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  1. phdiabetic

    PSA: Watch out for seat belts!

    On the weekend I went out of town with some friends, and was a passenger in my friend's car that I haven't been in before. About half an hour into the trip, my pump gave an Occlusion Error (something I've never had before). I panicked a lot, then changed position in the seat and this fixed it...
  2. phdiabetic

    Did my blood test today. Could somebody please explain about cholesterol and triglycerides?

    So HbA1c was 5.4%=36, bit of an increase from last time as I have really been struggling to get good numbers at uni, but it's ok, I feared it would be worse so I'm happy. Anyway non-fasting lipids were as follows: Cholesterol 3.59 Triglycerides 2.14 HDL 1.33 Chol/HDL ratio 2.7 LDL 1.3 Non HDLC...
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    How's your cholesterol? New study linking LDL and honeymoon period in young people

    There's a new study linking the honeymoon period with lower LDL cholesterol. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-05-youth-diabetes-honeymoon-period-ldl.html My LDL is pretty normal, not on either of the extremes, and I'm still in my honeymoon nearly 3 years after diagnosis. How about you?
  4. phdiabetic

    Worst night ever

    So yesterday during the day I struggled with highs and spikes when I ate, which I eventually decided was a pump problem. I had managed to keep my numbers relatively safe all day using exercise, and once I changed my site I started to come down. However, what I didn't realise is that I must have...
  5. phdiabetic

    My awesome friend (or, why you should tell people you're diabetic)

    Yesterday at uni I had to walk halfway across campus to get to a meeting. My blood sugar was about 6, but exercise drops me a lot so I put on a temp basal and had some juice before the walk. Despite that, I had not gone up at all by the time I had nearly reached my destination. At this point, I...
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    How many grams of hypo treatment carbs do you carry with you when you are out of the house?

    Just interested to know (1) how many grams and (2) what types - drinks, lollies, gel, biscuits, etc? I carry 6 juice boxes, 1 lemonade and a bag of jelly beans.
  7. phdiabetic

    Does anyone experience pain/itching around CGM sites?

    Yesterday I put in a new dexcom sensor, my stomach was very painful all day when I moved even slightly. Today I woke up and the pain was gone but it's been very itchy. A small part of the adhesive peeled off and I can see my skin is a bit red. Normally painful/itchy sensors are a sign that the...
  8. phdiabetic

    First time throwing up since diabetes diagnosis

    After a pretty average day, everything went wrong for me yesterday because I went out for dinner. I've eaten at this restaurant many times before (even having the same meal before) but must have been unlucky. I got a chicken parmagiana, which was very nice and I bolused 2 units (a reasonable...
  9. phdiabetic

    High protein diet?

    Recently I was on a holiday and had to adjust my diet a bit based on what was available. I ended up eating a lot less carbs, but a similar amount of fat, to my usual diet. I was surprised to notice that I was very satisfied with my meals and much less hungry during the whole day than I was at...
  10. phdiabetic

    5.1%=32 HbA1c :) with NO HYPOS

    Going to see my endo next week and I think she will be really pleased with me. The last time I saw her I was 4.6 (=27), which she said was too good, and asked me to relax my control a bit. 3 months ago I got up to 4.8 (=29), and I was really happy. Now I am at 5.1 (=32), and am delighted to say...
  11. phdiabetic

    Panicking (blood sugar won't go up), somebody please help

    So I turned my pump off 2.5 hours ago. I usually turn my pump off in order to get dressed for bed, clean my teeth etc so I don't get low. But around the time I turned it off, my blood sugar suddenly dropped. I had 2 juices (36g carbs) when I was at 4.4. My blood sugar came up to the 6's, then...
  12. phdiabetic

    What happened to this guy who was 'cured' of type 1?

    You probably remember this news story from earlier in the year: https://asweetlife.org/doctors-continue-to-search-for-answers-in-british-mans-disappearing-diabetes/ Does anyone know what happened to him? Is he still cured? Have doctors done any further investigations? Was it a misdiagnosis or a...
  13. phdiabetic

    Attacked by my pump last night

    Around midnight I was woken by my CGM telling me I was a bit high (around 8) so I got out my pump to give a bolus. Unfortunately, in my confused half asleep state, I somehow got myself tangled in the bedsheets. My pump tubing got caught, which resulted in the pump itself flying towards my face...
  14. phdiabetic

    Disappointing birthday

    Just wanted to have a bit of a rant. It's my birthday today and diabetes decided to make everything go wrong. Yesterday I changed my dexcom and the site bled pretty badly, which meant that for about 12 hours after the numbers it gave me were totally off. I stayed up 2 hours past my bedtime...
  15. phdiabetic

    Terrifying hypo :(

    I honestly thought I was going to die this morning, so I'm very happy to be sitting here telling you all about this now. I have excellent control, and a keen sense of hypo awareness (I can feel it around 4 most of the time) but even though I picked up this hypo early, it went wrong anyway :(...
  16. phdiabetic

    Does anyone else have nightmares about their blood sugars?

    I've always had occasional dreams about my diabetes, but during the last week I've had dreams about having hypos, every night, sometimes multiple times in the one night. Sometimes the dreams reflect numbers I could get in real life (eg 3.7, 3.3) but some of them are about getting really low...
  17. phdiabetic

    Blood sugars are always high when I'm not at home - any tips?

    I would say that my control is generally good, however, I almost always get high blood sugars (>7, often >10) when I go out for more than, say, an hour. This problem is the worst when I'm at university but also happens at other places. I spend just as much time and effort on diabetes when I'm...
  18. phdiabetic

    Just wanted to rant about my latest Libre sensor

    I put it in yesterday morning and for the next few hours it read slightly (1-2 mmol/L) off. That's ok, it's the first day of a new sensor so I don't expect it to be perfect. After lunch, I had a hypo. My fingerpricks showed 3.9 then 3.2 then 2.8 then 3.9. However, the Libre quickly decided that...
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    People on CGMS/Libre: What is your target range and what % of the time do you spend there?

    Just curious after looking at my history on my Libre. After a period of bad control for a couple of weeks due to (not quite resolved yet) basal issues, I discovered that I spent 85% of the time in target (4.5-8.5), 13% above target, and 2% below target. What's a realistic goal for the amount of...
  20. phdiabetic

    Increase in blood sugars in the late morning for no apparent reason

    Hey everyone, I have had type 1 diabetes for 1 year and am currently on 4 units of Lantus at night and Novorapid at mealtimes. Recently, I started getting pre-lunch numbers were too high (above 10) and my blood sugars started to increase about 3 hours after my breakfast. A couple of mornings...