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heres my story so far in getting a pump, its not a long story :D , had appointment with consultant he thought a pump was a good idea, last week i had dn ring me at hospital with a start date,so i'll be attached 8th april had the letter telling me to only take half usual background insulin the...

i decided i'd like to try a pump,after reading some of the storys on here i didn't hold much hope, anyway i had my first appointment with my consultant today after he asked abit about me i asked about the pumps, guess what? he thought it would be a good idea infact he seemed really...

i recently bought up the topic a 2 hour testing after meals with my dn, to which i was told i shouldn't be testing then as insulin is still doing its job which i knew. i like alot on here want to know what foods do what to there bodys and when. after 4 hours my levels are usually back to where...

after much thought i decided to quit smoking the reason was i had high blood preasure and protein in my urine(the protein cleared up before i quit so one less thing to worry about) and a after a chat with my dn my choice's were either that or she was talking of putting me on tablets so i packed...

hi well i have been on my dafne coarse all week and if you can get the chance to go on it don't hesitate,i can not recommend it highly enough, its great to meet other t1's to have a chat and have a clearer and better understanding of diabetes nothing can beat meeting other people and having a...

after much uumming and aaarrrring i decided in november to get booked on to a dafne coarse which i start on monday, although i have alway carb counted i thought i'd give it a go in the hope for better control and understanding although been t1 for over a year like alot of people it sometimes...

do you get good results from using this flour and (at the risk of sounding stupid) i guess it tastes of coconut? or does it? because after looking at the places which sell it they recommend buying the coconut oil to use with it. was thinkin of trying the bread receipes but don't really want a...

right, im having a moan when i was first diagnosed my dn at the hospital was brilliant and after the first month or so i was getting my head around all the info i was given(although not always adheard to) i was happy going once a month to see her talking about anything and she was always...

hi my nurse keeps asking if i'd consider a pump.( type 1 just over a year) whats the worst thing about having a pump? if there is a worst. i know its a long road to getting one. the biggest plus for me would be saying bye bye to numberous injections a day (shiver running up my spine thinking...

hi bit a a simple question but how long does it take to get hba1c results? got appointment with the vampires thurs :twisted: and after my last terrable result (think that made me decide to do something about it) im very interested in weather all my hard work of cutting my carbs is doing the...

im moanin i'm getting right cheesed off last few weeks i have decided to try and control this lovely illness or what ever you want to call it been testing as many as 9 times a day calculating my carbs injecting accordingly and results are still all over the place so last few days i thought i'll...

its probably been covered before but i don't have much faith in the bg meters i had something to eat at around 2oclock and took the right amount of insulin plus alittle extra for a correction tested at 5oclock i had a reading of 18.2 :shock: . then tested again at 5:45 and i got a reading of...

im reading alot of ppl are taking readings after 2 hours and that if you had took the correct amount you should be back to pre food bg levels but i was told insulin is active in your body for up to 4 hours is this wrong in what i was told? im on novarapid.so am i not right in thinking it could...

hi i came across this on the net and wondered if anyone used somthing called the sq-pen the needle free insulin delivery system and if you do are they any good? are they less painful to use?(new here but got loads of questions).just curious.

hi new here but i got a question do any of you get really bad headaches when your bg is about right? i was diagnosed almost a year ago on novarapid and lantus, this is beginning to get to me as i thought i was supose to feel better when me bg was right but always feel terrable.which in turn...

i came across this site a few days ago and felt abit lonly with the diabetes as not had anyone to talk to who understands what we go through(except diabetic nurse) the missus listens but unless your diabetic you dont undestand. well a little bit about meself, i'm 39 soon to be 40...