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    T1s only: how many hypos?

    novorapid and lantus injections I get far fewer than I used to - only about 1 per month max but my hba1c has crept up over 7 of late. when it was healthier looking I would get them more often - especially if exercising. never really got the hang of dosing sugar for exercise so tend not to do...
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    The wisdom of spares

    Hi all So I'm writing this from bed feeling very sheepish and annoyed at myself. All month my BG monitor has been acting dodgy - claiming that the batteries were low when they were brand new and generally carrying on. I've been resolutely taking the back off the meter, rubbing the batteries...
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    Weight loss, exercise and high blood sugar

    Thanks both for these suggestions. I really appreciate your taking the time. Great to discuss with people who know what we're up against. I'm going to try and start varying injection sites more although no huge lumps anywhere that I can tell. Still a fair bit of flab hanging around the...
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    Morning spikes / Afternoon lows

    Please do let us know how your discussion with the DAFNE lot goes diabetes51. I'm having trouble with this and have changed loads of things one at a time to try and isolate what's happening but no joy. This is total speculation but I am toying with a theory re carbs at the moment. I have had...
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    Bleh (and hi!)

    Hi there I'm on lantus as well and until recently thought everything was fine. I go through phases of being really dog-tired but then I often have trouble getting to sleep so I have always put it down to that. Recently though I've been trying to lose weight and so observing more closely...
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    Weight loss, exercise and high blood sugar

    Hi all I've been type 1 for about 10 years now. Was previously quite active - running 10ks etc and proud to have an HbA1C in the 5s. About 5 years ago went through some hard times, gained a lot of weight, HbA1C up to 7.2, force fed statins and ramipril by docs on top of my novorapid/lantus...