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  1. lizdeluz
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    Ever increasing basal need

    Reduce basal gradually to avoid hypos. Then look at your 'carb-NovoRapid' ratio for each meal. The roller-coaster effect is not nice. I hope...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Nov 11, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  2. lizdeluz
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    Freestyle Libre 2 won’t stick. Any help?

    I use a stretch lace armband to stop the sensor being wrenched off the back of my upper arm.... which had happened a few times and was pretty...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Jul 28, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  3. lizdeluz
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    Freestyle Libre - Does anyone put it anywhere other than their arm?

    But if it can be made to work it will make his life so much easier , but cant go on with this pain. I am guessing its possibly because his arms...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Jun 9, 2021 in forum: Ask A Question
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    Healthy snacks for hypos and to keep blood sugars in range

    I agree with the other responses. The underlying problem may be too high a ratio of insulin to carbohydrate in each of the meals your husband is...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Apr 23, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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    Covid vaccination

    I had the Astra Zeneca two days ago at midday. Early evening I felt icy cold and couldn't stop shivering and shaking despite wrapped in two...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Feb 20, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  6. lizdeluz
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    Cant find a cereal that doesn't shoot my blood sugar right up!

    Not cereal, not very carby: 70g Greek yoghurt (full fat, or fat free), 20g raspberries-about 3 or 4!, 10g toasted flaked almonds, a shake of...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Jan 19, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  7. lizdeluz
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    Yoga and Diabetes

    Yoga is great for physical and mental well-being. It builds strength and helps me to relax, both. It can lower blood sugar so it's important to...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Jan 16, 2021 in forum: Ask A Question
  8. lizdeluz
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    Can you skip injection as T1 in some situation

    0805: 7.4mmol/L; 20g carbs; 4u bolus; 12u basal. Set out on a walk. 0920: 6.6mmol/L; 10:20: 3.9mmol/L; 20g carbs; (4 Jelly Babies); 10:33:...
    Post by: lizdeluz, May 2, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  9. lizdeluz
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    Evening all!!

    Welcome, by the way!
    Post by: lizdeluz, Apr 2, 2020 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
  10. lizdeluz
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    Evening all!!

    @J1mmyMacK, is that a diabetes course that was cancelled?
    Post by: lizdeluz, Apr 2, 2020 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
  11. lizdeluz
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    New here

    Hi and welcome! At times, looking after 'Type 1' can feel like a full-time job, and that's what it is, really. In the past, I have found it...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Mar 29, 2020 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
  12. lizdeluz
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    Home Sharps Disposal

    Get a Safeclip from the pharmacy or from the diabetes clinic. You put the used needle into the slot on the Safeclip. It cuts off the needle and...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Mar 24, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  13. lizdeluz
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    Freestyle Libre

    All this information will help a lot! Many thanks indeed. That "compression low" is something I have never heard of, and it could well apply to...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Mar 19, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  14. lizdeluz
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    Newbie

    Welcome, @POTS01! :) (I've been T1 for 34 years, after 31 years diabetes-free.:banghead:)
    Post by: lizdeluz, Mar 19, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  15. lizdeluz
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    Freestyle Libre

    @Copernicus , in Cardiff, there was a rumour of supply problems, which did not materialise. Back to normal. If there is a temporary blip in...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Mar 19, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  16. lizdeluz
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    Freestyle Libre

    It doesn't hurt to apply the sensor, or remove it. The 'needle' is a flexible filament which I don't have to have anything to do with, as it's...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Mar 19, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  17. lizdeluz
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    Coronavirus. What’s it like?

    Really useful account. Thank you for the joint effort in posting. @Jaylee, your link worked.
    Post by: lizdeluz, Mar 17, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  18. lizdeluz
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    Has anyone made this insulin mistake before? Any tips on avoiding it again?

    Multiple injections per day, I sometimes do them without engaging my brain - that can be a mistake! I like the fact that one of my pens, my Echo,...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Mar 13, 2020 in forum: Insulin
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    Type 1 Work issue

    I'm sorry you've had this challenge from a colleague. Once, I had a slightly similar situation when, as a teacher in a secondary school, I was...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Nov 23, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  20. lizdeluz
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    NovoPen hack!

    Hi Phil, great idea. I've often looked at that poor, lonely, abandoned centimetre of insulin ..... Resourceful and clever of you to work out how...
    Post by: lizdeluz, Sep 7, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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