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    Liver Health

    Hey Dudes, Over the last couple of years my blood tests are showing I have raised liver enzymes. I think my AST is @ 61 and should be btw 10-40. I do drink a fair bit of alcohol, probably too much. However, I was given the option of leaving it [and reduce alcohol in-take] or go for an...
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    Can't get hold of a doctor

    Hi Guys, Had a letter from my consultant the other day with some stuff I don’t understand. My GP practice is too busy to speak to me (grrrrrr). Not sure if I should be concerned with some of my cholesterol levels - Total Cholesterol 8.3 Trigs 28 (not a typo) Non HDL 7.2 Sample was...
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    Quick One - Insulin life span

    Just looking for some quick advice – Got to work…not enough inulin left for my lunch. Found a pen in my car with 30u still left in it………. The insulin doesn’t look cloudy but could have been in my car for 6 months maybe 12…..will it be ok to use? Can’t get home or to a pharmacy and...
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    Night time

    Out of interest what time do you – 1) Have you last injection of rapid acting 2) Go to bed
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    Monitoring

    It’s just so unpractical and uncomfortable. I will never get the hang of it! Does this make me a not so good diabetic? Meter out>strip out> lancet out> test>dispose of strip and packet> sore finger> blood on oneself/furniture> back into pouch. There has to be an easier way? The CGM looks like...
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    Feeling sorry for myself...

    Lol I’m feeling sorry for myself again…. I just can’t get the hang of it. My hab1c has slipped again to 9.8% which was a little annoying, its gone 7, 8 and now 9.8 and I haven’t really done anything different. My consultant won’t let me have ago on the pump because I haven’t proved...
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    Education

    This is a rant. I get invited to a few diabetes education programmes every year from the hospital. Unfortunately they are during my working day so I am unable to attend. My consultant said I should go on one as it would help me qualify for a pump and she said they are now running courses in...
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    Odd one

    Hi All, This is a heavy one. :eh: I can’t help but read all the horror stories and the bad bits about type 1 diabetes. I search the internet reading upsetting stories about people who die early because of the disease. For some reason it makes me feel better and I think it’s because it...
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    Raw food

    Hi Guys, Has anyone tried the raw food diet? Some crazies on the tinterweb reckon you don’t have to inject with it and it eventually cure it…. TT
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    Diets

    How important is diet for T1’s? I’m fairly well controlled with HAB1c of 8 but I eat a bit of a lousy diet. Now I don’t mean drinking full fat coke or gorging on sweets and chocolate all the time but I tend to eat chippys, pizza’s pasta’s etc quite a lot but still have stable sugars. (albeit an...
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    New Regs

    Hi guys, Just a quick one with ref to the new driving licence renewal regs. When I re-apply for my 3 year restricted licence next year will I have to supply 3 month’s worth of BGs? I’m not the greatest when it comes to testing and may only test a few times a week. Ta Tony
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    Cholesterol levels at my age

    Hi Guys, Just looking for a bit of advice I’m 26 yr old T1 – 4 years since dx. My Dr is trying to put me on cholesterol lowering drugs as my level back in July 12’ was 7.1 and just last week was 6.7 (so drop of 0.4) My LDL was 2.8. I am very opposed to going on drugs after reading up about...
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    CGMs & Pumps

    Hello the fount of knowledge When people talk about the sensors for CGMs what are they? I know there expensive. Are they combined with your insulin pump? and if you can't afford the sensors do you test your blood manually (with your monitor) and just use it to pump your insulin? Some of...
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    Idiot Brains coming through

    I need help again guys, girls, T1s and T2s My nurse unavailable; could someone shed some light on my D Day please. Woke up bg – 11 Sausage and egg sandwich with 6 units novorapid @ 7am = bg - 4.1 @ 10am / 6.2 @ 10.30am / 8.7 @ 12pm (had 3 cups of tea during the day) Ham and cheese salad...
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    Eating late evening

    Hi Fellow T1’s Need of some help today. Me = T1 male since Feb this year. Last 2 months I have been very relaxed and not tested, eating the wrong stuff, drinking everyday, fallen off the lorry if you will. I know there’s problem and my sugars were at 17 yesterday morning and 12 this morn and...
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    T1 Males unlucky in love.

    Ok here goes, T1 for 6 months. Are us T1 males doomed when it comes to getting into a meaningful relationship? If we like a girl a lot and tell them we have diabetes, then if she has an ounce of sense she would find out that there is good chance of complications, which need to be considered, and...
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    Type 1 & Gym

    Hi I am a newly diagnosed T1 (3 weeks). I have been reading/scrutinizing a lot of the marvelous posts/threads recently. ("Marvelous" in the sense that the vast majority of information is good and from an honest source. Not my recent dx! still gutted!.) Going to start back at the gym this...
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    To look after it or not?

    Hi Just been diagnosed with type 1. Went to the doctors on Friday then to the hospital and i managed to get out on Sunday. Someone from the diabetic department was supposed to ring on Mon. (Didn't- I had to ring them) My diabetic nurse specialist suppose to ring today (not yet - not looking...