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    Type 1 Lantus v Toujeo

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    Type 1 Lantus v Toujeo

    Hi, My diabetes control has been plummeting for a while now between meals and during the night. I've had several bouts of high and low sugars without reason. I've been offered a change in long acting insulin from lantus to toujeo. Advice please on the pros over lantus? Is it still lantus as...
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    Type 1 Heated insulin

    Hi, I've been using fiasp since August apart from the usual highs and lows i get I've not had a problem but since coming away on holiday to Australia I've been getting some very high readings mainly after meals and high temperatures. Temperatures have been getting hotter +30c now and highs are...
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    Manual Job.

    I've just been approved a grant for an insulin pump due to me getting hypos for abour 10-12 hours a day 5 days a week and lantus can not be reduced anymore. I have a physical job which includes heavy lifting and walking. Can someone please explain which insulin pump they found most useful i.e...
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    Insulin contamination

    What insulin pen and cartridges do you use? I've never had this before nor have i ever experienced it. I'm starting SADIE next Friday day 1 and will mention it to my diabetic nurse and am seeing my endocrinologist next Wednesday and mention this to him too. See if i can find out why etc.....
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    Type 1 80mg statins

    Hi, Is anyone having to take 80mg statins. I'm confused as my cholesterol level was 5.5 only .5 above the correct level but been prescribed 80mg forca start but understand blood clots and diabetes doesn't go well. I'm a type 1 diabetic and have been for 21 years and am starting to get higher...
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    Pasta and Italians

    Try my fitness pal. On there will be maybe not all but most restuarant nutritional info. If you look at the menu beforehand and search my fitness pal or google it will tell you nutritional info. The app fat secret has a list of the majority of chain restuarants with nutritional info. Hope it helps.
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    Abbott freestyle libre

    I had the same problem attach a new sensor as the old failed. I phoned libre they happily sent a new one received it ok went sent back the old one but couldn't as the jiffy bag that came with it had no address. Again today 3 days before it was due to run out failing and can sense as ging to fail...
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    Injection sites

    If you are like me of very slight build stomach is the only place where the novorapid works efficiently therefore I've pushed for a pump plus also I get the dawn phenomenon. You should ask for a pump you may be entitled to one in this case. I would ask uour DN and Endocrinologist doctor but you...
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    Rules for T1 runners

    That is unacceptable bearing in mind that physical work for a diabetic is just as dangerous. I thought that is what we have a diabetic nurse for advice. I have a physical job before i start i eat quite a bit 1st i sometime double my carb ratio almost from 20g per 1 unit to 30 to 40 so sugars...
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    Type 1 Jam

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    Type 1 Jam

    This probably been asked a 1000 times. I haveBlueberries blackberries and strawberries left over. Was thinking of making some jam. I've seen a few recipes but it doesn't tell me which sweetner is best. I know all sweetners have a slightly different taste or can anyone point me in the right...
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    Which is best

    I'm currently having to take intravenous steroids for thyroid eye disease but as some of you are probably aware steroids raise blood sugars. I'm stuck though as my lantus has been raised to constant fight off the high sugars for 48 to 72 hours. If i go above 40 units I hypo for up to 72 hours...
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    Carb Counting - scales?

    Thanks for all your help. Payday I'll be getting one for sure. My diabetic nurse/dietician showed me scales where food type is already added in to the machine i.e orange grapes peas so you weigh the foid select foid type and it lets you know how many carbs are in the particular type of food. Is...
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    Carb Counting - scales?

    Hey, I know this has probably been covered a 100 times. I'm going on a Sadie course soon so I can get a insulin pump and to stop my dawn phenomenon too but was advised to get scales to count fruit mainly as the rest I can get off Google my fitness pal carbs and cals etc. Can anyone recommend a...
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    Rising sugars

    Every morning my sugars rise even though i have been flat all through the night in fact from when i got to bed to when i wake up it has dropped by 1.5 to 2 as in from 7 to 5 and so on but when i get out of bed my sugar levels rise to doubles sometimes. This seems to heca problem for me 6 out if...
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    Freestyle libre CGM

    My diabetic nurse gave me a libre as a test due to me having intravenous steroids and its ability raises blood sugars. It takes an hour once the sensor is attached to you. The equipment is amazing i use my phone to monitor my sugars. I actually find my phones app is better than the scanner it...
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    Type 1: Chinese Takeaway

    Thanks for advice. [emoji3]
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    Type 1: Chinese Takeaway

    I know chinese food is full of bad fats and sugars but is there any dishes I should avoid entirely? Or what dishes are best to keep to. Unfortunately my father eats only certain dishes i.e chicken curry sweet and sour chow mein egg fried rice chop suey which at a guess is very poor for a type 1...