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    Insulin in the summer

    It’s quite shocking how much difference it makes! bgst hit the nail on the head with keeping records of how everything effects you, have they put you straight onto the Libre Sensor? The app for it is brilliant for this and it saves carrying so many things around with you all the time, it’s weird...
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    Insulin in the summer

    Also be very careful with carb counting in the summer, I find I need a lot less insulin when the weathers hot. I did know why but I’ve completely forgotten the reason!
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    Insulin in the summer

    I’ve been T1D for over a decade and never had any problems with insulin losing its potency, a lot of what the consultants, diabetic nurses and dieticians say is absolute nonsense. When I was diagnosed I wasn’t even taught how to carb count, they told me to treat it as if I was T2. Marks right...
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    Disagreement with doctors about testing strips

    That’s absolutely ridiculous! I’m a type 1 diabetic and have been for the past 7 years. Until I started testing on average 10 times a day I could not gain perfect control of my diabetes. My hba1c is currently sitting around 5 due to the fact I test every 2 to 3 hours, I’m on Noverapid and...