Recent Content by Coopsy91

Morning, Back to work now, sailing around new zealand. Managing T1 offshore has its own challenges :O

What part exactly overwhelms you ? make a list, lets knock some of those negative thoughts away together. :)

Sending you my thoughts. I myself am a hypochondriac at the best of times, i spiral into negative thoughts very easily so i know where you are coming from, diagnosis with such conditions gives you an overwhelming awareness of your mortality. Talking to people helps me a lot, small notions of...

When i was first diagnosed i was thought to be a type 2, i was given a cocktail of medication which somewhat reduced my glucose levels but did not normalize. It wasn't until i got home and i had a proper blood test that they found out i was type 1 but had 50% function of my pancreas so the...

What are everyone's opinions of artificial sweeteners? Ive never been a big sugar eater, i was always the kid actively avoiding fizzy drinks etc but now since my Type 1 diagnosis ive turned to sweeteners in my time of a sweet need. Usually i have two cups of tea per day, each with 2x sweetex...

Was the coffee in the morning? perhaps was synonymous with the morning "dawn effect" :bag:

im intrigued to find out about this sensor also, i read a post earlier criticizing the accuracy of its measurements so looking for some more definitive answers. Are you in the UK ? How are you going about ordering or getting the sensor? How much are you paying for it?

What are the regulations for competative motorsport regarding type 1, is it the same s dvla for normal road driving? P.S nice bike :woot:

@kitedoc Thanks for that reply, you have included a great deal of information. Yes im still hyper aware and paranoid about everything which is happening currently, why do i feel this way, will i make it through this, impending sense of doom haha. Ive have not yet noticed a drop in glucose...

Not baked beans, yes i believe the sauce has a multitude of secrets haha the dreaded sugar being one of them. :woot:

i was told by my dietician that you dont inject for carbs from beans as they are digested different by the body and dont create a glucose spike...?

Wow huge response, thanks! Yes so im on Levemir and novorapid. I take 12 units levemir morning/night 12AM/PM and 1unit/10 grams novorapid with meals. I hadnt heard of this basal bolus term until now so i had to look it up there. I guess i have a small amount of carbs with the morning meal...

Hello all, Been recently diagnosed type 1(6 months) and thought id join the online community to get a better insight and possible answers from peoples experience. Im 26, im a marine engineer from the west coast of scotland and currently sailing through the Med. I thought my career was over...