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  1. carl0s

    A weekend off type-1, now worse than ever!

    I've had a day off before - i.e. a day of constant hypos, and then just eating lunch without insulin, and testing at 7 - 8 mmol/l. The weekend gone, I had a whole weekend of it, and almost the Monday too. I ended up dropping my basal a bit, but now it's back at 10U at night. On the weekend...
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    single (1) unit dose from Novorapid FlexPen

    Hi. I'm not convinced that my Novorapid FlexPen is delivering a single dose effectively. i do prime it, although I often prime with 1U instead of 2, because it seems such a waste to prime with 2U every time. I'm sure the stuff can't leak behind the plunger, so I suppose it has to be working...
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    What happened? (carb counting / insulin dose failure.. hypo)

    Hi. I started on novorapid & lantus on Saturday, after initially starting on novomix over the xmas period. I'm a late onset type 1, probably. I am trying to figure out my doses. Nurse told me to start on 3u with each meal, and 10u of the basal each night. Firstly, I think I am finding the basal...
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    Accu-Chek aviva range

    I have this meter (accu check aviva) I think I am diagnosed as type-1 (gp seems to think that's it, but I don't know upon what evidence that judgement is based). I will be seeing the medicator/specialist in 1 week (Friday 20th December). I have been aware of my symptoms for about 2 weeks, and...