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<blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 75743" data-attributes="member: 8799"><p>Hello </p><p></p><p>Reading your message; I did really feel for you abit and understand how you feel about not having a hypo because of your children. However, as you have now been diabetic for 10 years, complications will probably start to manifest if you are not controlling your bg levels all that well. As awful as it might sound, try to make friends with your bg meter and do about 6-7 tests a day. I too used to have hypos that needed my OH to sort me out. It was only when he got a job and was on the phone 3 times a day asking me if I was ok that I decided to up my bg tests from 4 a day to 6 and you will be amazed on what you can learn. I experimented a bit and altered my carb intake to suit what my bg levels were and what I wanted them to be 2.5hrs later. This more or less improved my control no end. I do though eat about 6 times a day but use smaller amounts of carb depending on what my bg levels are. </p><p></p><p>I would say that if you are low before you do a bolus, then eat and wait about 20 mins before injecting. Probably eating 1 biscuit would be ok to raise you up as long as you weren't down on 2 (needing some lucozade) and then your lunch.</p><p></p><p>Regarding your nightime insulin (is it Lantus?) if you inject into your backside area, the insulin will only sting a tiny bit. Also pushing the pen plunger down slowly helps. The other background insulin to ask about is Levemir which works a bit slower, doesn't sting and might help in preventing some of the hypos. It usually needs to be used twice a day though.</p><p></p><p>As for DAFNE, I've not done the course but hopefully others on the forum will post their experiences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iHs, post: 75743, member: 8799"] Hello Reading your message; I did really feel for you abit and understand how you feel about not having a hypo because of your children. However, as you have now been diabetic for 10 years, complications will probably start to manifest if you are not controlling your bg levels all that well. As awful as it might sound, try to make friends with your bg meter and do about 6-7 tests a day. I too used to have hypos that needed my OH to sort me out. It was only when he got a job and was on the phone 3 times a day asking me if I was ok that I decided to up my bg tests from 4 a day to 6 and you will be amazed on what you can learn. I experimented a bit and altered my carb intake to suit what my bg levels were and what I wanted them to be 2.5hrs later. This more or less improved my control no end. I do though eat about 6 times a day but use smaller amounts of carb depending on what my bg levels are. I would say that if you are low before you do a bolus, then eat and wait about 20 mins before injecting. Probably eating 1 biscuit would be ok to raise you up as long as you weren't down on 2 (needing some lucozade) and then your lunch. Regarding your nightime insulin (is it Lantus?) if you inject into your backside area, the insulin will only sting a tiny bit. Also pushing the pen plunger down slowly helps. The other background insulin to ask about is Levemir which works a bit slower, doesn't sting and might help in preventing some of the hypos. It usually needs to be used twice a day though. As for DAFNE, I've not done the course but hopefully others on the forum will post their experiences. [/QUOTE]
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