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    very happy

    :D i have been on my pump now for about 10 weeks. i have just had my hba1c results its is 69!! yayyyy . i know this is still high but they are down from 108!! so these results are fantastic for me .
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    should i be worried?

    a few nights my fella wasn't feeling very well , he was irratable, shaking and sweating so i tested his blood sugars (he is not diabetic) his bg was 2.7 ! he then started vomiting a lot . he had eaten a few hours before a roast dinner. he had had no alcohol with dinner . i got him to drink some...
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    i'm not sure what happened?

    i have been on a pump for 3 weeks now . yesterday morning at 4.30 i woke up feeling hypo so i tried to go downstairs to sort myself out. i only got to the landing then i passed out . my son and partner come rushing to help me. i come round dripping in sweat . my partner then went to get my bg...
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    advice please

    i have been off work sick because i have hurt my back. i had an attendance review on monday , at the review my employer kept bringing up my diabetes and the control of my diabetes. i wasnt off work because of my diabetes. he has also got my number of sick days wrong he said i have had 27 work...
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    finally !!!!

    i have finally got a start date for the pump :D i have just got off the phone to my dsn a very happy lady :D :D :D :D :D i start on the pump on 2nd july ( 2 weeks today) oooooh im very excited now x
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    a little bit worried

    hi all , my consultant and dsn think that a pump is the way forward for me and i agree . unfortunately the hospital that i attend doesn't have a pump clinic so i have been refered to a different hospital, i have got my first appointment on the 12th feb . the thing im worried about is that my new...
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    how many times?

    out of curiosity how many times do you all check your bgs a day ?
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    feels like im getting there at last

    :D if you have read my earlier post you will know that i have really struggled with my diabetes . i have had really high hba1c results 15.8 6 months ago . my most recent hba1c was 10.8 i know this is still very high but its on its way down . over the last few weeks i have been really watching...
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    not sure what to do!!!

    hi all im just wondering what you would do...... i was at work yesterday when i felt my blood sugars dropping i asked a colleagueto cover the tills for a bit her reply was WHY ? i explained to her that my blood sugars were dropping and she started to shout at me saying that she would have to...
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    really fed up now!!

    blood sugars still all over the place yesterday my blood sugars were 8.1, 14.1, 5.7, then 9pm 1.8 got it up to 5.8 then went to bed got up this morning saying hi on my meter 4+ ketones ! im in the process of learning to carb count and have apparently been referred for an insulin pump. im getting...
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    how long to wait after being refered for the insulin pump?

    hi everyone i have recently been in hospital with dka , my consultant wants me to go on the pump . i saw my dsn yesterday and she agrees it would be the best thing for me! my question is how long does it take from being referred to actually getting the pump?
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    very very happy today !!! yayyyyyyyyyyyyy

    :D i have been struggling with my bgs for a while now , i have had 2 admission to hospital in the last four months . my consultant keeps cancelling my appointment i have just had the third cancellation!!! i havent got a good relationship with my consultant he very very rude to me . however i...
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    help!!! bg's all over the place

    hi everyone has anyone got any suggestion as to what i can do my blood sugars have been all over the place for the last couple of weeks a typical day is = b/b 14.2 b/l 3.3-5.1 b/t 4.9 b/b 7.8 then this morning 33.3 .this is how it has been typical for the last couple of weeks some day im having...
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    how would i go about changing consults

    i have just come out of hospital due to low sugars. my consultant come on to the ward and didnt even come to see me !! a different consultant come instead . my consultant is usually really rude to me at my appointments and never listens to what i say .my partner came to my appointment last time...
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    work issuses

    hi im T1 i have recently been in hospital with dka. on my return to work my employer asked if any adjustments needed to be made ? i told him i needed to change some of my hours to allow me to eat at regular times and take my insulin. this was 5 weeks ago no changes have been made!!! i have asked...