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Hi Artemis I've been type 1 for close to 30 years and have followed a strict vegan diet for 24 years of that time. Moreover, I also adhere to low-carb and gluten-free for the best part. I don't find my diet at all restrictive but I am aware that I have to put a lot more effort into it than most...

My Accu Chek Combo reaches the end of its life later this year and I've been given the option to choose a different pump if I so desire. Since I am planning to do quite a bit of travelling over the next few years, some of it for extended periods, I have to consider how much space is going to be...

39mmol on diagnosis. Highest since was 27mmol on an occasion when I took quite a lot of glucose before exercise in anticipation of an aerobic workout but ended up doing one that was more anaerobic and hence the stress hormones pushed my sugars up rather than down.

Maybe not proven in clinical trials, but since 'Big Pharma' can't patent most food (although Monsanto's managed it with some GM crops) there's little money to be made out of dietary programmes (other than from books that provide information about them), so there never will be any such trials...

Hi Kerrie Forgive me if this is something you've already considered/looked into, but there is a school of thought that considers food sensitivities/intolerances to be the trigger for auto-immune conditions. I recently read Barbara Allen's 'Conquering Arthritis' and though it's chief focus is...

Hi Coco4 I think I may have mentioned this before in another thread but I do recall my specialist telling me many moons ago that a rapidly falling blood sugar can produce the symptoms of a hypo, irrespective of whether it actually ever drops below 4mmol. So, suppose 10 minutes before you...

My guess from reading this thread (and others on the forum) is that there are differing trends of opinion between those who have had the disease for a long time (i.e. several decades or more) and those who have had it for shorter periods (under 10 years perhaps). I would surmise that those in...

As Fallenstar highlighted, liver dumps can actually be used to your advantage to avoid hypos. Google the 10 second maximal sprint and you'll find a wealth of information on this topic.

You might sleep through a hypo and once your sugar level drops below a certain point your liver releases its own glucose stores into your bloodstream. This could account for high sugar levels in the morning.

Maybe you went hypo during your sleep and the high blood sugar is the result of a liver dump. This happened to me many times when I was on injections. Night time testing to see what's going on with sugars and whether your basal rate is correct is definitely a good strategy.

What's normal about sticking needles in yourself every time you eat (bolusing with a pump in my case); having to test your blood sugar half a dozen times a day (and every single time you drive); having to calculate the carb content of everything you eat; having to deal with hypos (nighttime ones...

I hate all of the things that others have mentioned but I especially hate hearing or reading about how type 1 diabetics can "lead a perfectly normal life". Ugh, what utter tosh! I also hate how the media just talks about 'diabetes' in general and by and large refuses to differentiate between...

Let me just say I greatly appreciate all the input and sympathetic comments from everybody who's contributed to this thread. I'm not prepared to write this off as my consultant just having a bad day. If you choose a career in which your primary aim/function is to help people, then there are no...

Thanks for both of your replies, they are greatly appreciated. Picklebean, I am currently in receipt of once-weekly CBT sessions and am also on a list to see a clinical psychologist. You are absolutely right when you say that depression has a major impact on diabetes management. The anxiety...

Since my June visit to clinic this year, I've been struggling with a variety of other health problems among which, depression and anxiety have featured prominently. Obviously, this has made management of my diabetes a lot more challenging than usual and it's fair to say that I've had a lot of...

I've had this problem a few times when I've gone out without my pump remote/meter and just relied on the Aviva Nano that I keep in the dashboard of the car. It is a pain in the butt and there's no obvious solution to it. However, If you're outside for long periods with your regular pump meter...

It's good to know that I'm not the only one frustrated by the unpredictability of the pump and the problems that arise out if it. Donellysdogs, I'm a bit like you really in that I don't have a whole lot of subcutaneous fat to take advantage of, however, I look for the fleshiest areas and always...

The problem is that you get a high reading and initially you might just put it down to your own mismanagement or miscalculations, so you give yourself a correction bolus accordingly and test again 90 minutes later only to find that not only has your sugar level not come down, it's shot up even...

After 3 years of pump usage, I'm seriously at the point of jacking it in and going back to MDIs. Over the years I've just had too many random and unexplained high blood sugars, sometimes following cartridge/infusion set changes, sometimes following cannula changes and sometimes for no obvious or...

Hi ElleDee I'm now coming up to 3 years with a pump and if there's one thing that time has taught me it's that there is no single perfect solution to where you keep the unit on your body. I'm a guy, so no bra option and I find it especially difficult if I want to wear clothes that are at all...