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  1. jaywak

    Buffalo butter

    Can I ask what is the diet of a buffalo please ?
  2. jaywak

    Holiday

    I was actually told by my diabetic team not to go through scanners and when I have said to security at airports / sea ports they always just say of course and give me a quick once over with a hand held device so I just assumed that was the rule .
  3. jaywak

    Holiday

    Type 1 and been on three cruises in the last five years and can't really say that diabetes had any affect on anything other than when reboarding the ship several times telling the security that I was wearing a cgm so didn't want to go through the scanner , but wasn't a problem .
  4. jaywak

    Car insurance cancelled after switch to insulin

    I've been with Aviva for years always with a three year license and never had a problem ! I thought the rule was if you've a full license you are deemed fit and able to drive and shouldn't be refused or charged extra as you are not anymore risk than anybody else , if you were you wouldn't be...
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    Medical Exemption - Prescriptions Charge

    Unfortunately Wotami you are probably right , that's the world we live in .
  6. jaywak

    LO warning

    There is a difference , many weeks ago my Basel was 17 units in the morning but was getting more lows than I liked so cut it down to 15 and everything was fine , but recently started to get a few higher readings so I thought I would revert back to my 17 units which made no difference so went...
  7. jaywak

    LO warning

    This morning does seem really odd I went up to 6.1 after glucose and cake and now it's coming back down again , now showing 4.4 so just had another piece of cake and some more glucose , has a miracle happened and my pancreas sprung into life again :D .
  8. jaywak

    LO warning

    Yes it does give you a guide as to where you are I was just wondering if I was a bit of a freak going low enough to get the LO warning ,I think I probably. over corrected Libre is now showing 6.1 and rising , I didn't actually feel that low a bit more sweaty but nothing apart from that .
  9. jaywak

    LO warning

    Can I ask libra users how often does the LO warning crop up , this morning out of the blue , nothing different to any other day I saw I was going low and Libre said I was 3.4 finger prick said 3.6 so quickly had some glucose and a piece of cake and then got the LO , I've been using the Libre now...
  10. jaywak

    Carbohydrates

    At the end of the day all carbs are sugar and depending were they are on the GI chart will raise your bg at different rates , the sugar part will raise your blood sugar the quickest and could cause a spike .
  11. jaywak

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    That does seem a bit low but if he's not having hypos that's fantastic , I got my knuckles rapped a couple of years ago for having an HBa1c of 44 and told I should get it up to about 50 .
  12. jaywak

    how much carb is allowed per day for type 1

    I have managed on 200g carbs a day which I was told forty - nine years ago was the recommended amount , maybe a bit less now i'me getting older , but of course it depends on what you want , if you want to eat more inject more and vice versa but don't go mad you want to remain healthy after all...
  13. jaywak

    Swollen foot

    I don't want to frighten you but that does sound like it could be serious and a trip to A&E might be a good idea or are there any walk in clinics where you live , hope you get on ok and please let us know of your outcome .
  14. jaywak

    Manuka honey

    I sometimes have a spoonful of honey if i'me going low very quickly , it soon puts the brakes on it !
  15. jaywak

    The smell of Insulin

    I guess I have a poor sense of smell cos I can't smell it !
  16. jaywak

    Woah - glucose testing is worth it

    You do know if you click the edit icon you can change your original post , i'me always having to do it when I read back some of my errors .
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    Statins again

    It does seem a bit daft of us doesn't it ? worried about telling the Dr we're not doing as he says, I suppose it's like them telling the smoker / drinker to give up or the obese person to lose weight , perhaps we're worried if the worst happens we'll get the " I told you so " I think some of us...
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    Statins again

    The Dr did seem very forceful and almost implied that I needed the statins or else , it did frighten me a bit but he's a nice guy so like the obedient polite person I am I went along with it , now this maybe phsyco somatic but this is the first morning I haven't taken statins and my neck and...
  19. jaywak

    Statins again

    Thanks for your replies, I definitely am going to give them a break for a couple of weeks and see how I feel , I think the gps are just going by the guidelines they are given , he did seem like he was selling me a car and forcing me to buy extras I didn't want !
  20. jaywak

    Statins again

    Yes my cholesterol levels are ok but I think with the lethargy and aches and pains I seem to be suffering at the moment are outweighing the risk of as my gp said having a heart attack or stroke , I was feeling great before starting the Artorvastatin ( sorry about the spelling before ) and think...