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  1. Grkify

    What are your hypo symptoms?

    I have ridiculous shakes and start to find the smallest things hilariously funny. I had a particularly bad hypo the other day thanks to some fatty food and apparently fixated on cleaning the glass coffee table to within an inch of its life. cant honestly remember it.
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    My Fingers are a mess!

    Sorry didnt mean to sound snappy just a bit touchy when it comes to my hand :P . I had 250v dc run through my hand clamped it solid as a rock to the spanner I was using at the time my complete body stuck solid for a fair while after only let go when the capacitor had fully discharged about...
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    My Fingers are a mess!

    Not particularly productive post. If you dont have anything nice or helpful to say dont say anything at all. My hands are heavily scared thanks to a work accident I have a 2 inch long scar running from my first finger towards my wrist and a penny size scar between little finger and wrist...
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    My Fingers are a mess!

    My lancets come in a little drum thingy just flick between em but I tend to change it every 5 or so tests. ish but always change after a day 5 tests or not. But other people I know just change daily no matter how many tests that they do.
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    My Fingers are a mess!

    I have a fast clix one came with my meter been doing sides as having issues typing when I have done pads ill have to have a google like suggested. Thanks have given me a few ideas my fast clix is far better than the nexus one I had even on its lowest setting it used to cause bruises needless...
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    My Fingers are a mess!

    I work up to 9 days in a row driving mainly so I am having to test very regularly every two hours while driving before meals and when ever I feel low. My stabby pen thingy not sure what exact name for it is, is set as low as possible and I move fingers each test. My fingers look horrid...
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    Injecting in public?

    Just get on with it thats what I do when I need insulin I need insulin and I have had possibly the worst experience in public well bar the few people on here I have read about that have been arrested after people thought they were taking illegal drugs cant seem to find the thread now but yeah...
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    Do you ever think how your life would have turned out if you didnt have type 1 diabetes

    Thinking about getting race b license was it much of a pain?
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    Pill cutter

    I didnt even know they made pill cutters quick google and i am now amazed. when I was on gliclazide cutting or breaking tablets was always a challenge when half asleep at 6 in the morning. feel cheated lol
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    Pain free testing

    Could possibly be on about a constant glucose monitor. Seen them while googling about. I am sure there be someone along soon with a better knowledge of these things than me
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    Any other type 1s just feel trapped in life, as in they dont feel free

    I don't feel trapped at all, personally found when I was wrongly diagnosed type 2 that it was far more difficult. I haven't been diagnosed very long I am a year younger than you initially I found it a bit daunting but after a few days a bit of goggling and a chat with my consultant. As I keep...
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    My pancreas broke!

    Identical story to mine except mine had some throwing up included for good measure and 5 or 6 days in hospital. Back to work now,other than stabbing myself with a little needle 4 to 5 times a day everything is back to normal. Hated the saline in hospital used to be ridiculously cold give me...
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    How hard is it to get a prescription right

    Thats an excellent idea. I will check the link out and send it asap. Been keeping it in my fridge as hate to see it go to waste
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    Should I go to the optician?

    Glad you can see clearly once again. Definitely suit you. How are you getting on with them as you didnt have them before did you?
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    Make a sentence from five letters :D

    druids repeatedly analysing kings explanations Zloty
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    Make a sentence from five letters :D

    mike always thought harry sucked. jazzy
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    Make a sentence from five letters :D

    Uninformed Patients Seek Extravagant Treatments. ZYMES
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    Make a sentence from five letters :D

    So, Adam does like yams. REPLY
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    Blood squirted out from pricking finger.

    This has happened to me a few times, always when I least expect it. white walls bad idea.