Recent Content by ccoles1

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    Best Pump for Watersport / Sea Rowing

    Hi Ross1975 I have a accu chek combo. I have a water proof pump case which is very good. I swim with my pump in the case all the time. As JeanetteGr said about the cannulas I have the same problem that they do occasionally come out. But I always carry a spare cannula with me anyway. I have dingy...
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    Cramp - anyone else get it?

    Hi xyzzy Well I had very bad cramp during the night, sometimes in both legs at the same time. I am not on a low carb diet. A colleague at work has the same problem, also not a low carb diet. What I took after suggestions from the forums is a Magnesiumn supplement. Since taking this I have very...
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    Pump holiday and crazy high blood sugars?

    Hi Caught my finger on submit button, in my phone. I am on a pump and go swimming with mine connected. I purchased a water proof pump case from Aqupac uk. It's a clear case and comes with a belt, I some times put it in my pocket. Just google Aqupac. Have a good time on holiday. Chris
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    To pump or not to pump......that's my question!

    Hi Lou From personal experiance I would say Yes :D , It is harder but the benifts far out way the negatives. I have been on a pump since feb 2010 Accu Chek Spirit Combo. My HBA1C was 9.4 when I started now 7.1 (also I was on steriods which really mess blood sugars up). After a while having a...
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    how do you sleep with a pump?

    Hi, I sleep in boxers and t shirt. I use the clip that comes with the accuchek combo I run the pump up under my tee shirt and clip it to the inside of neck. I have had no problems with doing it this way. Chris
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    Pain in Shins

    Thank you for your replys I have been taking magnesiumn tablets since mid october. I have had no cramps since I started to take this supplement. Thank you regards Chris
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    Pain in Shins

    Hi all I wonder if any one can answer this question. I keep getting pains in my shins, like very bad cramp. The only way I get the pain to go is warm my shins up. It is not every day, happens mostly at night. I sleep with wool socks on. Recently I have started to get it when I go swimming. It...
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    Flu jab 2010/2011

    Re: Flu jab 2010. I have had flu twice once last July I got swine flu, it start on the Sunday, Friday morning I phoned work to say I would be going in on Monday. Friday night I was taken into Hospital criticaly ill with pneumonia. Do not underestimate Flu and pneumonia. I have the flu jab every...
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    Calling all pumpers!

    Hi All At night cliped to the middle of boxer shorts, as never sleep on front on only on back or sides. During the day clipped to trousers. Does any one canoe/kayak or spend occastional time in water with there pump (when canoeng could be all day and end up getting wet and staying in a wet/damp...
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    Low Carb Low Fat Snacks

    Hi all Can any one out there help please. Due to having a very frare form of pancreatitus that has killed my pancreaus off. I am type 1 and require creon supplement as my pancreaus does not produce an enysmn that breaks down fat as it pass through the intestines. Becouse of this can any one...
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    Prednisolone Tablets

    Hi All I wonder if any one can help, I have been put back on Prednisolone 30mg each morning. At lunch I am around 10, but by 2.00pm to 3.00pm I am 25, by 6.00pm I am 4.00 or lower. It does not seem to matter if I increase my insulin as it hardly changes the 2.00 to 3.00 readings. Does any one...
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    Swine flu, are we at greater risk?.

    Hi All. I had Swine Flu 2 1/2 weeks ago (Started Sunday 12th), ketones were only raised slightly for one day, BS were up and down but not much higher than normal. TamiFlu started Monday. By Friday I felt nearly back to normal, Started to Feel Ill by Friday afternoon, taken in to hospitial Friday...
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    Hypos - how do you deal with them & what are the first signs

    Hi All The only symptom that I have is that I have the shacks, I have Lucasade then a couple of biscuits, some times I will have a gluco gel. The worst hypo I had was due to giving my self to much insulin 16 units to much. All of a sudden I felt unwell, collapsed on to the floor. My wife said...
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    Blood Type Poll

    I am AB+ on a eat anything but in moderation diet. Question on donating blood by sleepyul I was a blood donor and on the Antony Nolan Bone Marror register. When I was diognosed with Diabetes I was a potential match, and in the final testing for someone. When I told them, they did not want me...