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Agree. Should be included in your diabetic review bloodwork.

@In Response Thank you for your advice. Yeah the cannulas kept bending and not delivering the insulin properly. I tried the steel ones but they also gave me problems. They hurt and I woke up one morning bleeding from the cannula site. I also found it really cumbersome to wear and it sort of...

Thanks. I've tried a pump in the past (medtronic) but had terrible problems with cannulas and found it difficult to wear.

I was constantly going hypo after about two days of using it, so I have reduced it. Now I'm still going quite low late morning. Then I always used to spike about 4pm, however, I found I was also crashing then, too, since using Tresiba. I've reduced my lunch bolus, but the past two days I've...

Well, 8 days in and I'm still spiking pretty much the same times of day as I did with Levemir andthen just chasing hypos the rest of the time

Thanks, yeah, it appears that increasing the basal isn't an option now for the instances were I would normally need it increased. I've been taking it between 9-10AM but want to try and move it to the evening as my BG tends to spike as soon as I wake up.

So, I started Tresiba (previously on a split dose of Levemir for years) four days ago. I was switched by my consultant and prescription was done by the DSN. Basically, the consultant said it was a better, much flatter insulin that can last for up to 42hrs and the DSN told me to take 20% less...

Thanks. Yes, had this done last September and it was negative.

I know. Its weird, isn't it?

Ah yes, read all the bog standard advice. I think it's not too unusual to become conditioned to remedies or foods that normally worked. If someone suddenly incorporated fruit and veg into a diet that was sorely lacking, they would initially get loose stools until they acclimatised. Or, the way...

Hi, no medications other than insulin. I drink plenty of water, fruit and herbal teas. Nothing that would stand out as being an obvious cause.

It's funny you should say this, I've noticed my alarms haven't been working fir the past couple of days. I'm Samsung android.

Yes, have full bloods every year. Most recently in January.

I started to incorporate a 30 minute daily walk into my routine since the new year on top of basic yoga stretches, but it hasn't had an impact. I have recently started to take magnesium, however, that was due to it being recommended for women of a peri-menopausal age. I take a combination of...

Not a great deal of fat generally. I don't make a conscious decision to exclude fat. It would mainly just come from the butter I put on my toast each day and ground nuts in porridge. Oh, and I do have brie quite often with my lunch. So, not sure really.

Hi, can anyone answer me this? I've been suffering with mild/moderate constipation for about 2yrs. I already had a decent diet with plenty of nuts, seeds, grains, water, fruit, veg, etc. None of these foods have an effect on my BM's anymore. Probiotics worked for a limited time. Lactulose...

I've noticed I'm becoming more insulin resistant prior to my period. I know this to be normal, I think they associate it with increased progesterone, but whereas it would happen just 2-3 days prior it can now be up to two weeks that my BG acts all high and crazy.

I would say yes, definitley. We usually become insulin resistant prior to a period and it makes sense that peri will have a big impact on our BG. I used to get a significant BG increase just a few days prior to a period, it's now more like 2 weeks! I'm 45.

Yeah, I have had the same since starting it 6 months ago. Nothing seems to get rid of it.

I'm on Samsung and starting to have the exact same problems with the alarms not working after initially working perfectly well when I got my Libre 2 six months ago. Strangely, it works through the night but through the day, I'm never alerted anymore.