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Diabetes and the impact on relationships

Hello, I’m really not sure if this is the right place to be but my husband was diagnosed type 1 - three and a half years ago and he’s completely...

Thread by: kellie lees, Oct 27, 2020, 9 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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New to insulin pump

Thank you this is all so helpful and good to read

Post by: kellie lees, Jun 19, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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New to insulin pump

Yes my husband is very into his exercise so hoping it will help. I think at the moment he’d found the injecting with a pen quite a lot and as a...

Post by: kellie lees, Jun 19, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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New to insulin pump

We’ve ordered a hid-in belt as they seemed the smallest. Can we ask do you find the pump has benefits over injecting with pens?

Post by: kellie lees, Jun 19, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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New to insulin pump

Thank you so much for this! The nurses yesterday seemed to be putting us off using a Pocket but I think my husband wanted to just be able to pop...

Post by: kellie lees, Jun 19, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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New to insulin pump

My husband has just moved onto a pump - I couldn’t tell you the name of it but it’s one that disconnects and has a cannular and tubing. We’re just...

Thread by: kellie lees, Jun 19, 2019, 9 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1 and sweating?

Thank you - and yet is your control fairly good? My husband was a fairly sweaty person before but nothing that you would notice and now he is...

Post by: kellie lees, May 23, 2019 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1 and sweating?

Hi, I’m not sure if there is anything in this but my husband has been type one for just over two years now and has just started excessively...

Thread by: kellie lees, May 22, 2019, 11 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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New to the insulin pump

Thank you so much. We will look into the MiaoMiao definitely and source the book. We were lucky that my started using the libre quite soon after...

Post by: kellie lees, Apr 7, 2019 in forum: Insulin Pump Forum
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New to the insulin pump

Thank you. We have found that my husband is waking up every night at around 2am - he isn’t having a hypo but just waking up at this time and I...

Post by: kellie lees, Apr 7, 2019 in forum: Insulin Pump Forum
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New to the insulin pump

My husband has had type 1 diabetes for just over two years now and he is just talking to his diabetic nurse about getting an insulin pump. He is...

Thread by: kellie lees, Apr 7, 2019, 7 replies, in forum: Insulin Pump Forum
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HbA1c concern

Yes type one - do you think the HbA1c of 41 has concerned the nurse in the sense that she thinks it’s too low due to too many hypos? It isn’t that...

Post by: kellie lees, Apr 24, 2018 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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HbA1c concern

No he is type One??

Post by: kellie lees, Apr 24, 2018 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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HbA1c concern

But we are slightly concerned that a HbA1c of 41 is not in range for a diabetic and we are questioning why it is so low when he does have good...

Post by: kellie lees, Apr 23, 2018 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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HbA1c concern

Oh no sorry I meant one hypo A WEEK probably we can’t be exact sorry! But still it’s a very low HbA1c for him having generally ok control. The...

Post by: kellie lees, Apr 23, 2018 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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HbA1c concern

I’m wondering if anyone could offer any advice (non-medical) about a recent HbA1c reading - my husband has been diabetic for 18 months now at...

Thread by: kellie lees, Apr 23, 2018, 12 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Type 1 Holiday and insulin

Thank you so much. My biggest worry has been that we’ve taken the “spare” insulin out of the fridge as it’s ready to go in our hand luggage. But I...

Post by: kellie lees, Dec 20, 2017 in forum: Ask A Question
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Type 1 Holiday and insulin

Sorry to seem stupid but we are going on holiday tomorrow and my husband has type 1. He has all of his insulin and what he needs but then we also...

Thread by: kellie lees, Dec 20, 2017, 12 replies, in forum: Ask A Question
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Life insurance

My husband and I are looking to get some life insurance but every quote we get goes up ridiculously high because of my husbands diabetes. I just...

Thread by: kellie lees, Oct 1, 2017, 3 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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HbA1c confused

He's on 14 units for his long lasting and his carb:insulin ratio is now 1:10

Post by: kellie lees, Sep 20, 2017 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes

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