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So are protein / supplements are ok to take as T1? Last year I started to build muscle (after being a skinny runner for years) using supplements (protein/creatine/test booster mix) but have done nothing since diagnosis. Fear of hypo and whether i can still take supplements has put me off...

I was about to post the same question.. but instead i'll hijack here ;) I'm off to China (+8hrs) in 3 weeks - my lantus lasts 23hours and i take at 7-8pm everyday. I too wondered how i handle this? Would i not do a lantus the first day and just carry on as normal (7-9)pm on my second day? Didnt...

Thanks guys.. I thought I might be pushing a little hard to start, my wife thinks I’m mad to be low all the time. Will try running a bit higher and see how it goes. Been paranoid about higher numbers a bleak future :/. I know this might be unfounded at this early stage. So much help here! Thx!!!

They are pretty much as the libre, sometimes I feel cloudy.. but no real hypo feelings.. I only get these around 2s

Guess the soapbox is the right place for this post. But I just wanted to say thank you to all the active members here who chime in and offer advice. Its been a life changing few months with both me and my 8 yr old daughter being diagnosed T1. We get lots of support from the DSNs on the...

I love the libre, it’s pretty much accurate when testing with bloods. Am I running my levels too tight? I seem to be low a lot.. but usually cruising low rather than hypo. This normal? This weeks estimated a1c is 5.7 - I assume is good? Find it hard to get in with my dsn, only seen her once...

Never really had ear problems, no wax buildup or infection. Have always been a loud music kinda person, but other than that.. all good. Even the new exhaust I put on my car seems to be too loud these days.. and this is unheard of!!

So has this been approved by the nhs? And each ccg is allowed to decide? Surely one trial and then a overall decision would be make more sense? Or does it not work this way?

I’ve done a search on the forum and found some old posts related to t2/metaformin and tinitus. But since being diagnosed I have a serious high pitch ringing in my ears. At first I thought it was being high, but I’m now level (ish) and my eyesight has gone back to normal.. this ringing seems to...

Yeah.. we fingerpick at all meal times and anytime it looks to be trending low.

Guess I don’t explain myself very well.. 11+ is the average, we spike to 25 regularly.. tonight she went to bed at 14.. never know wether I should give her a unit to come down? Or let it drop naturally? Am I doing more harm by not correcting and risking a hypo in the night?

Thank you all.. maybe it’s just been a bad week of ups and downs. As a parent I just worry for her future and hope we are doing all the right things!

So she usually wakes up between 5-7, I guess the basal is ok? It’s just food times make her spike .. so this afternoon she cruised at 11+ I know it’s early days.. but sometimes you just feel helpless... maybe we’re not doing enough? Heh.. thanks for the replies, maybe I’m just being anal with...

Thank you Scott, I find your replies very helpful and insightful! You are right I do find the forums lean towards low carb.. and being new to this didn’t realise that this is(should be?) t2 focused. This place and the advice posted is invaluable to us diabetes noobs. Thank you all...

My 8 yr old daughter was diagnosed 4 months ago. We are on the libre and struggling to control her levels. She is constantly high, if we give bigger doses of novorapid it drops her to a hypo very quickly. We have a meeting with the dsn this week and I have suggested we look at the omnipod to...

So I’ve been carb counting since the first of jan. my control is fairly good, the libreview gives me an estimated a1c of 6.5% and I’m mostly in my target range. My daily carb intake ranges from 150 to 250, averaging 200 most weeks. Im not sure I understand the need for low carb dieting? Should...

Beds CCG are not prescribing. They are awaiting clinical trial data from other ccgs first.

Thank you very much.. this makes perfect sense! Diabetes is a learning curve :)

Yeah.. blood test was 6.9, second image above). Think this is possibly duff? Level and low.. but bloods are 8.4

Ok.. old post. But skiing last week was very successful! Dropped my lantus by a few units and didn’t take any novorapid while boarding. No lows all week except for last day doing a 5 mile run and @2000 metre descent. The libre was a godsend! Few thoughts, avoid the sauna! Beer is ok.. when not...