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    Pyscologist time

    Hi all some of you may remember me posting a while back i was having alot of problems etc with my T1 i really took it hard had what i say was a melt down stopped taking my insulin etc(made myself ill by not doing it). I was put in touch with a Diabetic Physcologist referred i should say, its...
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    pump an daphne course

    thank you
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    pump an daphne course

    Hi all quick question do you need to do the daphne course to be able to have a pump through NHS Wales tia
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    Libre 2 Sensor

    I can relate to the theory of when they did there upgrade it knocked my Samsung 21 ultra out from alarms i rang and rang them had a really bad night down to 2.1 rang my diabetis nurse told her exactly what was happening she got me upgraded to libre 3 . What phone was your wife using ? With...
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    struggling atm

    Hi all, i had my first appointment yesterday with the physicologist, i was optimistic but it went well everything we chatted about and how i had felt etc ive had a hard few weeks but hopefully now im stepping in the right direction, ive re started my toujeo from last night after a big break...
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    struggling atm

    Hi all thankyou for your replies i have spoken to my doctor today i will be seeing a diabetis physcologist as soon as possible, i have really struggled with it since diagnosed in the lockdown in June 2020 i was diagnosed then but i didn't see anyone for over 12 months when i discharged from...
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    struggling atm

    Hi all, i need some advice here im really struggling with depression (im already on medication for it) its just getting worse atm im a T1 my numbers were up last week on my hbac1 0no matter what i do it never works out i have got to the point where i am hardly doing my insulin i said to the wife...
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    Angina and Diabetes

    Hi all , im a bit worried at the present im waiting to go in for an angiogram i had a bit of an episode which seen me in A&E having tests etc then i seen a specialist nurse in cardiology so currently im waiting for the angiogram. I was given the spray etc more tablets aspirin etc. i have had a...
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    Problems

    Hi all recently ive started noticing pain in my feet more so that when i was getting cramps in my legs i seen the doctor he wrote off the idea it was neuropathy. Time moved on from August when i started getting problems my left foot is worse than the right (seems to be where the toes come out...
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    Name a band/singer for each letter of your name

    celtic artic monkeys robson and gerome patsy cline thompson twins aerosmith slade transvision vamp inxs cher
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    Getting there

    Hi no i havent had Covid, i was on Duloxetine after having my Radio frequency treatment for my lower spine sadly they didnt work, no only 15 months for me (june 2020) i didnt see anyone after being dishcharged from the ward until september this year i spoke to my diabetic nurse on the phone she...
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    Libre 2 sensor - issues with alarms

    i use the alarms with my phone they didnt work for me with the reader i dont know why, i get loss of signal alrms if i leave my phone inside and go out in the garden usually after about 5 mins but when ive kept my phone with me alarms have been spot on
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    Getting there

    well its a little over 15 months now for me getting diagnosed t1 its been a bumpy ride and still is with other problems also! when i was admitted my bloods were 136 also had keto acidosis on my last HB1 im down to 68 my diabetic nurse is happy im getting it my weight is slowly dropping to from...
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    Antidepressants

    i started on a low dose of sertraline was upto 200mg when i came off them from 2018 2020 they didnt really help im now on a combo of fluxotine and amitriptolene that seems to be helping.
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    Blood Pressure-t1

    Thanks everyone, to answer a few questions yes i am overweight i seem to have added a few kilos since my diagnoses in June 2020 i do struggle a bit with exercise with other issues i have but i do try my trouble is i push to hard then the next day suffers. im not up to speed with carb counting...