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<blockquote data-quote="amberzak" data-source="post: 411059" data-attributes="member: 24261"><p>Hi. Sorry hear about your diagnoses. I remember getting diagnosed. </p><p></p><p>I always have a bowl of cereal before bed and I give myself 3 units just so there is some insulin there. </p><p></p><p>Everyone has different insulin requirements. And everyone eats differently. I eat a lot of carbs because I don't really eat much else. Potato is my main source of food. It's common for me to give myself 10 units for a meal. So don't feel bad. </p><p></p><p>Diabetes is an art. Trial and error is the key. If you give yourself a bit of insulin and then go too low, it's okay. Just change it next time. </p><p></p><p>A bit of advice. Keep lucosade and your tester by your bed. You will wake up with a low. I've been diabetic for nearly 10 years and I've only ever not woken up with a hypo three times. One of those times a 'friend' had played a trick on me swapping my insulin tubes so I thought I was giving myself 20 units of levimer and it was actually novo rapid. Needless to say we are not friends any more. </p><p></p><p>Keep testing. That's the key. Listen to how you feel, and test if you feel funny. You might think you feel high an actually you are low (I've had that happen too). </p><p></p><p>Go to boots and buy glucose tablets. Get the ones in the tubes. They are easier to get into in a hypo than those wrapped up ones. </p><p></p><p>And don't worry if things seem to go wrong. Don't worry if you have an odd high or low reading. It's all about learning your body and how your body works. </p><p></p><p>Best of luck. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="amberzak, post: 411059, member: 24261"] Hi. Sorry hear about your diagnoses. I remember getting diagnosed. I always have a bowl of cereal before bed and I give myself 3 units just so there is some insulin there. Everyone has different insulin requirements. And everyone eats differently. I eat a lot of carbs because I don't really eat much else. Potato is my main source of food. It's common for me to give myself 10 units for a meal. So don't feel bad. Diabetes is an art. Trial and error is the key. If you give yourself a bit of insulin and then go too low, it's okay. Just change it next time. A bit of advice. Keep lucosade and your tester by your bed. You will wake up with a low. I've been diabetic for nearly 10 years and I've only ever not woken up with a hypo three times. One of those times a 'friend' had played a trick on me swapping my insulin tubes so I thought I was giving myself 20 units of levimer and it was actually novo rapid. Needless to say we are not friends any more. Keep testing. That's the key. Listen to how you feel, and test if you feel funny. You might think you feel high an actually you are low (I've had that happen too). Go to boots and buy glucose tablets. Get the ones in the tubes. They are easier to get into in a hypo than those wrapped up ones. And don't worry if things seem to go wrong. Don't worry if you have an odd high or low reading. It's all about learning your body and how your body works. Best of luck. Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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