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I've never been offered the oportunity to do the Dafne course. I was put on the basal bolus regime about 8 year ago, and told to match carbs to insulin. And that was that. Over the years Ive leant to count carbs using scales, reading packets and from experience. Im not saying Im always great...

This is my basal profile, according to my first round of testing .. Its literally a join up the dots job as there are a few times missed, and a little inconsistant possibly due to the testing been done on 3 different days.. 0 represents my starting point at each test I have done. For example...

I joined this forum a few months ago to help get my sugar levels under control. In 3 months when i first started posting on here (Approx) my hba1c was 8.3, today I got my results back as 6.4% this is probably the best its even been in 20 years of diabetes! This year is my 20 year aniversary! :)...

Retinopathy... Ive always had minor changes possibly backroung retinopathy, but non of my doctors have ever labelled it that. I was been kept under tight supervision by doctors a couple of years a go, checks every 2 months, however the problems seemed to go away / reverse and they put me back...

Ive checke dout my stats against the 100 rule to see how 1u drops my bg reading and its pretty close... I usually work on it dropping me by 3mmol, but the 100 rules says 3.5mmol, which to be fair is probably nearer the truth. However the 500 rule I really dont get, I assume this only works if...

Ive posted on here a few times reagrding my problems with high fat (With carb content meals). When ever I go out for restaurant food (Chips and meats, icecreams for desserts, you get the idea), eat takeawy , or cook an unhealthier meal than normal i struggle to get a good sugar reading in the...

OK so my DSN after visiting this morning wants to swap me from Novarapid to apidra. I currently work on 1 / 10 carbs throughout the day, and my post prandrial readign on novarapid are usually 7 - 9mm/ol if im to get a good 5 - 6 reading before meals. She has recomended that I reduce my insulin...

Im sure this has been covereda million times before but... OK, so I like the idea of dropping my carbs even further.... I was previously probably eating 200 - 250g a day ridiculous I know, Im not on 100 - 150, but id like to drop a few more.. Im a really fussy eater, and I have cheese phobia...

Wow i really think I need to check my machine out - Ive got an optium xceed, and lets be frank, its not great.. I just did a test and it didnt seem quite right for my fourth finger, so i rechecked, and there was a 1mmol difference lower from my second finger, i thought how odd and rechecked and...

I wondered how people in general tend to time their novarapid injections? I was always told to take with food or just after? But I find I have a good 30 minute delay and to really time my injection with the digestion of food I need to inject around half an hour before eating. My post meal...

Has anyone else found the Nova rapid pens faulty over the last couple of years? They dont seem to bad the last couple of months, but I had one do he following the other day. Ive complained to them, and my Gp, but maybe its me doing somethnig wrong, and not the shoddy build of them. Its the...

Ok A slightly naughty but fun topic - The takeaway.. So when you fellow diabetics have a takeaway - if you do - What do you opt for, what are the healthier choices for us to have - For example - Im opting for thai over chinese when the possiblity of one comes up as it seems a tiny bit better...

I had a really bad stomach yesterday to the point I had to go home from work - It felt like food poisening but tracing back to what we had ate and everyone else had also had the same I think it was just a 24 hour bug. I tested throughout the day and even with the aid of insulin I just could not...

So, Its beena really hard couple of months for me. I was found to have protein in my urine a couple of months ago, a raised level in my Us & Es and high blood pressure. My diabeties has always been erratic to an extent, swinging highs and lows. Plenty and plenty of lows :( too the point...

This is something Ive posted about before.. However im still stuck. When I eat a higher than normal fatty meal, my bloods are usually OK 2 hours after and 4 hours after but will tend to suddenly rise later on. Example - I test before dinner at 6mmol, test 2 hours after at 6-9mmol, test before...

Hi, Has anyone experienced having sedation whilst being diabetic? I went to the dentist yesterday for some work to be done and as im petrified of dentists I opted for intravenus sedation which I was told was safe for me. All ngiht last night and this morning my bloods have been really high. I...

So, Another issue I have is dealing with large meals... I feel im fairly good at counting my carbs and dosing for the meal - Although im currently testing and tryign to get my basel insulin correct. This is my problem... I eat a big meal say on the weekend - Usually a meal out. (Chinese...

Ok a naughty subject I know, But I wondered, should I be compensating for the carbs in beers and wines with shots of quick acting insulin to match? Thanks

Hi All, New to this so please take it easy on me. This could be a little long winded... I have been a diabetic now since i was 8, I am now 28. I am a male, 172 pounds and 5 foot 7 (And a bit..)So for those that can do the maths - a smidgen over weight... which I am working on.. Throughout my...