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Funny that,I have an animas vibe sitting unattached in my bedroom,after having tried it for two week,I still never forgot it was there,I won't even go into the issues I had with the canulas coming off mid run and sort swimming,seeing as how you know so much about me,you already knew that huh.

You are a normal person ana,in my opinion the pump only serves as a constant reminder that you are diabetic,cause it's always there right by your side.where as now with pens you can forget till meal times about our condition.like I say this it only my opinion.:)

Yes the week before I was on saline,I started with insulin the following Monday.

I've been reading this thread and actually sitting here thinking ***?I've been diabetic for 23 years in those 23 years I don't think I've ever drank a full sugar juice thinking it's diet the times this has happened too me I work it out within 1-2 mouthfuls.you have to be kidding,right??

Right here's my take on it,please understand this is only my opinion.last week I started a pump trial,after a saline start the previous week,Monday-Wednesday it's was ok,my results were a little high plus had to do a few waking nights too check the basal rates,thursday it all went wrong,after...

So today was a slow day excercise wise (few beers last night)woke up to a blood sugar of 15(two chocolate digestive through the night)had breakfast of 54 carbs no reduction in insulin, went for a swim, alternating between breaststroke and front craw with a little kickboard work in betwwen, using...

Well I was tonight at the gym again, after a shocking bs day where I was up and down like a yoyo,as we know this can make you feel like total **** but I dragged myself there anyway.same as the other day I took the route of taking a 75% reducrion in insulin well not really 75% as thos yeilded a 3...

Not site of this has been said or not.the reason for the morning higjs could be realated too yiur blood sugar dropping too low through the night and the your liver kicking out glucose too correct. I have been advised that when drinking you should be taking on some form of carb before bed.a basal...

wow here it is, this is the best I've ever had,bs before gym 6.3, due too this and current guidlines I took a sports gel on before,25 carbs, bs after treadmill 5.3, I decide too add sone weight work after I arrived at the gym so, done 3x8 dumbell incline,3x15 tricep dips,3x8 rope pull down, 3x12...

Should have said my bs at the time of tea was 5.1.

Ok, so tonight I'll be hitting the gym,I plan too do 30 mins treadmill 5 min warm up and down, so twenty minutes of running with varible speeds of 5.5mph and 5.0 mph with varible inclines %1 to 6%.swim for 20 minutes in a 17 meter pool.i will monitor my blood sugar at the start,in between and...

Well feel free too keep in touch,keep going itnonly gets easier, I've found that recording everything you do helps,I have pages and pages of stuff written down hahaha . I'll keep posting on excercise days, its been a slow week for me lol.:-).

Hi rachey, I like you also.learnt the old fashioned way and used too take extra carbs on pre excercise,what I do now is try too leave around 2.5/3 hrs from my last injection and dont bother with any reductions, dependant on pre excercise sugar ie, it its 5-7 I'll take a 20g snack anything...

Tuesday 6th jan Breakfast blood sugar,9.2, breakfast=two slices of seeded loaf,1 pink lady apple, two bacon, one fried egg,2 sausages, insulin ratio 1.5, total carbs 51,8 novorapid, (just realised I worked this caluclation wrong and injected for 41 carb instead of 51).3 hrs after brekfast blood...

Thanks noblejead, I actually started another thread uder the title experience,where I put down a few things I've been doing,I'm a bit unsure how this form thkng works truth be told lol.i plan on trying too fill this in at least once a week,with various diffrent things, if you'd lime too check...

To be honest not that much as off yet,its really only starting too cone together now, I attended a local course that gave me the skills too carb count, worknout insulin ratio and such like,like I say spiker,I'll try update now and again, with daily results,insulin taken and stuff, like I say its...

Hi, want to share my experiences living with type 1 diabetes,not sure how long I'll update this also dont know if I can post photos.anyway bit about me,34 t1(16 diabetic years).I've been on a long 2 year journey, from not carimg about my condotion, to having a bit of a turnaround,still not...

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Move too Scotland free perscriptions for all!!!! Lol.seriously though is there a cure?.

Hey emma, just came across this,whats your blood sugar like throughout the day?also what type of basal dose are you on, ie lantus/levimer/pump.my advice too you if it runs that high for a week get in touch with your diaberse clinic.also try to ask why is it so high at night? Ie, too much carbs...