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Thanks, I actually called today because I was worried about it, she asked me to take my basal from 8 to 6 units and bring my mealtime doses quite a bit; I'm going to see how it goes and we agreed I would call on Monday to see what's up with it.

Okay so mid afternoon and near bedtime i tend to get kinda hungry and I'd love to have a snack of some kind, but a lot of stuff thats snack-worthy tends to be over 10g of carbs which would mean I'd have to give myself more insulin, right? Like if I wanted a cereal bar before bed or like have...

Thank you for moving the thread ^_^ I understand I still have a lot to learn! I really want to get into being able to dose my insulin on my own but for now I don't feel so confident about making any drastic changes - but if I stay too low too often I will definitely think about reducing my...

Thanks col101, I have been treating my hypos when I have them, my parents bought me flavoured glucose tablets which are quite nice. I'm told to phone the dsn's every week or so to just review my numbers and how I'm feeling, which I'm going to do on Monday because of this development. I also...

Not sure if this is the right place, I'm more seeking advice and reassurance than anything else. I'm new to the forums, but here goes. I'm recently diagnosed with Type 1 since the 3rd of November, and lately my blood sugar readings have been dropping lower and lower, with sometimes erratic...

Thank you all for the kind welcome messages I think I'll definitely come here if I have questions ^^ I'll have a look into getting this book for a christmas present maybe :D I bought the Carbs and Cals book because I was reccommended to do so by the people looking after me.

Yeah I take novorapid insulin before each meal then i take lantus before bed. I've been writing all my numbers down and i noticed i was getting consistent numbers (too high before dinner and bed) so after a chat with my diabetic nurse we agreed to up my dose on those two meals and after that...

Hi everyone! I got diagnosed on the 3rd of November after a scary hospital experience! The few weeks prior I was starting to get really tired out by the slightest physical effort, feeling sooo dehydrated and thirsty, very dry mouth and feeling tired all the time. I sort of brushed it off...