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    Disagreements with diabetic nurse – second opinion needed

    My nurse is saying it's too messy to have many rates.
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    Disagreements with diabetic nurse – second opinion needed

    Just wanted to say a big thank you for finding some time to answer and to support me. I really appretiate it. I hope I will be able to low my sugars. Thanks a lot...
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    Disagreements with diabetic nurse – second opinion needed

    Thanks a lot for your support and help - I will sort it now.
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    Disagreements with diabetic nurse – second opinion needed

    Thanks a lot for your answer, your suggestions and your questions that made me think more. I'm so sorry your daughter was diagnosed with type1. I know now that I must make an effort to low my sugar levels, to avoid harm to my future baby. I have checked my basal rates throught the night which...
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    Disagreements with diabetic nurse – second opinion needed

    Thanks a lot for your support. Yesterday at night I wake up with 2.6 and then I struggled to make it up for 1 hour so I belive I was for a long time with such low sugar level...
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    Disagreements with diabetic nurse – second opinion needed

    Thank you very much for your meaningful response and support. I thought before that if I'm feeling awful after hypos my baby will feel the same. After so many people confirmed that low sugars don't affect babies I'm a bit more relaxed. I've already ordered this book and I'm reading it now. I've...
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    Disagreements with diabetic nurse – second opinion needed

    I’m pregnant (about 9 weeks) and I’m on a pump for 1 month. When I’ve just started using a pump I had really high sugar levels (more than 17 every morning). Due to some advises, links and help from this forum I was able to sort it out (thank you very much to everyone who answered and...
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    basal rates during the night

    Just ordered the book. Thanks a lot for suggestion.
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    basal rates during the night

    Thanks a lot for that link, Noblehead. I think I will have an early dinner today, will stay with my dose 0.7, and then will test BG every 2 hours and will wright down all my correction doses. Hope this will help my DSN to set my night dose. Not sure if I'll be able to do this for 3 nights as I'm...
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    basal rates during the night

    Last time DSN set for me 2 slots: 9am - 24:00 - 0.6 and 00:00 - 9am - 0.7
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    basal rates during the night

    Thanks a lot Dancer. Perhaps I need not to rush and wait for my next consultation... I just feel bad and this was the reason I've posted here and asked for alternative from DSN opinions.
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    Medtronic MiniMed 640G System

    Please can you explain how you was able to get a transmitter. I've asked for it, and even said I'm happy to self fund sensors... I just can't afford to buy a transmitter at the moment which I believe cost around £700.00. I'm using Animas, I have high sugar levels - 14-17 and ketones every...
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    basal rates during the night

    I've started using a pump a week ago. I was told to set up a basal rate: 0.6. With 0.6 my sugar levels are not so bad during the day, although I do some little corrections. Because my sugar levels were too high during the night: sugar level 10 before bed sugar level 15 at 3 am - normally 4 units...
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    Highs after exercising

    My sugar level is normally going down during walking, but if I do running or caving it's always going up. 7 before the exercise, 2 hours later 15, 4 hours later up to 25. I believe it's because your body produces some stress hormones (adrenalin). I'm on a pump now, but I've just started using it...
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    HbA1c result. Type 2.

    HbA1 - 8.4 is a bad result and your self tests confirm it. I will suggest you to make a doctor appointment. Perhaps you need to increase your medication. At the moment (before you visit your doctor and adjust the amount of your medication) a good thing to do will be to reduce all your sugary...
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    changing food ratios and pump therapy

    I was offered a pump because during a CGM measuring there was a pattern of evening and morning sugar rises. They asked me to stop all exercises and eat same food every day to find out a correct basal level. I also thought it's not right as normally I go to gym and run every day, go for 10-30...
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    changing food ratios and pump therapy

    Yes, it was checked and it's normal :-) Normally I don't need so many carbs to correct a hypo. Normally I correct it with a small juice cartridge and a slice of bread. I have problems with hypos only after incorrect injections (when my body becomes more sensitive to insulin - in hot weather or...
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    changing food ratios and pump therapy

    Why do you need to change your basal and how do you know when to change it?
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    changing food ratios and pump therapy

    We were trying, but unsuccessfully, to conceive for 3 years now. We went through some tests that were positive and were transferred to a special clinic for IVF treatment (will go to our first appointment in several weeks). I just was offered a pump by my diabetic nurse and need to decide if I...
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    changing food ratios and pump therapy

    Thanks a lot for that information as I didn't know the cost of transmitter and thought that it only last 6 months...