have hard lumps that...

I would get in contact with the IDDT they should be able to advise you, there is a heath minister statement saying it is the patients choice so assert your rights

Hello, I could not tolerate "human" insulin which is very misnamed as it is artificial like analogue is . I went onto pork insulin for many years as there were never any side effects with that . If your health team tell you that pork insulin is no longer available they are wrong and you may...

Some people can't tolerate artificial insulin . I can't tolerate the artificial one called " human" insulin , novorapid is an "analogue" artificial insulin which is i can tolerate , Ablasaglar is a "human" insulin so i could not tolerate that . when i say i cant tolerate it , it gave me muscle...

eat no carbs to help keep it down but essential you get insulin asap

see if you can get a pump then you only need the neutral - i use the omnipod pump which is bluetooth so no cables just a pod the size of a cockroach that sticks to you and a separate control unit/ blood tester combined

not sure where you are but i am in uk and i was on neutral and porcine isophane injections for about 8 years before going on the pump 4 years ago and the nhs covered the cost of both no problem , it is about half the cost of artificial so it is in their interest

sorry what i meant was that the animal has a slow action , ie it lasts a long time compared with the artificial insulin , i am on a pump and only take the "fast acting " but the period it lasts for is a lot longer than the artificial why not change to the porcine , that will be available for...

I was put on "human " insulin and became very lethargic with no energy at all , i switched to porcine and these symptoms went away , i had researched it to find this out , if you want a lot of information the best place to get it is the insulin dependent diabetes trust -...

what would you like me to explain more ?

there are basically 3 types pork ( porcine ) natural product that is slow acting human - which is misnamed as it is nothing to do with humans and is artificial - some people can't tolerate it ( myself included ) analogue - genetically modified human insulin both "human " and analogue are...

If you are on statins then it could be them causing these muscle aches - it can come on even if you have been taking the same statin for years ,

don't know if this would work , but on my omnipod insulin pods , if you wipe the skin with alcohol wipes first they stick better

I used to inject in by bottom all the time at home as it is quite a large area so is easy to move injection sites , i never got lumps that way. I have been on a pump for 4 years and do have some problems with where to place the pod ( i'm on omnipod the bluetooth pump ) as I now do get lumps...

some people can't tolerate artificial insulin , ie , human and analogue , if you go on the IDDT website there is information there , there is an alternative of pork insulin which I am on but you may have to fight to get on it with your healthcare people telling you its not available any more and...