BTW, just to update my BS reading both fasting & random (2.5-3hrs after last meal b4 I jab my last insulin) These were after the Doctor increased my dosage from 9ut every meals & 8 ut b4 bed to 10ut each time since last Friday:

Fasting - Avg 7.2 to 8.5
B4 bed random: 7.5-9.5

Sad actually.. Probably due to lack of exercise & weekend food hunt

Yep, you get used to it

Good on you, but as a T1 unless there's a major breakthrough I'll be stuck on needles for a long time - or I invest in a pump but that is REALLY expensive

Insulin pump is not wide spread yet in M'sia. But I did read bit & pieces from UK diabetes forum. Yeah no cheap unless we have the superb insurance scheme like those in UK & US

I was wrongly diagnosed as T1 back then because they saw me as a juvenile IDDM. Probably for the good since I was on insulin day one.

US coverage is more likely - but I doubt you'd get insured as a pre-existing condition unfortunately.

UK coverage only in some cases you'd get a pump - I was only ever eligible for the needles / insulin / strips , normally you'd only get a pump if your control wasn't that good as far as I know, or you had a phobia of needles. Same with CGMS like I just got, you'd only be eligible in UK if you were hypo - unaware.

I checked with Animas UK the cost of their Vibe pump (with built in monitor) - the unit comes to RM15K (double this price in US) and of course excluding all the consumables.

In the first year after initial diagnosis I thought the same too (although I wasn't overweight at all) as the BG levels seemed to control themselves pretty well, even if I forgot to inject after a meal by accident

Turns out it was just the "honeymoon period" unfortunately.

In Malaysia, once you have diabetes, you are not eligible for any health insurance.

Since I'm T2, honeymoon period don't apply to me hehe.

This post has been edited by samuraikacang: Jun 18 2013, 12:37 PM

I noticed - I tried to apply for a medical card once which was rejected , they won't cover me at all.

There's a company called Interglobal that do offer insurance and include pre-existing conditions but the cost is high. Around 8-9K per year, and of course that would only cover emergencies etc. and not medication/supplies for ongoing conditions

have u guys heard about quinoa?its a good food to replace rice,a lot of protein as well,try googling it

With almost similar gm/100gm to oats for sure it's a good substitute. However, is this easily available in supermarkets? pricing similar to rice/brown rice Otherwise, much easier to stick to Asian staple food - rice..

Honestly, I even tried oats as a substitute for rice but really yucks... Does not taste right wth asian dishes.. Oats only for breakfast - just normal cooked oats

First full day (well nearly, in 1 hour) of using CGMS - and it's proving to be useful.

Not missed a single measurement (12 per hour) and plots them all on a graph on the device / syncs to PC when connected

Woke me up beeping at 9AM this morning as BG was high (11.1 ) - it seems from looking at the graph my basal insulin drops me too low first which makes me have to top up before sleep ... then keeps rising from around 5-6 AM or so

Time for changing that - main reason I got this

stress do increase bg

Hmnn interesting reading wth your new device.. Now I know why my BS can be nasty gigh if I woke up late & did my test 2 hrs from my usual time..

If I'm not mistaken you're on levenir which suppose to be a better long acting insulin

Yep I'm on Levemir - it used to be perfect for me , 12U per day at first, and hardly any highs or lows - I guess that was my honeymoon period making things easier. A lot of people report having to split their dose in 2, in some cases even 3 during the day. If I take only a single larger dose either it drops me too much after a few hours, or will rise like crazy for the last 6-7 hours before the next dose is due

Due to that rise I decided to increase Levemir by 2U and move it along 3 hours earlier to 9PM so the initial low BG comes on earlier - that plan didn't work - got woken up to Low BG alarm at 4AM (around 3.4 or so)

Today going to reduce to 10U and see how I get on overnight. Very useful being able to see on a graph exactly what your BG has been doing , in the past was always guesswork!

This post has been edited by rjb123: Jun 21 2013, 04:22 PM

Reduced to 10U, no going low but again rising in the morning

Time to adjust again today

Having my durian lunch this Afternoon with family of 3. We ate 3 X 1.8kg fruits i.e ~1.8kg of durian/pax. My BS 2 hrs after that lunch = 10. Not bad...

Other than waking up with a high (>10) BG today has been good.



I believe my morning rise is due to Dawn Phenomenon, or Levemir running out? Either way frustrating

It looks high as of end of the graph but I just ate then (9:10) so hasn't come down yet - should resolve itself by 11PM-Midnight

Your short acting insulin is working well but not the long acting Probably need to increase your levemir further?

This post has been edited by stimix: Jun 23 2013, 08:17 AM

Yep, the long acting drops me overnight sometimes though like the night before .. I'm going to try eat something fatty (ie cheese or so) before sleep to keep it up when increasing Levemir, see if that helps.

Interesting thread about this almost zero calorie noodle:

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2572057