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So now I am 100% focused on blood sugar control. My hbA1c has gone from 99 in February to 53 in October. Probably going to hit 40s come January. Never had Christmas where I carb count before and kinda worried. I don't eat junk food anymore, not for 3 months anyway. Doubt I'll touch the...

So I've been switched to Tresiba and have far better control over Lantus. No continuous drops during sleeping and the the first time today I actually had a flat decent line. No sudden drops or sudden rise. Ratios worked perfect and even though there was a small drop (3.8) in the morning because...

Hey beautiful people. So my diabetic team recommended me to switch from Lantus to Tresiba since my Lantus wasn't working the full 24 hours. Received the Tresiba insulin today but still confused. My diabetic team didn't explain how many units I need to inject. I normally inject 17 units of...

So been very busy and adamant to get my levels tightly locked. Yesterday I increased my basal to 17 units of lantus instead of 16 units. All yesterday bloods were at 4-6 pre meal and post meal 8-9. After 4 hours(post meal) my bloods went back to 5 ish. Woke up not long ago, checked my libre and...

Always see some bizzare ways to test your glucose readings and come across this device in my ads. Not sure if it's legit or not but with technology these days anything seems possible. Apparently you can wear one of their watches and it does the same. Thoughts? Think I'd rather do finger pricks...

So currently on the Freestyle Libre 1. Really has helped me control my bloods better. Not perfect as I'm still finding what effects my bg levels and when to inject for certain foods. Normally inject 15 minutes prior to eating but if I'm having wholegrain carbs I tend to have it after I finish...

Got my ratios correct. 2:10 breakfast, 1:10 lunch and dinner. Breakfast readings and lunch are fine. Pretty much no change in levels pre meal.and 2 hours after. So dinner.. Let's say I have 4 units for 40g of carbs. Bloods before dinner read 7.0, 2 hours later 7.2. 3-4 hours later? 8.2 then...

Before we begin I know the Libre reads 15 minutes behind and is not always 100% accurate compaired to a glucose blood machine since it doesn't measure the glucose in your blood but we are talking a massive difference here. So put a new sensor on yesterday evening, followed the instructions...

So gone much healthier this past month and love wholegrain rice for dinner. Tonight I had 2 boiled eggs, mixed vegetables, spring onion, tomatoes and wholegrain rice. Total carb count was about 70g. I always find that I drop quickly within the hour until I can pretty much be below 4.5 and then...

So tonight, blood glucose levels were stable and just went to inject my basal insulin. Did a quick test of 2 units to make sure the insulin comes out of the needle tip. When to inject and not sure what happened but maybe half way it just went quick like the chamber wasn't alligned firmly behind...

As I you can see below I can't understand my ratio. Been trying for weeks to get a consistent level and it either climbs shortly after dinner or tanks. So breakfast today I had 2:10 ratio and correction dosage (2 units = 1 correction since 2:10 ratio). So I had 40g of crabs, 10 units (8u for 40g...

Early days I know but I've had really bad control throughout my life(diagnosed at 12, 28 now). Easily going into the 20+ range and eating everything from Doritos, drinking 1 litre of coke a day, eating chocolate and injecting dangerous amounts of insulin because I felt high. Wouldn't take my...

So I've been adjusting and working out my ratio for a few weeks now. Found that 2:10 ratio for breakfast and lunch/dinner it's 1:08. 3 hours or so after meals my levels rise slowly until I have my next meal. So lets say I'm 6.6 before eating I'll inject 15 minutes before eating. Then check 2...

Got the hang of the ratio I think. 2:10 in the morning, 1:8 at lunch and dinner for my humalog. Then 23 units around 10pm for lantus. Some readings like 9.0 are within my range but I don't correct a extra dose of humalog unless it's with a meal or after 3-4 hours after the humalog was worn off...

2 units per 10g carbs sends me into a low 1-2 hours after eating and also 1 and a half units also. 1 unit per 10g of carbs isn't enough since it sends my blood glucose above my target range by 2-4. I figured out that 1 and a quarter units of humalog per 10g of carba keeps my bloods steady and...

I'm fairly new to the forums and the amount of knowledge and kindness on these forums have made me feel not alone. The advice, feedback and troubleshooting posts are great. I know diabetes can affect everything and to find similiar diabetics with the same problems as me certainly makes me feel...

All was well before bed. Had a 10.5 reading and was a few hours after my lantus(long acting insulin). Took 1 unit of humalog to bring my bloods back to 7-8. Well think I messed up lol. Think I need to lower my basil a tad bit and if I see a 10 reading before bed then I should not bother taking 1...

So for dinner tonight my reading was 5.7. Had 60 grams of carbs and took 6 units of rapid insulin(humalog) to cover the carbs since 1:10 ratio is where I'm at. Had a cup of coffee with one teaspoon of coffee and a tad bit of semi-skimmed milk with no sugar. I've recently got the libre sensor...

So I've finally decided to take my diabetes seriously. I used to inject a certain amount of humalog fast acting insulin when I would eat or randomly when I felt high without testing. For the past week I've been in contact with my dietician, got my blood pressure under control(was at 180/120...