Its good to know that we have people who share their story with all of us who have diabetes, too. Happy New Year and I hope so it will be much better than last one.
Amazing video. I’m so glad that you had lovely time during Christmas Day. My Christmas Day was actually really good I was about 8 all day ( I’ve got libre so I can check it a lot). During times like Christmas, I scan it 45 times a day. I’m happy that you recovered from that big hypo. I think you should get a CGM from your health team as that sounds pretty dangerous. I’m just carrying about you. Have a nice 2018. 😊🎉🤣
Thank you for watching and for your comment, great to hear you had a stable Christmas Day, awesome! Thank you for your concern, I think in this case it was an over-bolus on my part which wasn't very clever! I am generally doing very well. Happy new year to you too!
Hypos for me at night were the worst thing too. On MDIs I had hypos almost every night. I always woke up and as you say, you feel very confused. Eating a packet of sweets would not have worked for me as it would have been too slow. I've always got mini juice boxes in my handbag or in the fridge at home. In a strange place, I would always have my handbag next to the bed just in case. I started on the Omnipod pump 3 yrs ago. Since then I have not had one single night time hypo. However, I won't go to bed with my bg below 7 with IOB. I always eat something. Good for you for managing things on the day. I believe we all get days when the stars seem to align and for some reason our bg stays stable. Happens to me sometimes too :-)
Awesome video Jen! Your numbers were awesome over Christmas (besides the nighttime hypo😞)! Also, this video made me sooooo hungry hearing about the food you ate 😂
First xmas as a T1. Nervous and excited about the possibility of a decent sized meal. We tried to keep it relatively low carb, which would mean less insulin. I think it worked out at in and around 35g of carbs.....or so I thought......6 injections later, I was at about 8mmol before bed... Lessons Learned. Happy New Year.
Hey Joe, thank you so much for commenting. Congratulations on getting through your first T1 Christmas, and I hope you're not giving yourself a hard time about those lessons, it sounds like you did amazingly (as I proved, even 21 years in I'm still learning lessons!) I hope life as a type 1 is being kind to you, Happy New Year to you too.
I had a surprising one too.. Straight line most of the day but a few hiccups. With alcohol I tend to snack before bed. I once woke up when I was on lantus having accidentally taken 30 U twice owing to alcohol.. Woke up *thank god* in a bad way.. a really bad way.. I’d had a fight with my GF at the time who thought I was still drunk, who then left for work leaving me. I was then late for work and somehow through a chance of miracle remembered about my lucozade stash despite being in a festival flat during Edinburgh’s fringe.. 3 bottle of lucozade later I was up at the dizzying heights of 6mmol/l.. It’s terrifying thinking back!
Wow, when you showed the 2.7 pic (48 mg/dL), I was thinking you must've been in the low to mid 1's (mid to high 20's mg/dL) -- That's really low...glad you were somewhere that someone could've helped, had you needed it. 😅 Another awesome video, thanks for sharing 😊 and hope you have a great 2018! (including great sugar levels too, obviously 😬)
Hi Bryan, thank you for watching. I think I was in the 1's when I first woke up and ate the sweets - I think the sugar had started working before I managed to test my blood sugar. I'm also very glad it happened where it happened and there were lots of people around! Thanks so much for watching and commenting, all the best to you (and your BGs!) this year!
Might have to steal 'glucocoaster'... 😂 and I'm SO with you, my body staged a full on protest on the 27th, I think at the sheer quantity of food I was eating! Hope you are well.
Hi, I HATE pique doigt as it may be in French, finger-pricking. Bought Libré when first available here in France. Still MDI using Fiasp pre-meals & Tresiba for a supposedly gentle evening long-acting. Due to see the diabétologue, consultant, in December to see whether she will prescribe an Omnipod. Still low-carbing. The consultant said I needed to see an opthalmologue/ophthalmologist to check my slight peripheral retinopathy-not done since leaving UK in 2015 since pumps could make it worse. Trip to Bordeaux for this & all OK. I no longer wear my react-to-light specs since I don't need them for driving. Problems with my dilated pupils & had to borrow my wife's sunglasses whilst we hunted a cheap pair for me. Loads at €250-300(but eventually found a pair for 30 so in time I could drive home OK. Not sure what pump system you are now using-guess at Christmas it had no hypo alarms. Apparently there is a Libré 2 on its way that will send data to summat that will alarm-I hate nocturnal hypos that leave me cream-crackered in the morning! Also you can get a miaow-miaow device that will send alarms to a watch BUT they are over 200 quid & tricky to set up. Love technology & been playing with Amazon Alexa for info & smart home control & dream that one day I can say Alexa what is my blood-sugar, then Alexa give me 4 units! 😀Love your vlogs & please prenez garde that I think means take care but may well be a fencing term. 😎❤
Hi Roger, thanks for sharing! It sounds like many things are happening. Tech is definitely helping but it's about getting the right tech for each individual, and of course cost is such a huge factor which is still so restrictive for many people. I'm on the Omnipod and now on the Dexcom too which has given me so much insight. Your Alexa dream is probably not far off! The technology is advancing rapidly now and I believe companies are responding to what we're saying we want which is hopeful. I hope you are well and your eyes are behaving. Take care!
