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My husband doesn't get time to eat properly, neither do I, so I try my best to low carb. If anyone with a severely disabled child can suggest away around this without impacting the time I need to be my sons physio, cater, educator and mother oh and be a wife and work full time, please I would...

I started snaking on berries and nuts a few weeks ago, it has really helped

My son has cerebral palsy and is only 2. So it's very difficult to cut his carbs as it's against the diet plan he follows.... I don't get time to bake, I work full time, run a home, care for my disabled child. I rarely get a moment to shower. I'm trying to find easy alternatives.

I just read this in the new jdrf toolkit, didn't get offered this with my first, wish I had known it happens, maybe my hospital don't do it but definitely going to ask!! Planning number in the near future but still need to get a few % of my hba1c first :-)

Hi ladies, Did anyone have monthly hba1c done before conception? Xxx

Difficult when I have a family. Not just myself to think about

I wish I could eliminate it from my home, but my son and husband enjoy such things and they should get to enjoy it Tried baking low carb alternatives but turns out I'm not a baker and always tastes disgusting!!! I don't want to eliminate it all together as I enjoy it, just want to find...

So I've been (really attempting) low carbing for about 4 months. When in doing it properly I see huge bs improvements, no spikes, deviation of 2mmol which I'm very happy with. Great pre and post meal bs levels.......... But I have trouble with chocolate and biscuits. If I see it, I have it...

I started on the tender link, but found them very scary ( slight needle/ cannula phobia) so tried the pin like ones but couldn't use the inserter so went back to the tender link, tried the inserter for that but my brain wouldn't let me push the darn button!!! I developed a process that seems to...

I ment eating before my fast started, but didn't want to have insulin within the 4 hours before my fast started. I decided not to eat in the end :-) I don't have problems with basal rates, just doing it for pump trial data etc Thanks all :-)

Dsn said I could if it was carb free. Since I don't take bolous for protein...

So I'm fasting for basal testing between 7pm to 5 am, my dsn said I could eat a protein meal so I'm not totally starving, I was going to have an omelette... But after recently reading what ppl have said about the effects of protein on there bs I'm not sure this is wise for my fast.... What's...

Thanks everyone!!! It's easy to beat yourself up about it. Turns out the receptionist told me a previous level, my actual reading was 7.1!! After the didn't rang me to explain the mix up. Still more work to do but feeling like the hard work is paying off. Thanks again everyone!!

So, got my hba1c results today, just coming to the end if my trial, hba1c was 8.4 before starting, now 8.2!!! I'm on 3% hypos and 7% over target. I don't get why it's not lower. I've tried so hard and my day to day bs levels are great. Is 6 months long enough to see a change?

Hi, I'm just coming to the end of my pump trial, I refill every 5 days and change cannula every 2 sometimes 3 days. Nikki

Once my basal rates and eve bolous were correct it stopped, you will get there, the pump requires a lot of hard work but the blood and sore fingers are so worth it!! Good luck x

I'm just coming to the end of a 6 month trial, have dropped by about 50% also, but also have better control, also had DP which hasn't occurred in a long time since going on a pump and I feel fantastic, canulating still scares me but have a dramatic improved in daily bg's, got my first hba1c...

You don't say!!!!!

All my basal rates are correct, as per fasting. I deviate by 2 mmol 2 hrs post and return to pre meal bg after 4, throw snacks in and that's where nothing makes sense, I'm a nurse, my day can be mega hectic one day and totally quiet the next which then throws things out, I'm on a trial currently...

Hi all, Having a bit of a war with bg's. My insulin takes the full 4 hours to do its thing, so if I have lunch, then test 2 hours post but have a snack, I won't be giving the correct bolous for what my bg will be 2 hours from then. I'm thinking it will be easier to not snack but then I'll be...