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I need to increase my Levemir as im going high around 12pm - 8pm , im confused if its my morning dose or my night time dose I should increase ? any help would be great

Hi, I'm currently on prednisolone 20mg after surgery and I'm struggling to get my bg down. I have increased my levimir from 6units to 9units, and my novorapid carb ratio from 1unit per 5carbs to 1unit to 3carbs. From around lunch to midnight I'm high (spikes of upto 14mmol , but mostly in...

I have been slowly reducing my basal (toujeo) for months now as i keep going low during the night, and had gotten it down to 4units from 12units. during this time my insulin carbs ratio for bolus has stayed the same . I forgot to take my basal on sunday, and noticed no different to my bloods on...

Hello all, still trying to get my blood sugars under control (been dietetic for about 6 months now), i was recently in hospital for another medical issue and while there met some of the diabetic team (my own diabetic nurses are in a different hospital) i had been previously testing my blood...

I was diagnosed as type 1 in June this year, took various amounts of insulin depending on my crab intake for the first few months, then in my Dr said i was on to high an amount of insulin and to take no more then 10units of novo rapid with meals. For about a month the 10 units would cover me for...

Hi , was wondering if there is a test i can get done to see if i am insulin resistance ? At the moment i am on 12 units of toujeo , and then 1 unit of novorapid per every 4 or 5 carbs (depends on time of day)

Hello I think i have just about figured out my insulin to carb ratio ( 1 unit of novorapid covers 4.5 carbs) but was wondering how to calculate how much insulin reduces my blood sugar ? eg if my blood sugar was high before food and i wanted to try and bring it down a bit by taking extra insulin...

hello , im a newly diagnosed type 1 and am confused as to why diet matters so much in a diabetic compared to a non diabetic (we should all try to have a good diet).from reading on the internet it seems to me that a lot of diabetics try to avoid a huge range of foods,I get that foods high in...