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You and i are different human beings as i'm happy with a bit of sympathy and if a colleague understand why i'm taking 10 minutes to myself whilst my sugar rises then I'm happy with that too. I wonder if its because i've been type 1 for over 50 years? Tony

I'm type1 and never noticed anything other than sympathy and empathy and i've been in full time employment for 40 years. Tony

Same here and i'm coeliac as well so its easy to say no and looking at food in general i have come to the same conclusion and often refuse food on the grounds of Is it worth injecting for? Tony

Well said.... Tony

I work in a primary school too. We have just 1 child who is type 1 and is now year 6. If my alarm goes off on my phone i get asked if i need some food as its the same alarm noise as the year 6 child..... I'm 58 so it is quite entertaining. Tony

I was diagnosed aged 6 and now i'm 58. I don't recall not being diabetic so thats the normal for me. The big game changer for me was getting a libre and analysing the data. Long term diagnosis has affected my view on food and often avoid it so i don't need to take insulin. Before the libre i...

Hi I understand this about levimir. My success at control is based on a levimir overload and 18000 steps per day. Dealing with a levimir low is far easier than dealing with a novorapid low. I tried explaining this to a nurse not long ago and she was the most knowledgable in diabetes at my GP...

Hi Thanks for your reply and it has made me feel a bit better about myself. When do you take your tresiba? I'm currently 6am and 6pm so i can go either way. I'm like you again as i have always overloaded with Levimir and the novorapid works well this way. I'm rarely resistant like this and am...

Hi Just started my last but one vial of levimir and am surprised how apprehensive i am becoming and basically not wanting to change as i have been so successful but i know i have no choice. I have full confidence in my abilities and tech but i have a nagging feeling..... Tony

Hi I am a levimir user and am about to change to Tresiba. I take 10 units at 6am and 14 units at 6pm. I also take novorapid as and when. My last hba1c was 5.7 or 39. I'm going for tresiba as apparently it lasts for 36 hours. Levimir lasts 12 to 18 hours so 18 times 2 is 36 so using my own maths...

I'm so glad you understand the importance of insulin, exercise and carbs along with a CGM and my own last hba1c was 39 or 5.7 and i am overdue a blood test where i'm aiming for lower. My other addiction is my step count where i average 18000 per day. Tony

Hi Whilst i'm 50 years a type 1 your line about your CGM made me take interest. Around 10 years ago i got my first CGM and the first thing i did was to go walking and the effect simple walking has on my insulin was quite remarkable. I was well controlled before but now i am well controlled and...

Its peculiar to the individual and what i do is correct for me and me alone.... My low setting is 3.3 which is the lowest it can go. I'm 51 years a type 1 and never been hospitalised and can function normally in the 3s. Add to this i have never had a libre reading lower than a finger prick in...

@gb350 I have had more issues this year than the prevous years put together. My TIR shows me 16% in the red which is nonsense. Many sensors have been 2 mmol out so rather that pop a new one on and report it i can operate with a difference of 2mmol to save me aggravation. I've switched off my...

Hi @StuartMcc Type 1 for 50 years. Finger pricking testing is more accurate than a CGM. Take it a stage further and your alarm goes off in the middle of the night. Try and recognize how you feel and what i mean is i wouldn't know if i was 4.6 but i would know if i was 2.9. Because of my age we...

Hi Seasoned type 1 of over 50 years here. Please don't be afraid of a hypo. Its part and parcel of taking medications that lower our sugar levels. I can operate quite normally until i reach 3.0 mmol then i get a bit confused and can become quite ratty according to my wife. I always have jelly...

Hi and welcome. Whilst i'm type 1 of 50 years i have a very simple way of looking at diabetes. I walk around 18000 steps a day and this along with insulin and carb counting my last hba1c was 39. Knowing what you are eating is a good place to start and i will use a simple banana as an...

Hi @bella261 I have over 50 years experience of injecting and do feel for you. I use my backside for bigger jabs and whilst i'm getting old and not as nimble as i used to be i twist round and whilst i cannot see the needle going in i can feel the insulin pen pushed gently into the flesh and can...

I talk nonsense most of the time and wish i could type emojis as i'm smiling... Spud-u-like

Hi Get well soon OP. School caretaker here in work for 4 weeks then 2 weeks in Gran Canaria. Love the sunshine and when in the canaries i lose weight and get this........ The Canary islands are fab u lous but they don't know how to cook a decent spud. I love spuds and even love the word "spud"...