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MY Cholesterol has recently been measure at 5.5, which I am told as a Type 1 diabetic needs to be nearer 4. The GP said Type 1s have stickier plaque on their vessels. Now, I have followed Suneel Dhand on YouTube who says that statins for this issue are not really effective because the...

Has anyone on here done the QRisk3 test on line? It is meant to indicate what your cardiovascular risk is as a percentage. On this form, it does ask if you are a type 1, and I find that if I untype that my risk comes down to what would be normal for my age of 73. If I do tick it, my risk...

My blood glucose levels are now (for me anyway) quite a bit higher than when I was first diagnosed in 2019. The BG very often creeps right up to 10 or over through the night, and in the mornings can often take a long time to bring down. I take 3 levemir and 1 novorapid on waking up, and then...

Howzat! Just come out of shower... and 10.3 AT...... 3 minutes past 10!!! I take no credit for this!

I have a libre 2 with a sensor on my upper arm. I use my meter to do readings most of the time, but when I try to do a reading with my phone, I am constantly frustrated because it doesn't seem to connect properly! It makes a little bleep or two but does not achieve the full tune! Hence...

It seems to be the case as far as I am concerned, and I have also read articles about this, that the low carb diet affects a person's LDL cholesterol levels in that it raises the level. Mine certainly went up after I changed to a low carb diet. Total cholesterol these days is around...

I read today a comment on line that said that Type 1 Diabetics generally live to about the age 80. I do not know what the source for this information is or whether such a comment can be authenticated? Anyone have any more insight into this? If it's true, I ain't got much longer to go!?

Hi there, Does anyone know whether, when these insulin pens show END on their caps which apparently indicates the pen will no longer be able to indicate how much I last injected because the battery has run out, - whether this affects the selected amount of insulin so it doesn not work properly...

I am rather confused! My A1C has always been around 40. For a number of weeks now, I have experience a steep rise in BG levels in the mornings which I know is generally explained and described as the Dawn Phenomenon. But the rate of the rise has, for me, been quite shocking! The other day...

Hi Everyone! I wanted to discuss my blood test results with a GP, and ended up not seeing one of the usual GPs at my practice but a locum. At the outset this doctor, very worryingly argued with me about my diagnosis of type 1 diabetes! I told her I had only been diagnosed with TYPE 1...

Has anyone else filled in the online questionnaire called QRISK3 which is meant to be able to predict your chances of a cardiovascular event in the next 10 years, and tell you what your Heart age is in that sense? I notice that when I unclick Type 1 diabetes, the figure becomes according to my...

Hi, Can anyone out there enlighten me please? My Novorapid insulin pen has the facility to tell you how many units you have just injected on the cap. Normally, you pull it out and press it in, and it will let you know what you have just injected. For some reason, my pen cap just keeps saying...

Today, I accidentally overdosed on Levemir this morning! Instead of my usual 3 units, I took a second lot, of 3, thus making 6 units. I clearly was not focused on what I was doing! Anyway, I sought advice from the Diabetes clinic in Birmingham QE hospital and was told not to take any...

I am a Type 1 Diabetic. Does anyone have any insights into the following? If so, thank you in advance!! Despite posting several weeks ago, my Blood glucose remains frequently (though not always) very high in the mornings. (for me anyway). By that I mean 10 mmoles plus. Sometimes it...

Can anyone kindly offer any explanations about the following ? I would be very grateful.. I have had type 1 diabetes since 2019 and my last a1c was a very healthy 39. I don't think it has ever been more than 43, and I have not have excessive numbers of hypos, and it is very rare for my blood...

Hi there, I was diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes in 2019. I had a GAD test recently which showed that it is over 2000 IU. I have also been getting excruciating CRAMP with stiff legs in bed in the early morning often, which includes a different sort of pain to simple cramp, I think, and...

I am not feeling well with a heavy cold etc etc, and yet feel I can drink a protein drink. I have some Fortisip, Compact Protein drink. (125 ml) Does anyone know if it is particularly highly glycaemic? And any suggestions as to now many units of Novorapid might work for me? I know it is...

I found it really difficult to eat my lunch today because I've felt so unwell with this cold. Would it be okay regarding blood glucose... if I just skipped the evening meal tonight ...because I really don't feel like eating anything?

Suddenly my BG is very high overnight in particular, in the morning, and rises quite high before I go to bed, too. My last clinic A1C was 40, 5.8%, yet suddenly I am getting 9s, 10s and even 12s. During the best part of the day, my levels generally seem okay, but on these other times and...

I'm grateful for the advice given several weeks ago, regarding my high morning Libre readings, and as suggested, I adjusted my Levemir by splitting it into 2 units at night, 4 in the morning. At first this worked very well, but this morning I found my BG went up to 9.8 without having eaten or...