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  1. kwh

    DIAB1 - Driving

    Thanks- the message I got did say I can carry on driving for now. So fingers crossed
  2. kwh

    DIAB1 - Driving

    Hi Sorry if wrong message board, let me know if so and I'll post elsewhere. I've recently discovered that the DVLA didn't know I'm diabetic (T1). Today I informed them via the online form on their website. A series of questions were asked which I answered then got a message saying I'd have a...
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    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    I hadn't realised my individual comment feeds appear above, so I've probably flooded your wall with my replies!! I'll stop for now haha :)
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    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    Hi sorry for my late reply - if I'm making progress, you definitely are. I haven't tried Novamix, was it giving you problems?
  5. kwh

    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    thanks - much appreciated.
  6. kwh

    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    thanks, I'm so glad I started posting here as I feel so much better!! :)
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    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    Thanks PseudoBob77, I am indeed taking the bull by the horns. Can you suggest a phone app I could download?
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    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    Totally agree it's not a death sentence - I view it as a nuisance, but this isn't helpful either of course haha
  9. kwh

    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    Thanks again everyone for the replies. It's been almost a week since I last replied and I've been fine, apart from a minor low sugar at the weekend, after a Xmas party. Luckily I recognised the symptoms and sorted it out. Since my first post last week, I've been trying to have a more regular...
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    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    Wow! Thanks so much for all the advice & replies, I have briefly logged on at work so can't reply individually now but thanks @noblehead for the link, I will check it out. As @donnellysdogs said, I've woken up and my aim now is to get back the level of control I had 15 years ago. When I get...
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    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    Thanks everyone for your quick replies. @lizdeluz - you're right, it has to stop. I hadn't thought about the gassy nature of lucozade. I used to use Dextrosol, I will try them again. Lucozade is sort of a security blanket. @noblehead it has made me feel better. I don't share enough about this...
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    30 yrs old, Type1 since 18mths old, becoming a nightmare diabetic

    Hi everyone I'm 30 years old, was diagnosed Type 1 at around 18 months old. When I was a kid and in my early teens I was the doctor's dream - the example they told others about for good diabetes control. Then I became a teenager... I didn't drink heavily as a teen, but as I got older I had...
  13. kwh

    Novorapid/Solostar - alternatives for less injections?

    Hi Thanks for your reply, this is helpful. To be honest I don't check my sugars very often... I was basically dreaming there maybe there's a miraculous 1-injection a day solution which obviously there isn't haha. I don't want to be checking my blood sugars all the time and the current setup...
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    Novorapid/Solostar - alternatives for less injections?

    Hi everyone I often reply to posts on the Facebook page for Diabetes.co.uk but this is first time I've posted on the forum. I wanted to hear about from others who have moved from Novorapid/Lantus Solostar (4 injections a day) to something which doesn't require so many injections. To give a...
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    Lantus... loss of hypo awareness... please help!

    Thansk v.much for the reply. I'll look into those. SO the involuntary movements are a side effect of the Lantus? People assume I'm having an epileptic fit, not a hypo when this happens, so they don't give me sugar...
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    Lantus... loss of hypo awareness... please help!

    Hi all, I know there are various posts regarding this sort of thing but I felt it'd be better if I told you about my personal situation in the hope someone can give me some advice. I am 25 years old, have been Type 1 insulin dependent diabetic since I was 18months old. From when I was diagnosed...
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    Lantus Solostar / Novorapid mix

    Hi there, I am 24 years old, and have been Type 1 diabetic since I was 18 months old. I have pretty much been on the same insulin system my whole life. For a long long time I used Mixtard, when that stopped being made I switched to Novomix 30 Penfill. My control, according to the doctors, is...