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  1. karen8967

    Any info please

    Has anyone used the ypos pump and if so what do you think of it
  2. karen8967

    Sensitivity to libre

    Ive been using libre for a number of months now but the last 2 i have used have left really sore patches has this happened to anyone else and if so how did you address the problem any advice will be welcome [emoji4]
  3. karen8967

    cold weather and insulin

    hi everyone does the cold weather delay insulin from working as im taking the right amounts but bgs rising high then at my next meal bolus my bgs are going too low as if previous meal insulin still on board :)
  4. karen8967

    bolus question

    if i have no carbs for my tea do i not need to inject bolus .thanks in advance
  5. karen8967

    libre / finger pricking

    just a quick question i thought that by using the libre you wouldnt have to do finger pricking i currently do my fingers at least 4 times daily b4 meals and b4 bed sometimes more reading other posts on here people still do fingers as well (i have posted about sore fingers b4 ) i know the libre...
  6. karen8967

    finger pricking

    is there a knack for finger pricking as after 5 months my fingers are so sore and black an blue any advice very welcome x
  7. karen8967

    carb question

    when your looking at the carbs in a slice of bread do you take the fibre content away from the carb content ?
  8. karen8967

    advice please

    if i give myself some of my fast acting insulin because at the moment my bg is very high will it affect my basal shot which im due to take in about an hour x
  9. karen8967

    bolus advice please

    i woke up this morning my bg was 7.6 i had 2 weetabix for breakfast with skimmed milk 2 hrs after my bg was 11.2 then 2 hrs after that my bg was 6.1 i never took any insulin in this time normally i only take 2 units of apidra . i am normaly in work between breakfast an lunch time and my bg...
  10. karen8967

    bg levels

    hi all just a quick question of a morning i only take 2 units of apidra plus 1 metformin tablet my hrs of work are 7am - 12pm i am a domestic in a care home b4 work i have two rich tea biscuits with me cup of tea then about 8am i have 2 weetabix after i have done my insulin then about 10.30am i...
  11. karen8967

    correction doses

    i keep reading on here were people say they give themselves correction doses of insulin post meal if levels are high say 2 hours after food would that not affect next mealtime insulin my levels do go high 2 hours after meals but do come down by the time my next meal is due only been diabetic for...
  12. karen8967

    frustrated

    hj i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in april this year had a lot of trouble with my insulin mainly hypos then in may was told i could be a type 2was put on metformin was on this for a couple of weeks but this done nothing for my bg levels i had the c peptide test which came back as tpe 1...