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Yeah, I was planning to do this, and hopefully 4 nights will give me the opportunity to work it out, but I was just wondering if anyone had any advice as to how much things changed when reversing sleep-wake cycle..?

Thanks, but unfortunately, I have no choice but to do them for the foreseeable future...

Thanks, that's really helpful!

Hello! So...I'm going to be doing my first ever night shifts (4 in a row), starting next weekend. I'm not really sure how much exercise I'll be doing but will be in a hospital, so may be quite a lot of walking and being on my feet. I am completely clueless as to how to manage my diabetes during...

Thanks for all the replies..really appreciated. Thanks for the advice about taking it near bedtime and seeing how it affects me - I think I'll do that. I did mention my concerns to my GP and she said she would be surprised if it affected my sugars (she said the Mirena coil wouldn't but it 100%...

Hello... Just wondering if anyone has taken/is taking mirtazapine and also has type 1? I've just been prescribed it for depression, but I'm too scared to take it - I'm worried it'll affect my blood sugars, and I'm worried it will make me really drowsy. Does anyone have any advice? (apart from...

Oh thanks Snapsy, hadn't thought of that! Alas, unfortunately, I've just looked, and I can't - I can only change the carb amount (it's am Omnipod). Although I've got used to it, it's definitely a design fault... Thanks anyway though!

Hi! Great project! My main problems are: 1. Not being able to input 0.5 IC ratios (e.g. 1 unit of insulin to 5.5g of carb) - I can either put in 5g or 6g, so when I need 5.5g, I have to manually work it out which is a pain! 2. Not being able to alter my basal setting without suspending...

Yup, I also experienced a substantial increase in insulin requirements when taking the pill - and that's on top of the fluctuating requirements that occur during the monthly cycle. And for you, also on top of being recently diagnosed and in the 'honeymoon' period. The Copper coil is your only...

You are wrong. It does. Quite substantially, in fact. That you are are doctor and making factually incorrect comments like this worries me - not only because people are much more likely to trust what you say, but also because you made that comment without doing the any research.

Am I the only person that's spent the last 4 days requiring MORE rather than less insulin, and now, with temperatures much more reasonable, have had 3 hypos in the last 12 hours...?! Bloody nightmare.

Hi, Just wondering why exactly you were prescribed it? To reduce total daily insulin doses? To help improve HbA1c? Any other reason? Don't worry about it not 'being suitable' for type 1s - doctors can prescribe drugs 'off-label' if they feel there's a justifiable reason to do so. I've done quite...

Wow, that's so much lower than mine! Am I really insulin resistant..?!?

Yup, it's a complete pain, but it helps having a pretty regular cycle (and using a pump), so can predict it to some extent.... Best of luck with the rest of your pregnancy anyway!

Hello. My basal rates are as follows: 00.00-04:00 - 0.90 04.00-08.00 - 0.95 08.00-12.00 - 0.70 12.00-20.00 - 0.75 20.00-00.00 - 0.25 I:C ratio is 7g to 1u all day. However, my basal rates change during my monthly cycle. I am currently most sensitive to insulin, but in ~2 weeks time, my basal...

Oh no, poor you. What a nightmare! Best of luck with it

Oh no, poor you. What a nightmare! Best of luck with it

Oh that's rubbish. Hope things sort themselves out soon. How long have hypos been happening?

Oh, ok, so it was the opposite - you were getting lots of hypos, so had to reduce your insulin? Sorry, I'm really confused..

OK, thanks. Have you tried increasing your insulin? I've steadily increased mine and think I have everything a bit more under control...