Recent Content by 1974darrenh

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    Type 1 Diabetic since 2001

    Type 1 Diabetic since 2001
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    TAXI LICENSE REVOKED

    Funny you should say that. Only 2 minutes ago she said the same thing to me :)
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    TAXI LICENSE REVOKED

    I did not need assistance as I was half asleep and half awake. I was drinking Lucozade when the paramedics arrived. I did not need help from a 3rd party. My girlfriend just panicked when she see me sweating and shaking.
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    TAXI LICENSE REVOKED

    Hi. This has only just happened so don't know about appealing etc. Hypo awareness is very very good normally and there has been no more since.
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    TAXI LICENSE REVOKED

    I am type 1 diabetic and have been for over 14 years. I have been a taxi driver for over 18 years. I have to have a routine medical by my council for my taxi license once a year. My local council currently use the Group 2 DVLA standards. I have extremely good glucose control which has also...
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    Glucogen - the morning after

    Glucogen always make me really sick for 2 days.
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    Hot weather

    I'm the opposite. Hot weather always makes my levels low. Its a known fact that insulin gets absorbed quicker in hot conditions. Hypo's are a lot more likely.
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    WARNING - Using Glargine as a Novorapid substitute.

    I'm quite a high insulin user anyway. With most large meals I have 60 units of Novorapid. Anything lower results in high levels for me. I'm very strict with my diabetes. My H test is always around 7 and the doctors love it. However at the expense of that, I do have occasional hypos.
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    WARNING - Using Glargine as a Novorapid substitute.

    Last night I realised that I had run out of Novorapid Insulin. On testing my blood before bed I noticed my levels were 29mmol, so needed to bring those levels down! I thought maybe I could bring this down by having a higher dose of night time Lantus Glargine. I normally have 44 units of...
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    What are your H test results? Mine is 7.1mmol
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    Do you inject in public? and how organised are you

    I usually nip to the toilet in a resturant. If I'm well hidden then I may just inject in my stomach
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    Diabetes does kill

    OMG so sorry :(