Recent Content by tony48738

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    Is eating once a day sustainable on LCHF?

    I've been eating just an evening meal for about 5 years, glucose control is excellent 99% of the time . I have found my optimum insulin levels, which work for me. Every time I see my diabetic nurse , she preaches diabetics have to eat 3 meals a day. My argument with her is I have a hb1c of 6.2...
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    I'm scared

    I had numb and tingling fingers for about two years, miss diagnosed by local doctors. Went private in the end with Bupa, diagnosed with carpal tunnel on first visit. I've had both hands done, now perfect. So just because your doc has said it's not carpal tunnel, ask another doctor at your...
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    I'm scared

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    How do you keep cool and stable in the 'heat' ?

    This heat is sending my levels very low, checking all the time, not taken any fast acting insulin for 4 days
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    heart attack at 43

    Heart attack at 46, that's how I found out I was Type 1 diabetic. 2 stents fitted that was 4 years ago never felt better. get well soon :-)
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    have to request in writing

    I get a print out twice a year, the DN has them printed ready to go through on each visit.
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    What's the lowest you've been?

    Get down to around 2.5 before knowing I'm low, lowest I've recorded is 1.7 felt drunk.
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    New Regs

    I got my license back this week, 3 year restricted. I just filled in the forms that came through the post, and sent them back. It took about 3 weeks to my license back, I guess they checked with my surgery if what I had written on the forms was correct, but straight forward. I didn't have to...
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    how high and how low have you been?

    When first diagnosed with Type 1 (in the back an ambulance after a heart attack) the paramedics were unable to get a reading as my sugar levels were so high, after 30 minutes on a drip they managed to get a reading of 33 the highest their meter would read. lowest ive been down to 2.3, my fault...
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    Carpal tunnel syndrome - painful

    Hi all, Ive had carpal tunnel pain for a while. The same as most people here the pain during the night was unbearable, numbness, pins and needles etc. This pain and feeling slowly started appearing during the day. I had carpal tunnel release surgery at Bupa Spire Worcester under local...
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    how do you accept it?

    HI i'm type 1, had a heart attack and not even 50 years old yet. Life sucks at times doesn't it. I inject 4 or 5 times daily using Nova rapid and Lantus Solostar. my belly is raw and bruised at times from injecting, and my finger tips are hard and tender from the continual pricking. Diabestic...
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    STATIN USERS - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

    Re: STATIN QUESTIONS and ANSWERS I've been Type 1 for 18 months, and when diagnosed found I had cholesterol level of 11. I was put on Astorvastatin 80mg, after 12 months they crippled me every muscle in my body ached, my shoulder and knees were in constant pain. My doctor would not lower the...