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    Does anybody with T1 not get hypos

    But NoKindOfSusie, YOU ARE AWESOME because, from what you have said, you are coping with this challenging condition. Look your diabetes in the face & tell it that you will control it & it will not control you; always remember that none of us is perfect, we are human, we are here & we are going...
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    Would you take a cure if it became available? Curious?

    I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in April 1972 & the spectre of hypos, hypers, retinopathy, kidney failure, amputation, insulin-resistance etc is always lurking in the background so, yes, if a cure was offered, I would jump at it! However, as other people have commented, any cure should be...
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    Sweating at night

    Hello PaulinaB, I am not a medical expert but I am a Type 1 diabetic on morning & evening doses of Novomix 30 who has experienced these nightime events. If my before-bed blood glucose level is 10 mmol/L or less, I will have a snack before bedding down (in my case a plain biscuit & a small...
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    How does change in temp affect you?

    Thank you so much for your reply - I have made a note of it & will ask next time I see my DSN.
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    How does change in temp affect you?

    Someone please tell me, what is DAFNE :?:
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    Does anyone else dislike..

    "Diabetic" or "person with diabetes", it doesn't really matter to me. I have had the condition for 40years, the condition doesn't have me. I was more upset with one of my work colleagues who said that "I would never be normal again" & the Driving Test Examiner who, when I asked why there was a...
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    1st Christmas as a Diabetic

    to cugila: Yes, the object of both Types 1 & 2 diabetics is to manage the condition & prevent future complications such as retinopathy. Perhaps my Hospital Consultant is stricter than most but he has kept me on the straight & narrow for 39 years without (as yet, touch wood!) any major...
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    1st Christmas as a Diabetic

    To cugila. My HCP advises a fasting blood sugar of 5mmol/l but never less than 4.0mmol/l. I have been advised that my target blood sugar 2 hours after a meal should not exceed 7.0mmol/l. I am Type 1 diabetic.
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    1st Christmas as a Diabetic

    To cugila: perhaps you can have a "mince pie with sugar on & have proper custard etc" but you are misinformed if you regard a bg level of 7 mmol/l as good. Most health professionals recommend a bg of no more than 5 mmol/l.
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    1st Christmas as a Diabetic

    Well said, rpage! As a Type One diabetic since 1971, I would concur with your comments that diabetes involves a lifestyle change. A diabetic cannot have "a mini mince pie with the sugar brushed off" because you are still consuming sweet pastry & fruit cooked in sugar, and just because you...
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    Hypoglycemia Alarm?

    Thank you.
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    Hypoglycemia Alarm?

    Hi Totsy Please can you let me know where you found a hypoglycemia alarm for £39? The cheapest I have found so far has been £69.95 and they don't seem to be listed on the price comparison websites. Thanks