insulin

Hi there - I've been on a pump for about 18 months and love it! I've always been able to keep my insulin requirements down a bit by following a low carb diet, but the past 6 months have had trouble sticking to this (lots of life issues etc) so my control hasn't been great. I met with the...

Hello, often after I change my infusion set I get highs with ketones until I have a big bolus with pen and I change set (then, I get better after some hours). Removing the infusion set I have some blood coming out of the insertion site. I summarized that I might be having hit a capillary and...

Hi, I just arrived in Sweden with a boat from Finland and I just realised that I forgot my insulin (novorapid) at home... I'm really nervous and don't know what to do. Will the hospital in Sweden be able to give me a receipt for Novorapid? If not, what should I do then? I'll be in Sweden for a...

Just thought I'd share in the hope of some advice. Was having major problems with high post meal spikes especially after lunch where was hitting up to 21 mmol 1 hour after eating dropping to 8 - 10 mmol at the 2 hr mark but nicely at target 4-4.5 hours following injection. At breakfast was just...

Hi you informative kind folks.... yet another question.... but not too sure how to put it accross!:confused:... What i am after seeking advice on is the amount and time it takes NovoRapid to reduce blood sugar... ie if taking 1:10 ratio and have a 60g carb(basic carb little fat) meal i would...

Hi, If we will miss the night insulin injection, what to do ? Yesterday i missed my night insulin injection, then at morning i checked my glucose level was in range but little bit higher(i.e 130) as usual. Again after coming from office i checked it was range i.e(120). But today i didn't take...

I am product design student designing a product to help store insulin at the correct temperature in hot climates/summer time (Like a cool bag or Frio bag but hopefully better). I have created this survey to try and work out which features are most important to people and would be grateful if you...

Okay so mid afternoon and near bedtime i tend to get kinda hungry and I'd love to have a snack of some kind, but a lot of stuff thats snack-worthy tends to be over 10g of carbs which would mean I'd have to give myself more insulin, right? Like if I wanted a cereal bar before bed or like have...

I am a product design student from Loughborough university and have chosen to design a storage device for temperature sensitive medicine (basically redesign a cool bag) for my final year project. I have created this survey to help me do user research for the project and would be very grateful if...

Im type 1, i have been diabetic for well over 20 years and have always done my injection with my right hand. Im having to have an operation on both hands for carpal tunnel, so it means one at a time I will have no use of both hands for about 2 months after the operation. Thought this wouldnt...

i just started on insulin yesterday. I'm t2 and still on gliclazide and metformin as well. I took 3 doses of humalog during day and seen an almost instant effect on my sugar levels. Took 14 units of lantus at bedtime and this morning I feel so drugged up. Lightheaded and dizzy. Sugar levels are...

Hi guys, I just changed my insulin cartridge over (novo rapid pen, the non-disposable type) and did my insulin before expelling the air!!! Obviously the dose went in far quicker than usual and I think it means I've missed a good few units. Does anyone know how many units I probably missed? I...

Hello lovely people, Though I'm sure you all are a lovely bunch, with all respect I really hope I'm not diabetic :) Anyway, I've recently been feeling weirdish - craving sugar, sleepy after meals, sluggish, a bit 'under the weather' you could say. Also gained a bit of weight that I can't seem...

So I went for my diabetic check up today and my doctor was talking with me about my Sugar levels that they seem to rise more later in the day , she said to cut my levemir in to two halfs (from 36units at 11pm) to (18units 11pm and 11am ) to see if it helps with the rise of my sugar in min day as...

Hello, I've searched everywhere online for this, but can't seem to find an answer. Does anyone know how to convert mU/L to mg/dL/U? Thanks,

Hi there, I've been injecting insulin for over 40 years. My insulin (Apidra) has recently become really slow at working, which is causing lots of problems with my control. My Diabetic Doctor told me that insulin causes fatty deposits under the skin which, in turn, slows the absorption of the...

HI My Names Darren age 44, i love running (about 10 mile a week max,) cylce perhaps once a week and swim once a week. this year started on insulin, prior to this i was treated with metformin, januvia, glimipiride, pioglizazone, however it no longer worked effectively. initially i went on...

Just cant control this ****** disease anymore i HATE insulin I either go too low or too high and everyday I say tomorrow im gonna start low carb coz i know id only need one shot of Levemir then which is ok but then I get weak and eat carbs and the rollercoaster begins again and I end up drained...

Hi I've had Type 2 Diabetes for some years. Despite dieting & oral medication I have not managed to get my HbA1c below 9.5. So I have agreed with my GP, that I should probably start using Insulin. He has referred me to the Practice Specialist Doctor (appointment next week). What, in the...

hello, I've been a type 1 diabetic for about 6 years now and through out those years i have come across certain situations that i found to be a bit annoying that you wouldn't have thought would be a problem when you became diagnosed such as thinking about different types of jobs that would...