Recent Content by Teajay

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    Very low blood sugar but still OK

    Hi I can function well even when my levels read low, but I do feel very tired and know I have to eat.( that's my sign of a hypo ) About 20 years ago I was wired up to a monitor for a week which revealed that my levels dropped to coma level every night for six hours. Doctors told me that because...
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    Seeing red - sugar levels 32 -hypo

    Hi, I've been type 1 for 52 years. There is a new glucagon which is nasal and you only have to sniff it. It's called Baqsimi, although I'm not sure of its availability as yet. Otherwise it's the syringe glucagon mix. Janis
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    Libre sensor

    Hi Samantha I swim but only for 30 minutes. I'm not sure if longer affects the sensor itself or the glue attachment. I did a few ten minute stints in a spa in then out of the water and did a lot longer than the 30 minutes. Hope this helps but I've never used the armband cover .
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    Diabetes and Food Packaging!

    Looking at the positives there were no food labels when we were diagnosed over 50 years ago. So it's much easier now to work out the carbohydrate values and contents of packaged food as it's clearly written on the packet. If your having problems, there's no rush just take your time and use a...
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    Has anyone here been a diabetic for more than 40 years?

    Hi I've been type 1 for over 50 years, no problems at all. Perfect BMI and have been the same weight since my school days. (Apart from my huge weight gain in both pregnancies where I doubled my weight but was back to normal in 5 weeks !) My boys are both in their 30s now !
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    CBD oil

    Hi I've been type 1 for over 50 years but no problems. My father who is having chemotherapy again after being clear since 2007 for bowel cancer has asked me to get some for him for the pain. I told him it was unavailable in the UK. Where do you get yours from ? He lives in the Philippines and...