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  1. scoots

    Type 2 Numbers rise at night

    Mine can do this too- I use an insulin pump, and my highest basal rate is actually the middle of the night/early hours of the morning. It may be linked to what you have eaten: a large meal, or one that has more fat in it e.g. takeaway will take a lot longer to digest. If you give insulin to...
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    im 15 and diabetic

    Hi barbiegirl, I think it will have taken a lot to write your post, it's obviously pushing you to the edge. Do speak with someone, you don't have to go through it alone. Like Paul, I too was diagnosed as an adult (I was 35), however I have felt all of these same feelings. I thought my life...
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    Arctium lappa - herbal remedy that lowers blood sugar?

    Thanks for this. I had a look at the product in Holland and Barratt - it's there as burdock - didn't make any reference to diabetes (or not using it), just had the bland warning to consult doc before using if you have any medical conditions. If there's any chance it can increase my cardiac...
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    Arctium lappa - herbal remedy that lowers blood sugar?

    I am trying different ways to get on top of my eczema and am now trying herbal/biochemic treatments. The person who is preparing the remedies (who is trained) told that someone had good results using Arctium lappa (burdock root) however she could not recommend it as it was not advised for...
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    surgery and diabetes

    I agree, you need to trust that things will go as they should - stress releases cortisol, which increases BG and BP, neither of which are good pre-op. Not knowing what had caused my symptoms, I had myself dead and buried over Christmas. I see this as a second chance to get fit not just for the...
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    Feeling hypo but I'm not

    Hi poppy, Welcome to the forum! Your BG is likely to be up and down while your own cells are still firing, and they are likely to be more sporadic as they start to burn out completely, what is referred to as the 'honeymoon period'. I was diagnosed in Jan 2009, and went through the honeymoon...
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    surgery and diabetes

    I have spoken with both my GP and my DSN today, and the advice given was exactly that given above - how good is that?! So, I'm getting an MOT blood-wise to address any anaemia etc., going ahead with the pump fitting in Feb leaving enough time to get some better control for the op in March. My...
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    can anyone recommend a good book??

    I'm hankering for it to be available on the Kindle... Love the Desire, what a fab name for a phone that does it all! Jen
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    Feeling hypo but I'm not

    I get it when bg is going up, too - I can get that overwhelming tiredness and incoherence of a major hyper, check my levels to see just how much insulin I will need to give to correct it and it is perfectly normal, only for it to go up pretty quickly after. This diabetes lark, can make you look...
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    insulin pumper-to-be

    Hi Anna Marie and Peter, Thank you so much for your responses, they are both very reassuring. Anna Marie - we'll start the journey more or less together, however I have already learned from you an have ordered the Pumping Insulin book. I hadn't really thought of it before, suppose I thought...
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    insulin pumper-to-be

    Hi I'm a bit of a lurker on the forums, however I always get lots of good advice and chip in wherever I feel able. I thought I had best introduce myself on this forum, as I have an appointment to start on an insulin pump on 21st February. It will be a Medtronic (unsure of model?), and I am...
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    can anyone recommend a good book??

    Hi Anna Marie, I appreciate your dilemma, there is so much to get your head around! You may already have seen this book, which is not specifically about insulin pumps however I found it invaluable for getting to grips with carb-counting: www.carbsandcals.com I have the Carbs and Cals book...
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    Feeling hypo but I'm not

    I've had this too, completely spun me out but now also think it's linked to being sensitive to changes in bs. If in doubt, test! :wink: Jen x
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    I finally got my Hba1C down!!!

    That's fabulous Kim, really well done! BTW - don't ever let any doctor think you're nothing special, it's just not true... :wink: Jen x
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    surgery and diabetes

    Thanks to Nigel and iHs for your good advice. I had thought to call my DSN to ask if there is any possibility the pump appointment could be brought forward, I'll call them on Monday to discuss. My main concern really is that the op is not put off, so if that means I go on the pump a bit later...
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    Sorry if I am boring you!

    Hi Matthew, Just a quick note to say that I understand how hard the diagnosis can hit, and it's bl**dy hard. I was aged 35 when I was diagnosed, but I still found the psychological aspect of it the most difficult to deal with. OK, I could do all the things I knew I had to do to get it sorted...
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    Question = Answer Ha

    Hi Matthew, I was diagnosed T1 a couple of years ago, and it did take quite a while for my levels to get to anywhere near sorted or predictable. I would have one jaffa cake biscuit and my bs would go sky high, then I was in the honeymoon period with my own natural insulin production kicking in...
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    Feeling so ill in the mornings

    Hi Smitha, I was diagnosed with T1 diabetes a couple of years ago, and ever since I started on insulin I have experience massive nausea in the mornings. Maybe it was psychological, however I linked the nausea to the insulin and even the smell of it was (and still is to some extent) enough to...
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    surgery and diabetes

    Hi All, I'm due to have a major op to remove large fibroid and uterus. I am fully aware of the complications associated with raised bs post-op in terms of healing, infection etc, and am keen to get my bs on track, however it is sooo difficult as inflammation in itself increases bs/insulin...
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    eczema and diabetes

    Hi Pip, I have had T1 diabetes only for the past 2 years, however I have had skin problems for considerably longer, starting out as psoraisis as a 17 year old taking A levels and now eczema with psoraisis tendencies. I haven't seen any link between diabetes and eczema, however it is an...