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  1. RuthW

    Non-diabetics telling me how easy it is!

    That’s how I was treated when I was diagnosed in 1967. It was, we were told, eating to the pattern of insulin ‘peaks’. Hmmm
  2. RuthW

    How To Manage Tendinopathy Aches

    There is an autoimmune condition called poly myalgia rheumatica which causes symptoms like yours. You could ask your GO to refer you to a rheumatologist.
  3. RuthW

    Regular moderate exercise log

    Your pelvis and leg were smashed and it has only ‘slowed you down’? Are you Superman?
  4. RuthW

    Regular moderate exercise log

    Oh I love the Regent’s Canal. I used to cycle from Islington to the park every weeken with my son (and the zoo sometimes, which he loved) when he was small. And for a couple of years I used to cycle the other direction to work in Whitechapel. In the winter there’d be herons and the like on the ice.
  5. RuthW

    Regular moderate exercise log

    Finished week 5 of Couch to 5k yesterday so was very pleased with myself yesterday.
  6. RuthW

    Regular moderate exercise log

    I completed all 3 runs of Week 5 of C25K by Saturday so I was pretty pleased with that
  7. RuthW

    Regular moderate exercise log

    So yesterday my evening walk took me up to 13,666 steps. I was a bit surprised. Especially because I did Week 5, run 1 of C25K today and it only came to 5,714 steps. Anyway, it certainly got the heart beating!
  8. RuthW

    Regular moderate exercise log

    Today 8917 steps so far. I should be walking into town later this evening so that’ll probably top 10,00. We’ll see
  9. RuthW

    Regular moderate exercise log

    And today I walked 9070 steps
  10. RuthW

    Regular moderate exercise log

    Hi everyone, I’m back. I started the thread quite a while back and have been up to other stuff but I am back here at the thread and in the U.K. I left Istanbul after the attempted coup in 2016. I’m now in the East Midlands and I’ve started the Couch to 5k program. It was HARD in the first week...
  11. RuthW

    Pump One Insulin, Simultaneously Mdi Another?

    Two pumps will make your bolus wizards’ lives impossible. :(
  12. RuthW

    Can Body Reject Insulin

    If it’s working sometimes then it’s probably not the insulin per se that’s the problem. You might be having a bout of insulin resistance when it seems not to be working. Insulin resistance can be caused by diet (eating high fat and carbs together, for example), being overweight, being...
  13. RuthW

    Slurred Speech??!

    Slurred speech can be a symptom of hypothyroidism which often co-occurs with T1. You should have a blood test. And don't worry about it. I've had it for 42 years (diabetes for 50) and its just a small tablet every day. (I never understand why people whinge about such small things! They should...
  14. RuthW

    Managing exercise and insulin

    The long-term risk of hyperinsulinemia is Alzheimers so running a bit high might not be so bad. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20160413/NYU-Stern-innovation-expert-uncovers-new-link-between-diabetes-and-Alzheimers-disease.aspx
  15. RuthW

    Things Which Affect Insulin Action

    Good article here: https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/what-affects-how-your-insulin-works-300580/
  16. RuthW

    Regular moderate exercise log

    I'm not posting regularly but I am walking. 11000 steps today
  17. RuthW

    Dodgy insulin pens

    I agree this is probably a needle failure. Change the needle and try again. Insulin can actually dry up and block the needle. Are you changing your needles every time?
  18. RuthW

    Does having T1D make you more anti-social?

    It doesn't need to make you anti-social but you do need to be assertive. There's no reason why you shouldn't go out with your friends and not drink alcohol, or only drink low sugar drinks if that's what it takes for you to function and socialize. Especially if you have a pump you can learn to...
  19. RuthW

    How long is Nova Rapid in your system?

    I also sometimes make small corrections after 2 hours if necessary, ignoring insulin stacking rules, but if I start to spike, or (and I think this is better if its possible) I go for a quick walk to stop the spike. But if you are having a bout of insulin resistance the stacking rules are...
  20. RuthW

    Diabetic teacher dies in custody in Turkey

    A young diabetic teacher, among over 60,000 civilians detained after the failed coup in Turkey, has died in custody. Sorry that the article is in Turkish but I just want this event marked. He was no terrorist, just a teacher caught up in the ruling party's hate campaign against all opposition...
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