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    Cannot orgasm during sex...

    I have found if my sugars are low or in the process of rapidly dropping it can be disruptive with ones performance. I have the Dexcom and it’s quite funny to have the old iPhone to one side of the room with the app bleeping away before any else!
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    Best Carb App

    Many thanks guys I have gone ahead purchased the Carbs and Cals app. Thinking about it, it’s a shame restaurants, shops and food places do not include QR codes on various items so you could have an app and just scan it giving you instant nutritional product information.
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    Best Carb App

    Hello Does anyone have any advice on which (Apple) apps are best for sizing carb intake when you don’t have the means to weigh your food or see the packaging from which the food was sourced? I’m trying to improve my type 1 control but struggling to understand my total carb in take when I’m at...
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    license revoked -

    No doubt similar threads probably already exist but I’m hoping my experience is not common amongst others - I really think a different approach needs to be taken with the assessment and delivery by a GP/consultant when revoking ones license. For example in my situation I challenged his decision...
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    license revoked -

    That’s an interesting point raised and I have just done some further reading on the governments general information assessing fitness to drive. It states it’s the drivers legal duty to inform the DVLA when they have been instructed by a health care professional that they are no longer fit to...
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    license revoked -

    Hi Resurgam Thanks for the response, I’m going to follow up with my GP to ask what exactly was said in his referral letter which made them arrive to their conclusion - the consultant appeared to have made his decision about revoking my license prior to my arrival. Maybe as a diabetic I have...
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    license revoked -

    I recently was referred to see a diabetes consultant due to a referral made by my GP post a visit I had with regards to improving the control of my diabetes. The primary reason for the referral was due to a hypo I had at work for which I requested assistance from a work colleague. After that...
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    Why does black coffee raise my sugars?

    Thanks for the response, I guess for me the issue was the sudden change in the last month where as the past 20 years or so caffeine hadn't been an issue with my sugar levels. I have also recently found sometimes that diet soft drinks has spiked my sugars slightly and often wondered if I...
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    Why does black coffee raise my sugars?

    Funny how all of sudden I'm finding quite a lot if info on the subject. Can't believe in 22 years of being diabetic and all my health visits I was never told that caffiene could cause issues with my blood sugar levels. Link below: http://www.livestrong.com/article/39878 ... -diabetes/ I also...
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    Why does black coffee raise my sugars?

    On google I searched for 'caffeine blocks insulin' and quite a lot of results were returned. The majority of articles state that Type 1 diabetics should avoid caffeine as it makes insulin less responsive, causing sugars to rise. I can't believe I never knew this or was never advised to avoid...
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    Why does black coffee raise my sugars?

    Good point! And no I have not tried decaf. Another point is some coffee types such as various brands, instant or filtered all seem to have various results. I'm not sure if there are additional additives to coffee that may cause sugars to rise. Also I'm not sure if the caffiene causes a...
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    Why does black coffee raise my sugars?

    Hello I’m a type 1 diabetic (22 yrs), and I have noticed in the last year for some reason coffee will cause high peaks in my sugars. I’m drinking black filtered coffee. For breakfast I will usually have two cups, and depending if I’m at home or work I may have two more cups during the day...
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    Type 1 Father - odds of passing onto children?

    Hello Im a Type 1 and have been for the past 22 years (diagnosed at 16). My wife and I are expecting twins and I was curious if anyone was aware of what the probability is for children inheriting the condition. My wife is not diabetic but I wasn't sure if the probability was increased based...
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    Building toned muscles with type 1?

    Hello   I’m a type 1 diabetic (22 years and counting) and have been going to the gym for the last few years. As a diabetic I have found the whole muscle building regime quite tough, and as a diabetic you often have to work twice as hard.   However what I have learned be it getting toned or...
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Re: What are your H test results? Mine was recently 6.6%. Been diabetic for the last 21 years and so far never higher than 7.3%
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    Diabetes disaster preparedness - diabetic survival kit?

    I don't literally have a survival kit, I just keep my medicines grouped together in case I need to grab my stuff in an emergency (i.e. Should something happen I can leave the house quickly with all my medicines etc). As a child I grew up in California (near San Francisco) and we always had...
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    Can Type 1 diabetes impact your sperm count?

    I have been trying for a child now for a few years. My wife and I have recently gone onto the NHS for assisted conception and after several tests including my 48hr sperm survival test - it was concluded that I had a low sperm count with poor motility and morphology. To add to this my wife also...
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    Diabetes disaster preparedness - diabetic survival kit?

    I have been a type 1 diabetic for just over 20 years now, and despite some bade hypos here and there overall I’m in excellent health. However as a diabetic my life is scheduled around daily routines involving planning and control. I have always had a slight paranoia on how well I could cope or...
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    Nighttime hypoglycemia - excessive salivation

    Hello I have been diabetic (type1) for the last 18 years (diagnosed at 16yrs). When I was about 28/29 I started to have night time hypos which were eventually resolved with a reduction to my long acting insulin. During these episodes I would eventually come to or awake the following morning in...