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It seems that your sensors are coming off in the hotter months of summer (assuming you are in the northern hemisphere.) If so that may be from sweating, which I find to cause sensors to start peeling away before the 2 week stint.

Could your insulin have spoiled from freezing in the fridge? They are huge increases and quite inexplicable in the circumstances. Best to consult your care specialist and work all the issues logically.

I haven’t followed the whole thread but I find that a few things can increase BGL by morning. 1. Fatty or oilier foods than usual at dinner. Eg pie with thick oily pastry. 2. And lack of afternoon exercise. There is nothing better than having plenty of exercise in the afternoon. A good...

I think you should try finding other girls her age who have settled in taking insulin and let them socialise together. She needs some peer group support. That will be of more value to her than hearing from “dumb” adults who don’t know anything.

I just wonder what your exercise levels might be? While everyone is different perhaps you could try taking normal meals and using your last prescribed dose, take a brisk 30 minute walk after breakfast and evening meals, if possible. Also maybe try ramping up your short acting insulin with...

Another tip I should mention too is that when you board the flight I find it best to keep my insulin pens and needle tip in a small pouch with me to avoid having to get up and obtain them from the overhead locker. Can be tricky when trolleys are blocking the passage way. I then prefer to...

The time difference was not a problem. Essentially if you aim to eat the same type of meal as you would depending on the time of day and dose up accordingly you should be fine. So it may mean having some meals closer together or slightly further apart. If you have a regime of long acting (1...

I don’t know which airline you are using but from my experience I travelled with Emirates a few times, a few years ago. I found them to be fantastic in terms of their special meals they served to me after I had advised them of my dietary needs in advance. They served up really well designed...

I don't know whether it is the insulin as the major reaction has taken place years after going onto Lantus despite some apparently localised sporadic irritation in the meantime. Perhaps it might be a good idea to consult a dermatologist to seek a proper diagnosis?

The genesis to mine was an awful head cold in Europe on extended holidays at age 49. Although I likely had a genetic predisposition from the fact of a parent who had been type one from childhood. Whammo off came all the weight for me without plausible reason (as my pancreas caved in) and then...

That story is a real wake up call on the importance of staying focussed on preventing such bad experiences and developing routines which work. I have found that a couple of (self corrected) scares early in the months after starting on insulin, particularly at night time, led me to adopting...

It might be helpful to do some exercise after your evening meal if you can. Eg a 10-15 minute walk or longer and keep doses the same to see if there is any difference. If your BG levels go down you can adjust exercise accordingly up or down to arrive at a good medium. Maybe also wise to look...

Always go room temperature. Also very important to rotate site from side to side alternatively and in a rough 360 circle every time. I prefer on the stomach under the belly button line and no closer than 5cm to the belly button. If using a fine tip pen needle try and go straight in at 90deg...

Good work. However I believed I was in that boat 16 years ago. While I dieted and exercised, I fell into the trap of believing I was cured. The specialist treating me then seemed to know nothing about the progressive nature of this condition and I learned the hard way a few years later...

Your intro to insulin sounds very rushed in that an arbitrary high dose was apparently prescribed. I was given low doses to start with (4 units and test regularly between meals) Eventually ramping the dosages up up until stability was reached. Ie aim to achieve a BG reading between 5-10 by...

This is a matter which should be reported to your management. There are laws which prohibit discrimination based on a health attribute. It is up to the employer to set the complainant straight and provide a proper place and arrangement for you to inject. I am assuming you are in the UK...

I have sometimes doubted when I am toward the end of a pen and for some unexplainable reason, it does not seem to be working as effectively. Then just when I am about to throw the pen the insulin will start working a treat once again. Another thing is when I have had the pen on me on a hot day...

I think the big problem is if it is accidentally frozen. In that cash throw out as useless. However I have seen literature which queries whether these synthetic insulins need to be stored other than at moderate room temperature. Of course if the effects are not acting as would normally be...

That is a novel approach to a problem. My preference would be to dine normally but modestly and then go back to proper dosing when back home with next scheduled dose which is what the book recommends. Also on the subject of beer check out the types of beers with very low or no sugar. There are...

Have a look at the literature on the dutch famine of 1944. Google the research and studies on disease effects including diabetes. Telling that children of affected mothers were far more susceptible to developing diabetes than others in the world born around that era unaffected by famine.