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    Nobody?

    Hey there @nomoredonuts There's a pretty good thread forming in the Diabetes Research Forum. You should check that one out. :)
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    3 years with type 1

    Hey @cockercas - very well said! I sometimes wonder what my health level would be if I didn't have diabetes as my life style would no doubt NOT be as healthy as it is now. This particular rings true when two of my non diabetic friends (known them for years) both had heart attacks this fall and...
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    Overwhelmed

    I would suggest you just take it easy and slow in regard to managing your diabetes. Shoot for the normal range of BG Level but if you find yourself a little higher than that don't worry. In time you will work things out. I have a real issue with the way we manage our diabetes in this day and...
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    Potential Diabetic

    I would wait for your doctor's prognosis, chances are the doctor will get you to do a Hemoglobin A1C to measure if you're Blood Glucose Levels have been riding on the high of normal for a while. But to keep things in perspective - if it is diabetes - it would appear you have caught it early. I...
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    Help broken insulin pen

    Hope you got a new pen in relatively short order - a couple of years ago I decided to get a spare pen for my Humulog Insulin - this was after I was at a music festival and near the end of the night (early morning) I noticed that my BGs were a little high probably from all the beer and good...
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    Type 1 Avoiding complications?

    Hey @olster - I'm one of those type 1s that have managed to avoid complications and although I try to get my BGs to range between 4-7 more times than not I'm outside that range. The best my A1C has ever been is 6.8 - it usually runs in the mid to high 7s and occasionally in the 8s. I think one...
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    Does type 1 diabetes affect your social life? If so, how?

    Interesting as we have been living with type 1 for roughly the same amount of time - however, I didn't really start looking after myself until my kids were born - the first - 26 years ago. As far as I can tell it's never really affected my social life - athletics, touring with a Rock Band -...
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    treats..

    Pistachios - if you like nuts - give them a try. I eat 500 grams of Pistachios a week - they are in the shell so the edible part is less than 500 grams. As I don;t eat breakfast I usually start getting hungry by mid morning - my BGs at that time are usually in the 5 to 6 range. As nuts tend to...
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    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Been a pretty normal day for me so far - no breakfast - 10:30 am handful of Pistachios - lunch - Greek Salad - not sure what I'll have tonight - maybe some home made soup if it's ready.
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    Statins & high cholesterol

    My Doctor prescribed me statins even though my cholesterol levels were quite good - mid normal range. When I took them I had a complete deterioration of my quality of life to the extent that I could no longer do the same level of physical activity as I once had. The only thing that had changed...
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    I like this fasting makarky

    I have a similar fasting pattern although with me I don;t eat anything from 10 pm to the following day at noon where I will have dinner (low carb). My observations - my BGs will rise slightly as soon as I get out of bed - I attribute that to the stress of getting up, grabbing a shower etc... but...
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    Feeling alone?

    I can understand how you feel but you can win this battle - I feel I have! I was diagnosed at 4 and stayed in a pediatric ICU at Sick Children's Hospital for about 2 months (I was diagnosed late and my parents almost lost me) , I'm 55 now, have two non diabetic kids who are 22 and 26 and I'm...
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    Need a new hobby

    My biggest hobby is music composition and recording. I used to be in a rock band but we were all getting older and feeble so the band disbanded. It's tough finding like minded musicians that you get along with. I built my own recording studio and play all the instruments - this allows me a lot...
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    Diabetic Mania

    Yes - I've been able to pinpoint a behavioral change with me when I hit 12-14. Oddly enough any higher than that or lower than that I seem to be back to my normal self, it just seems to be that range. The behavioral change has gotten me in to trouble in the past as I'm normally a very calm...
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    Do you people get all your diabetes stuff for nothing?

    I don't pay for anything since changing employers and getting a wonderful health plan. It's one of the reasons why I'm still with the same employer. The Canadian province/state I live in subsidizes the costs for diabetes supplies but it's only a partial subsidy and you require a doctor's...
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    Waist measurement - the new T2 metric replacing BMI

    The first measure I actually do well at - 5 ft, 11 in with a 32 in waist - I'm 3 inches under. Hurray, think I'll take the afternoon off :)
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    Research on prospective memory and executive function in type 1 diabetics

    Too bad - I'm too old - c'est la vie, mes amis!
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    Big Highs after Fasting with Cold ...

    Just tested myself again and I'm now down to 7.7 - that's good! So at 7 am I was 22.4, then at 9:45 am I was 17 and now that it's almost 11 am I'm at 7.7. Interesting thing, over the years I've had a lot of experience getting my BGs down from Highs to Normal - now I have to make sure the BGs...
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    Big Highs after Fasting with Cold ...

    Got a wicked head cold 2 days ago, my BGs were doing fine until last night - woke up this morning and my BG was at 22.4. Didn't eat anything and gave myself 14 units of humulog - 2 hours later I'm down to 17 (at least it's going in the right direction) so I gave another 6 units of humulog just...
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    Being a parent of a child with type 1

    You know, I think it's much more difficult being a parent of a diabetic today than it was back in the 1960s and 1970s. When I was diagnosed in 1966 the management of diabetes was a hell of a lot simpler - it was called "How to extend one's life". I had one shot a day that my mother would do...