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    Remembering to bolus / test

    Hi all, I am on an insulin pump and have increasing been having trouble remembering to test / bolus / change sets at the right times. What I'm wondering is what techniques you all use to remember to test and bolus etc.? I would love to just be able to remember but it just isn't working for me...
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    Manager wants to see my appointment letter

    Thank you all for your help on this. Much appreciated!
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    Manager wants to see my appointment letter

    I have never really recovered that fast unfortunately... I had an appointment around midday and was still recoiling from light at 7PM - I was the idiot on the underground with sunglasses on!!
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    Manager wants to see my appointment letter

    Well that's what I wanted to do to be honest. To have a discussion so I could explain the reason the appointment takes the entire day (but I also wanted to give her a chance to not have to discuss it if she didnt want to)
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    Manager wants to see my appointment letter

    I have my diabetic eye screening coming up and I let my employer know saying: "I have an appointment on... due to the nature of this appointment I would be unable to travel into work afterwards or work from home. Please let me know if this is ok or if you would like to discuss this further" My...
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    has any type 1 ever managed to lose weight while on Insulin

    Hi there, Be aware that if you are exercising a lot, it may be that you are loosing fat but gaining muscle, muscle is denser than fat so when you exercise a lot you can ever put on weight from building muscle. If you want to tone up / get fitter, it may be more beneficial to grab a tape...
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    Parking fine...treating hypo!!!

    Hi Brunneria, I would have to disagree. The intention to move the car was there (as with the ankle situation) but in this case, by moving the car, she would be breaking the law and if she had been involved in any kind of accident from the moment she put the key in the ignition she would also be...
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    Type 1. Pins and needles

    Hi all, I woke up today with pins and needles in my hand, down two of my fingers and one side of my hand I've been diagnosed for 2 years and sugars are still a massive roller coaster Is this something I should be worried about or do we think it's pass and go back to normal Had the pins and...
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    Type 1 struggling

    Hi, I was diagnosed Sep 2013, and I'm in the exact same situation, the things that are now pushing me to try harder is the nightmare side effects of high sugars! But I know where you're coming from, it's super difficult to get the motivation to do the shots so often. I really hope you get things...