Recent Content by Dave Metric

Based on experience, I'd expect that amount of carbs to push me up to mid 20s which might be interesting. I'll see what they say but will have stuff in the car in case things go pear shaped and I end up being kept in. I've enough experience (45 surgeries) to not rely totally on their assurances...

It turns out they they'll be using injectable contrast as well as the pineapple juice as one is positive contrast and the other is negative contrast. Not quite sure why they expect the patient to buy and bring it. I've left two messages with the radiology admin team but no call back so far

I'm having an MRI of my duff pancreas next month and he info they've sent me has me wondering how I'm going to manage things. They want a total fast for 6 hours before the MRI (no food or drink at all) and to bring 600ml of pure pineapple juice with me. I'm concerned about my blood sugar being...

I've got a 4Sure Smart Plus BGM and it's been merrily connecting to the Diabetes:M app on my phone for months. I swapped phones over the weekend and it's not speaking properly to the new phone. It's shown as connected and the app told me the time and date on the BGM were wrong (which I...

I'm mostly long acting as basal and 4-6 units as bolus as required. In the last 90 days it's been 7% bolus/93% basal.

I was diagnosed back in February with T1D (or possibly 3c, although my FET was sent off I've not seen any results). Initially they started my on 40 units of long acting insulin but this didn't provide enough control so it was slowly raised to 60 over a period of time. Is this amount normal...

I've worn glasses for distance since I was 16. About three weeks after starting insulin after being diagnosed at 57, I found things were getting blurry with my glasses on and I could see better without them. This lasted for about 3 weeks and now my eyes are pretty much back to normal. Was v...

My HbA1c back in late January before I was properly diagnosed was 97 and at the end of May it was 41 which I'm pretty proud of. I just need to start doing more exercise and lose some weight!

Mine has given me spurious low readings for the last few sensors, usually around 3-4am. It's often 2+mmol/l lower than a finger prick. Yesterday I got 3.4 from the CGM and the finger prick was 9.1! Looking back at the graph later, that shows a reading of around 6 despite the log in the app...

I had samples taken for the Fecal Elastase Test to see if that enzyme is still present but haven't had the results yet. I know it takes a while to come back but it's been 6 weeks now. I must work out which consultant to chase as the management is a bit confused. I've got my first 'proper'...

Thanks, @EllieM . The team were pretty good to be honest. Took BG and ketones and decided I was ok to go home and gave me really good guidelines about when to go to A&E which I think kept me from real harm. A&E were good too as I was in Resus within 15 minutes of coming through the door.

I'm Dave, 57 and I live on the Hampshire/Surrey border. Not religious. I'm clever, funny, stoic. I'm Microsoft/Android mostly due to work and experience. I'm a keen outdoor swimmer so looking at getting back to that. No tattoos or piercings but lots of scars from surgery (45 so far). Double...

I've just been diagnosed as T1D. Felt thirsty a lot over Christmas so went to the GP. HbA1c of 97 confirmed at the end of Jan. There were concerns I had pancreatic cancer so I was on that stream and didn't get any support with my very high blood sugar until I pushed the GP for some. Saw the...