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  1. Ashleighrose414

    Diabetes therapy

    Bit of a late update as for some reason I didn't get notifications that anyone had replied! I spoke to my Diabetes team as well as a community DSN, both referred me to my local NHS counselling service but after speaking with them they said it seemed that given how much therapy I've already...
  2. Ashleighrose414

    Diabetes therapy

    Was wondering if anyone has any experience with diabetes specific therapy? I've been diabetic a long time so not like the learning to live with diabetes therapy but more specific therapy for dealing with diabetes related anxiety and depression? I've seen a few regular therapists and while I do...
  3. Ashleighrose414

    Crazy hypo in the morning

    I keep my short acting and long acting in separate rooms for this same reason! I use cartridges, so I have the novo pens that have the timers on the end so that you can see how many units you gave and roughly how long ago. I think you can buy the attachment for flexipens online? at least then if...
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    Very depressed

    I was diagnosed at around age 6, and i struggled with what sounds similar to how your daughter feels. I didn't really understand what was going on and I continued to struggle mentally. I can't imagine how you feel as a parent, but as a T1D child my parents just being there and letting me get out...
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    blood sugars are all over the place

    Hi, I was on a mixture of Toujeo and novorapid for a few years and found it near impossible to control my mealtime blood sugars. My diabetes team instructed me to do a basal test, where I would give 32 units of Toujeo at night, and then skip a meal and bolus to test that the long acting was...
  6. Ashleighrose414

    Hypo Alert Dogs

    My diabetes team are aware of the issues I am having, i was given a libre a year ago to try and ease some of the anxiety I have, but i sometimes find that it actually makes it worse eg when i see ive had a hypo or a near hypo and not noticed I become panicked even if my blood has already...
  7. Ashleighrose414

    Hypo Alert Dogs

    I'm just wondering if anyone has any experience with Hypo alert dogs, specifically in the UK. I'm Type 1 since 2005, and my sugar is fairly well controlled but i have developed severe anxiety regarding low/high readings, to the point that I will have panic attacks if my blood seems to be...
  8. Ashleighrose414

    Actrapid vs Novorapid

    Hi! I've been using novo rapid for as long as I can remember, probably since diagnosis! Personally, I find that it can take up to an hour to work before a meal (though you should take it 5-10 minutes before) so slow digesting foods are normally okay for me, but you could always split your dose...
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    Broken BG monitor

    I forgot to say i do have a libre, so I can still monitor my sugars, but need the monitor for if it plays up! does look like 111 will be able to sort it anyway, so all is good :)
  10. Ashleighrose414

    Broken BG monitor

    Bit of a long shot but does anyone know how I might be able to get hold of a new BG monitor before monday? Mines just completely given up, won't even turn on. I've only just replaced the batteries so not that either. My GP is closed, local diabetes centre is closed, and my local pharmacy don't...
  11. Ashleighrose414

    Freestyle Libre

    I have had my libre for about 6 month now, got it on prescription because I was checking my blood sugars 30+ times a day (you can imagine what that did to my poor finger tips). I do find that sometimes it hurts when I first put it on because i have skinny arms, but i alternate the site on my...
  12. Ashleighrose414

    Diabetic Anxiety

    Luckily I am still quite reliant on my blood monitor as I'm fairly new to the libre so used that the whole time it was low instead of trusting the libre readings (which were wildly out while I was in my hypo like you said) so that makes me feel better as the libre was saying I was much lower...
  13. Ashleighrose414

    Diabetic Anxiety

    So, tonight I had probably the most intense panic attack I've ever had. I had a hypo (Libre had a 4.6 with a vertical down arrow) so I treat it and carry on, next thing I know I'm completely out of my mind hyperventilating, sweating hot and cold, heart pounding like its going to bust out my...