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  1. Jestred

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    I had my HbA1c results 5.9% 41mmol. ill take that :)
  2. Jestred

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    I had my HbA1c results again, keeping steady at 5.9% 41mmol
  3. Jestred

    Tastebuds

    Ive had really good taste in the past, but over the last year im finding im less sensitive to taste but that could be my age. I am 44
  4. Jestred

    Clinic Tomorrow

    a good test result, but as im still celebrating my last one it may not be so good this time around. I must try harder
  5. Jestred

    Sneaky injections through clothing?

    If its for my levimer, I Just take my jeans down where ever I am and Jab up. there may be a bit of an exhibitionist in me ;)
  6. Jestred

    How much basal insulin are you taking?

    for me its 20 units of levemir nightly currently
  7. Jestred

    Meetup 6, 7th of May, 2pm at http://www.star-tavern-belgravia.co.uk/find-us

    Loved meeting you all last time, I will try to make it
  8. Jestred

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    Got my 6 month results back yesterday 5.9% :)
  9. Jestred

    Type 1s: What Is/was Your Blood Sugar This Evening And This Morning ?

    5.3 last night and 5.1 this morning. Now that's a first for me
  10. Jestred

    Blood tests

    Thanks all, Ill go for the fasting option just to be safe.
  11. Jestred

    Blood tests

    Hi All, this is probably a silly question. but cannot contact my DSN's. Im due for my HB1ac, liver, LDL, HDL tests on Monday should I be fasting before this test? Many thanks J
  12. Jestred

    Type 1 - Daily carbs

    around 100-120 for me, since I started counting. I cant remember how many I used to eat as I never counted, but I bet it was loads more.
  13. Jestred

    How to stop blood sugar raising when walking!!!

    Kristin251 I've noticed my Bg rises every time I shower in the morning but it does drop 30mins later. Walking does drop my BG if its a quick 30mins or so
  14. Jestred

    Diabetes comparison...sigh

    I can relate to the anxiety, after being off for three weeks after being diagnosed I just didn't want to go back. everyone in the office knew due to gossip. but everyone was very helpful with it, everyone seems to know of a diabetic T1 or T2, which is more of a pain than a help. as I've been...
  15. Jestred

    Car insurance

    Hi All, well..., I did inform my insurance company of my T1 condition when diagnosed ! and the premium did not change :). im about to renew and I have been told that that policy is no longer available anymore from a certain underwriting company but they could insure me.But looking at the new...
  16. Jestred

    Abbott Libre Support Email Address

    [email protected] (please include your full name, address and telephone number).
  17. Jestred

    Freestyle libre rant

    I had my 2nd sensor go faulty after 2days of wearing it. called Abbott up and they sent a replacement sensor no hassles at all. They just asked for the old sensor to be returned in the provided return envelope so they could analyse it.
  18. Jestred

    Does anyone else feel like a science experiment?

    I like to think of it as a game rather than an experiment, you just need to keep yourself in-between the level's you set yourself.
  19. Jestred

    T1 diabetes in the family?

    I was diagnosed at 44 six months ago when diagnosed with Type 1 and was the first in the family with diabetes. but i do worry about my kids developing T1
  20. Jestred

    Continuous blood glucose monitoring (CGM)

    Signed, you never know.