Recent Content by craig81

The only two things I feel comfortable offering suggestions (not advice) would be on insulin timing, and on foods consumed. Novorapid really isn't very rapid. It takes between 2 and 5 hours for the insulin you inject, to be used by the body. A lot of us consider four hours to be about the length...

I would agree with Spiker on this. A simple blood test taken by someone who is used to administering blood tests, to rule out something serious, is not a horrific act that merits a phone call to social care. An adverse change in the mood of a person and a problem with regulating blood sugar are...

This is a tricky one because there isn't a lot of evidence based research that I know of for type 1 diabetics specifically (@phoenix - work your magic please). Personally I supplement with cod liver oil, magnesium citrate, and alpha lipoic acid, which is claimed to be an insulin mimetic (makes...

Sorry to hear you've had a difficult time of it Spiker. Just to add my two cents - are you taking any probiotics or eating any probiotic foods like sauerkraut, kefir, or fermented yogurt (along with prebiotic fibrous veggies) when you've been on the antibiotics? I only ask because the...

3 months on the pump, and mine has come down to 5.8%, with very few hypos. Absolutely delighted with it. The pump is hard work but the flexibility it provides is fantastic. Beats 21 years of MDI hands down.

Each to their own. The me of today and the me of 5 years ago would disagree a lot I think on eating habits and lifestyle, and I may totally change my way of thinking on nutrition in 5 years time, but I highly doubt it. I agree that diabetes shouldn't rule our lives, but it definitely places...

No, the average paleolithic person did not live long lives by today's disease riddled standards. But, remember that an average age can be misleading. When the 'caveman' didn't die in childbirth, when s/he wasn't eaten by a predator, when s/he was not killed in war or in a hunting incident, or...

Falam, with all due respect, go and take your views on 'curing' diabetes and stick them up your anus. Please tell me how '4 Herbs' magically switches off an autoimmune response and restores the functioning of my annihilated beta cells? And no other worldly claims to Allah, or any other God...

Hello fellow pumpers. I've had one week on the Medtronic pump and am surprised at how quickly I've managed to get used to having it permanently attached. Keep forgetting it's there, and end up catching the tubing on daft things. Ouch! But I'm sure you've all been there and can relate. No...

Hey Mrs Vimes. Thanks for your input. Were there any concerns raised by your DN? And was she accepting of how you chose to eat? Or was her overriding concern on blood sugars? Glad to hear the pump has been such a positive experience. Being able to adjust for training will be amazing. I know it...

Hey the good people of the forum, This may be a bit of ramble. Please be patient....but curious for your thoughts. I've been following a low carb/ketogenic paleo style diet for about 18 months now. I feel good eating this way, and my mood, temperament, and concentration levels are all better...

6.4% but too many lows for my liking so that number is maybe a bit artificial. Start insulin pump next week. Now if I could get 6.4% with no lows then that would put a massive grin on my face.

It's hard to say. And your body can change how it responds to food and drink so what applied during one period of your life may not hold true during other periods. I was never much of a coffee or tea drinker until relatively recently. I did notice, however, that when I used to drink diet coke...

To determine if it is coffee or dawn phenomenon that is potentially causing that early morning rise I would forego the coffee and see if that has an impact. I need to take two units as soon as I get up otherwise my blood sugars spike by 5 points. I also need to inject 1.5 units for when I have...

Dawn phenomenon principally for me also. Plus I recorded a few scary lows - 1.7 range - when I was under the weather and all predictability went out the window. That put the fear of death into me but I was able to use it as evidence towards meeting the criteria for a pump. Record, record...