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  1. kimbelina

    T1 diabetes in the family?

    IIRC, there is no history of diabetes in my family, and I don't think there were any other autoimmmune diseases either - although I'm not certain. My mum had thyroid cancer, but don't think that's particularly related to thyroid disease (could be wrong). Anyway, both I and one of my brothers has...
  2. kimbelina

    Let us celebrate our Hypo situations

    I'm glad some people have funny stories! Most of mine are pretty mundane tales of mooching around in a daze trying not to eat the entire contents of the fridge. I have some "conceal, don't feel" ones too where I have tried to carry on with a performance (I'm a singer/pianist) with a hypo. I'd...
  3. kimbelina

    Lows

    Juice boxes, raisins/cranberries/other preferred dried fruit, dextrose tablets, dextrose gel. Funnily enough the last one seems to be the least effective for me...! I avoid sweets because I have sensitive teeth and and it hurts if I have too many (plus they're not the healthiest option - of...
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    Are slightly numb big toes *always* a sign of neuropathy?

    I will echo the comments that say get it checked out, just in case. But this is something that I get at regular, if infrequent, intervals. Numb toes, or odd feelings in them, or pain of varying kinds, or a weird kind of numbness where I can merely stroke my toes and they really hurt! Anyway, I...
  5. kimbelina

    Cycling competitively but can't stop hypos

    I read an article by Olympian rower Steve Redgrave which, in short, said that he had basically no insulin in the day despite eating masses, and then made up for it at night with a higher dosage, to boost his energy levels back up again. However he is on a pump so I'm not sure if that's of any...
  6. kimbelina

    Losing hypo awareness

    It also may be that you don't always get symptoms. My brother (t1d since 4 y/o, now 23) hardly gets any symptoms (memories of him being 'a little sleepy-looking' or 'a bit hungry' at readings around 1.8 to 2.5!), whereas I have always had very good hypo awareness. However, mine is also changing...