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  1. diggerfrank

    Has anyone here been a diabetic for more than 40 years?

    WOW!!!!! you look fantastic indy51.. i presume that the photo was taken about a week ago?
  2. diggerfrank

    Corporate lunches - what would you do?

    i was a rep for 30 yrs. it always kept coming up. ( eating late ). SIMPLE you just go to the kitchens , tell them you're a diabetic and you need some food NOW. I was in hospital a couple of yrs ago. my blood sugar was 2.8. at 10pm, i asked for 2 weetabix. 45 mins went by and after 4 more...
  3. diggerfrank

    Type 1 diabetes rant :). ( revised title ). DIABETES RANT.

    I don't know why every body seems to be harping on about every thing. why doesn't every body just get on with their lives. aged 26 while working on a construction site, I banged my head on a steel girder ( head hight ). It knocked me backwards, flat on my back . wasn't knocked out just winded...
  4. diggerfrank

    Bad Hypo

    well!!!! he wasn't driving, so that's o/k. with 45 yrs experience,get him to sit down,wait for 5mins, retest. half or a whole bounty bar. wait 10mins retest.as it gets to 4.5/5.0. his level will still be rising. so he should be ok to walk home.. frank
  5. diggerfrank

    Have you managed to get prescriptions for extended travel?

    just a thing about keeping stuff in the fridge.. i've been injecting insulin for more than 45 years.. never kept it in the fridge.. always in a draw at room temp..no problems..my currant stock doesn't go out of date for 2 years....
  6. diggerfrank

    Sickness and High Sugar

    whenever i'm ill my levels go upto and over 30/35 ,sometimes HIGH which is over 40.. normally i take novo rapid 10 units x 3 . breakfast /lunch/teatime..sometimes i have had 40 units before lunch.. the levels stay high until i'm feeling better.then i have to test really often to observe when...
  7. diggerfrank

    Glugacon Injection at Work

    why not have a tube of dextrogel handy? the top comes off easily. then squeeze some it into the mouth.. works a treat..If you're that far gone and your mouth is tight shut, get them to squeeze it between your lips. i got 6 tubes on prescription.
  8. diggerfrank

    Travelling with Insulin

    JUST take two pens, spare cartridges, tester,and if you sugars drop too low you can get a prescription for an empty syringe and a small phial that has a clear liquid ( distilled water i think and powder.) you just shake the phial and inject. thats what i did when i went on safari for a week in...
  9. diggerfrank

    my sugar levels have been 2.8 and i've been fine. other times i've been 3.8/9 and i was off my...

    my sugar levels have been 2.8 and i've been fine. other times i've been 3.8/9 and i was off my trolly. HOW COME!
  10. diggerfrank

    Undiagnosed but high blood sugar

    hi i wish that my results were like yours.My average readings ( last three months ) Were between 9--10. i've been type 1 for 45 yrs. don't worry, but get it checked out