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  1. caretaker

    FREESTYLE LIBRE still not sure

    i'll give it a try
  2. caretaker

    FREESTYLE LIBRE still not sure

    i'm thinking of buying a new phone. do you use a smartphone and what are you using.
  3. caretaker

    FREESTYLE LIBRE still not sure

    i'm thinking about trying the libre One of the thing i would like to know where to to site it. I have large upper arms and i'm worried about catching it. Most t-shirts are tight on my upper arm and at £50 a time ? Is there anywhere else i can put it .
  4. caretaker

    creatinine in urine 6.8

    thanks do you know how urine results compare with blood creatinines i have some blood results from a year ago and if i can find them i can compare the 2.
  5. caretaker

    creatinine in urine 6.8

    just got my result 6.8. I'm a bit worried. i no i have had some kidney damage for years but not sure how bad thus is. I'm type 1 for over 43 years. Hbc1 is 6.5 and my blood pressure is very good .but do take tablets for it.:(
  6. caretaker

    cod liver oil

    thanks i'll give it a go . i use to eat lots of mackerel but it upset my stomach and i always smelt of fish also made my blood pressure drop to low ... but i did have a glossy coat :)
  7. caretaker

    cod liver oil

    i have lots of back pain and have been told i have Lumbar Osteophytes (Bone Spurs) i dont want to take stronger pain killers. all the ones i have been given are bad for my kidneys etc. but how bad is cod liver oil. how much too take? there is a lot of confliting idea's thanks
  8. caretaker

    keeping your pump dry

    yes thats what i do.. i try again
  9. caretaker

    keeping your pump dry

    i will give it another try. maybe i was just unlucky.
  10. caretaker

    keeping your pump dry

    Yer i mean the plaster only tried this once and it came off within a few minutes..lucky i was at home and not had rushed out.
  11. caretaker

    keeping your pump dry

    How do you keep your pump dry when having a shower. my pump is not waterproof so i wait until it need refilling and total remove everthing or i unplug the infusion set and take it off. the trouble with doing this i find that the sticky on the cannula come unstuck and it needs replacing anyway...
  12. caretaker

    HypoBand

    Thanks it might not be for me i would have false alerts all day, and there is lots of new stuff not that far away.i don't mind paying for something but it must be up to the job.but i cant afford CGM
  13. caretaker

    HypoBand

    i often have sweaty nights followed by heavy panting and a sharp elbow and a cold shoulder;)
  14. caretaker

    HypoBand

    just herd about this . so i'm full of questions .here we go in the summer we all sweat except for lady's who perspire how dose it know we are not Hypoing. is it water prof. its so easy to forget you have a watch on and do the washing up. but most watches are water prof. battery life and...
  15. caretaker

    last pump review

    good luck
  16. caretaker

    last pump review

    I have just done my pump review after the first 6 months. My DSN got out all the paperwork including my pump contract and ticked all the boxes. it was worst than a driving test but i passed meeting all my goals with room to spare. Now i will be past on to a clinic nearer. Instead off the 50...
  17. caretaker

    Vitamin K2

    just check it dos'nt react with other medication. i think it may with some blood thinning meds. i'm not sure i have just started looking into it.after an x-ray results showing Lumbar Osteophytes (Bone Spurs) . Always check out anything you read on the forum we are not doctors. but sometimes...
  18. caretaker

    Vitamin K2

    Do you take it and what for.
  19. caretaker

    Alternatives to statins?

    I had high cholesterol 10 years ago and lowered it by eating smoked mackerel for lunch chilli made with kidney beans for dinner and oats for breakfast. it did work but it was very hard work and when i told my GP he just said take a statin . i dont like statins i get bad joint pain and i cant...
  20. caretaker

    vascular calcification

    thanks again i know the doctor will not be keen on me trying anything thats new to him but the mention of vascular problems is enough to give you a heart attack. now that i have seen the videos and herd that bone spurs is part of the calcium build up. and i can see wear my back pain is coming...
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