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  1. nikobasi

    Injection phobia

    Hello guys i have a stupid phobia but i cant rationalize it. I am afraid to inject insulin(especially the basal) when i go out but when i am at home i dont have that fear. Does it make sense?
  2. nikobasi

    Travelling and basal insulin adjustment

    Hello guys, i am planning two trips: the first one is in Athens 500 kilometres away from my home(same timezone with my home) and Amsterdam(-1 hour different from my home timezone) and i am injecting daily lantus(24 hour basal insulin once per day) and novorapid(bolus) every time i eat. Should i...
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    Onset of diabetes and nephropathy

    Hello, i have read articles that if you did not have proteinouria for the first twenty years of diabetes the probability to get nephropathy in the future is very little. Is this true?
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    Diabetes and timezones change

    Hello, I want to travel abroad for some months. I am injecting my long-acting insulin(24 hour lantus) at a specific time(23:30 Greek timezone). If I travel to a country which has two hours difference from my country timezone should i inject my insulin at my country's timezone(23:30 Greek...
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    Storing Open Insulins In Fridge

    Hello, I have been using novorapid and lantus pens for more than 10 years. All these years I have been keeping the used novorapid and lantus insulins in the fridge. Just few days ago i learned that opened lantus should be kept in room temperatures and not in the fridge but with novorapid flex...
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    Storing Insulin Home And Away From Home

    Hello, I went out for hours and I took the insulin with me(lantus+novorapid) stored in my bag. At home, I store opened insulins in the refrigerator. Will this change in temperature decrease insulin quality? Also is it possible the decreased quality of insulin due to temperature change can...
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    Carb Counting

    Hello, I have been type 1 diabetic for 20 years but I havent learned about carb counting. I mostly used gramms to calculate novorapid units. For example Morning : 100 gr bread + a glass of milk ( I inject 6 units novorapid) Lunch: 400 gr carbs(macaronni, rice, potatoes e.t.c.)+ 100 gr meat or...
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    Type 1: Exercise 1 hour after short acting insulin

    Hello, i want to go to a gym(pilates sessions) but the times of sessions are very close to meals. So there is a big danger of strong hypos. How should i adjust the dosage? Is there any general rule for this situation? Thanks a lot.
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    24 hour albunimuria test

    Hello i have been diabetic for 17 years type1. I have done 24 alvumin test for many years now and i have no alvuminuria. Do i have do it every year since i had no alvuminhouria yet? Thanks.