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Just out of interest do you think the novorapid was exposed to low temperatures at all? The two times my bolus insulin has stopped working in the last year have been because it got frozen - once in the back of the fridge and once in an hours walk in -5 temperature. I've found that cold...

Hi, I found I had to test alot to see what effect different types of exercise have on my bg levels. For example swimming always brings my levels down immediately, so I eat around 20g carbs before swimming (something like a banana). Rock climbing and anaerobic sports on the other hand generally...

Hi, I also run to work most mornings and find that it raises my bg levels by around 2-3mmols. I'm keen on sport and did a bit of research as I find different sports affect my levels in different ways (swimming lowers levels, climbing raises them). It seems the more high intensity the activity...

When I was first diagnosed my boyfriend got me a bag from here: http://stickmedesigns.com/shop/index.php The only probelm was, it looked so unmedical and so like a wallet that it got stolen - I guess someone thought it contained money! since then i've stuck to the plain old case I got given...

thanks for the answers, I dropeed my lantus dose last night to 6 which seemed to do the trick as I went to bed at 6.6 and woke up at 3.9 (bit too low but i'll have a snack tonight). guess i will try increasing my bolus for meals too if i need too, am reluctant to go any lower carb ( i eat about...

Hey, I did Bikram a few times last month, I didn't find it had a big effect on my levels immediately but kept them quite low throughout the day (something to do with muscle recovery perhaps?). I think I would be around 5 when starting and 4.5 after. I enjoyed it but found it a bit too intense -...

Hi, I've been T1 diabetic for about 7 months now, last HBA1C was 5.8 and levels have been mostly pretty stable. I take 7 units of lantus at night and until recently have bed going to bed 6-7 and waking up 4-5. The last week I've been finding if I go to bed with levels around 7 I wake up almost...

good to learn about glucogel tubes and hear about others who still dive with type 1! claridge - i surf in devon on weekends when i can and try to make one or two surf trips abroad each year. I went to portugal this summer, surfed a few hours each day and found it really good for keeping bg...

I haven't been scuba diving since being diagnosed either but remember when I did my PADI a few years ago there was a guy with T1 diabetes, think he had to get signed off by a dive doctor but had no problems. I surf and rock climb (indoor, since london's a little short on mountains!) and haven't...

Hey Claridge, I've started off on 1 unit Novorapid to 10g carbs too, but find it varies with some food, how much i've exercised etc. With alcohol I calculated how much my bs levels dropped (compared to usual) overnight and worked it out per drink. I've found i need about 10g carbs per small...

Hi, I'm 24 and was diagnosed 4 weeks ago with Type 1 so I guess we're kind of going through the same thing. The most important thing as far as I've found is to work out how you react to things like exercise, drinking, different foods etc, and don't stop doing what you were doing pre-diagnosis...