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Re: TYPE1 (only please) HBA1C frustration ... help appreciat Others have given help about the pump but you also asked about what HbA1cs T1s tend to get. I don't have specific data on pumpers but I've done loads of research (just finished my PhD) on t1 HbA1c in general. The national diabetes...

Sounds to me as if she had got used to you being the one to turn to, the invincible one, and suddenly she realised that you are only human and it scared her. It's easier said than done but if you can, go back to her and be direct, explain that you do have to look after your health, that's a...

abs, are you on fixed insulin doses or changing them according to what you eat? And when you check your bg, eg that example when you were 15 and then dropped, how long after the meal was the reading of 15?

All true; enzymes break down the food. And one of the things lots of food breaks down into is sugar. Then you need insulin to handle that. Insulin isn't in food, raw or otherwise, so eating your food raw might be nice/good/whatever but it's not going to give you the insulin to 'cure' yourself...

Usually they put loads of sugar in flavoured spirits. The thing about the liver - nmr I think they told you a slightly confusing version. I have to say I only recently fully understood it after going on a DAFNE course. Basically when you get drunk, the liver's priority is to deal with the...

this really reminded me of bad times I have had in the past too. People have given good advice already and I wanted to add something about the psychological side - there is stuff done in the Netherlands where they worked with people hearing voices and found that it's much more common than UK...

It's scary isn't it? A lot of the medical textbooks have outdated or just inaccurate info about hypos. How on earth does the doc think you ought to look when hypo? bizarre! How come you were told to go to A&E, did they want you to get advice from there?

depends what it is you are eating, surely? You don't need to inject for raw celery. You do for raw banana. It's about the amount of carbohydrate in it.

Agree with the other posters - it would really surprise me if you have neuropathy with hba1cs and blood glucose results that brilliant. Re: possible carpal tunnel etc, it might be worth seeing an osteopath or similar - I got tingles and actually went numb in one side of my hand a few years...

Re: How often should I see my Diabetes team? totally makes sense. Then definitely ask if you can see someone sooner. It's their job to support and help you so if you need them, you should get that support and help.

Good advice from LaughingHyena. Here are some of my thoughts: HIGH EVENING SUGARS #1 Levemir's the background insulin as you know. So it's meant to be working on the sugar that your body chucks out into the blood whether you've eaten or not. And in some people it doesn't last 24 hours. So your...

Re: How often should I see my Diabetes team? Once a year is fairly normal for adults, especially if you are managing ok. But if you want to see them more often then demand it. The thing to ask yourself is WHY you want to go. If you have specific questions you want to discuss with specialists...

aw, thanks. glad to be able to help. Hope you feel better soon.

ok tips on how to cope with raised blood sugar when you are ill: - check your sugar. If you are getting really high (eg 18 and upwards, and it isn't coming down at all) then consider taking a correction dose of quick acting (novorapid). The rule of thumb is 1 unit of quick acting brings you...

after I was diagnosed, even though I didn't get a cold, I felt rubbish in every part of my body. I ached, and I was a weepy mess. And now I've read about your other experiences at diagnosis I'm not at all surprised you've been laid low. You've been through a lot! Look after yourself and keep...

There's some confusion going on here. "Human" insulin is the name for various insulins that have been specially created (usually from yeast) to try and mimic the way our natural insulin works in the body. Before that, the only insulins were made from actual pigs or cows (pork or beef insulin)...

your head is a shed?! Full of useful tools and a comforting smell of turpentine...? have a look on the app store for Carbs and Cals - doesn't have everything and doesn't do barcodes, but does have a good range of foods and their carb values. Very good to get an idea of how carby different...

Your experience sounds awful, and terrifying. Your standard diabetic appointment will be nothing like that - everyone involved will be used to diabetes and doing tasks they are familiar with, so it should be fine. What usually happens is some or all of the following things: - they'll weigh...

colds and infections and all that usually make your blood sugars shoot through the roof - and of course if they go high you feel extra rubbish, and you'll get ulcers and stuff. Has that happened to you? The good (?) news is that if you can bring the sugars down (extra insulin) you should be...

Re: Regular increase in BG levels in afternoon - advice plea How odd - but odd is kind of normal in Type 1. It's not unusual to have very different insulin requirements/ratios at different times of day, but this sounds a bit more tricky than just a question of needing more background. I...