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  1. porl69

    Early morning highs??

    DP Dawn Phenomenon. Its your body getting you ready for the day to come with a shot of glucagon. Thank you body lol
  2. porl69

    What if I'm not a Type 1 Diabetic???

    She must be some reflexologist if she knows your pancreas is working and producing insulin! Couple of questions for you.....How long was you on the pump? Have you changed your diet since taking your 22 units of Lantus
  3. porl69

    Type 1'stars R Us

    Hmmmm, you need to stay hydrated and as Jaylee has said water will wash a bit of excess sugar out of your system, hence why we are thirsty when we are diagnosed, its your body trying to get rid of the excess sugar. As for reducing your BGs, it is highly doubtful. I would put that down to...
  4. porl69

    Carbs in instant black coffee

    Have a think on the weight of a teaspoon of coffee. There would be very little carbs in it, if any worth a note
  5. porl69

    Provisional Pump Start Date (and my journey to get there)!

    Congrats @Rokaab its a lot of faffle most of the time to get the pump BUT at least you are getting one. You will not regret it
  6. porl69

    Does anyone use an untethered approach with their insulin pump?

    It totally defeats the point of a pump! Your team would not me impressed at all. Would your pump team consider not funding your supplies? Wikepedia should be shot for the explanation they give on the "benefits" of disconnecting the pump while maintaining the flexibility that the pump gives...
  7. porl69

    **Night shifts**Type 1 and tresiba

    Don't miss a day with your Tresiba! If you do drop your insulin a unit or so, don't forget it will take around 3 days to register in your body, so careful when you stop the night shifts!
  8. porl69

    Type 1'stars R Us

    Good morning Belated penblwydd hapus @Robinredbreast xx @LooperCat C257H383N65O77S6 insulin???? Well totally got the pancake carb counting wrong!! Had my pancakes (lots of them) gave myself a dual wave bolus (over 2 hours because of the flour) 2 hours later beeping off the MM saying 3.2...
  9. porl69

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    8 going to bed and 8 at 7am. Zero chance of that happening tommorow after pancake day :hilarious:
  10. porl69

    Today’s carbs.

    breakfast coco pops :) 65g Dinner 3 rounds of bread as sandwiches (beef and onion), banana, apple, piece of pineapple, a plum, packet of monster munch and a chunky peanut butter kitkat 150 (ish) carbs Tea - As many pancakes as I can eat :hilarious::hilarious:
  11. porl69

    Insulin

    I found that Tresiba actually "worked" for 24 hours. It, apparently, stays ion your system for 36 hours? Never had to split dose while on it
  12. porl69

    Help would be appreciated

    Worth a try. Fingers crossed you get this sorted
  13. porl69

    Help would be appreciated

    What brand of needles are you using? Maybe worth trying a 5mm needle??
  14. porl69

    Help would be appreciated

    And you are rotating every jab you take....I used to get small bumps every now and again but they disappeared pretty quickly. Hopefully someone will be along with a better explanation than I can offer!
  15. porl69

    Help would be appreciated

    Are they just small lumps? What size needles are you using?
  16. porl69

    Flight delays

    Totally agree and there is no where for me to leave a little note :hilarious::hilarious:
  17. porl69

    Type 1'stars R Us

    Morning all Bloods doing their thing last night - in a good way. Dead straight line at 7 woohoo @Razzamuffin I wish drinking water helped my bloods stay on the straight and narrow BUT unfortunately does nothing for me, glad H2O helps you out thou :)
  18. porl69

    Flight delays

    OOOPS didnt read it properly Apologies to you @rochari
  19. porl69

    Today’s carbs.

    Hellooooooo Breakfast was a change today....not Crunchy Nut Cornflakes BUT Coco Pops :) still 60g of carbs with no spike for me
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