Recent Content by chrisf-1

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    Freestyle Libre medi swap problem

    Hi again everyone I am now on the freestyle libre and they have stopped supplying the the alcohol swabs with the sensor!!! So I contacted my doctor who prescribed them separately for me but have since been in touch with my chemist who tells me he cannot locate anyone with stock so cannot supply...
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    Vulnerability

    Hi everyone I am looking for some advice here after speaking to my podiatrist today, he asked me if I had any news on the Covid vaccine and I said no and he said am I classed as vulnerable to Covid to which I replied not to my knowledge he then said with my age and health he thought I should be...
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    Ridiculous appointment situation

    I have eventually now got an appointment with the diabetic nurse but the situation beggars belief I had tried several times by phone and 3 times in person but on my last phone attempt I had a rant at the poor receptionist who took it upon herself to make me an appointment for 3 weeks in advance...
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    Back in the day!!!!!!!!

    T1 since 72 for years ate and drank everything except sugar did not know about carb portions I used to drink Pils lager until one dietitian told me it was worse for me than ordinary lager so I then changed to Bacardi and diet coke could not stand the taste of the diet coke so often had normal...
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    Ridiculous appointment situation

    Hi everyone I recently received a letter from the diabetic shared clinic at my local surgery to have an HBA1C blood test done and 5 days after to ring the office and make an appointment to see the diabetic nurse who I have seen every year for the last 20 years although often not the same nurse...
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    HBA1C how much value is it

    Hi everyone I have been type 1 for the last 47 years and have somehow stumbled through, my Q is how reliable are these HBA1C tests because according to them I am well controlled and I know from frequent blood testing that my glucose levels are all over the place and yet my consultant told me...
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    Fasting Insulin Tests - NHS says no...

    When I last saw my consultant he told me I should not bother fasting because of the risk of a hypo and never knowing how long I would have to wait he also said it does not affect the result of an HBA1C
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    Glucomen Aero meter

    Hi everyone, is anyone using a Glucomen Aero meter if so what are your feelings on it I have recently changed from a Glucomen LX which I was very happy with but they no longer make or issue. The new Aero I need sometimes 3 strips before I get a reading and am not settling in with this meter at...
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    Hi everyone 43yrs type 1

    I have just done another BM and the time is now 12.30 and it has gone up again to 13.8 and I have ingested nothing apart the 2 toast and a couple of cups of tea, I do not not how to do or what a basal test is but this just seems to defy logic I will take another 2 novorapid but am frightened to...
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    Hi everyone 43yrs type 1

    I went to bed last night with a BG of 8.9 not good but passable I awoke this morning with 12.1 for breakfast I had 2 thick white slices of toast =60g and had my usual 6 novorapid and 16 levimir this was at 6.53 am at 11.12 am I was at 14.7 this just does not make sense to me I have taken +2...
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    Hi everyone 43yrs type 1

    Hi everyone I am 64 years old and have had type 1 for 43yrs now and somehow have stumbled through it without any complications that I know of and until the last 5 years in all honestly I acted as though I did not have it the only things I did was limit my carbs and nothing sweet but then I lost...
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    Permanent Cure

    I was recently in hospital with a man on the same ward who told me was a type 1 diabetic who needed a liver transplant and the surgeon who did it said he could have his pancreas done at the same time and he was now no longer diabetic as a result is this ********? I do not not know maybe someone...
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    Freestyle libre patches

    Hi everyone I have been a member for some time but have never posted so here I am a virgin poster, the reason for this is I am very interested in the freestyle libre glucose monitoring system and I read somewhere the other day that as I have type 1 I can get the patches on the NHS so I will...
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    windows 8 phone

    Hi everyone I am at present attending a course which is mainly about carb counting for type 1 diabetics and several other people on the course have downloaded apps to their phone which obviously makes things a lot easier as the phone is with them all the time, unfortunately my phone is a Nokia...
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    hypo awareness gone

    Chris, don't know if this might help at all, but I had a lot stronger Hypo warnings on Lantus than any other insulins I've been on, I still get them at the same numbers now on Levemir, but they are a lot milder, which suits me to be honest...as Lantus ones were like Good luck with it all...