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  1. Bluemarine Josephine

    New to Omnipod Dash & seeking advice

    Hello dear friends, I hope this email finds you really well. Please, may I ask you regarding my further investigation relating to the Omnipod pump. You may recall that I was recently approved for pump therapy and was offered my first consultation on how to use the Omnipod Dash, which...
  2. Bluemarine Josephine

    New to Omnipod Dash & seeking advice

    Dear himtoo, How are you? I hope you are very well. Thank you for your e-mail reply and for the guidance. I will purchase Pumping Insulin, thank you for the advice. Thank you for your help. Jossie
  3. Bluemarine Josephine

    New to Omnipod Dash & seeking advice

    Dear h884, Thank you for your e-mail reply. This is very helpful. My diabetes nurse calculated my basal insulin for my starting program as the total of my basal insulin intake per day – 30% and divided by 24hours. I would suspect that she did this for me to avoid any hypoglysemic episodes. The...
  4. Bluemarine Josephine

    New to Omnipod Dash & seeking advice

    Hello lovely friends, I hope you are very well. Please, I need your advice. Yesterday, I had my meeting with my diabetes nurse at the hospital as I was offered an Omnipod Dash. I have been a Type 1 for 13 years and my HbA1c is at 7.2. We decided that it was time for me to have the assistance of...
  5. Bluemarine Josephine

    Breakfast

    Hello my beautiful Kristin, I, always, get so happy when I read a comment from you; I hope that you are very well. I, honestly, believe that for a Type 2/LADA, you are handling your nutrition very accurately. Please let me explain why… When I was firstly diagnosed with Type 1, I went through a...
  6. Bluemarine Josephine

    Breakfast

    Hello Kaylz91, I hope that you are very well. I was very reluctant to write this because, I can already feel the diabetic community coming after me to shred me into pieces.. I was debating with myself if I would ever be allowed to say this openly because I am very afraid of the action that it...
  7. Bluemarine Josephine

    Breakfast

    Hello Kaylz91 (and everyone else reading), I hope that you are all very well and that your levels are on point! This might be a little long but, I suspect it could be helpful. Regarding breakfast: 1. Protein & Fat: During my honeymoon period, when I was only on two metformin pills, the LCHF...
  8. Bluemarine Josephine

    DAFNE Rules: Request for help/information

    Hello and thank you for your answer. So, it doesn't really matter if it is cooked or dry, regardless if it is cooked or dry I just have to match the carbs content with my Novo ratio. Is my understanding correct?
  9. Bluemarine Josephine

    DAFNE Rules: Request for help/information

    Good morning my beautiful friends, I hope that you are all exceptionally well! Please, could you remind me the DAFNE rules regarding pasta, rice and pulses/legumes because I cannot remember. Do we weight them cooked or uncooked in order to estimate our Novorapid? I asked a couple of type 1...
  10. Bluemarine Josephine

    My unglamorous symptoms: how the hell do I tell this guy the truth?

    Starting a new relationship is exciting. It’s also a big deal because if you want things to get serious then seriousness involves having a talk about specifics. Although there are definitely things that you should know about someone before you date them, since you’re not perfect, there are...
  11. Bluemarine Josephine

    Supermarket carb values

    Hello LauraR88! Have you tried "Carbs & Cals"? It comes in a book but, there is also an app which you can download. The app includes photos of portion sizes and carb/cals/protein/fat and fibre content. From my experience it is fairly accurate. Regards Josephine
  12. Bluemarine Josephine

    Seasonal dosage increase

    Hello everyone! I hope that you are all very well today! During DAFNE course (that I attended some 2 years ago) we were told that our insulin needs change depending on the season, the weather, the altitude and of course activity, stress levels, menstrual cycle etc. They told us that usually...
  13. Bluemarine Josephine

    Type 1 Diabetes & Self Tanning Products (like…really?)

    Hello my beautiful friends, I hope that you are very well today! So… in my effort of “fake it 'till you make it” and since Spring hasn’t even remotely sprung yet, about a month ago I thought I could get into a summer mood by trying a self tan lotion. So here I am with the lotions and potions...
  14. Bluemarine Josephine

    Speciesism, Veganism Type 1 Diabetes

    Hello Avocado Sevenfold and thank you for your message! All this nutritional experiment started for me when I came across some very informative videos on nutrition. One video led to another and then documentaries like "Earthlings”, “Forks and Knives” etc. I came to realize that I love animals...
  15. Bluemarine Josephine

    Speciesism, Veganism Type 1 Diabetes

    Hello Kristin! I am always so happy to read your input! I hope that you are very well! Oh my God, where do I begin with protein in breakfast! I don’t even dare to touch protein with breakfast as it almost cancels out my novorapid! If I have breakfast and include protein (and I am not referring...
  16. Bluemarine Josephine

    Speciesism, Veganism Type 1 Diabetes

    Thank you for your input. I have not managed to convert to a full vegan yet. But, I really want to. However, the last 12 months, I don’t have any dairy products and I only have meat or fish once a day with lunch. The meat/fish weight is 60 grams (which is 1 gram per 1 kilo body weight - I am...
  17. Bluemarine Josephine

    Over treating hypos

    Hello Laura and hello everyone, I hope that you are all very well today! Here’s what I have come up with, analyzing my hypos. The first thing is, it depends which insulin give me the hypo. 1. If it is the Novorapid, my hypo occurs usually within the 2-3 hours after a meal. I find that the...
  18. Bluemarine Josephine

    Diabetes birthday month.

    Hello my beautiful friends, I hope that you are very well today and that your levels are on point! I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on December 2012 and since then, I consider December my diabetes birthday month (which I celebrate like an actual birthday month). Everything has a purpose, a...
  19. Bluemarine Josephine

    Type 1: Eye test

    I know I will sound like a horrible person… I know I will… I do apologize in advance for what I am about to say… I no longer have the energy for meaningless discussions regarding my condition… forced interactions through stupid questions imposed to me… which lead to unnecessary conversations…...
  20. Bluemarine Josephine

    Worried sick newly diagnosed type 1 child

    It will get harder before it gets easier; but, it will get better. You just have to make it through the hard part first… And the reason it gets easier is because you get better at it. Please, believe me, we have all been there. Handling diabetes is a journey of a thousand miles and you are now...