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    New Support Group Ideas

    Hello everyone, I am in the process of starting a support group for young people with type one diabetes in my local area. We're in the very early stages and it's been going well so far but what we're really stuck on is a good name! We wanted something catchy and modern, possibly an acronym...
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    Beach Holiday

    Hello guys! I just wanted to ask your advice about how you deal with holidays, especially beach/sun/sand trips. I know it's common to detach the pump and go back to injections for a week or so, but I'm not really keen to do this. I tend to insert the cannula in my stomach but this isn't ideal...
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    pumping and exercise

    I've been pumping for approx. three weeks now and so far so good, albeit alot of adjustment and fine-tuning. I'm still trying to crack my basal rates so I've been up at all houors of the night and fasting like nobody's business ! I'm hoping it's all going to pay off. I haven't done any...
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    Animas 2020 versus Paradigm Veo

    Hey guys, I'm really excited as I'm just about to order my insulin pump!! I've given a lot of thought as to which I'd like (I'm lucky that my diabetes centre is able to offer a choice of about five). I've narrowed it down to the Animas 2020 and Paradigm Veo. I can't decide which is more...
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    Treating hypos

    Hi everyone, I'm a type one and I've been very happy with the low-carbing lifestyle. However, I've recently had a bit of difficulty with my control and I've been having more hypos. I wanted to know how other type one low-carbers dealt with low BS. I'm assuming we all deal with it with glucose...
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    Struggling a little...

    Hi everyone, I've been a type 1 for about 11 years now and have always struggled to get the precise control that I want. My friend suggested trying a low-carb diet and subseuqently I have really been enjoying finding out as much as I can about low-carbing. It all seems to make so much sense, so...