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Hi all, I totally forgot to take my Lantus last night. I woke up at 4am and remembered, tested my blood (5.7) and took my Lantus. My question is, what do I do tonight? Normally I take 7 units at 21:30. If I take my usual dose at my usual time, I will be overlapping by 7 hours; this isn’t okay is...

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Hi all, I am fairly new to type 1 diabetes and have been recording my carbs using a table notes on my phone. I have to correct a couple of times now and found it a slog of a process to work out. I am using this NHS document to work out my correction factor and it seems to work: Last night I...

Hi all, I’m going to Vietnam and Cambodia in July which is 7hours ahead of the uk. Currently I take my Lantus at 21:30, 4:30 Vietnam time. When I was initially diagnosed I was told to take my Lantus at the same uk time, however, I don’t want to wake up at 4:30 every morning out there to take my...

Hello, I’m just over a week into being diagnosed with T1 and I was wondering what BS level would warrant a snack before bed? Yesterday I went to bed with 6.1 and woke up at 4.6 feeling terrible, I understand this was probably because My body is getting used to being a normal BS level again, as...

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Hi all, I’m coming up to 1 week of being diagnosed with t1 diabetes and am starting to get my head around things, however I have a question about my eye sight. Back story: I have worn glasses since primary school and been wearing them or lenses permanently for 7 years. I had my eyes tested...