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    Coke Zero Cinema Advert

    Has anyone else seen this new advert? The one where people order normal full sugar coke and then told in the film that they are actually drinking coke zero !!! This has really got on my nerves as being type 1, I sometimes order normal coke if my sugar level is low to stop me having a hypo, and...
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    Diabetic eye screen

    Just been for one of these at Rotherham Hospital, everything is ok, no damage in the eyes and my sights normal :D
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    Exercise & Insulin

    Im having a spot of bother at the moment, Ive just joined Bannatynes Gym where I live in Rotherham, and not wanting to have a funny doo, Ive not took any Humalog with my meals and only took Glargine at night and Ive been having hypos at about 8 in the morning !!!! so looks like Ive got to start...
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    Went to Doctors today !!!

    Yes as the title suggests I went to the Dr's to tell him how I'm getting on with the Humalog50, and due to having to wait over 2 weeks to see him (he was on holiday & long waiting list cos of this) I ran out of the Humalog50 and had to revert back to my old Lantus/Humalog regime. To be honest...
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    How do you carry yours ?

    The main problem with me is that I always forget to carry my Insulin pen and meter with me when I go out, Now women of course have handbags so this is easy for them, but how do you guys carry your stuff about ? Might seem like a daft question but it is a genuine one for me so please, no...
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    Hi from a newbie (ish)

    Just thought Id introduce myself....... Im Darren, 35 and been a Type 1 for 11 years, my Hb1c's have been rubbish with a record for my Docs of 15 and currently im 12 so still poor control..... Ive just lost my 35k job due to not being able to stand for long periods because of neuropathy in my...
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    50/50 Humalog

    Is anyone else on 50/50 Humalog, ive just been put on this (40 units in morning and 60 in evening) but my sugars still seem to be quite high !!! (12's 17's etc) I was on 60 Glargine at night and Humalog with a meal (10-20) but Im rubbish at compliance and kept forgetting to take my humalog...