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Hi Natalie. I've got the type of diabetes that sometimes flies away without any reason whatsoever. Try putting up your basal dose by 2 and see what happens. Then another 2 if necessary. Mine usually comes down after a couple of days. Once I start with the hypos again, I can lower the basal dose...

I've had this all through my life - there's always some smart-alec 'expert' who doesn't know how a sliding scale, ratio control works and wants to override your capability of looking after yourself.

I was diagnosed at age 3 in 1960 and I'd had all sorts of information given to me through the years, much of it contradictory. I came to the conclusion that the medical profession really didn't know what they were doing and I picked out the bits of information I thought relevant and ignored the...

Sounds as if the tablets aren't enough any more and you've worked so hard too! All that weight loss and you'd think it would improve things, although it may be it was due to the high BSs that your weight dropped faster, but as you're still struggling, I reckon you may be right about being put on...

I have been diabetic from the age of 3 and am now in my 50s. I turned vegetarian about 5 years ago and it's the best thing I ever did. I haven't really had any problems other than when eating out when I have a choice of an awful lot of carbs (everything in pastry!) or an overdose of cheese. But...

I was diagnosed at the age of 3 in 1960, so that's 54 years I've been Type 1 now. I've had a few eye problems but I've got a fantastic diabetes team at Rugby St. Cross Hospital and my GP's surgery, plus the Retinopathy team at Walsgrave in Coventry - between them they keep me on track! My...

3½ years old, in 1960

I find any sharp change in the weather affects my diabetes. When it's cold I have to lower the basal dose and probably drop a unit with each bolas dose. When it's hot, the reverse is tru and I have to up the dosages. It's a real nuisance as my balance normally takes about 3 days to settle and...

Thanks for this guys. The Accucheck seems good. I wasn't so much the ratio I was getting at, it's that there doesn't seem to be a carbohydrate book/machine/calculator - e.g. You're round a friend's and they're doing fajitas with a shop-bought sauce and you know each fajita is 2 carb points...

My friends at work are on WeightWatchers diets and they have a Points calculator in order to follow their system. Is there anyone out there who might be able to make a points calculator for carbohydrates? This would be such an invaluable gadget for the likes of me. For every Carb Point (10gCOH)...