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  1. Bertyboy
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    Is there a long lead time on insulin right now?

    Hi. I put in an EPS request for Novorapid and Levemir (and needles) on Nov 8th as I was down to the last pen and vial of each. The surgery...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Nov 17, 2018, 19 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  2. Bertyboy
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    "Free from...."

    Does anyone else find it a bit annoying that supermarkets make a big deal of "Free from...." sections, yet every time I try to hunt out something...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, May 27, 2018, 17 replies, in forum: Food, Nutrition and Recipes
  3. Bertyboy
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    How long were you on fixed doses for?

    I'm keen to know when people were first tested and trained for carb counting. At my diagnosis in November, I was given some advice on how and...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Mar 27, 2018, 77 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  4. Bertyboy
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    Does anybody with T1 not get hypos

    Since diagnosis in November, I've used split Levemir and Novorapid. I had one episode where I was running around India like an eejit and had...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Mar 5, 2018, 22 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  5. Bertyboy
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    Strange marks on top of feet

    Hi, I've been T1D since November. I've been OK at managing the BG levels (and A1C came down from 132 to 40). However, in the last couple of...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Mar 4, 2018, 7 replies, in forum: Diabetes Complications
  6. Bertyboy
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    Disposable pen alternatives

    I have been prescribed NovoNordisk Levemir and Novorapid "FlexPens". Whilst they do the job, it seems like a lot of plastic to keep throwing away....
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Feb 15, 2018, 11 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  7. Bertyboy
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    Wrinkly fingers

    I've only been testing since November, but I'm finding that my finger tips have gone very creased and wrinkly like an old leather seat. Could this...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Jan 6, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  8. Bertyboy
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    Dietician's advice at odds with everything I've read

    So, I've just had an interesting first appointment with the dietician at the diabetic clinic. For background, I was diagnosed 6 weeks ago with...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Dec 29, 2017, 48 replies, in forum: Low-carb Diet Forum
  9. Bertyboy
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    Pension annuity rates

    Something that has occurred to me is that if I'm going to have (an average of) 11 years knocked of my life for having diabetes, I should get...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Dec 20, 2017, 8 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  10. Bertyboy
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    Is there more risk from flu with diabetes?

    I'm wondering, since I now have (some sort of) diabetes, should I start to get flu jabs? Or would that depend on GAD results (which I'm still...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Dec 18, 2017, 66 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  11. Bertyboy
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    The smell of Insulin

    What does Insulin smell of to you? My first thought was that it smells of "hospital". I don't know if this means that the smell in hospitals is...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Dec 5, 2017, 5 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  12. Bertyboy
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    High cholesterol and triglycerides

    I got a diagnosis about three weeks ago, which was "diabetes, treated as type 1". The rationale for that was high ketone levels, plus they said I...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Dec 1, 2017, 9 replies, in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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    Any advice on travelling to India with insulin?

    Hi, I was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago, and I've just been asked by my VP to travel to Bangalore next month to work with some new contractors....
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Nov 28, 2017, 25 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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    NHS: How long until first checkup?

    Hi. I'm a tad confused. I saw a DSN on Wednesday where they took blood samples. After a good 30 minutes or so, I left with a bag of stuff...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Nov 20, 2017, 6 replies, in forum: Newly Diagnosed
  15. Bertyboy
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    Type 1 Diagnosis...how reliable is a ketone test?

    Hi all...hope you are well! My name is Bert, living in Bristol, UK, and I was given a Type 1 diagnosis yesterday. However, I'm wondering why the...
    Thread by: Bertyboy, Nov 16, 2017, 8 replies, in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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