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    What levels do you become hypo aware?

    I think I'm quite textbook and become aware about 3.8 Anyone else ?
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    Levemir - headaches

    I have recently doubled my dose of Levemir and i tend to get a headache afterwards - however this may be for other stress related reasons Has anyone else experienced headaches with Levemir when starting with it or upping the dose?
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    Achy achy legs

    Hi all. Type 1 here. I have slight numbness on my feet and ankles. I used to do a lot of walking- getting my 10000 steps in a day Now since lockdown that dwindled and for the last 6 months I have not really walked anywhere as I was working from home. My exercise was nil. Now today I went...
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    Frozen Insulin

    I keep a box of insulin in the fridge at work, and this morning i noticed the outside of the box had ice on it, but the insulin itself didn't seem frozen. Will this effect the quality of the insulin?
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    Can you hypo 6 hours after novorapid?

    I'm dieting at the moment, so eating not much during the day. Yesterday i had breakfast about 9:45 and an early lunch at 12. I took 4 novorapid insulin before breakfast - none before lunch as i timed it so my sugars were dropping. About 4pm i felt insanely hungry - i tested myself and i was...
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    Using old insulin - Levemir

    I realised i'm out of levemir, and the only one left is one thats been in fridge but was probably used a few months ago, but just been sitting there. Its still in date, expires august 2017 Is this ok to use until my prescription comes in? Thanks!
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    Expired Ketostix

    I have been a bit stressed and my sugars have been a little high, i tested for ketones using Ketostix and it did not change colour. However, i have two tubs of them, both are considerably older than the 6 months its says. I have tried a few different sticks and all have been negative. The tubs...
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    Can you reduce your blood sugar too fast?

    And still be within safe levels? I just tested myself 2 hours after lunch and was 12, I only had quite a light lunch, soup and a few large snack a jacks. I walked up the 14 flights of stairs to my office, then tested myself 25 minutes later and it had dropped to 6.8. I felt a bit light headed...
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