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    Extended honeymoon not feeling good

    On the contrary the numbers are ok for the most part, aside from the morning rise. Ketones are good too. Just wondering if others with a similar condition to myself have also experienced the lethargy
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    Extended honeymoon not feeling good

    It was actually my suggestion to take insulin again. She said to stop taking it if I have any issues and book in again. I'm made to believe 8 units of Lantus is not a lot for a ~90kg male in the first place
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    Extended honeymoon not feeling good

    Not sure of C peptides but ketones sitting on 1 right now. I am fully aware that I will one day be taking insulin again but for now my endo has not said it is necessary. Under her guidance I started a course of 8 units of Lantus but that caused several hypos so I have since stopped taking it. I...
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    Extended honeymoon not feeling good

    Definitely T1 present with antibodies. I keep strict diet & control of my BG using a libre
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    Extended honeymoon not feeling good

    I was diagnosed with T1 a touch over 2 years ago with a 13% hba1c. It was an incredible shock, and prompted me to reform my unhealthy diet until that December when I got a 5% hba1c back and my endo told me stop taking insulin altogether. This felt like great news at the time (yay no more...
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    Type 2

    Eating some high sugar foods initially (say a few jelly beans) then getting stuck into some bread or some other lower gi carb 15-20 minutes later is the best way to treat a hypo (whilst sitting still of course). If you are type 2 that would possibly indicate a hormone imbalance probably...
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    Freestyle Libre new sensor not working HELP!

    Im pretty active and sweat lots so I always cover my libre with medical adhesive tape. I've tried a few different types until I found one that didn't irritate my skin after being on there for two weeks
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    Freestyle libre

    I will admit that I felt a faint glimmer of hope that I had somehow beaten T1 when I was told I was "in remission"
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    Freestyle libre

    I was diagnosed T1 nearly a year ago, I have the nasties that attack the insulin producing cells, and if I were to eat or drink lots of sugar I'd have hyperglycaemia. From what I understand, being type 1 and not requiring insulin is what counts as being "in remission" (I questioned the phrase to...
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    Freestyle libre

    I'm technically diagnosed as type 1 in remission. Not sure why they call it remission, but for now I do not take insulin (but of course I will in the future when the insulin cells are all gone). I spent a few months on insulin and changed my diet & exercise regime quite significantly until my...
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    Freestyle libre

    I'm technically diagnosed as type 1 in remission. Not sure why they call it remission, but for now I do not take insulin (but of course I will in the future when the insulin cells are all gone). I spent a few months on insulin and changed my diet & exercise regime quite significantly until my...
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    Low after work

    I used to have a slice of toast before bed (about 15g carb) to keep my sugars up overnight, worked quite well and easy to fit in
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    Hypoglycemia!!

    I'm told rubbing honey onto the gums of a semi concious hypoglycaemic patient is a good treatment but too right about shoving something down the throat. A diabetic coma treated in the hospital is a far better outcome than choking on lollies while unconscious
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    Losing weight

    Weight loss is all about calories in vs calories out, diabetes or not the equation will work. Fat loss on the other hand is a different beast. Look for high protein and high fibre foods (that don't trade carbs for fats) and avoid unnecessary fats in general (skim milk over full fat, light...
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    how to safely consume small bit of alcohol?

    Talk to your doctor/surgeon about stronger pain medication. Not sure what the rules are in Canada but I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to operate on a drunk patient unless it's life threatening.
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    Do I take big doses?

    It's not as easy as it sounds. I'm counting the days until I can get back onto insulin (it's only a matter of time before I stop producing insulin) so I can just eat food instead of restricting my meals to x amount of carbs. If you want to take less insulin, have a chat with your doctor about...
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    Do I take big doses?

    Sure am, still have the nasties that attack the pancreas. Just early enough that I'm still producing enough insulin to cover my strict diet
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    Do I take big doses?

    I've been diagnosed T1 for about 6 months now and only recently has my endocrinologist given me the green light to stop taking insulin after experiencing several hypos a day whilst eating 150g+ carbs and taking at most 3 units of Novorapid per meal. Every body is different so do not think that...
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    Freestyle Libre woes

    I've been using the libre for about 5 months now and I had a similar occurrence (minus the bleeding) about 3 sensors ago. I let it go overnight and it started reading the next afternoon, but was constantly showing 'LO' (under 2) while my blood readings were fine. About 3 days after the...