Recent Content by Jacqui T

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    Type 1 Shielding for diabetics

    I am 57 years old and have been a T1 for 25 years. My BG levels are easily controlled in the day but climb at night. If I inject to bring them down I have a hypo in the early hours. So my HbA1C doesn't look bad but sugars can be crazy. I also have Sjogren's Syndrome (an auto immune that affects...
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    Well that was an interesting week

    It is always really stressful when a whole lot of diagnoses are thrown your way. But you got this! I have had low thyroid for 28 years, T1 diabetic for 25 and Sjogren's Syndrome (another weird auto immune disease) for 6 years. Knowing what you have going on arms you with ability to manage your...
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    Type 1 and spa treatments

    I've been T1 for 25 years and have found that almost any type of massage drops my BG. Not sure if it is because injected insulin trapped in tissue is released or that the muscles are being worked = exercise = drop in BG. Hot tubs and saunas have the same effect. So maybe have glucose handy and...
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    Is this a phenomenon anyone has? (caffeine-reactive hypoglycaemia)

    I'm no doctor, but I have been T1 for 24 years. I gave up caffeine about 15 years ago because it messed with my BG and made my heart race (to the point where it was over 200 beats per minute! and I had to be put on a drip to bring it down). If I have it right, you are wondering if the caffeine...
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    Newly Diagnosed and travelling to India

    ...I would keep your current pens in your frio wallet. Heat can denature it otherwise. Meters are pretty hardy but don't leave them in direct sun.
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    Newly Diagnosed and travelling to India

    Hi Selya, I have been a T1 for 24 years and, until last year, lived in Africa. Heat will definitely reduce your need for your bolus insulin, especially if you are more physically active than usual. Most of that has been covered in the above comments. Keep your test strips cool but not...
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    Anxiety and raised BG

    Hi all, I am a new member although I have been a T1 for 23 years. I have recently started using the Libre sensor - which has been fantastic in enabling me to monitor my BG more closely. Today, however, having been nicely in target range for a while, my sugar did a vertical take off! The CO2...