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10.4 this morning. A wildcard. My cold/flu is now nearly gone but the cough remains. Oh well! Upped my NovoRapid which should work

7.6 this morning. Getting back to normal. Coming towards the end of the flu (7 days) but still with a hacking cough.

8.2 Not bad considering I have had the flu since Monday. My readings have been a maximum of 9.6, so well impressed with my insulin

5.6 this morning. However, had a bout of diarrhoea 10 minutes after waking (I had cream in my coffee yesterday, which doesn't agree with me when heated), so rested, only to have a hypo at 1pm. Great day eh

Diagnosed in 2007, metformin from 2014 and insulin from last month

I took Empagliflozin for 4 days then felt ill. By the 5th day, I was rushed to hospital with DKA and ketones of 8.5. I'm now on insulin (Lantus and NovoRapid) which seem to be working fabulously

Thank you for that. I'm due to see a specialist in December but in the meantime, have been kind of left to my own devices. Incidentally, I did share a small portion of chip shop chips with my mum but also had a ring doughnut. I had a colposcopy this morning, so thought sod it! I took my usual 4...

Hi there, I'm still learning about using insulin, so please forgive me if this seems like a daft question. I'm on Lantus/NovoRapid. So far, it is working well while watching my carbs. However, I wonder if, when I have more carbs as a one-off, do I just increase the pre-food dose of NovoRapid...

5.4 this morning. Had some laser work on my left eye yesterday, which made my numbers lower than normal all afternoon and evening. Unpredictable!

Afternoon all, I'm due to have surgery on my hand. I've elected for a local anaesthetic as I prefer that. I wonder, as I use insulin, does having anaesthetic affect blood glucose or insulin? Also, what about food. Do I eat while waiting in the day unit?

4 times a day (before breakfast, before lunch, before dinner and before bed) unless I feel iffy or miscalculated the amount of carbs I have eaten, then I test 2 hours after that meal too

8.5 this morning. However, yesterday I made a miscalculation for lunch and had too many carbs. Luckily, I was down to 6.2 two hours later! You live and learn!

7.7 this morning. The culprit was a low sugar hot chocolate with a milk and water mix at 10pm, resulting in an 8.2 before bed. But heck, it was good!

6.4 Had a 4.6 before bed so can see the DP in action!

Good point. Makes sense. Thank you for your reply

I test my mum occasionally. She has a very high sugar diet. I mean literally, she consumes mostly sugary things. I won't go into details but it is way above average. However, her readings are in the 5 range before and after meals. Luck of the draw I guess!

I take Lantus and NovoRapid. I also take Ramapril to lower my blood pressure. Before I took this, my blood pressure was 185/120. Now, it is between 125 and 135 over 85 and 90. For the past few days, I am noticing I am getting a bit dizzy at times. Not really badly but a bit. My eyes also go a...

16 Lantus AM and 12 NovoRapid (4 at a time)

7.4 this morning! Definitely a rollercoaster. Even had a 9.5 reading before bed. Put it down as a spike due to 4 pretzels (the crisp kind, not the soft dough one). You live and learn eh. Have a good day everyone

B: 2 fried eggs, 2 bacon, 2 slices of low carb toast with Benecol spread S: 4 strawberries with a little double cream L: Roast beef, brussel sprouts, broccoli, 2 small potatoes, gravy. Desert: low carb coffee cake D: Cream cheese, low carb crackers, 3 cherry tomatoes, raspberry quark