Coronavirus (COVID‑19How are you feeling now @akindrat?
Must be good to work in an office rather than your previous jobs.
I'd expect a 4.5 to feel like a full blown hypo for you, used as you are to higher numbers, so I'm not surprised by the sweating!
Can you get more teststrips shortly?
Do you find it easier to keep fat lower instead of cutting carbs, perhaps?
I find it easier to have several small meals. But when it comes to family meals, it's just hard to plan out.
But when it comes to family meals, it's just hard to plan out.
Do you mean that from a weight-loss/dietary-compliance point-of-view?
Do you always eat with them?
From a dietary point of view and I don't always eat with them, only for when my mum is off work or is working an early. If I decide to cook for a night. I have to take into consideration what my parents want to have.
NO! The first priority is for @akindrat18 to improve his BGs and to level out the peaks and troughs. Therefore he needs to do a DAFNE course and learn to carb count so that he can match his Novorapid doses with the carbs he consumes.From a diabetes perspective, small meals, eaten often seems counter-intuitive. The biggest reason is that it offers less time between meals for BS to return to normal.. Of course, the other perspective is that avoiding larger meals means potentially avoiding larger spikes. Also, eating larger meals can often leave people 'wiped-out', and less possessed of the energy to engage in exercise, for instance.
In this case (and bear in mind I'm not qualified to say), especially given your age, I'd be inclined to agree with your mother i.e that perhaps you should just concentrate on weight-loss.
That doesn't mean you can get away with really bad food choices. Rather, losing weight should not only bring with it a commensurate lowering of BS, but will also likely make you feel more inclined to bouts of exercise, which should compound the effect. More than that, it might make it easier to eat better at home, especially as your mum probably finds it easier to get her head around someone on a diet having special requirements when it comes to meal-times.
Lastly: Is there anything to stop you from preparing your own separate food, alongside what you're preparing for your family? That way, they feel no pressure to change what they want to do, and you still get to enjoy the company of the family dinner.
This advice is not suitable, sorry. With the combination of very high blood glucose levels and finding his best insulin levels. Weight loss can come later. Avoiding the highs and lows as much as possible, working with the kitchen arrangements he has to deal with, is the priority for @akindrat18 for now.From a diabetes perspective, small meals, eaten often seems counter-intuitive. The biggest reason is that it offers less time between meals for BS to return to normal.. Of course, the other perspective is that avoiding larger meals means potentially avoiding larger spikes. Also, eating larger meals can often leave people 'wiped-out', and less possessed of the energy to engage in exercise, for instance.
In this case (and bear in mind I'm not qualified to say), especially given your age, I'd be inclined to agree with your mother i.e that perhaps you should just concentrate on weight-loss.
That doesn't mean you can get away with really bad food choices. Rather, losing weight should not only bring with it a commensurate lowering of BS, but will also likely make you feel more inclined to bouts of exercise, which should compound the effect. More than that, it might make it easier to eat better at home, especially as your mum probably finds it easier to get her head around someone on a diet having special requirements when it comes to meal-times.
Lastly: Is there anything to stop you from preparing your own separate food, alongside what you're preparing for your family? That way, they feel no pressure to change what they want to do, and you still get to enjoy the company of the family dinner.
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It does feel good. I've got set breaks and if I need to, I can take some time to test my blood sugars and take my medication.
I can't till Monday.
I find it easier to have several small meals. But when it comes to family meals, it's just hard to plan out.
Am I right that you have only 4 test strips until Monday sometime? Your medical people need to know, as an insulin dependent diabetic, that you need more. Being type 2 diabetic doesn't change your need to test.
Do you drive?
Well done for asking about DAFNE. I've just looked and the online one may be better for you as you wouldn't need to travel or have time off work. It's called Remote DAFNE and there shouldn't be a waiting list as it's online. Maybe your nurse hasn't heard of this one, so next time you speak to her you could ask about the online version.Well I did get sent home from work just now because of my high blood sugar. I was on the phone to the diabetes nurse as well and she suggested that I increase all of my Novorapid injections to 40 units and my Tresiba injection to 88 units.
I asked about carb counting and I've been put on a waiting list for a course, but she doesn't even know when or where the next one will be.
Also, I've managed to order a 2 week free trial for the Libre Sensor.
They already know and they don't seem too fussed about it. I could get more tomorrow by 1pm as my testing strips are £18 from Amazon for a pack of 50.
I don't drive yet, but I've been taking lessons.
How many test strips a month are you being prescribed? Do you test before your driving lessons?Well I did get sent home from work just now because of my high blood sugar. I was on the phone to the diabetes nurse as well and she suggested that I increase all of my Novorapid injections to 40 units and my Tresiba injection to 88 units.
I asked about carb counting and I've been put on a waiting list for a course, but she doesn't even know when or where the next one will be.
Also, I've managed to order a 2 week free trial for the Libre Sensor.
They already know and they don't seem too fussed about it. I could get more tomorrow by 1pm as my testing strips are £18 from Amazon for a pack of 50.
I don't drive yet, but I've been taking lessons.
They already know and they don't seem too fussed about it. I could get more tomorrow by 1pm as my testing strips are £18 from Amazon for a pack of 50.
You might want to have a look at the Bertie course. I haven't tried it (doesn't seem to work in my country, or at least it didn't a couple of years back when I tried) but some of our members seem to have good experiences with it, and as far as I know it's free and you can just sign up yourself. I think @ert has done it, she might be able to tell you more about it.I asked about carb counting and I've been put on a waiting list for a course, but she doesn't even know when or where the next one will be.
Great!Also, I've managed to order a 2 week free trial for the Libre Sensor.
If it happens regularly that you run out of strips and you have to buy them yourself, you might want to get another meter with cheaper strips. @Rachox knows all about more cost effective test strips.They already know and they don't seem too fussed about it. I could get more tomorrow by 1pm as my testing strips are £18 from Amazon for a pack of 50.
Agree!Does your driving instructor know you are on meds which make hypos possible? All this may help support you getting enough test strips.
I'm so sorry it went so wrong!I was in hospital all weekend and felt like ****. They told me that I should have consulted with my gp or diabetes nurse before going the gym and trying to start a new diet, just because I'm on such high dosage levels.
I'm so sorry it went so wrong!
Glad you'll get to see a dietitian though, this is why you need to learn how to adjust your insulin to your carbs.
Your evening meal had hardly any carbs, but your usual dose was meant to cover the high carb meal you usually have.
I hope you're starting to feel better now, have a big hug!
Was just wondering how you were doing, @akindrat.
Sorry you have been so ill. Hope you can get the dietician to arrange some info / training on carb counting and calculating correct amount of insulin to match. Also, pethaps, recommendation for continuous glocose monitoring and insulin pump?
stay strong. Keep posting .
Is this an endocrinologist and a hospital diabetes nurse, or a GP and a GP diabetes nurse?This is the problem that I have, I've always been on a fixed dosage of insulin, the doctors and my diabetes team are reluctant to try anything else.
Is this an endocrinologist and a hospital diabetes nurse, or a GP and a GP diabetes nurse?
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