Insulin

[novorapidboi26]

do they offer DAFNE at your clinic?

 

[cath_heidi]

What's that?

 

[novorapidboi26]

Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating...........

Its a 5 day educational course that teaches you how to adjust your insulin for the food you eat, exercise, illness amongst other things.........

it geared towards a multiple daily injection regime, which your not on, but may be good to at least get some information on it, if its available.......

you may even decide to come over to the dark side.............

 

[cath_heidi]

Well it's always good to get new information I guess and I've tried multiple daily injections and it made me ill, my doctors are always trying to convince me to change my regime but I don't want to just get

 

[novorapidboi26]

That's why DAFNE is good as you learn how to do it properly in a class with other diabetics....its no good doing MDI without at least the basics sussed out.....

Changed my life....

 

[cath_heidi]

Very true! But I think it's best for me to just get all the information on everything before making my decision

 

[jack412]

here is some info, though as you know, not relevant to your current insulin

There is an online course for background and an idea to it. Free to register
http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/

This set of workbooks are worth reading and practising working examples of carbs and doses and corrections

Workbook 1
http://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/Publications/9225 Carbohydrate Counting.pdf
Workbook 2
http://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/Publications/9226 Carbohydrate Counting the Next Steps.pdf

Carb list
http://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/Publications/9227 Carbohydrate Tables A6.pdf

Diary
http://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/Publications/9228 Free Diary Portrait A4.pdf

Basal testing
http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/info/?page_id=120

Sick day rules
http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/info/?page_id=141
http://www.diabetes-healthnet.ac.uk...flet_-_Sick_Day_Rules_for_Type_1_-_Nov_13.pdf

Sick day rules flowchart
http://www.leicestershirediabetes.org.uk/uploads//documents/Type1 Sick_day_rules_InsulinV3.pdf

A workbook with USA numbers and math rules, but it has a good trouble shoot at the end
http://www.bd.com/us/diabetes/download/insulin_adjustment_workbook_complete.pdf

 

[noblehead]

Some great advice by Novorapidboi.

Basal/bolus isn't for everyone and if you are happy on twice daily injections (and have good diabetes control) then there's no reasons to change things, personally I find the flexibility of basal/bolus suits my lifestyle and would never go back to twice daily, but like most things with diabetes.........there's no one size fits all.

 

[Daibell]

Hi. You've already had a lot of good advice. If you are in the UK, then strips will be free on prescription as you are on insulin. Yes, the Basal/Bolus regime where you have two different insulins and pens gives the best control but you need at least 3 injections per day and possibly 4 or even 5; I have 3 normally. The smallest needle is 4mm which I use; I'm quite thin. The amount of insulin you inject will depend on your weight. It's always better to keep weight and hence insulin down to minimise lumps