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I have both! It’s a nightmare trying to manage my diabetes for me! I take both concerta and an antidepressant called citalopram which works well to manage both adhd and depression.

Thanks. I'm on 40mg for 5 days so pretty sure I don't need that much. My usual combined insulin dose is about 50units a day so have increased at the moment from 27 basal to 40 basal and seems to be ok. I guess because I'm sick as well, hence the need for steroids I have to monitor closely and am...

Hi I have started a short course of steroids for acute asthma for the second time in 6 weeks and they have a horrendous impact on my sugars. I have increased my Levemir by 50% for each dose at the moment (last time in Dec I only did half that and it wasn't enough) but I wondered if anyone else...

I love MySugr. It has been my saviour in starting to ale some personal responsibility for testing and logging and noticing patterns. It great that you can tag and see if you guessed your carbs the impact that had on later readings. I think it is probably most useful if you have been on a DAFNE...

Thanks for the advice everyone. Kim x

I had emergency surgery for a small bowel obstruction about 6 weeks ago; full cut open not keyhole surgery. I have had terrible trouble with wound healing ever since including infection and over granulation. It is really getting me down. I am trying really hard to keep my sugars in target and...

Sounds brilliant! Kim x

With me lantus only lasted 18 hours. Levemir is supposed to be taken twice a day, if only taken once you have to take extra quick acting to deal with the glucose which means that you have to eat three times a day to sustain good BG control. Kim x

Could be that language is enough to cover what you eat, it depends on how many carbs you eat. If I don't eat any carbs I don't take any novo rapid. If my background insulin is high I could eat some carbs without injecting. Kim x

Sounds like you could do with a DAFNE course to improve your control, 10 is really high and nerve damage such as causes downstairs issues is irreversible. With DAFNE you can eat carbs but adjust your insulin according to what you eat, injecting every time you eat and testing before every meal so...

I take levemir it twice a day as only works for 8-14 hours. I have jut completed a DAFNE course and it is amazing at enabling you to self adjust your insulin and calculate ever changing carb to insulin ratios. If you really want to improve your diabetes management and understand how it all works...

I really struggle an have spent 5 years not taking enough insulin. I have just completed a DAFNE course to help me count carbs and not have hypos, which can cause weight gain. I am also going to see a dietician and a diabetes psychologist to help with my weight issues. If you want to chat and...

People who have dawn phenomena often do best by going on a pump as extra insulin can be programmes to be released at dawn to prevent BG going high Kim x

Background insulin never stop but for food don't take any for protein, vegetables or pulses. Anything very low GI doesn't need quick acting insulin. Cherrys you can eat and not inject. Ask your diabetes nurse/doctor about going on a DAFNE course. Beat thing I have done it is so liberating and...

In the first trimester high BG is associated with increased risk of malformations particularly the spine but in the second and third trimester you need to keep your blood sugar between 3.5 and 5.5 as otherwise the baby produces insulin for your blood sugar and it causes the baby to get too big...

I've just completed the DAFNE course and the advice from there is to do correction with your dose for meal and eat straight away. Works well for me and the others on the course with me Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I have only been diabetic since 2008 but similarly not good at BGM. I have just completed DAFNE and am hoping this will help. Are you type 1 or 2? Happy to buddy up and see if we can both crack the testing! Kim Sent from the Diabetes Forum App