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Good article here: https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/what-affects-how-your-insulin-works-300580/

A young diabetic teacher, among over 60,000 civilians detained after the failed coup in Turkey, has died in custody. Sorry that the article is in Turkish but I just want this event marked. He was no terrorist, just a teacher caught up in the ruling party's hate campaign against all opposition...

Stress increases insulin resistance so increase your basal rate by 10%. That's what I learned this week. That and find a corner you can sit in which is out of the line of fire when the crowd is running around outside 'reclaiming the country' and there are gunshots in the garden. [emoji35] And...

The app update is close to impossible to use on my iPad and not very good on my Android so I'll see y'all in a month or two, I hope.

I have had my pump for a year now and my control is much improved. I have worked through learning about basal rates, insulin to carb ratios, manipulating doses for exercise, changes in the weather, etc, etc, etc. I am still having spikes late in the evening, though, and I realize that this is...

I am getting very frustrated, not with my pump, not with my exercise routine, but with BG recording apps. I have downloaded several and tried them out. Not all apps are available where I live (no MySugr for example), and so far I cannot find a single app that allows me to record my basal rate...

I got my pump about 9 months ago. I hesitated for years before getting it. I had all those doubts about being attached to something, whether it would be worth it (I'm not in the UK so I had to pay for it myself), etc, etc. I finally plumped for it after months and months of trying to control my...

Anyone who has read my comments will know that I don't live in the UK right now so i don't have exactly the same choice of medical equipment. In Turkey we can't get Freestyle Libre (but then you guys are still queueing for it, I know). We can get Dexcom or Medtronic CGMs. I have a Medtronic pump...

Interesting summary of research on negative effects of visceral fat and positive effects of sport and exercise: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3243941/Why-spare-tire-makes-age-faster-know-flabby-tums-bad-new-book-worrying-revelation.html I found the part towards the end most...

This is a thread where those of us who are not Ironman-ready or triathletes or any other kind of sports superstar can log our more moderate achievements and encourage each other. I was a very keen sportswoman when I was younger but have really let it slide and these days all I want to do is...

I use a pump. This question applies, though, to anybody on a basal-bolus regime, especially if they exercise. I have been trying to improve my muscle:fat ratio, largely by walking and weights, and so at the same time improve my insulin sensitivity and reduce my Total Daily Dose. That's the...

Hi all you pumpers, I have been using a pump for almost six months and an app to record blood sugars, exercise and medication for a little less than that. My record keeping is much better than it was (as is my control) but I am not too happy with the app. I am using DiaConnect. At first I was...

No help button on my screen. How exactly does one PM Giverny?

I would like to delete my account altogether after someone made a super offensive remark to me about apartheid and I was the one who got banned from the thread. How can I not just logout but delete my account?

Hi, I am Ruth. Type 1 since 5 years old, now 52. Also have hypothyroidism since 13 years of age. Family history of autoimmune disorders (including family members with - luckily very mild - psychotic/schizophrenia type disorders. Born and brought up in Manchester. Lousy control until three months...