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    New Topic Area - MIDD?

    Yorksman, honey bee and oldeboy seem to pop up in the search results for MIDD
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    Type 1.5 being a hassle these days

    Just an update for those old people who are still here. A few days ago, I was told to stop my insulin. It doesn't quite work. However, I have lost so much weight and quit smoking that from the original 45 or so units, I am now down to no basal and today was 2 units of NovoRapid. Today, I've...
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    Using insulin to help increase muscle gains?

    What type of insulin are you on now? How well do you know your ratios? Do you ever hypo? How much weight do you lift? How often? What other types of exercise do you do? I am guessing that if you know what you are doing, you could add 4 RA units post workout with 40g of carb (or whatever your...
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    how many times?

    10 ish on swimming days - that drops me in no time, still trying to suss it out. 8 ish on walking days - sometimes 10 miles can drop me too. 5 ish on my normal 5 miles days. More when I am unwell, stressed out or trying new sports etc. Guessing it averages 7.
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    Sock it to me . . .

    Tried Cosyfeet?
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    Goodbye forum'ers

    I am currently unsure whether I will continue to contribute. I expect so. But also think a few days/weeks break will be good for me. Life has been hectic and I was starting to dread seeing what people had got up to on here after a long day and not knowing how to deal with it without getting sad...
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    Request

    I am resigning as moderator as you may have noticed. You can check the general discussion for information on that should you wish. The last thing I would like to say to you all and ask of you before I go is the following: Please can you take your own experiences with moderation and...
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    Goodbye forum'ers

    I have resigned as moderator this evening. My real life situation is very different from when I started as moderator and I have for a while found that I lack the time to contribute. Also for me it has been very difficult to understand exactly what has been going on lately and I have found...
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    Honeymoon is over :-(

    If you can get them to put you onto basal/bolus if it's time for insulin, once you get your head around the 'rules' for that, it is much more flexible as you will be able to look at the food you're about to eat and inject accordingly. Good luck with the appointment.
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    Keeps getting better!

    Yeah, feet are fine - minor blister due to the skin condition but no worse than I managed my normal 5 miles today no problem, so yeah all is well. Thanks for the new word. Toots.
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    Keeps getting better!

    Sorry to hear things aren't so good for you Hobs. I'm just so happy I have the 2nd chance after a year of being entirely unable to walk. I hope that the 'people watching' can also be enjoyable for you - I love that myself - making up stories about where they're going and just look at those...
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    Keeps getting better!

    Hi all, Just a short woohoo!! from me. Today I felt great, so out for a walk. November was sunny here today. Had planned 5 miles, but then towards the end of those, I thought why not do 5 more, so I did. Then towards the end of those, my feet were a bit sore, but I had forgotten to get an...
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    Loose skin after weight loss

    http://tummytucks.cliniccompare.co.uk/n ... k-criteria explains a bit about the criteria in the UK. Mental distress, severe problem, fungal infections etc.
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    Loose skin after weight loss

    It depends, Defren on the amount of stretch marks you might have with it. For me the only option will be surgery - I need my BMI down to 27, and then the rule is that I must have at least 2 inches of overhang/apron for it to be doable on the (Danish) NHS for free. I suspect the UK rules will be...
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    Keeping blood sugars UP?

    The advice from Fraddy is fine, but the best thing to do is to discuss with your doc that the dose of meds is bringing you down too low. He'll probably recommend lowering the dose. You BG needs to be on target, really, and every med dose is a guess until you see the reaction in the patient, so...
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    Harcombe Diet

    Would it be possible to avoid labelling a forum member in the process of saying 'I disagree - here's my opinion'? It would be much more pleasant to read and cut out the non-informative bits if you rephrased that slightly, borofergie. End mod transmission.
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    Am I Type 1 or Type 2?

    If your pancreas produces insulin, that insulin will be bonded with a c-peptide. The insulin gets spent, so that cannot be measured easily, but the c-peptide stays alive for much longer. If your c-peptide is around 1, you produce a normal amount of insulin. If it's below, this indicates type 1...
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    Type 1 and low bmi

    In addition to the very relevant questions above, you can always also eat some almonds, nuts, seeds etc as snacks. They are relatively low in carbohydrate so should not affect your bg too much in flocks of 10-15, but they will add a bit of calories in a fairly easy way - high in good fats...
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    Ketogenic diet made me ill

    I have been asked to moderate this thread as OP was feeling patronized. People have been trying to reply to this post with their experiences of the ketogenic diet. It has been mentioned multiple times in the thread that people are different. This is an online forum where people share their...
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    hypo vs diet

    I mostly do long walks - 5 miles, 10 miles and so on. I'm very predictable normally in that sort of exercise environment, but wind or rain or heat will change things. I test after 30 minutes to know how fast things are going to go today, my initial drop gives me a good idea of how the rest will...