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    How Much Insulin Do You Take?

    Average day 52 units.Type1 50 years! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Fear of injecting to much insulin

    What is insulin to carb ratio? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    What happened to the Bank Holiday??

    My DSN gave me a right going over for using a pen that was 12 years old,it was working fine,she told me I should renew them every 4 years as that is their expected life! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Fortunate or just plain lucky ?

    I personally only eat Rye bread Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Prescription Test Strips

    250 per month and I test 8 times per day Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Im struggling with my insulin pump, can you help me ?

    Reece,I have been diabetic for over 50years and I always remember that I rule the diabetes and not the let the diabetes rule me and with a little patience I am sure you will WIN,good luck. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Type 1s: What stupid things have people said to you?

    You will never have children then! Well I have four wonderful children and not one diabetic. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    I am a 28 years old woman, I lost 10KG and I feel sexy.

    Well said Spiker! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Insulin Dosages

    Yoyo I concur with your findings I have been using insulin for 50+ years and many different regimes,basically I have had to work out my own regime and over the past 20 years have sorted this out myself and I have very good control.I have very little Diabetic related problems,my only major...
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    Eye screening results

    I have had the same letter for the past 6 years ,got my eyes checked at the hospital and no problems, thank god. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Empowerment

    How very very true Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Struggling

    Been their and got the T shirt.I am now 65 years old and had T1 for 50 years.I freely admit in my teens I got drunk and ate the wrong things and one day in my early twenties I suddenly decided that I was going to take charge of this bloody pain in the ****,from that day I rule the diabetes it...
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    How old were you when you first diagnosed with type 1?? And how long do you have it??

    14 years old and still going without to many complications after 50 year T1 Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Benefits of using metaformin Type 1?

    I to am T1 and have taken Metformin for about 5years and it certainly improved my insulin sensitivity. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Feeling Better

    As a Diabetic T1 for 50 years I have a simple piece of advice,don't let diabetes rule you but you rule the diabetes and take advice from the professionals.Good luck Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    IBG Star

    The IBG Star meter to plug into your iPhone is available,i have been use one for about a month. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    How old were you when you first diagnosed with type 1?? And how long do you have it??

    I was 15 and 50 years ago! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    DAFNE

    I have done my first day this week,and I have been diabetic for 50years,I have learnt so much.What superb course and I would recommend to all type 1. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    How often to people get hospital appointments?

    Once a year with Consultant,every 6months with DSN and once a year at GP or less if I can avoid it. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Blood/Glucose testing meters.

    This almost goes back to the days of 5 drops of urine to 5 drops of water and guess the colour that is how I started 50 years ago.As per 20% error on meters.leads to a question am I hypo or not? I would have thought 20 % error is very poor when calculating insulin requirements quite risky...
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