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So, I’ve been having a rough few days with the bloods and spoke to the diabetes team yesterday and confirmed it’s looking like basal issues! I’m usually 8 units in the morning of Tresiba but for the last week (since starting new box Tresiba) have been climbing high through the night and waking...

Hi, thought I’d share this in case it works for anyone else! Since diagnosis two years ago I’ve always had the foot-on-floor rise and recently also a bit of dawn phenomenon too. Since starting taking 6 or 7 pistachios at bedtime this has all stopped! They are low GI and apparently also good for...

Hi, having really erratic bloods and strong symptoms of perimenopause. Does anyone have experience of HRT and does it help with blood sugar control?

Hi, I had chicken pakora (shop bought) last night - first time since diagnosis (as had actually had food poisoning with it just before my diagnosis!) and everything seemed fine until six hours later, during the night my bloods shot up to 17 and it’s taken 11 hours and five units to get back in a...

Hi, I used to have a pretty much straight line as I slept (on the Libre) but recently it’s all over the place! I haven’t changed dinner time meals or anything but have had a few issues trying to get my basal right - would this be the problem or could it be the warmer weather? I’m passed the ten...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help- I probably need to chat to diabetes nurse but it’s the weekend of course! I went really high yesterday suddenly at lunch time - took my usual 5 units for 65g lunch which normally gives me a rise after three hours but it shot up immediately and climbed...

Hi, I go through periods when I spike three-three and a half hours after lunch. I tend to have a sandwich and either a vegan cookie or crisps and pre bolus 10 mins, stay really nicely in range and then suddenly spike hours later. Does this mean that I should split bolus or extend/decrease my pre...

Hi, I was just wondering if there is a carb that you all find ‘easier’ than others. Do you avoid certain types or find others quite straightforward to bolus for? I find potatoes the easiest, barely any rise, and an easy ten minute pre-bolus. Pasta is weird and I seem to need less insulin, I...

Hi, I’ve just my the worst night with diabetes yet and I’m trying to understand where I went so wrong. I had the exact same dinner as the night before, same bolus, same activity levels that day etc. This time my blood sugar dropped so I had a couple of jelly babies around when it was 5.2. Tested...

So, I thought I’d give pasta another go and had spaghetti for lunch. My current carb ratio is 1:15 so I thought I would split and give half (1 unit) after eating at 12.30 (it was 30g spaghetti) and then wait for it to rise until I gave the other half but it’s now after 6 pm and it’s still not...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has to split bolus for most foods/meals? So far in my experiments the only carbs I can pre-bolus for are bread, tortilla wraps and boiled potatoes!? I’ve not done too much experimenting since diagnosis due to fear of hypos and constantly changing carb ratio but...

Hi, I was wondering if it’s normal to have to keep changing carb ratios a few times a month? I think I’m still honeymooning and my nurse said I was very insulin sensitive (not sure what this actually means) I go from 1:35 for a week then 1:25 then 1:15, back to 1:30 and now 1:10. I’ll probably...

Hi, I’m finding I have to bolus after meals regardless of what it is and wondering if that’s ‘normal’ Is it possible to have slow digestion without having the symptoms of gastroparesis? The meals aren’t particularly high fat or excess protein based but I tend to go low before the food kicks...

Hi, not sure what to do?! Blood sugar good yesterday until salmon dinner. Went low after, couple of jelly babies, then woke at midnight (6 hours after eating) to a high alert of 14. Stayed around 12-14 all night, woke to a 10.9. I don’t have a correction dose yet so took a half unit. Went up to...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else have experiences of higher blood sugar during an IBS flare up? The last few days I’m a bit all over the place and much higher than normal after meals and through the night. I’ve increased my basal (Tresiba) and going to speak to a nurse about changing carb...

Hi, I’ve been trying to refer to Think Like a Pancreas - there’s a great table for bolus timings for different GI meals. I’ve pretty much given up on trying low GI as end up high 4 to 6 hours after eating (and don’t want to do a correction dose before bed as still new to this and the nurse...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any tips how to deal with rising blood sugars before I’ve even had breakfast. I wake to a 6 most mornings, take my Tresiba then get up to put the kettle on and make a coffee and I seem to jump up to 7 or 8 with the arrow pointing upwards on the Libre before I’ve...

Aargh, I was so tired this morning that I forgot to prime my new Tresiba pen. I inject 3 units every morning - will this cause problems? Also woke up higher than normal (usually at 6.2 but this morning 8.7) which was obviously not to do with forgetting this morning but I seemed to be around 8...

Hi, does anyone else have a Bubble for the Libre? I’m trying to work out how to set alerts on the Diabox app but my Bubble didn’t come with its instruction booklet and struggling to find info online. Thanks!

Hi, I just started bolus yesterday, 2 units Novorapid before meals and my Tresiba basal has reduced to 3 units from 6. Yesterday my numbers were fairly good but today had a hypo (3.2) one hour after eating lunch (chicken mayo brown bread sandwich) Does anyone know why this happened? Thanks