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I use 400 a month as I currently have to test and record my results hourly at work for my employer and sign to say they're correct.

Doses as high as I was taking were necessary because for for 30+ years I've ate and drank as I pleased and just injected whatever was needed to counter the carbs. I would think nothing of 10 or 15 pints on a night out and a 5 course curry etc or drinking 15 coffees a day with 2 sugars and full...

After being T1 for 44 years I lost around 12st in 6 months due to insulin intolerance worries (after being on around 130 units a day at peak but well controlled). Now on a fraction of that but far more sensitivity due to less fat to absorb effect bur harder to control due to increased...

Well done with the weightloss. I've been T1 since 1972 and a couple of years ago had Roux-En-Y bariatric surgery because of my concerns over insulin resistance. The fatter you are the more insulin you need compared to a thinner person eating the same carbs. I never saw myself as a fatty even at...

This is why I stick to multiple injections each day.Guy I work with has high sugars quite a bit due to bent needles.Wouldn't be comfortable either sleeping with a pump.

Last thing I'd want is a pump after 44 years on insulin injections (currently 4 x NovoRapid and Levimir twice a day (since ageday 4)). A work colleague has one and his often has air bubbles stopping the correct dose being given and the canula (needle) bending stopping the insulin being injected...

Haven't had time to read the thread throughly but I saw my diabetologist last week and he sat next with a diabetic nurse from Australia I think and she ne told to keep my blood sugars higher than the last 40 years. Before it was between 4-7 now I'm being told that as I approach 49 to keep it...

Was just commenting on here the other day re stress and blood sugar levels when someone said it raises their blood sugar levels. With me (T1 for 44 years) it drops my blood sugar levels

Interesting to read someone's BG rises due to stress hormones.Mine do the opposite. No reason to have a hypo though if you're only there for a few hours. As a one off I'd take less insulin and more carbs before the start then just sort my blood sugars back down when I'd finished, that way your...

I was replying to the earlier post by someone re weight and fatty liver but couldn't find it as limited time hence putting "RE being large and having a fatty liver" before my post

Hi RE being large and having a fatty liver Before I lost over 10 st with Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery I had to go on a strict diet for 3 weeks to reduce the size of my liver before the op could be done. The strict diet reduced the size of my liver so if it was large due to fatty deposits it...

Hi Sarazk Your diabetes has nothing to do with friends/no friends.Make sure you look after yourself. Are there any activities/groups at or after school you can join/participate in for example Duke Of Edinburgh Awards,sport classes.There'll be loads of activities and classes outside of school too...

Haven't had time to read all the replies but I've been T1 since around 1972 when aged 4 A few years ago I was put on Metformin which made no difference to my sugar levels. Since losing 7 Stones in weight in the last 7 months (was 22st now 14st 2lb) I've been taken off Metformin Perhaps I was put...

Once referred for weight loss surgery you have to loose small amounts of weight at every stage during the 18 months or so before the op.I only had dumping syndrome once (frothy odourless vomit) and it's not a big deal.Main side effect I found was tiredness middle of the afternoon even though I...

Ask to be referred to a different clinc. Re bariatric surgery. I had Roux-en-Y surgery in November.(stomach reduction with titanium staples). I wasn't bothered about my weight but was concerned over potential future insulin intolerance as I was injecting around 130 units a day (on insulin for...

The safety assistance feature is in the settings (Galaxy Note 3) rather than an app. I've turned it off to avoid having anymore false alerts especially as each of the numerous texts it sent is an MMS which isn't included on my plan unlike std SMS texts which are.

Yes she was at first having had a few hypos lately as its been a nightmare getting my lower insulin dosage adjusted to suit my new weight after losing 6 stones.

Sorted There's a SAFETY ASSISTANCE function in the phones settings to alert a preset number with a message of your choice. Sends a distress text if the volume up and down buttons are pressed simultaneously for 3 seconds. Having lost a lot of weight in the last 6 months had tight jeans on so...

Went to a circus show tonight with my 7 yr old While I was there I could feel my phone ringing time after time but couldn't view it or answer it as too noisy and in the middle of the show.When I came out I rang my wife who was beside herself.My phone had been sending SOS texts to her with my...

Just had mine renewed Type 1 driver for 30 years. Usually takes 3 or 4 months to get 3 yr licence renewed. 3 yrs ago doctor added notes to help my application but it hindered it as if additional notes are added to the diabetic questionnaire then it has to be dealt with by a DVLA doctor and there...