Recent Content by Samwade1

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    Type 1 Very high BG following surgery

    Hi all. I recently had keyhole surgery on my shoulder (4 days ago) and my BG has been uncontrollably high ever since. I’ve kept my basal insulin the same and usually work on a 1:1 QA ratio, which I’ve also continued to do. I don’t have ketones but my BG is rising inexplicably after every meal...
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    Job Interviews

    They shouldn't really be asking to be honest - unless it's directly related to the safety of doing the role. If they are asking, ask yourself why it matters to them at this stage (it's clearly not for your wellbeing) and if so, is this somewhere you want to work?
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    Weightlifting and Type 1

    Thanks everyone for your comments so far. I tend to work out before work on an empty stomach, not having eaten. So this fasted state explains the glucose dump and later hypos when this is replenished.
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    Half ironman nutrition for type1.

    I use these Dextro Energy gels - they taste good and are around 35g of carbs each. I haven't found anywhere in the UK to buy them from, but I generally get them from eBay or Amazon - they usually come from Germany. Good luck with the triathlon!
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    Weightlifting and Type 1

    Hi all This is my first post! I'm a keen weightlifter but notice that it does strange things to my blood glucose levels - raising them during and post-exercise, but giving me hypos around 8 hours later. Does this sound common or has anyone else experienced it? I also wondered what experience...