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  1. Ratty_Kat

    Omnipod Or Medtronic 640?

    Reading this has been helpful as I am just starting insulin pump therapy after being on MDI for 23 years. I went for the Medtronic 640G and was wondering if I made the right choice. Glad I didn't go for the omnipod now!
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    Snack Cravings - Add to the list!...

    I am finding pickled mini gherkins and cheese a favourite at the moment. Mini gherkins are wonderfully crunchy and make a change from onions :)
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    When should I start to worry?...Feet

    Hi all, I went to the cinema today and my right foot went numb. I shifted position in my seat and made small movements in that leg to try and promote blood flow. After the cinema, did some shopping around the city centre and came home. That was about 4hrs ago and my foot is still...
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    Snack Cravings - Add to the list!...

    All very good ideas! I love eggs - but can be tricky if at work etc. Cheese is great - I currently have some love cheese with spring onions in and some with pickled onions in! ;) How do people feel about various nuts? I love raw nuts but do endulge in the flavoured/salted/honey coated variety...
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    Snack Cravings - Add to the list!...

    Ah yes pork scratchings - yum!
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    Snack Cravings - Add to the list!...

    Snack Cravings - The majority of us get them and can be hard to ignore for some of us! I thought I'd start a thread detailing what I do/eat when these pesky cravings crop up. Hopefully we can build a list of tips to help others that need a bit of inspiration or are bored of their current...
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    Blood sugar spike after sex...

    I know - don't you just feel sorry for him having to put up with me?
  8. Ratty_Kat

    Blood sugar spike after sex...

    :hilarious: I just checked back with this and can't think which is funnier - Jaylee's comment or ~Mrs Vimes reaction! lol. I didn't even consider those things affecting blood glucose, but can rule them out. Handy for future reference though maybe? I don't know. But I must keep a straight face...
  9. Ratty_Kat

    Diabetic meetup 4, 30th of January 2016, 2pm at http://princesslouisepub.co.uk/

    Great - will see what I can do about work :)
  10. Ratty_Kat

    Diabetic meetup 4, 30th of January 2016, 2pm at http://princesslouisepub.co.uk/

    Hi - I'd like to come along to the meetup but will have to see if I can get the afternoon off work. I live in Oxford so it's not too difficult to get there- the coach stop is right across the road! Is this just a meetup for a group of friends or is it an 'all welcome' thing? I don't really know...
  11. Ratty_Kat

    Question for the ladies

    I too found the pill to increase blood sugar levels and I had to stop taking it. I can't help with the reactive hypo situation because I'm type 1 and can adjust my basal insulin levels to stop that time of the month from playing havoc with my sugars. My GP at the time had no idea about the pill...
  12. Ratty_Kat

    Injecting in public

    I try to inject in public as much as possible now - though I used to be really self conscious about it and always hide away. If people have a problem with it - that is their issue to deal with. Not mine :) I don't mind people asking about it. In fact, I'm glad if I can educate them. I do be...
  13. Ratty_Kat

    Blood sugar spike after sex...

    I think that I am just going to have to 'practice' a lot with adjusting insulin for this activity to see how I can counteract the highs. However will I break the news to my boyfriend? ...hehe ;)
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    Blood sugar spike after sex...

    I did consider that it was perhaps a reaction like anaerobic exercise, but I admittedly haven't really had enough practice during the day to work out bolus rates for that and it scares me a little when experimenting with night time insulin changes. Will have to set multiple alarms and test I...
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    Blood sugar spike after sex...

    I usually have to compensate for the dawn phenomenon and my sleep patterns are generally the same as if I'm not doing anything beforehand. Except perhaps sleep a little more soundly lol.
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    Blood sugar spike after sex...

    I can't say no for sure because I haven't woken up to test but I am quite sensitive to night time hypos and I would have thought that it would wake me. Like I said - I haven't tested though.
  17. Ratty_Kat

    Blood sugar spike after sex...

    I have noticed that there seems to be a pattern of my sugars being really high the morning after sex. I thought at first that it might be just a coincidence, but since I have been noting EVERYTHING to spot patterns in highs/lows, it is cropping up too much for it to be that. My reading can be 6...
  18. Ratty_Kat

    Type 1 Delayed Glucose Reaction...

    As with eating - that's why I waited 20-30 mins after glucotabs because that has been plenty of time in the past. What worries me is that this change is happening all of a sudden
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    Type 1 Delayed Glucose Reaction...

    I think I may have to give the DSN a call and see. I've noticed all this at the same time as having a lot of indigestion, bloating etc.