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  1. stinky25

    Happy New Year...

    slightly off topic..but..have a safe evening and a happy new year guys :)
  2. stinky25

    Holidays Abroad

    Hiya, I was diagnosed n April this year, since then I have been to Barcelona, Paris and Budapest and am due to go to Germany at the end of the year!! :) I usually pack double and split it between myself and the wifes luggage and keep a blood meter on the plane as flying stresses me out!!..hate...
  3. stinky25

    What was everyone's blood when they go diagnosed?

    I went in to hospital with a reading of 42, stayed in for 2 days.... Had lost around 30 pound in 3 months, thirst from hell etc etc, the rest is history :)
  4. stinky25

    Insulin levimer

    hiya, when I first started injecting levemir I used to get the opposite to you, almost a small pit where I had injected, I asked my gp and he said this was pretty normal and it would pass in time, just muscles contracting etc etc...and it did...I do find that I get a 'tingly' sensation in my...
  5. stinky25

    New to low carbs..tried & failed! Help!

    hiya, also trying low carb, but also appreciate that im gonna need some carbs during the day...so...normally porridge for breakfast early a.m., theres my morning carbs, lunchtime is usually a salad with chicken or prawns/fish/ham whatever...few carbs in there but nothing major, and evening is...
  6. stinky25

    Losing weight with type 1

    hi, just recently had my first appointment with my dietician, for no other reason than it was offered and as I was only diagnosed late april I don't want to shut the door on anything!!. My bloods are generally good, I have adopted a low carb approach, I have a small bowl of porridge in the...
  7. stinky25

    How 'low' do you let yourself go at night?

    i take 12 units of levemir before bed, was originally told to take 16 but it was dropping me in the low 4's first thing in the morning, 12 seems to be about right for me, everyones gonna be different though, plus i think i am still on 'honeymoon' so guessing this will change at some point. quite...
  8. stinky25

    17 newly diagnosed type 1

    hiya, i was diagnosed beginning of April, within a week of insulin i had gone from normal sight to 'milk bottle' glasses!!! was a bit of a worry, took around a month for my sight to go back to normal, my advice would be ...go to pound shop/similar and get yourself the a couple of pairs of...
  9. stinky25

    Newly diagnosed

    was diagnosed early April, initially put on 16 units but has dropped to 12 now, i am pretty sure i am going through the honeymoon period at the moment , have the odd low but generally my numbers are pretty good all day long!... i try to stick to a low carb diet, only real carbs are breakfast...
  10. stinky25

    How old were you when you first diagnosed with type 1?? And how long do you have it??

    diagnosed type 1, April this year...im 40..... :)
  11. stinky25

    tattoos &type 1 diabetes

    ...thought i would try and inject a little humour into the situation!! :) still healing....but looking good i think :) .... loving everyone elses..all look great..
  12. stinky25

    Sad type 1

    ....lol, I get to sit on my ass most the day as well to be fair...lucky to be able to go out a bit if I want to... didn't know what 'cealiac' was till 10 minutes ago! that's tough! if things weren't restrictive enough then you gotta watch out for various other foods aswell!! :( ... vision is...
  13. stinky25

    Sad type 1

    ...a week after starting insulin my vision went to sh*t...ended up wearing glasses for around a month, just starting to clear up now...still need them for reading...energy levels are rubbish...hard to put in a full days work without wanting several power naps during the day....on the upside of...
  14. stinky25

    Sad type 1

    hey :) was only diagnosed 6 weeks ago, got back from Tenerife, was feeling rubbish, went to docs and was told im type 1!! was rushed into hospital as my bloods were just above 40, stayed on a drip for a couple of days and was then discharged with a bag of meds and a 45 minute chat from the...
  15. stinky25

    How many ...

    ...have been testing 7 times a day, pretty new to this , only diagnosed type 1 about 6 weeks back, but, finding it usefull to keep a food diary along with my readings, least i know what to avoid!! do you guys not get everything on the NHS? i was given an ACCU-CHECK mobile, get all the cassettes...