Jen Grieves Hi Jen, since we retired to this 300 hundred year old former dairy our income has been lowest ever since I am a retired Post Office Welfare officer & my wife is a retired midwife. Big However is that outlay is lowest ever with low tax, bottle gas, elec & equivalent of council tax & my meds including Libré are free. We haves cartes vitales like a medical card although Brexit is a bit worrying re healthcare & pension increases. However, I believe with some evidence that we all create our own reality through imagination or can learn to do so! For example we can lower our BP through breathing & creative imagination techniques. However, I reckon mood & diabetes are something else. For example, Wednesday night I was watching my team The Rams thrash West Brom (football) both exciting & stress & went crazy HI & had to have multi injections of Fiasp & 2iu Tresiba extra. Only back into 'normal' green on LibreLink app the following morning! Questions for me: was it the sweet mint-sauce, was it the 2 lamb-chops, too many wedges, the snuffle or the sheer excitement. My conclusion is that diabetes is crazy & illogical & maybe Omnipod will sort this-the monkey on my shoulder says "In your dreams"! I will skip that mint-sauce or maybe use the last leaves of mint in our garden to make fresh sauce. Another match this lunchtime & I'll have a fry-up with only protein carbs & tonight home-made spaghetti Bolognese with "Pure Spaghetti" made with Konjac root that is low-carb. TMI maybe. 😉💚
Jen, just found your site and with you all the way on this vid as have experienced exactly the same. Look after yourself. Steve.
Its good to know that we have people who share their story with all of us who have diabetes, too. Happy New Year and I hope so it will be much better than last one.
Thank you so much, Happy New Year to you too! x
funnily enough, christmas day was my best day for bloods in a long while, I was so shocked!!
YES SISTER!!!! High fives to you that's awesome! 🙌🏽
80 carbs on the holidays? More like 200 per meal 🤓
Amazing video. I’m so glad that you had lovely time during Christmas Day. My Christmas Day was actually really good I was about 8 all day ( I’ve got libre so I can check it a lot). During times like Christmas, I scan it 45 times a day. I’m happy that you recovered from that big hypo. I think you should get a CGM from your health team as that sounds pretty dangerous. I’m just carrying about you. Have a nice 2018. 😊🎉🤣
Thank you for watching and for your comment, great to hear you had a stable Christmas Day, awesome! Thank you for your concern, I think in this case it was an over-bolus on my part which wasn't very clever! I am generally doing very well. Happy new year to you too!
Hypos for me at night were the worst thing too. On MDIs I had hypos almost every night. I always woke up and as you say, you feel very confused. Eating a packet of sweets would not have worked for me as it would have been too slow. I've always got mini juice boxes in my handbag or in the fridge at home. In a strange place, I would always have my handbag next to the bed just in case. I started on the Omnipod pump 3 yrs ago. Since then I have not had one single night time hypo. However, I won't go to bed with my bg below 7 with IOB. I always eat something. Good for you for managing things on the day. I believe we all get days when the stars seem to align and for some reason our bg stays stable. Happens to me sometimes too :-)
Awesome video Jen! Your numbers were awesome over Christmas (besides the nighttime hypo😞)! Also, this video made me sooooo hungry hearing about the food you ate 😂
Thanks Michelle, I have been enjoying your videos too ☺️ Happy new year to you x
First xmas as a T1. Nervous and excited about the possibility of a decent sized meal. We tried to keep it relatively low carb, which would mean less insulin. I think it worked out at in and around 35g of carbs.....or so I thought......6 injections later, I was at about 8mmol before bed...
Lessons Learned. Happy New Year.
Hey Joe, thank you so much for commenting. Congratulations on getting through your first T1 Christmas, and I hope you're not giving yourself a hard time about those lessons, it sounds like you did amazingly (as I proved, even 21 years in I'm still learning lessons!) I hope life as a type 1 is being kind to you, Happy New Year to you too.
