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Long distance running and insulin

Hi, Wondering if anyone can help me with some advice. I'm doing the great north run in 3 weeks time and have been really struggling with my...

Thread by: AlexandraMarnie89, Aug 20, 2017, 7 replies, in forum: Insulin Pump Forum
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HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

I know! Definitely not what I was expecting to happen when I posted about it being a bit sore last week! I'm really paranoid even about doing...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 22, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

Yep! And they wrote my meds up wrong on Sunday night/Monday morning putting that I'd had paracetamol and codine at half 7 when I'd only had codine...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 22, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

Can you believe the ward sent me home with no pain meds?!!! I had to fight with my gp surgery to get anything! Unfortunately my mum is going...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 22, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

Thanks, I'm in a lot of pain! I didn't realise how deep the infection had gone until I went to have the packing changed today and actually saw it!...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 22, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

Some people may be aware that I've had a really bad experience with my pump over the last couple of weeks. I ended up with really bad cellulitis...

Thread by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 21, 2016, 10 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

My leg to remove the infection! it is so so so painful! Came out of theatre a couple of hours ago

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 20, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Need a advice on Type 1 for a kid - low carbs diet

Personally I would say don't do low carb. If you read up on dawn phenomenon you will find that in order for us to wake up in a morning our blood...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 20, 2016 in forum: Type 1 and low carb
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type 1 vegan

I'm type 1 and been vegan for 2 years, vegetarian for 17

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 20, 2016 in forum: Greetings and Introductions
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Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

Yep they're operating

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 20, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

They let me home yesterday...came back in at 5am today with full blown DKA today because of the infection! Anyone else get that "what's the point...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 19, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

Thanks guys! Leg has been drained - I have cellulitis and apparently it's fairly common with insulin pump users! I'm allowed to go home but have...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 18, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

I managed to get in to see a gp yesterday (they had booked me in with a nurse which was no good). They gave me double strength flucloxicillin but...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 17, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

Yeah I've just put some germolene on it - will see how that goes but I'm not overly hopeful as I think it's more of a problem under the skin if...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 16, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

Yeah I've already tried this and it's not helping :( I've literally never had a site go this bad ever!

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 15, 2016 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

Hi So I am on an insulin pump and have been for 3 years. I have always had problems when using the tenderlink cannula's (teflon based) which...

Thread by: AlexandraMarnie89, Nov 15, 2016, 18 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Packaging information

This is true, and I usually would, but if you're out and about you can't always carry a set of scales in your pocket...though I'd love to see...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Aug 21, 2014 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Packaging information

This time - wholemeal pitta breads (6 pack) wouldn't have been an issue if there was a packet weight but there wasn't even that. And I've noticed...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Aug 21, 2014 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Packaging information

Which I use...but myfitnesspal generally only has what is on the labels. I scanned the barcode, as I usually do, to find that it only gives the...

Post by: AlexandraMarnie89, Aug 21, 2014 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Packaging information

So I'm slightly annoyed recently to find that carbohydrate content is made almost impossible to work out on some packaging. They give us calories,...

Thread by: AlexandraMarnie89, Aug 21, 2014, 8 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions

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