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For people who need help or wish to help others during corona times at the moment, you are legally allowed to help/get help from other households if you are at risk from things like a physical or mental health perspective. This could be useful if you or someone else is at risk of harm because...

I can relate to a significant degree on this. Self-harm with me was all about the lancets for me at school. In adult life, I've slowly dealt. Having a partner you love show you in the expression on their face how much it pains them gives another way of looking at things. It helps a bit, I've...

Yes, it can be quite a shock at first @Eliz76 , but it's good to look at it from a "hmm, look at how much room for improvement there is". I know many of us have been quite shocked the first time we did readings between meals (either by Libre, CGM or finger-prick tests). The shock will pass...

Researchers have tested out insulin pump doses for meals with different levels of fat. They used a dual-wave bolus. Interesting to see how the doses changed as fat in the meal was increased. As fat in the meal increased, higher dose was needed for the second wave of the dual-wave dose. This...

I echo the sentiment of others - nice thread :) One of the things I'm benefitting from is the 'acceptance' part of self-compassion. When things are terrifying or things feel unjust/unfair, at the heart of the suffering is that I've struggled to accept the reality I find myself in. Seeing...

Yes. In my late twenties, I had poor hypo awareness. I was starting to cycle through what were new hypo symptoms then which were coming on only when very low (2.8, 2.6, ...). Buzzing in the ears was a weird one. Feeling like I was cycling back and forward through time was the most weird and...

Thanks Kate. Hope things are going ok with you.

I have tried CBD oil -for reasons other than diabetes- and I've found it's generally led to slightly lower blood sugar levels. Some background about how my levels are outside of using the oil: I tend to have quite brittle diabetes as a result of anxiety. I get quite pronounced swings in blood...

Well done Gavin. Regarding hypos. Personally, I'd take more hypos if that also meant 'less severity' of hypos. I expect you'll find that moving forwards the Libre will help to spot hypos, make it easier and quicker to come out of hypos (testing BG can help as there's a 10-15 min (or something)...

Tempeh is a decent shout. 100g of tempeh brings about 19g of protein to 9g of carbs.

Some blood pressure medications (ACE inhibitors) can lead to a dry cough as a side effect.

I'd advise against the shivering in ice though. There was a recent news story in either The Independent or Telegraph that said that shivering was good for blood glucose. I checked the studies being referred to and they stated low temperatures but above a shivering level. So lack of care in the...

It did work for me blood sugar-wise but I've increased my carbs for personal reasons and this is also working. At my lowest carb (approx 50g per day), I was hitting HbA1c results of 5.3% but I was in hypo territory more often than I am now. When I steadied the hypos a bit, I went to around...

When the clocks went forwards, did you notice any change in your dawn phenomenon? I think my dawn phenomenon has come earlier since the recent clocks change. So, through Jan, Feb, most of March, dawn phenomenon hadn't been a big issue as I was waking just before a big rise had occurred. Now...

I went to Uni and didn't let type 1 get in the way as much as I could help it. Looking back, I think putting my blood sugar as a higher priority would've helped me out in study performance and day to day living though. Things I would've told myself back then: Eat well -carbs may be cheap but...