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Recent Content by loudmatthew

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Plane travel

Do you need a letter from doctor to get diabetes medicine on a plane?

Thread by: loudmatthew, Aug 31, 2014, 7 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Air travel.

I'm going on a plane for the first time since being diabetic. Do I need a letter from the doctor to get my insulin and needles on a plane?

Thread by: loudmatthew, Aug 31, 2014, 1 replies, in forum: Greetings and Introductions
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Counselling and Diabetes ?

Things are going ok so far. I've been in my honeymoon period for the last couple of months. So haven't had to take any insulin. That seems to be...

Post by: loudmatthew, Jun 13, 2014 in forum: Ask A Question
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Insulin reduced to nothing.

It is quite nice to not have to worry about injections. I am trying to avoid sweet things which hopefully will keep me hopefully honeymooning....

Post by: loudmatthew, May 26, 2014 in forum: Ask A Question
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Insulin reduced to nothing.

Hey DD my BG on diagnosis was 33. After starting the basal of 12 units a day and bolus of 1/15. After a month or so I was having a hypo everyday....

Post by: loudmatthew, May 24, 2014 in forum: Ask A Question
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Counselling and Diabetes ?

Hey. I have only been diabetic for a few months. I would. Consider myself to be fairly levelheaded and calm person. I wouldn't have said that...

Post by: loudmatthew, May 24, 2014 in forum: Ask A Question
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Insulin reduced to nothing.

Doc says I am honeymooning and have managed to ween myself off the insulin altogether for the moment. Although not sure when the needles will be...

Post by: loudmatthew, May 24, 2014 in forum: Ask A Question
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Bristol

Hey bebo. Thanks for the response Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Post by: loudmatthew, May 24, 2014 in forum: Diabetes Events
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Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

63. First one. Bit high apparently but it gives something to work on. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Post by: loudmatthew, May 21, 2014 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1s: What stupid things have people said to you?

I get that a lot. Everyone seems to be the sugar police. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Post by: loudmatthew, Apr 30, 2014 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Bristol

I'm new to this diabetes thing and wondered if there are any evenings or events in bristol area Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Thread by: loudmatthew, Apr 25, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: Diabetes Events
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Insulin reduced to nothing.

I have been diabetic since February this year. I started taking 15 units of lanctus and roughly 1:15g of humalog. Over the first few weeks the...

Thread by: loudmatthew, Apr 24, 2014, 8 replies, in forum: Ask A Question