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    Type 1 Diabetic Prime Minister

    Hmm. I don't like this. 'Politics' aside excuses her voting for the bedroom tax and against gay adoption and marriage. Let's not claim her victories as our own when she is an unkind and discriminative person.
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    Getting Better

    That's a fab way of keeping it in check! It seems you're testing quite a lot though. Sometimes it can be more beneficial to good Diabetic control to check less frequently. Ie. before meals and two hours after injecting, as this is generally the time it takes for fast acting insulin to have...
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    artificial sweetner

    Hey :) Anything with less than 1g of carb per 100ml is great and requires no injection. Generally, a snack of 15g of carbs or less needn't be injected for, but of course liquids work a lot more quickly at raising the blood glucose level. Kirsty-Marisa
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    good news at three month check up

    Fantastic! You're an example to us all. I think a lot of us wish to reap the rewards of exercise but getting the motivation can be hard! Well done hun, I'm gonna try a bit harder :D Kirsty-Marisa
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    High in Morning/Breakfast

    Hi Clarentina, morning blood sugar levels are a direct resut of the previous evening's injections. If you are finding your morning levels are high, it is the previous evening's long-acting insulin you need to increase. DAFNE will be great for you, it gives you so much more freedom over what...
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    my girlfriend is going through a bad time with her diabetes

    Hi there. As well as the physical aspects of diabetes there can be so much emotion involved. I gave up on my diabetes last year and kept it to myself. After about 6 months I came clean to my boyfriend, and his reaction got me back on track. Diabetes is a longterm thing, and while I was stuck...
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    Hate it!!!

    I think it'd be great for you to go and see a therapist. I was a bit dubious at first, especially about what other people would think, but it's done me a world of good. They're there to help us, and even if you decide it isn't for you, it's at least worth a bash. I'm not 100% happy with my...