Search Results

This one confuses me sometimes and i still find it hard to get it right sometimes. But if I know I am going to do exercise after a meal which is when i do most of mine, if it is likely to take around 30 mins or more, I tend to reduce my quick acting insulin by one unit prior to my meal. I also...

I might be a bit daft here. But just done a BG Test and the score was 3.6, bit low so have treated it with the usual couple of jelly babies and as it happens there was some mini choc sponges that are todays office treat that are worth about 5 carbs so I've had one of those too. Now that is a...

Slice of wholemeal dead with some peanut butter or a couple of wholemeal crackers, depends on my final reading of the day though. If it is below 6.0 I normally have one of the above andwake up with an ok reading in the morning. Neil

Thanks for the replies Daisy: I love those cheddars, but I promise to give them up for the summer when I can snack on some decent strawberries Nigel: You may have a point about alchohol, but it may be the other way round. Normally at the weekend I go for a couple of beers on a Saturday, it is...

For the last 3 weeks I have a Hypo every monday evening at he same time i.e between 7.30 - 8.00, not a small one either its one of tose where you can't be relied upon for a sensible conversation, a reading of about 2.5. The rest of the week I'm fine, and during the day on a Monday my readings...

I think I was in the same boat. Lost far too much weight, felt tired most of the time when I was originally diagnosed with Type 2, Was on Metformin for good few months with not a lot of success at getting my scores down. It took a visit to A&E and an overnight stay in Hospital ( a request...

Hi I have recently had a few night time sweats. Gone to bed with a reading of between 4 - 7 and woken up in the morning with a reading of between 4 - 6. So my readings are ok at those times, but during the night something is going a bit wrong which is causing a bit of a low and results in a...

Cheers Nigel Already on the Bluberries and Strawberries. Eating Blueberries right now. Nice pudding. Have to wait till summer for the strawberries though, those Morrocan ones just arn't the same. Thanks for staying on the case though. Neil

Thanks for the replies. love the idea of cheese as a snack, trouble is I love the stuff and already try and have a few cheese free days a week to keep the cholesteral down. Apples are a good idea, I think I'll give them a go and mix it up a bit with the cheddars. Neil

Hi Just a quick question. Just got my afternoon cup of tea at work, not that complicated i know, but to go with it now that I have diabetes i often have a couple of cheddars instead of a biscuit as I sometimes just need someting. Not perfect i know. I does seem a silly question when compared...

Hi Tracy Don't give up just yet. I can usually manage potatoes ok. I have only been diagnosed for about 6 months but have eaten all types of potatoes from chips to roast. To help balance the insulin with the amount of carbs I use a book with pictures in for the portion sizes. It works ok for...

Nick I was only diagnosed T1 about 6 months ago. But as some of the previous posters have said getting the insulin dosages right does seem to be the key particularly the long lasting insulin. I have also found that getting into a routine with diet timings of readings and a bit of carb...

Actually when I say pre-meal my lunch test is normally about 11.30 and my evening meal test about 4.00, i use that one to combine my drive home from work. I do do a few tests when I have eaten something unusual or a treat. Have to admit I do like testing at set times even though as you rightly...

Thanks for the replies. I think I'll go for a one more test before bed, the more I think about it the more sensible it seems.

Hi Just a question around how many times to test BS per day. I currently go for before breakfast, lunch and evening meal, results are fine so not too worried. But I am wondering if I should do an extra test just before bed, not that I want to do more of course, but maybe a good idea after...

Nice one. Always good to hear some good news.

Thanks Totsy :D . Sat here at work probably thinking the same about Hypos. Have to admit I do feel a little hypo in the morning from time to time, but I have manged to sort that out with a little less insulin and a bit of bread and butter before I go to bed. You just can't seem to win with...

Just got my latest HBA1c score in , it was 5.9 thought that would be ok. But my GP still wants a chat. Has anybody got an idea what it is likely to be about.

Thanks for the repolie, I think I'll give up on the attempt at Horlix. Started to use Weightwatchers Hot Choc, seems to be ok on the BS in the morning so I'll stick with it for now.

Just looking for a night time drink that isn't coffee. Has anybody used Horlix Lite without too much of an impact on BS the next morning.