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Hi They ought to also check your thyroid function and blood pressure - I don't know how common it is for type 1 diabetics to have an underactive thyroid, but getting me on the right thyroxine dose was right was part of pre-conception clinic for me. Getting my blood pressure under control was...

Hi both Just wanted to say thank you very much for your recommendations - I ended up going with Virgin, but their insurance is through Insure & Go anyway! Your tips saved me an afternoon of ringing around and I'm really grateful. Now, bring on those hols! Best wishes, Abi

Hi everyone Does anyone have any recommendations for travel insurance to cover a pregnant (22wks) diabetic (Type 1)? We're going away in 10 days time. I gather that getting an insurer to cover you if you're pregnant is hard enough (and I know it's a pain trying to get travel insurance as a...

Ps I found the book "Using Insulin" by John Walsh (ie his book for non-pumpers) incredibly enlightening as part of my general project to lower my A1c. "Think like a pancreas" (I forget the author) is interesting and fun as background reading, but for sheer usefulness I'd definitely recommend the...

Hi there I had also for years (on injections) not been able to get my HbA1c below 7.2-7.5, even though my day-to-day sugar readings appeared pretty good, which was very frustrating. I was then assessed for a pump as part of ttc, but during that time I also tried lots of basal rate testing...

Hi I've only just stumbled across this, but just wanted to say thank you, Sam. I'm still hunting for hidden highs, and although I've discovered my major culprit to be overnight, you've inspired me to hunt them in the 1hr post-prandials. Thanks! Abi

I'm not super strict, but generally it doesn't vary by more than an hour for either of the times of day I take it.

I used to take my lantus with dinner, but after basal rate testing I found my sugars were rising into double digits between about 10pm and 2am, before then crashing to frequent 5am lows. So I figured my lantus was taking about 6hrs to really start working, was coming on too strong at that dosage...

Thank you very much Simon for your advice. Please don't worry, I make sure I get enough protein at lunch and always have porridge for breakfast :) but very helpful to have your reminder of what it is we're trying to achieve (and why we need the protein). I just find the dinner/overnight thing...

Hi, and thank you both very much. Very helpful to know, Phoenix, that you deal with it using an extended bolus - overnight control for protein (delayed spikes) and exercise (night hypos) is one of the reasons I'm keen to go on a pump. I totally agree that a larger midday meal makes more sense...

Hi everyone I've lurked on here for a while after stumbling across the forum by accident (and it is incredibly helpful, so I can't thank you all enough), but this is my first question (apologies if it should be on one of the nutrition threads). I've had Type 1 for nearly 20 years, I'm on Apidra...

Hi I recently started using the iBGStar app as well, and I think it's really good (although I've not tried any alternatives, so I don't know how it compares!). It breaks down your results into helpful stats. e.g. your average sugars for the last 7, 14, 30 or 90 days, and if you want, broken...