Recent Content by scottishkate

Hi, I used 247 Insurance who didn't load any extra onto my backpacker policy for being type 1 diabetic. If you buy it online stick the word 'SAVE' in the promo box and you'll also get 10% off. Katie - in Thaiuland :D

Hi Beth, Assuming you're following a low-carb diet in order to achieve better control then having some glucose won't 'ruin' it if you are low and need to raise your levels. I think you might have got a bit mixed-up with using a low-carb diet solely for weight loss when the aim of the game is...

Hey Lizzie, I'm a type 1 and I've taken echinacea for years with no adverse side effects. :) Katie.

Hello! It's very exciting isn't it - I'm going travelling for a year leaving on 2nd December - I can't wait! I checked out lots of insurance companies and found one called 247 Insurance who do not add any premium on for covering diabetes as a pre-existing condition - they were recommened to me...

Thanks guys - I'll give Medtronic a ring and see what they suggest. I don't have home contents insurance as I've just moved back in with my mum for a couple of months before I go :roll: Katie

Hi everyone, Help! I'm going on a year long round-the-world trip soon and although I've managed to get travel insurance (which covers my type 1 diabetes) I can't find anyone who will cover my insulin pump should it get damaged/stolen/lost etc. Is anyone familiar with any companies who offer...

Hi there, It's fine to walk through the body scanners with your pump as they are just metal detectors but never, ever let it go through the x-ray scanner that your bags go through. X-ray can damage your pump. Refuse to disconnect it - a letter from your GP explaining you have a pump for your...

Diagnosed 9th December 1991 aged nine. Consultant told me I'd be cured by the time I was 21 ( that was 7 years ago) hmmm... :roll:

Hello! I'm a type one and went cold turkey almost 18 months ago now. It was hard but I don't like to do things by half - once I've made my mind up that's it. Took me a while to get my head around all the changes but my body responded with great blood sugar levels almost instantly. I love my...

I think it depends on where you are. My Hba1c before getting a pump was 6.5 so pretty good but I felt I could get it tighter on a pump. So I explained to my consltant that I wanted one, he put me on a waiting list and 8 months later I got it. Didn't attend a DAFNE course because I taught...

Hi, Take it now - you can't go without insulin until tomorrow morning. Just keep checking your blood sugars for the next few hours, take some glucose if you go hypo. Katie

I don't use sweetener often but on the odd occasion I make a cake or a desert for a dinner party I use Stevia which I find works very well and has a good taste when cooking with it. My sister sends it over from Canada for me :) I also use the Da Vinci SF Vanilla syrup (which I believe is...

Hi howie, When I ate the 'normal' low-fat, high-carb' diet I found that I had to drink near a whole bottle of lucozade to stop from going hypo during exercise. However, since I started low-carbing a year ago I find that I do not have to take any extra carbs if I exercise before a meal (a few...

Plain in the morning. For dinner maybe some feta, spinach and asparagus, or ham and gruyere, or chorizo and manchego... mmmm :D xx

Spiral, I'm interested (even if no-one else is!) Share the recipe please... Katie :D