Recent Content by endocrinegremlin

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    Has any used 200U insulin in their pump?

    300 u in 3 days? yeah sure. not always but sometimes and not a problem
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    help !

    Use finger checks to see where the highs and lows really are. libre is unreliable out of target. get a better look at it with finger pricks then go from there.
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    Has anyone been able to recover their hypoglycemia symptoms?

    I did for a few months as a teen. I only had to run 1-2 mmol higher than usual to get my symptoms back. My DSN said it was just giving your system a poke kind of. So a 4 could become a 6, an 8 a 10. I certainly didn't get the impression I had to really throw things out of whack and run into the...
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    Carbs and cals book

    The app is better I find.
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    Going back a few years!

    I was diagnosed age 6 in 97 so there were more people aware by the time I was diagnosed and I was sent home with a blood kid. They were not that common on the NHS for those with good control who didn't ask questions though. Both my aunt and mum (at that time t1 33 & 21 years respectively) were...
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    Coffee and insulin requirements

    I have never had coffee impact me at all. Asked t1maw (that isn't a username. I just mean my maw is t1 too and happens to be in the house so I asked her) as she's about today and she reports the same. Only exception is if I get a latte because that is basically milk. I'd need a couple of units...
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    Newcomer to Forum

    Aldi and Lidl are good for meaking soup packs you can throw in a soup maker with some water. Other than than, any soup recipe you can find online can basically go in a maker.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    19.7. Urgh. Thing about the idea of pump beating dawn phenomenon is that DP has to behave the same way each day and mine doesn't because....of course it doesn't. Least I know that on MD I'd be high 20s and take longer to come down. I was back in target within 2 hours but can't just shrug...
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    Type 1 T1 Diabetics CAN eat sugar

    You summed it up yourself. Moderation, count the carbs/sugar and away you go.
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    Strange BG results & issues with consultants

    I'd just like to add these numbers are pretty awesome overall. I understand your desire to improve but you are doing brilliantly so far. It does look like a slight dawn phenomenon is occurring but the others have provided sound advice there.
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    Going from pump to mdi

    Personally no but I do know of a good few people on twitter who did this as the stress the pump was causing was too much. That might be the platform to get diff viewpoints on that. :)
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    What pumps are available to you in your NHS area?

    In my area you get the latest medtronic when you upgrade. So, I said one on the poll as you don't get to CHOOSE but there are a few floating about depending on when you got it. I have a more updated one than my aunt, for example but we are in the same region. It used to be animas and medronic...
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    how do i ask them not to tell me the numbers?

    Thank you for all the responses. I will use some of these tips. Feel overwhelmed to reply to each person but thank you all, really.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    best of luck for the day !
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    Struggling to cope with type 1 diabetes

    I think a lot of diabetics get the worst parts shoved in their faces and as a defense they shut off. 'It won't be me'. It is a survival thing. The important thing is you want to get on top of it now. I was diagnosed on April 1 at 6 years old. For years it was horrendous. April Fools...