Recent Content by JanieMc

Sweet dreams are made of cheese. Who am I to dis a Brie. Sweet dreams are made of cheese. Who am I to dis a Brie.

6.1% // 43 mmol that’s the last three months reading. But it’s always about this. T1 since 1974.

I’ve been a T1 for 52 years and using a tubed pump for the last 19yrs. I used a Medtronic for about half that time but I’m now on my second Tandem T slim. The tubing has never bothered me. I’ve ripped it out getting it caught on a door handle three times in all those years so not really a...

Hive had surgery for 5 trigger fingers over the years. I was never offered physio but twice took them up on steroid injections which ultimately didn’t work. I also got D’Quervains- similar thing in the wrist at the base of the thumb leaving you with a painful and weak wrist. I had surgery for...

Do you mean where? If you do, on my bra. I’m another one with ample cleavage.

In 1974 I was 8 years old. My mum’s dad and brother were both diabetic. She recognised the symptoms in me. My thirst, going for a wee half a dozen times in the night, being so pale and drinking so much milk or pop. Yet I was skinny. She took me to the doctor and explained her concerns. The...

I agree so much with this. I’ve been T1 for 48 years. I know I can eat what I want as long as my dose matches my intake. I can also adjust as necessary. But over time, I found that I respond so much better to low carbs. I feel better, my levels are better. It’s just a personal choice. I try to...

I’ve been a T1 for 48 years. It sounds to me that your basal rate ( background insulin)at night is wrong and needs increasing. Easier to do if you have a pump but a bit of a nightmare if you are injecting it once or twice a day, because that means its effectiveness is dropping well before you...

I suspect not. I’m really fed up of hearing how the Contour Next has been tested as the most accurate for results. Mine also runs 2 or 3 mmol higher than my other 3 machines that I still have testing sticks for. Most interestingly, I was in hospital for surgery last week. I took three testers...

I didn’t read that reply as petulant at all.

I should have said that I've been using a pump for the last 8 or 9 years now. the problem has gone.

I've been T1 for 45 years now. There have been a few occasions when things like this have happened to me. If it has been because people have been eating, I've asked if they have a medical or private room. Knowing that the answer will most likely be No, I then point out that you wouldn't expect...

Blood sugar rises as you exercise then it drops. If you'd have just had the biscuit you would probably have got a lower reading. As for people eating biscuits for a hypo, it's not ideal because the fat slows down the absorption of the sugar. Orange juice is good ( without bits is quicker but I...

Under employment regs, your diabetes counts as a disability. So actually, they have to accommodate you for your lunch break. You don't have to work around them, they have to work around you. It is a strong argument that they could be putting you at risk and so therefore they are leaving...