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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fenn" data-source="post: 2193684" data-attributes="member: 474433">In my experience insulin has been more of a pain than a problemI was started on slow acting nightime happy juice but was still getting silly spikes with food, to reduce this I had to take an amount that made me go too low during the night, I must just say how horrific night time hypos are, worse than daytime X 100 (for me anyway).So I also take fast acting before food or to correct, I say correct because if my bg goes up, it stays there, so I adjust it by injecting without food, I mention this because I have no idea if im supposed to do this and I found it hard to find an answer for. This is very tricky and can make me go low very easily.The injections themself are easy and relatively painless, I use the same needles for days, this is stupid and very lazy but heyho.Insulin for me wasnt really an option so I am just accepting things and getting on with it, like all of us here I guess.It is magical, you can get it right after a while and some meals I can get a flat line, feels great, this leads me on to my biggest tip...Freestyle libre, game changer! Its the difference between finger prick testing and not, if you can afford it, do it always, if not alternate, or just at first or just for a fortnight but you must must must get hold of one of these.I have a silly problem, if I take the correct amount for any meal, an amount that would give me a flatline if sitting and unexpectly walk the dog (because for example my kids are lazy gits (their only job) and I wont let my wife walk in the dark alone) my bg falls fast, really fast, like a stone! For this I have no answer, its very frustrating.So as I say, its a pain.Risk of rambling so will shup and wait for any questions if you have them?</blockquote>

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