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  1. Sideburnt

    Blood pressure won't come down.

    For a number of years my blood pressure has been consistently around 145 / 85. I've been taking Ramipril 10mg for around 2 years which I take in the evening recently I've added a secondary tablet for the morning. Lercanidipine. Problem being neither of these have made any difference. I'm...
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    Blood sugar dropping rapidly while running. Carbs not being absorbed.

    I'm struggling with scaling my running up to 10km I'm finding that my blood sugars are dropping rapidly which means that by around the 7km mark I'm unable to continue safely. My routine is; - Eat a moderate carb lunch at 12pm (20-30g carb) bolus normally. - Turn my pump off completely at midday...
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    Lyumjev prescription

    Hi, I've recently tried to switch my rapid insulin from Fiasp, which now has lost it's fast onset to the new Ultra rapid Lyumjev by EC Lilly. I've managed to dig out the prescription PIP codes but for some reason both my GP and my diabetes team are being really odd about making a switch...
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    Omnipod DASH

    I noticed that the UK myomnipod site is now marketing the Omnipod DASH pump, has anyone switched or know anything about UK availability?
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    Basal Requirements Have Shot Up In The Last 2 Weeks And I Don't Know Why

    Hi all, really looking for some advise or comparable experiences. I've been a T1 for 6 1/2 years now and have seen my basal creep up from 8 to 18 units of Humulin I over that time period and hardly shift from 18 units for the last 3 years. In the last 2 weeks my bolus requirements have shot...
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    Non insulin/exercise related blood glucose drop. I need help.

    Hi, I've been a T1 diabetic for 3 years now, I'm active and in all likelyhood experiencing an extended honeymoon. Currently eating 80g of Carbs a day. At around 5pm, when I'm standing up to leave work my blood glucose is dropping extremely rapidly and at around 4-5mmol in as little as 2-5...
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    Blood sugars drop like crazy at 4:30-5pm.

    I've been a T1 for 3 years, and over the last 4 weeks I've suddenly started to drop like a rock at about 4:30pm - 5pm. At this point I don't take a daytime basal, my numbers don't rise without it. I take a nightime basal at 10pm of Humalin I which lasts between 12 and 18 hours, so by 5pm it...
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