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Hi I replied on a different thread a while back in relation to insulin resistance...... Referring to insulin i wrote that its as though my insulin sits there hiding behind a corpuscle waiting to come out to play when i'm least expecting........ And like you i use jelly babies. Tony

I wonder what happened to the original poster as he only came on here for a day or 2? back in 2023? Tony

I've just had a memory pop into my head.... When i was diagnozed 50 years ago i was in hospital on a ward of about 12 children most of which were in having had their tonsils removed. At meal times they got an oblong of ice cream with rice pudding. I got nowt because i was diabetic and they made...

Hi Paul You are 100% correct we have seen advancements aplenty..... For me the libre was the game changer as after i got it i analysed the data to the nth degree and was able to be basically more accurate in eating injecting and understanding the effect walking has on insulin sensitivity. My...

Hi I have signed a form in the primary school where i work (caretaker) so i am an exemption to the policy. If you have a risk assessment for your diabetes it should be on there. There are two other factors in my case one if which is quite nice. We have a little girl type 1 and she has a sensor...

Hi Seasoned pro here 50 years injecting... Monday to friday i am active with around 18000 per day. I eat at 6pm and often take my insulin after i've eaten as all the activity affects my sensitivity. Weekends i am generally a lazy article and if i have a carb heavy meal i often split the dose of...

Hi I had surgery recently on my shoulder. They knocked me out for it. I'm a funny onion MDI and do it all myself with no specialist or DSN. The hospital had a Pharmacist phone to give me advice (!) on what insulin to give! He was about 12 but as luck would have it he advised me to reduce my...

Hi Is it the cam thing that drip feeds fast acting insulin only with no background? I don't always follow some posts or explanations being a dope lol Tony

Hi I start my waking day on 5.0 take my levemir and my levels begin to rise. My walk to work deals with that and i'm back to 5.0. I deliberately take 2 units of levemir too much which if i'm not very active at work deals with the coffee but if i then get busy the levemir with the activity begins...

Absolutely agree. Several years ago my GP surgery changed my brand of 4mm needle to save money. I cannot recall the brand but they were poor quality and had several issues so i asked if i could go back to the original ones. They obliged and have been using the nanopass ones ever since and if i...

I was just reminded of the "line " diet where 10g of carbs equaled 1 "line". Tony

Hi all Just a little bump as i have a vested interest in this thread. Tony

Hi I am an old dinosaur. When i was diagnozed in the 1970s i was put on a "line" diet. 10g of carbs being 1 line. It was 3 lines for breakfast 4 lines for lunch and 4 lines for tea.(i'm from up north where we have us tea at 6pm). I still follow the 10g for 1 unit principle but i tweak it for...

Hi and welcome With a hba1c of 5.5 you are not doing anything wrong. I have had to look up this formula as i've never heard of it. Its the insulin sensitivity formula (ISF) where you divide 1800 by the amount of insulin you take per day? Mines wrong too. My friend who only takes 7 units of...

I go away 4 weeks of the year to the canaries. I lose weight. I adore everything about the canaries with one exception.....they have no idea how to cook potatoes so i don't eat any hence the weight loss. Soon as i get back out pop the potatoes and weight comes back along with the dreaded insulin...

It Is achievable and its where my libre comes into play. During the day at work i have no fast acting insulin on board so when i start dropping it drops slowly which is where the 10g top up of carbs come in.This keeps me in the 5s and my CGM with a quick glance at my watch tells me if i'm going...

Avoiding such things is not a problem for me but Thursdays are a different kettle of fish.... Its roast potato day and before roasting they are boiled and its at that point i am offered a bowl of the lovely things with butter and cheese........Bliss

I decided this morning this biscuit mix could win the turner art prize.lol

Seasoned pro of 50 years here. I use my backside alot and whilst i cannot see where the needle is going i can feel it if that makes sense. The novopen makes this dead easy. I only use my stomach for small doses. Legs and arms but again only in arms do i jab small doses as they are a bit skinny...

Hi @Dennis78 Welcome. Mine does the same but i do it deliberately..... I overload my background insulin to keep myself in the 5s. I have an active job where i'm on my feet so graze on 10g carbs to stay level during the day. I have 50 years of MDI and a CGM and my last HBA1C was 39 or 5.7. I...