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    Night hypo

    Hey Brett, i know what you mean by the twitching leg, first (an only so far) night time hypo i have had i remember waking up having just needed the girl in the back. Thought to myself, that was harsh and a bit weird, followed by i feel strange and so tested, a cheeky 1.9 followed by all the...
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    Help or advice for Dawn phenomenon

    Yeah i was going to give it another one and then hold for a day or two, by the theory it should get in around the high 9.x-10 mark, then check that it works for a few days and add another. I meant to say earlier I checked at 330 this morning and was 7.0 so deffo still room with out bottoming out.
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    Help or advice for Dawn phenomenon

    Went to bed at 8, extra unit of levemir and now 11.2 at breakfast, so getting there! Thanks for your help/patience :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Help or advice for Dawn phenomenon

    Take it before bed, so at 10pm most nights, try to keep it constant. What are you thinking on the timing? Pull it earlier in the evening? I also do 15 with breakfast at 6am too. BR Rob Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Help or advice for Dawn phenomenon

    Ended up having to take a customer out last night so ruined the results from a repeatability point of view, but just for information, went to bed with 11.2but also some alcohol in the system at 2220, at 0030 at 6.4, thought that was trending a bit low so threw in a chocolate digestive, 10g CHO...
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    Help or advice for Dawn phenomenon

    Shall do Weezer, thanks for the help, still learning at this diabetes game! Do you think the levemir is just being used up, hence the fairly rapid rise (or seems rapid to me) in the morning? I thought that the levemir was slow release so if i didnt have enough there would be a steady rise...
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    Help or advice for Dawn phenomenon

    Morning, Went to bed at 8.1, injected 20 units levemir instead of the previous 18. woke up at 240 - 9.8 Woke up at 520 - 9.9 Before breakfast at 6 - 11.8 (double checked incase of anomalous reading, second reading was 11.9) Which is better than other days where i would be at 9.x at 230 then...
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    Help or advice for Dawn phenomenon

    Have given it a bonus unit and will have a look thru the night, i'll pop the results on here tomorrow just in case it interests any body! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Help or advice for Dawn phenomenon

    Thanks Weeezer, no worries about the mix up, literally posted mine, went back out and saw the other post! I'll try upping it again but have already gone from 15 to 18 at night, which is why i wasnt sure, worth a try tho! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    strange readings

    Hi, just read your post, having Mae my topic on exactly the same thing! I can help with any advice right now but if I find out anything will let you know! Rob
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    Help or advice for Dawn phenomenon

    Hello all, Firstly thanks for all your comments everywhere, I have learnt a lot reading around the forum! I am however having issues at the moment waking up high. It doesn't seem to matter what I do either! During the day I can hold the 5-8 range. However, if I go to bed at 8, I can test at...
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    How old were you when you were diagnosed?

    Type 1 diagnosed this Jan at 27
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    Under the skin blood monitor

    Form what I have read up n this device and another out there it will communicate using NFC, which is near field communication, basically a very low power radio to a device just the other (outside) of the skin. This device will then talk to your phone/monitor/pump via Bluetooth. All seems quite...
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    Airport Security

    Baggsy are you a baggy? Would explain all the travel. Random question I realise, but you may know what I mean! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Airport Security

    Now admittedly I've only travelled by plane once since being diagnosed in jan but I found the same thing, shoes and belt off, but don't worry about the wee pens and bottles of undefined liquid together with needles and a small electronic device! Was. A bit nervous first time through security but...
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Hello, I've not been playing at this diabetes lark long (diagnosed on 4th Jan this year) but started at 14.5 (135) start of Feb I went back for a clinic and was 10.1 (87) and went back yesterday and have managed to achieve 68 (8.4) so fairly happy with myself and just need to keep on going :)...
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    Hello

    Hello all I thought it was about time i said hello! My name is Rob Nelson I am 27 and I was diagnosed with type one just under two months ago, I came across this forum a few days later and have been reading ever since! It would appear you are all massively helpful, knowledgable and nice! I...
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    Ways to describe diabetes

    As my girlfriend calls it - spankcreas , I call it engineering Sent from the Diabetes Forum App