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  1. solitaire

    Night Sweats

    After I got a new cat (aged about 8 years) from a cat rescue I found he was biting my arms if my arms weren't covered in bed. After a few weeks of this I tested my bloods when he woke me and discovered they were dropping fast. Now if he wakes me I suck dextrose tablets 4 or 5 and when I start to...
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    Night Sweats

    Hiya yes this has been going on for a few years BUT I got a new cat from a cat rescue and he kept biting me and would wake me at night by biting my arms if they weren't under the sheets. After a while I started to check my blood sugars and it turns out he was warning me of an imminent Hypo ...
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    Type 1: Tiredness

    My Dr said he thought I was having hypos whilst asleep and this was what was sending daytime sugars haywire - Then I got a cat from a cattery- He is 8 years old and we got on like a house on fire - now he wakes me at night by scratching me or gently biting and after testing I find he does this...
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    Taking wrong insulin

    Yes but I took 2 injections of lantus before reaching for the Nova Rapid. I realised quite soon and rang the GP who to my amazement paid me a home visit to make sure I was OK. He explained how potentially dangerous to OD on Lantus could be and advised me to take extra carbs and to keep testing...
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    Post surgery recovery

    Hi I had radical bowel surgery 37 years ago and in those days the whole of the large bowel was removed leaving me to struggle with an ileostomy bag. (No longer done like that these days) The outcome of this is that I have existed for years on a maintenance dose of steroids and have developed...
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    Post surgery recovery

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    Post surgery recovery