I had a surprising one too.. Straight line most of the day but a few hiccups. With alcohol I tend to snack before bed. I once woke up when I was on lantus having accidentally taken 30 U twice owing to alcohol.. Woke up *thank god* in a bad way.. a really bad way.. I’d had a fight with my GF at the time who thought I was still drunk, who then left for work leaving me. I was then late for work and somehow through a chance of miracle remembered about my lucozade stash despite being in a festival flat during Edinburgh’s fringe.. 3 bottle of lucozade later I was up at the dizzying heights of 6mmol/l.. It’s terrifying thinking back!
Great video. Just liked and subscribed!
Wow, when you showed the 2.7 pic (48 mg/dL), I was thinking you must've been in the low to mid 1's (mid to high 20's mg/dL) -- That's really low...glad you were somewhere that someone could've helped, had you needed it. 😅
Another awesome video, thanks for sharing 😊 and hope you have a great 2018! (including great sugar levels too, obviously 😬)
Hi Bryan, thank you for watching. I think I was in the 1's when I first woke up and ate the sweets - I think the sugar had started working before I managed to test my blood sugar. I'm also very glad it happened where it happened and there were lots of people around! Thanks so much for watching and commenting, all the best to you (and your BGs!) this year!
Great video-love your honesty.❤
Yikes to that hypo! Maybe you need to add a bonus jelly babies round at the end of beer pong?!?!?
Ha, yes that would have done it! I think it was an over-enthusiastic bolus before bed... oops. Hope you had a good one lovely!
Full on glucocoaster for me...saw both ends of high/low though not extreme. It was boxing day that kicked my arse
Might have to steal 'glucocoaster'... 😂 and I'm SO with you, my body staged a full on protest on the 27th, I think at the sheer quantity of food I was eating! Hope you are well.
Hi, I HATE pique doigt as it may be in French, finger-pricking. Bought Libré when first available here in France. Still MDI using Fiasp pre-meals & Tresiba for a supposedly gentle evening long-acting. Due to see the diabétologue, consultant, in December to see whether she will prescribe an Omnipod. Still low-carbing. The consultant said I needed to see an opthalmologue/ophthalmologist to check my slight peripheral retinopathy-not done since leaving UK in 2015 since pumps could make it worse. Trip to Bordeaux for this & all OK. I no longer wear my react-to-light specs since I don't need them for driving. Problems with my dilated pupils & had to borrow my wife's sunglasses whilst we hunted a cheap pair for me. Loads at €250-300(but eventually found a pair for 30 so in time I could drive home OK. Not sure what pump system you are now using-guess at Christmas it had no hypo alarms. Apparently there is a Libré 2 on its way that will send data to summat that will alarm-I hate nocturnal hypos that leave me cream-crackered in the morning! Also you can get a miaow-miaow device that will send alarms to a watch BUT they are over 200 quid & tricky to set up. Love technology & been playing with Amazon Alexa for info & smart home control & dream that one day I can say Alexa what is my blood-sugar, then Alexa give me 4 units! 😀Love your vlogs & please prenez garde that I think means take care but may well be a fencing term. 😎❤
Hi Roger, thanks for sharing! It sounds like many things are happening. Tech is definitely helping but it's about getting the right tech for each individual, and of course cost is such a huge factor which is still so restrictive for many people. I'm on the Omnipod and now on the Dexcom too which has given me so much insight. Your Alexa dream is probably not far off! The technology is advancing rapidly now and I believe companies are responding to what we're saying we want which is hopeful. I hope you are well and your eyes are behaving. Take care!
Jen Grieves Hi Jen, since we retired to this 300 hundred year old former dairy our income has been lowest ever since I am a retired Post Office Welfare officer & my wife is a retired midwife. Big However is that outlay is lowest ever with low tax, bottle gas, elec & equivalent of council tax & my meds including Libré are free. We haves cartes vitales like a medical card although Brexit is a bit worrying re healthcare & pension increases. However, I believe with some evidence that we all create our own reality through imagination or can learn to do so! For example we can lower our BP through breathing & creative imagination techniques. However, I reckon mood & diabetes are something else. For example, Wednesday night I was watching my team The Rams thrash West Brom (football) both exciting & stress & went crazy HI & had to have multi injections of Fiasp & 2iu Tresiba extra. Only back into 'normal' green on LibreLink app the following morning! Questions for me: was it the sweet mint-sauce, was it the 2 lamb-chops, too many wedges, the snuffle or the sheer excitement. My conclusion is that diabetes is crazy & illogical & maybe Omnipod will sort this-the monkey on my shoulder says "In your dreams"! I will skip that mint-sauce or maybe use the last leaves of mint in our garden to make fresh sauce. Another match this lunchtime & I'll have a fry-up with only protein carbs & tonight home-made spaghetti Bolognese with "Pure Spaghetti" made with Konjac root that is low-carb. TMI maybe. 😉💚