Recent Content by howie

Re: What is the Smallest meter??? Why not make smaller ones! couldn't agree more with the pens being half the size!!! nightmare wearing slim jeans and carrying all this sh* t around. whats the meter with the foil test strips?????

for me i find insulin is twice as effective when i'm exercisng so instead of 6 units with my brekky i do 3. i dont think the prob is burning sugar but increased insulin efficiency. i woke with 4.1mmol, checked just before run (15mins after eating) 5.8mmol. checked when i got back after 30mins...

how much are we looking at for just a normal holiday? it was like 10 quid last time i travelled. but that was before db. i never had any hosp admittances, howie

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hey, i'm 22. i was diagnosed about 7months ago. high bg's can make you feel tired but i was tired for weeks when i first started insulin and i wasn't really that high. i think it's just part of your body getting use to it etc. fell free to message me if ya got any Q's, it's handy knowing people...

hope all's good mate, done research on this. pm me. howie.

Home and Away (the aussie soap), character 'ruby' just got T1, good to see on tv but lol. someone ate her sweets in class, and she had to run home to get her essay! got back to school and bang! hypo time. anyone seen it? well funny.

i wasn't sure who/what to believe on 'optimum levels', so i tested some of my mates before and after meals and they're hitting 5.0's all the time. maybe 6-7 after meals. i try and imitate that as much as poss. howie

thanks for the replies & links guys, nice spectrum of opinions. not sure i'd get on better with another consultant, weirdly i do really feel safe and trust him (maybe cos he was the only positive person i saw at diagnosis). though i am planning on a move into london in the new year so i might...

hey james, i'm 6 months in to T1, like you i was use to being healthy etc. what a blow. it's pretty hard work so far and the comps are scary but there's loads of advice and support on here, keep using it. howie

my mum spoke with an old T1 work friend since my diagnosis. she is 75 has no grey hair, i think she works 2 jobs (if not she did until recently) and brought up her grandchildren after their parents died. she was diagnosed at 30 after they discovered her kidneys were damaged. other than that she...

thanks for the replies guys, thing is i need to look good in my jeans to get a wife/g-friend as i recently became single :( foil strips sound good + so does tic tac box, rekon they wont get to moist etc in one night? maybe i could fit an old lid like suggested into one.

so i had my hba1c today which came back as 4.9% i know this is pretty low but i'm still getting use to insulin adjustments per meal and i tend to overestimate if i'm unsure. 4.9's gotta be better than 7 or 8 though right? but my consultant said there' no evidence that an hba1c of anything below...

cheers guys, i just find the test strip boxes a bit big in my pocket, it's ok if i have a bag or coat, but with the fashion of skinny jeans having a box of strips in you pocket looks weird. if i'm in a club or something i don't really like leaving my stuff in a cloak room or a jumper pocket...

i find my levimer works really well and when i have never worried bout night time hypo's since i got my dosage correct (i always sleep with bg's between 4-5). when i skip a meal my bg's remain stable so its just when i use my novorapid things get complicated (shame this is about 3 times a day...