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  1. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    OMNIPOD / DASH Insulin Management System

    Hi everyone, just received my free sample of my pod experiance kit, (just the pod only) don't know how long this has been going but it looks interesting, no injections, no testing, no testing strips etc: all you get is the pod which carry's your insulin, you attach this to your body and a phone...
  2. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    Long Haul Flights, How Do You Calculate Insulin Injections With 12 Hours Time Change?

    Thank's everyone really good advice, I think the two watches sounds good for me, that way I can manage I think. Thank you everyone.
  3. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    Long Haul Flights, How Do You Calculate Insulin Injections With 12 Hours Time Change?

    I am going on a long haul flight to NZ in December with flight changes, how will I calculate my night insulin while I am in the air and given the change in time difference between the whole journey. I have been really worried about this as surely this will throw my insulin levels all over the...
  4. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    explaining what it's really like to live with Type 1

    You have just explained how I feel, thank you.
  5. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    LADA vs. Type 1?

    Just a thought I was diagnosed with type 1 at the grand old age of 72 so hey there you go I just say I'm type1 didnt even know what LADA meant, till I read some posts about it.
  6. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    FOOD WITHOUT INSULIN

    Hi nice to meet you too, I have no chance then, is it worth asking the GP for a Glucagen Hypokit? just reading that its good to have one in the fridge.
  7. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    Any one else have a GP like this?

    I too didn't know that I needed one, but it does makes sense, can't be too careful will investigate.
  8. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    FOOD WITHOUT INSULIN

    Thank you for the advice, it's called learning I suppose it all makes sense will take your advice and do the basal test.
  9. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    FOOD WITHOUT INSULIN

    So my lantus I take at night could be too high, given my readings are 4.7,5.7,5.9 for three mornings I thought that was about right, the honeymoon period I was told would be over and only lasted a few weeks again told by my doctor there was nothing to suggest I was anything but a type 1 although...
  10. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    FOOD WITHOUT INSULIN

    It depends what I'm doing I am pretty active I don't have morning insulin at all and haven't for a while I wake up with 5.2 or there abouts but if I have breakfast early or am extra busy my reading's vary from 3.4 to 4.2 by midday. This is withut insulin, but last week my readings went down to...
  11. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    FOOD WITHOUT INSULIN

    I have for the past three days I have not had food insulin as I have been finding my glucose levels were getting too low in the day, what I don't understand is my levels go up after food with out the insulin and slowly my blood levels go down, I always have the night insulin at 10pm, can anyone...
  12. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    UNUSUAL HYPO HELP!

    Yes, I can relate to it two days ago I had a hypo around 11.oclock morning time my blood had dropped to 2.4 even though I had eaten breakfast by the time I realised it was a hypo it was too late I felt so ill had loads of Lucozade and sugar, I then had lunch/dinner at 1.0colock but had extra...
  13. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    The man with the disappearing Type 1. An update...

    I have replied below, this is what happens to me, will try not having insulin or lower the dose to start.
  14. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    The man with the disappearing Type 1. An update...

    Hi, this is what happens to me, I will have breakfast without insulin and my body process's the glucose lunchtime I take insulin and find sometimes I will have a hypo never tried not having it through the day. I always take the night insulin. As I too log everything time, dose, etc when I told...
  15. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    Newbie - scared, confused and depressed

    Hi, I have been type 1 for eight months now it comes a bit of a shock doesn't it, If you get this book called Carbs and Cals off amazon its amazing in controlling the carbs and sugar very simple to understand you can look at food and sort of count how many carbs there are. I get down sometimes...
  16. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    VIRUS'S AND VACCINES

    Don't I was told now I am diabetic my immune system is lower than normal, so I had it my first flu jab not only was I ill for three weeks I was in bed for three days and had two lots of anti-biotics with x-rays also. When I mentioned to the doctor that it must be the flu jab the doctor said...
  17. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    VIRUS'S AND VACCINES

    HAVING HAD SHINGLES AND THEN SIX MONTHS LATER GIVEN THE SHINGLES VACCINE BY MY GP WHO SAID IT WAS ADVISABLE TO HAVE IT GIVEN I HAD SHINGLES SIX MONTHS EARLIER, SO I HAD THE VACCINE AND HEY PRESTO I DEVELOP TYPE 1 DIABETES AT THE AGE OF 72 YEARS, HEALTHY ALL MY LIFE, WITH NO HEALTH ISSUES. I WENT...
  18. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    weight

    I am type 1 surely if you eat a low carb diet and high fat doesn't your cholesterol levels go up as you are controlling your sugar but not the fat?
  19. SHROPSHIRE_LADY

    cholestorol and diabetes

    The challenges for me are quite hard as I am over seventy, age does make a difference, I am coping with keeping my levels within the guidelines but sometimes make mistakes or mis calculation on the carb front, my husband has just been prescribed statins and is going to stop taking them due to...
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    cholestorol and diabetes

    I am type1 and just been told I have high cholesterol at 6.2 and should take statins because I am diabetic with type1. If the national average cholesterol level is between 4-7 then I fall into that group, why do doctors always use diabetes as a weapon to get you to do what they want. Or, is the...