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  1. Zhnyaka

    Frequency of Tresiba dose adjustment?

    it is not recommended to change the dose of tresiba often because this insulin must cycle and work for more than 24 hours. It takes about 5 days for you to see the effect of a dose change. This does not mean that you cannot change the dose for months.
  2. Zhnyaka

    I need to reduce my Tresiba (again!), and it's a pain in the proverbial. And nighttime hypos.

    Similar story :D. Literally in a year and a half, my basal dose dropped from 26 to 12 units, and only recently rose to 14, despite the fact that up to this point, since the end of puberty, my dose has been very stable. I have no idea why this happened. I was under a lot of stress when I couldn't...
  3. Zhnyaka

    The smell of Insulin

    I think it smells like paint. Whether it's a children's watercolor, or something similar
  4. Zhnyaka

    Kefir

    Is it tasty?
  5. Zhnyaka

    Smoothie recipes

    cucumber+celery+lemon juice+ mineral water (if without water, then about 4 carbohydrates per 100g) or cucumber +parsley + kefir +garlic+salt (about 6 carbohydrates per 100g)
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    Kefir

    my grandmother made it from milk, sugar and sour cream... For 4 cups of milk, you need a tablespoon of sour cream and a teaspoon of sugar Heat the milk to 40 degrees. Prepare a glass jar of suitable volume with a lid. Prepare the kefir for fermentation. Mix warm milk, sugar and sour cream in a...
  7. Zhnyaka

    Does someone want to explain it to a ten year old?

    since I was less than 10 years old myself when I was diagnosed with diabetes, I can try to explain it the way my doctor did for me. But I have t1, so if I make a mistake, please correct those who understand t2 better Cells need glucose to live and work. In order for glucose to enter the cells...
  8. Zhnyaka

    Type 1 Diabetes

    With T1, the immune system kills pancreatic cells and as a result we have no insulin at all, but with t2, the pancreas works even better than in people without diabetes, but cells can absorb only a small part of this insulin due to resistance. "You can't have another type of diabetes" only means...
  9. Zhnyaka

    Cold water swimming and diabetes

    now I regret that having the opportunity to swim in the sea beyond the Arctic circle, I did not use it. But it really seems that the colder it is, the easier it is to control diabetes (or maybe the fact is that I was drinking a lot of alcohol and walking a lot at that time). God, @Antje77...
  10. Zhnyaka

    freestyle libra

    after 2 weeks of use, the sensor should not be readable, it has an expiration date. If the sensor is running and you just need to read the readings, you can download the diabox app, I really like it. If the problem is with geolocation, you can download the app via VPN by setting the desired...
  11. Zhnyaka

    Basal and bolus

    I was told to step back 2 fingers from the previous place. You can't inject both bolus and basal through the insulin port at the same time, but people used to mix them into one syringe, but there was some kind of scheme, to be honest, I don't remember whether it's dangerous if basal to get into...
  12. Zhnyaka

    Basal and bolus

    Yes, you can do it at the same time, but not in the same place so that the insulins can't mix.
  13. Zhnyaka

    Insulin Pens

    It's unpleasant, but sometimes it happens. bolus instead of bahal is more pleasant than basal instead of bolus, because you can handle it in half an hour. Although with tresiba I don't feel if I duplicate the dose once, but with lantus it provided a sleepless night I hope your shortbread was...
  14. Zhnyaka

    Spaghetti squash

    cut the spaghetti squash into strips, roll them in flour and egg, add salt and fry. Then make the filling: grated cheese, herbs (I take dill, but you can do something else), garlic and mayonnaise. put the filling and a piece of tomato on the edge of the strip and roll it all into a roll. Very...
  15. Zhnyaka

    Diabetes in general.

    Does that sound weird to you? If diabetes did not affect the whole body, why would we need to check our eyes, kidneys, heart, neuropathy every year, often examine our feet, etc. This will not necessarily happen if bg is well controlled, but the risk is much higher than in people without diabetes
  16. Zhnyaka

    CGM - Where do you wear yours ?

    I wear mine on my shoulder, but below and much closer to my back than the place where I give injections. I also like to sleep on my side, in this position I do not lie down on the sensor
  17. Zhnyaka

    Hypo’s

    I buy drinking water and sugar sticks. With hypo, I just pour a few (usually 2) sticks of sugar into my mouth and wash it down with water. Cheap and effective, it is always easy to dose, because it tastes disgusting.
  18. Zhnyaka

    I’m scared to marry a diabetic person

    I would say that his diabetes is his problem, not yours. He can join this or a similar forum, read good books and articles about diabetes (there are really a lot of them), talk to a doctor about his condition, but he should do it, not you. You will not force him to take tests or visit a doctor...
  19. Zhnyaka

    Minimum times

    after waking up, before going to bed, and the other two either before eating or 2 hours after eating to see if there is enough insulin or adjust the dose
  20. Zhnyaka

    Minimum times

    my doctor told me 4 times, but for a long time I was too poor to financially afford it and measured bg 2 times a day. My hba1 at the same time was about 6-7