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No rush Mr. Kitedoc - my diabetes isn’t going anywhere anytime soon! Have a good night, will speak to you whenever it happens Peace

Wow...First off let me thank you for all those words of reassurance! Hell of a read but worth it. I’m definitely no stranger to lifestyle and diet (studied nutrition, exercise daily, and years of self experimentation) so I appreciate a lot of what you have said but I am aware of a lot of it...

Hey again! Hope you’re well Pretty much all positive - I’m doing much better mentally and my nerves have calmed down. The eye specialist was really nice and informative. Obviously I’m going to have to wait for the doctor to discuss in depth. If it’s serious I’ll get a response very soon, so no...

I don’t have any experience with pure CBD, and don’t have any desire to smoke any forms of cannabis currently, but not too long ago I was getting some neuropathic pain in my feet/legs. I found a strong indica dominant variety to be the most helpful with relieving the symptoms. Nothing else has...

Type 1 almost my whole life - have always had some issues with sweating for unknown reasons. Doesn’t seem to be related to temperature, blood sugar anxiety etc. but it always passes eventually. It can be a little annoying but have never considered it a big deal, just a a slight nuisance. Like...

Thanks for the recommendation. I will see how the appointment goes tomorrow and then try to reach out.

Hi Diakat :) yes I’m trying to stay focused on the positive. T1 for just under 23 years. Childhood and teens were very poorly controlled, wasn’t until around 18 that I decided to come to acceptance and take care of myself. Background retinopathy started at around 19 in one eye, the next year...

Hi there, So a small concern at the moment is my vision - my yearly eye tests have been going downhill since about age 18. It has been progressing very rapidly in the past few days and I’ve managed to get an emergency appointment with the eye specialists tomorrow. It does feel good to be taking...

Just a guess - could be lantus or levemir as these are prescribed quite frequently for type 2 Best of luck!

Not much support around me at the moment hence I'm being a bit more active on here which is definitely helping. This site is great! So much info and brilliant people here. Yes I've been on a course I think they called it BERTIE back when I did it - pretty sure it's similar. Counting carbs...

I'm not worried at all about DKA since this has only ever happened to me when I have absolutely no insulin in my body, even just basal manages to keep me clear of ketones despite high blood sugars. I was aware of them yes, but found the numbers to keep changing in terms of how much a unit would...

Hi there, Thanks for your response. Whilst I do eat meat I also take a high quality multivitamin that includes B12 so if this is part of the problem it would be due to absorption rather than intake. Fortunately I've ordered a full blood test as well as a test for rheumatoid arthritis since this...

So I've just spent the night at A and E, after experiencing a slow onset of recurring symptoms for the last month or two. These include - Severe Joint Pain Testicular Pain Dry Eyes w/ Vision Problems (possibly retinopathy related) Blood Glucose mostly in the mid to high 20s Chest Pain/Tightness...

Well I guess all of our immune systems are just terrible! Of course I worry too that my child could end up developing T1 but if that does occur I know I must be equipped to handle it... There has been a few cases of Type 1 being reversed through alternative therapies - if it is caught early...

As a parent myself, I believe a natural birth and being breast fed builds a healthier and stronger immune system, and is less likely to develop the illness. My child is nearly 3 and hasn't had any issues, and I was diagnosed at age 1. I'd also like to look into imbalanced gut bacteria that could...

Whenever illness strikes me, all previous logic regarding my blood sugars tend to get twisted upside down. Even though it's annoying the only thing that helps me is to focus on healing from the illness and avoid extra stress. Doing some testing/calculations to adjust my dosages tends to help...

Hey there, I definitely agree about needing different amounts of basal for various parts of the day, it's just for about 10 years I haven't been able to match my requirements with this regime :/ Thanks for the input, I am starting to be more open minded regarding the pump. Glad it's working...

Have been on Levemir/NovoRapid as long as I can remember and no matter how much of a healthy lifestyle I religiously follow, I still haven't found a state of balance/control...I'm now experiencing problems with my vision (T1 for 22years) and my eye tests are progressively worse each year that...

I used to experience this issue as well, and I've tried everything to fix it. From increasing/lowering dosages to not eating carbs at night, nothing seemed to work. Then I discovered that cortisol is highest in the morning (cortisol inhibits the action of insulin) and maybe this was what was...