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  1. djfm

    Freestyle Libre

    its not totally accurate as its not a CGM. but you can test as much as you like without need for fingerpicking and is good on the fly. sometimes says you low but blood test showed otherwise but you can see the trajectory which is invaluable to catching a hypo before it happens
  2. djfm

    Type 1 and Teacher

    no SSP and no furlough?
  3. djfm

    Type 1 diabetes and vomiting - Please help!

    when I start vomiting I can't stop for 3 day and end up in a+e with DKA (borderline). if you can't hold anything down liquids or water for 3 day ring 111. last time I did that it took half a day to get emitted to a+e. could be worse now all I got was, its IBS from the GP and the consultant say...
  4. djfm

    Newly diagnosed 12th may.

    they won't tell you yet probobly because you are on the honeymoon period which mean your pancreases has not totally stoped so judging ratios will be hit and miss.
  5. djfm

    diabetes checkup

    just got the letter through to go to the royal infirmary July 21st. Hopefully it not packed like usual. don't see the point of seeing the consultant they're not much help.
  6. djfm

    Confusion over tiredness

    I get tired a lot. Maybe it had to do with my broken sleep, which seems to raise my levels. It doesn't help I do long shifts, this has caused me pain in my eyes with them getting slightly blood shot with headaches. Result I have be told to discuss my eye results I just got back No treatment...
  7. djfm

    type 1

    thank for all you input it is much appreciated.
  8. djfm

    type 1

    oh well back to the happy pills:) well I had the gastro symptoms before taking insulin the stinging sanitation came after insulin. I will see what the nurse says. I spoke to the consultant and she gave me a test for a under active gland which was the opposite of what I was experiencing. Suffice...
  9. djfm

    type 1

    Cheers Clive thank for the recommendation I will put it on the list. I am on the normal NHS crab diet at the moment. I due back in to see the dietician and nurse next Friday and I have to do a food diary for a week before seeing her. She has recommended me to eat 20grams of crabs in-between...
  10. djfm

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    4.8 at 8am was 13.9 at 12 11.2 at 3.30am 7.4 at 5.53am i can only get 2 hours sleep at a time. At least this time I didn’t wake up sweating buckets and destroying night shirts.
  11. djfm

    type 1

    Haven’t talked about that yet, last time I saw the consultant and there was so much to talk about. I will keep it in mind next time I go. The consultant gave me a few tests but my main concern is every time I start eating I get a stinging sensation when my gland produces saliva . It lasts for...
  12. djfm

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    I know, I know cheer me up way don’t you. stress is bad for my levels.:) Well let hope it dead in bed syndrome.
  13. djfm

    type 1

    I will drive the wife to work first then it food and medication time. my family have been invaluable to me im happy to say. Helped me emotionally, physically, mentally and financially, I will never forget. I will get back to soon you she’s ready to go now.
  14. djfm

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    I get that a lot I don’t know if it because im newly diagnosed or what. Mines a bit more extreme I do one thing and I go hypo then the same thing send me through the roof. Numbers numbers numbers
  15. djfm

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    let me check i have had 2 hours sleep ahhhhhhhh E-7 7.9 as of 7am, came down from 14.4 at 1am. good to drive
  16. djfm

    Hypos

    haven’t had a nightmare before a hypo. but I have started to get diabetic dreams and nightmares I dreamed something about blood testing once and the nightmare was having very swollen feet, then I woke up with funny feet. When I wake up hypo I don’t notice until I get down stairs and test myself...
  17. djfm

    type 1

    Been browsing here for awhile now and found it very helpful, thanks keep up the good work. I CANT GET NO SLEEP:) hi newbie here, I am a 39 year old male just diagnosed type 1, god this sound like an AA meeting.:) Lantus 8, novarapid 2 to 3. Been in and out of A+E 5 times with constant vomiting...