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Recent Content by artofmany

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What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

4.8 mmol/l. After a nightmare weekend of random spikes (even when I wasn't eating a lot of carbs) this was very welcome. Stayed in perfect range...

Post by: artofmany, Oct 26, 2020 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

60mmol/mol or 7.6%, equivalent to 9.5mmol/l. For me, this score is pretty good. I've struggled for years to keep my average down. After a few...

Post by: artofmany, Oct 23, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Scientists and researchers really need to pay attention to sample sizes

Scientists and researchers really need to pay attention to sample sizes

Status Update by artofmany, Oct 2, 2015
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Scientists: Avoid fats, not carbs

A 6 day test on 19 people should be completely ignored. DO NOT listen to the results of this study. It is not thorough enough. The short time...

Post by: artofmany, Oct 2, 2015 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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does it take you longer to get over illnesses & injuries as a type1?

I take longer to recover from colds than I used to, and cuts, etc, heal shower. I'm Type 1 and my blood sugar is regularly over 7mmol/l when...

Post by: artofmany, Mar 16, 2015 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Injecting before eating

It's definitely a case of matching what you eat. When eating somthing like a pizza, for example, it's unlikely that your body will absorb the...

Post by: artofmany, Jul 30, 2013 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

I was diagnosed a year ago and, they've been 6.7% and 6.8% in my last two measurements. I never got my initial measurement written down but it was...

Post by: artofmany, Apr 2, 2013 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Difficulty getting a pump

Hi Julie, if you're reading this. For you to be experiencing hypos like this with fits, etc, your control regime may need some serious changes....

Post by: artofmany, Apr 2, 2013 in forum: Insulin Pump Forum
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What to drink at the pub

Always works: Gin and Diet Tonic Jack Daniels and Diet Lemonade and slice of lime (if available) Flavoured vodka and soda Red wine (stronger the...

Post by: artofmany, Jan 4, 2013 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Feeling very sad.....

Hi there. I'm quite an open person and feel that talking to and learning from others is the best way to get past things. Talking to a lot of...

Post by: artofmany, Mar 3, 2012 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Carbs & Insulin

Hi there. 150g of carbs sounds a lot for one meal. What is it/was it?

Post by: artofmany, Mar 3, 2012 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1 at 30 years old

Hi everyone Last week I was diagnosed with Type 1. I'm 30 years old, relatively thin and my diet wasn't awful, just haphazard. I'd been showing...

Thread by: artofmany, Mar 2, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Diagnosed T1 aged 38, my son also T1

Hi I had very similar symptoms: feeling rubbish gradually over what must have been a year where I caught bugs constantly culminating in over two...

Post by: artofmany, Mar 2, 2012 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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24 and newly diagnosed

Hi I'm 30, male, and was diagnosed a week ago with Type 1, and my levels have been around 9 - 16mmol/l since then, which apparently is to be...

Post by: artofmany, Mar 2, 2012 in forum: Newly Diagnosed