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Hi I use a roll on deodorant and keep the hair trimmed so i can get it as close to my armpit as possible and never had a problem in the 5 years i have worn them. Tony

hi @chamcham I too hate diabetes but not diabetes itself, as i'm well controlled, but the effect it has had on my mental and physical health. I'm in my 50th year of it and have developed coeliacs bile acid malabsorption and am in my third year of a frozen shoulder and all these things have...

Hi A cadbury Freddo bar is 10g of carbs per bar. If my sugar is going low (not hypo territory as i use jelly babies) i often pop one in just to keep me right without having to take insulin. It works for me. Good luck Tony

Hi Congratulations..... If you wear a sensor take a good supply of plasters to protect it. Mine does not stay on if i spend any length of time in the pool and or the sea. Have a fantastic time Tony

I agree wholeheartedly...... I too am not convinced with the closed loop .... My neighbour and i have almost 100 years of experience between us and we both achieve great results. However the way we get there is so different from each other its hard to see how the closed loop would work. As...

If i had of eaten said biscuit i would have ended up with bad guts and i would have had to take some insulin...... I've had a butty an hour ago and 3 units of novorapid and currently showing 6.1 on my phone. Where would i be had i had that biscuit i wonder .....i probably wouldn't have had the...

Hi Type 1 50 years coeliac for 15....... I went into the school kitchen not 5 minutes ago with levels at 5.4 with no rapid insulin on board.....happy days... There were several trays of home made biscuits winking at me and the smell was divine. The desire was soooo strong but i spotted a tray...

Hi Just a thought....... Have a look at what time you take your insulin in relation to the peaks and troughs of your bg levels. If levels go v high then drop quickly take your insulin earlier to balance it out. Also theres no mention of what you are doing in the afternoon activity wise? I'm...

Hi Type 1 in my 50th year. The game changer for me was the libre. Had it over 5 years hba1c of 40 and happy on MDI routine. The libre gives me all the information i need and the thought of a pump fills me with dread. We are all different and it makes this forum such a fascinating place. I've...

I was asked a year or two ago and i explained my diabetes and Bile acid malabsorption might well cause a problem and they excused me but said i might be asked again in the future! Evidently the person on the other end of the communication wasn't part of the medical profession..... Tony

Hi Do you have a Libre? Is it the libre alarm waking your husband but not you? Tony

Hi Type 1 of 50 years here with coeliacs disease. Watch out for the gluten free alternatives as they often are more carb heavy than those with gluten in! Welcome and i wish you well Tony

Hi By rights you should use a fresh needle however some of us reuse and providing your hands are clean it shouldn't be a problem. When i finger pricked i was aware of the costings to the NHS and decided to reuse..... Jog on to now and i have a freestyle libre which is an even greater cost to...

Hi The novopens i use come in different colours so on the odd time i need a replacement i ask my chemist (i have the best chemist in the universe) and he orders me the colour i want. Odd story coming up....... I was on a first aid course many years ago and the trainer told a story where a man...

I feel your pain @Richard F and being in my 50th year of type 1 i have developed other conditions but not as serious as yours sounds. I too am better controlled now thanks to the libre and also the 4mm needles nobody seems to mention. I recall being a child and shoving a harpoon in my leg...

Hi If the basics are correct for you and the Novorapid isn't working you take a bit more. You don't want to take too much for fear of going low..... However if that still doesn't work you take a bit more .... and so it goes on I feel your pain and struggle at times. I'm sensitive to exercise...

Hi I'm a school caretaker and the school has a no mobile phone policy. I am an exception to it and signed it accordingly. Its not a problem. Fifty years ago i was diagnozed aged just 6. It was almost unheard of back then but now its not uncommon to have at least one type 1 child in schools. I...

I've never heard of it and laughed when i first read Bitter Melon as i thought it a typo error and should be bitter lemon which i am fond of with a gin.....lol

Hi I eat or don't eat during the day to keep myself in range. If i'm going low i snack on whatever i need to stay in range without having to take insulin. I have an active job good BMI HBA1C 40 and it works for me. Evening meal on the other hand i consume a mass of carbs and insulinate myself...

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