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  1. robadob

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Daughters T1 and has been for almost 3 years, shes now 12 (13 in Feb) and has been on an Omnipod for over a year now. We have a CGM but she struggles with it, mostly applying the sensor so we do finger pricks. To say the Pod has made a difference is quite an understatement, shes just so much...
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    Type 1 Blood levels change without eating....

    Shes on Novarapid, Lantus at night.
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    Type 1 Blood levels change without eating....

    We re rapidly approaching our 1st year with my 10yr old daughters type 1 and pretty much have a handle on it but have a couple of questions relating to blood levels changing when no food has been consumed. She hardly ever suffers from Hypos (they tend to be 3.5 to 3.9's when they do happen but...
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    Pump advice

    This is behalf of my 10 years old Daughter who's been type 1 since March this year. She's managing well with the blood tests and jabs too, her friends at school are a great help too and the school itself gives her as much time as she needs for blood tests etc but she goes up to secondary school...
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    Vaccine will cure diabetes - Daily Express

    Theyre at it again today.....Daily Express, Insulin patches, works on mice, trials to begin soon, I can really see why being sceptical is the default setting, cant help hoping though.
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    Vaccine will cure diabetes - Daily Express

    I do try and not let this type of headline get my hopes up (10yr daughter diagnosed Feb this year) but a small glimmer is a good thing.
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    Type 1 and Pasta.......

    Quickly, within 20 mins or so.
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    Type 1 and Pasta.......

    Wow, thanks for the rapid responses. This is the first Ive heard of splitting the jab so this could have saved a fair bit of panic and grief. Ive double (triple.....) checked the packet and it doesnt state whether the amount of carbs listed are pre or post cooking, I did them post cooking so...
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    Type 1 and Pasta.......

    My 10yr old daughter was diagnosed type 1 about 6 weeks ago and yesterday had our first proper scare. So far we've always had a handle on her carbs and our John Radcliife team have been brilliant at advising us and changing the settings in our tester to make sure her readings have always been...
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    Carb Free Snacks

    Only a month in after my 10 years old daughter was diagnosed type 1 but she loves Peperami as a snack (2.2g) and its easy and convenient to carry around. Not my cup of tea but a real treat for her.
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    Parent of 10 year old Daughter diagnosed 8 days ago as type 1.

    I'm relatively new to this as you can probably imagine and everything is a little panicky and raw but there seems to be an awful lot of help about for Type 1 Diabetes and the infrastructure is nothing short of amazing but Im getting ahead of myself.....my story. On Monday the 9th March my...
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    Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

    - What is your name? My names Rob, my daughter is Anna and has just been diagnosed with type 1. - How old are you? she's 10, Im 46 - Are you male or female? Male - Which country are you from? UK - Which city/area do you live in? Near Oxford - Are you religious? Not even a little bit - Pick...