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    lantus seems to have stopped working

    Curleous, Thats good, I wouldnt be worried about 6.9 waking up. To be honest waking up 7 or 8 isnt majorly bad. If you keep waking up 10+ i would really worried and would try to correct it the next night. Like Mary said, Lantus can be a bit funny (can work perfect for a few months and then not...
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    Jet Lag and BS unstable normal?

    Thanks snodger, thats what i thought. Every time around 5 or 6pm my bs would just jump from 6 to 13-15. Which if i was in Vegas it would be morning time like you said. My BS is alot better now, not jumping at 6pm anymore :D . Was still rising when I was alseep, but last night I finally...
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    lantus seems to have stopped working

    Hi, I have had a few problems with lantus a few times now. Like yourself I was on 14 shots of lantus. And my levels would be perfect, my bs wouldn't move from the night before. Then they started to rise to 10 - 14. At 1st I thought the lantus was bringing low when I was sleeping, so I woke up...
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    Jet Lag and BS unstable normal?

    I got back from Vegas on Monday and since I've been back my BS has gone mental! Finding it very hard to get it under control? Is it common for you BS to go crazy with jet lag, due to time different, tiredness and change in eating times? My BS was fine over in Vegas, considering it was very...
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    Las Vegas Trip and Frio case...do i need one?

    Thanks Jane & Synonym. Im going to buy a two pen on to be sure. Synonym - I have been to Vegas two years ago, lovely place, the fountains are great! Its actually where I got diabetes lol. When I came back is when I starting getting all the tell tell signs of diabetes! :( I'm threating myself...
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    Las Vegas Trip and Frio case...do i need one?

    I'm heading to Vegas in September for 10 days. And im thinking do i need to buy one of the frio cases as it very hot over there. I have no problem storaging the insulin in the fridge in/minibar in my room. But when i'm sitting by the pool/walking around outside should I really keep my novarapid...
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    What is the Smallest meter??? Why not make smaller ones!!

    Re: What is the Smallest meter??? Why not make smaller ones! Haha exactly, the test strip containers are hugh as well! Thats why I like the meter I have now, the test strips are in small flat metal packets about half the size of a condom wrapper (sorry only thing i could think of). That saves...
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    What is the Smallest meter??? Why not make smaller ones!!

    Hi, I saw the new contour USB and it looked very small and stylish and wanted one, but when I checked the dimensions of it, it turns out its massive!! Can someone tell me what is the smallest meter on the market is? As I am 27 years old male and have good eye sight and good control of my BS...
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    Advise...Think my mam might have type 2

    Thanks for the fast reply, I will get her to visit the GP this week! Thanks Alan
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    Advise...Think my mam might have type 2

    Hi everyone, I have a quick question, I checked my mam's BS yesterday and it was 10 after food. I know from being a type 1 myself, that 10 is higher than normal. She is just back from holidays in america. Its there any other reason, other than being a type 2, for having a BS of 10. She isnt...
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    Wamt to change from Lantus to Levemir? Any issues?

    Thanks for the info/replies, I will discuss it with my diabetes team, which im seeing tomorrow. :D
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    Continuous Glucose Monitoring - But no pump?

    Wow thats pricey and dear to run! Thanks for the info, out of interest how many strips do you go through a month, i thought i was alot a 100-150 strips or so
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    Wamt to change from Lantus to Levemir? Any issues?

    I'm starting to think I am experiencing the same problems which others have when on lantus...works some days, then doesnt work, joint pains etc. I'm going to ask my nurse/doctor to change over to levemir? Is it just a straight swap? Is there any side effects of Levemir?
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    Continuous Glucose Monitoring - But no pump?

    Thanks carbsrock, Having a small transmitter attached it alot better than a big pump with transmitter etc. As I play alot of sports i feel this would be best suited for me. I have no problem testing my bs, but sometimes I check it for the sake of checking. If i could look at a meter every few...
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    Continuous Glucose Monitoring - But no pump?

    I was wondering is it possibble to get a device that will continuously monitor my BS, but dont want the pump to go with it. Like most T1 I check my blood sugar a minimum of 5 times a day and a max of 10 to get good control! Its the one thing that I hate doing the most! Dont mind injecting at...
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    Pasta with chicken - slow delay...messing up BS

    Thanks for the replies, i noticed that when i posted this thread I realised that there are a few post about the effect of pasta...woops i should of used the search button haha. I will try spilt it more, gonna try split it over 4hours and see how that does. Then im gonna play around with it...
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    Pasta with chicken - slow delay...messing up BS

    Hi guys/girls, I was wondering if anyone else has this problem. I love pasta it is one of favourites meals. But i find it very hard to manage my bs with it. Example of a typical pasta meal that i have: 100g pasta = 70g carbs, 1g fat 200ml of light pasta sauce = 19g carbs, 2g fat Oven Baked...
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    Twitching feeling in arm and leg?

    Cheers guys and girls. Try get some early night and cut out tea and diet coke. Hit the alcohol a good bit last week, so give that a miss for a while. If it keeps happening Ill go the docs. Thanks Alan
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    Twitching feeling in arm and leg?

    The past couple of days I have noticed that my upper right bicep and my right thigh mucsle seem to twitch. You can actually see the twitching when you look at the skin. Its not sore, just bloody annoying twitching every once ina while! Doe anyone have any ideas what this might be. I havent done...
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    Dawn phenomenon help

    So am I right is saying if my b/s is higher ie 7 or 8 before bed, then my liver wont dump when i wake? But if my bs is lower then my body will look for energy and my liver will dump? Very interesting stuff the way the body works! What I will do it try eat earlier and see if that helps..if not i...