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I see the diabetes team each week with my readings and it seems no matter what they advise i just can't seem to get the sugars down after breakfast. The rest of the day seems reasonable although still not on target. They advised me to inject 30 mins before breakfast last Thursday - i tried...

Yes my gut is telling me to let this one stay in as long as possible but how do i live with myself equally if something did go wrong and I ignored medical advice :( The team have said if i don't go for 36/37 weeks that i will simply need to be monitored daily but even that is not a guarantee as...

Thanks for the replies ladies. It's nice to know that you had babies at 36/37 weeks and they have turned out to be bright little things. I'm just paranoid after seeing what is happening with my son and thinking could it have been this or that :( Hi ickihun - is your child a boy or girl? I hear...

Hi all I really need some advice. This is my second pregnancy - my sugars have not been well controlled throughout as my insulin resistance has been ridiculously high (to put it into perspective I’m taking 30 units of insulin for a single piece of toast in the morning and a similar amount for...

I take 12 units of Lantus in the mornings. I had my evening meal last night at 18.30 and deliberately had less carbs - about 20g and took 2units. Didn't eat thereafter. Checked before bed at 22.30 and it was 8.3. I woke up with 9.7. That's a rise of 1.4mmol but for a fasting reading that's still...

How do I do a fasting basal? Not eat carbs for certain periods? I've not eaten carbs and had readings of 7 average. But other times I won't eat carbs and it will be high protein meal and my sugars will be 9. I just feel there is no way of telling what is right for my body. I've been on a NHS...

I've actually never heard of Insulatard. Only Lantus and Levemir?! Lantus used to work well for me on my honeymoon period but now my pancreas has well and truly shut shop, I can't work out what my levels should be, how effective the coverage is or when I should take it. Totally ridiculous.

I guess I have my own fears with the pump - it's a machine that could malfunction - i'm more afraid of it overdosing me on insulin rather than not working at all and putting me in DKA. At least with injections I know I'm the one administering. What's your take on the pump? My medical team seem...

I started taking Lantus in mornings to reduce hypo fears at night. But morning usage is causing my sugars to go higher in the night and by the time I wake up. So i'm tempted to start switching it back to evening coverage - perhaps the slight 'peak' will cover me better during the night whilst...

Hi all Need some advice - can't seem to control this blasted thing, despite talks with dieticians, nurses and endos. I'm tempted to go on the pump but i've been advised to try and stabilise things as best I can with injections and re-adjusting Lantus dosage. Nothing seems to be helping. Brief...

Hi all *waves* New to this forum lark and new to diabetes. Just diagonsed with Type 1. Felt like the symptoms came on quite suddenly, despite not feeling great all year. I must have been walking around with high suagr levels for quite some time. Was admitted to hospital with a reading of 18.5...