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    Hi everyone

    Hi Dave. A good few years late but I only just saw your post about St. Monica’s. I was there in around 1964/5, I think, and remember Aunty Joan and Aunty Minnie, who seemed to be living in Deal and some of us visited in the Dormobile mini bus occasionally. There was another ‘aunt’ whose name I...
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    Levemir...

    'Been on Lantus for years now (T1). It stings now 'n then but mostly it's fine. On 7 units twice per day (dose stacking). I'm dose stacking now as Lantus doesn't give me the full 24 hr coverage and I was getting late morning hypos on a pre breakfast single shot. But Levemir is definitely a twice...
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    Unexplained morning highs

    The dawn phenomenon in my experience can be erratic as well, most days almost non existent for me but on a few days quite significant (e.g. a rise of at least 2 mmol between the small hours and waking). Having been put on Lantus, one injection before breakfast, my initial experience was good...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.8 today. Same yesterday. 5.3 day before.
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    How old were you when you first diagnosed with type 1?? And how long do you have it??

    I was 5 and that was 54 years ago. Just received the Nabarro medal:)
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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Last test 35 mmol/mol.
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    Polymyalgia rheumatica

    PMR is no fun at all. Mine's in remission after nearly 3 years on prednisolone. Welcome to the club. I was 54 when I got it. My GP said T1's are more prone to autoimmune-like things. My PMR developed slowly and I found, pre diagnosis and treatment, that my insulin, basal and bolus doses all...
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