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  1. Sophia78

    Lucozade Alternatives

    I had never tried this drink before but recently had a hypo whilst out and needed a quick fix of sugar. Looking at the labels (or rather getting my friend to as my vision was going funny) Mountain Dew had the highest amount so I tried that one. It worked quite well and I would probably go for...
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    Police Cells And No Insulin.

    That may be true although the reasons people who are type 1 do what they do vary. Maybe she is not hypo aware I just don't know, however at this point that conversation just distracts from the point that the police owed her a duty of care, they witheld insulin and then water from her and refused...
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    Police Cells And No Insulin.

    ^^^This!! You owe no explanation as to why or if you should have been there. Those on duty owe you a duty of care. Breaking the law as a type 1 (not saying you did, just making a point) is not justification for witholding life preserving medication. Echoing what others have said, PLEASE do...
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    Chronic Fatigue And T1 Diabetes

    In this current heat wave I have enjoyed turning the heat of my showers down to a cooler temperature that feels pleasant and refreshing though not cold. As for the theory that it is good to feel uncomfortable and suffer, erm...as a person with peripheral neuropathy who has been in constant pain...
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    Dentist...

    Oh yikes! First off good luck with your extraction. Are you being sedated? When I had my wisdom teeth out at the hospital I was drugged and they managed to get them out despite having broken off. It took very little time to actually do and not really long enough to develop a hypo. They did get...
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    Chronic Fatigue And T1 Diabetes

    Oooh! Thanks for the heads up about K2 and that link is really informative!
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    Levemir Availabilty

    I have the flex pens and when I compare them to my reusable pen for my bolus insulin they are rubbish. I keep meaning to get switched over to the cartidges.
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    Chronic Fatigue And T1 Diabetes

    I wish I could offer some advice that could help, I know just how frustrating this issue is to deal with. The problem with fatigue is that it is a symptom that can be caused by so many different things. It also is a symptom that those without experience of it just can't understand as they can...
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    Chronic Fatigue And T1 Diabetes

    I do have low vitamin D levels and in fact just got prescribed a supplement to take for it. Many people in the UK are deficient in vitamin D at least in the winter months from what I understand so it's certainly wise to get that test done if you can :)
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    Chronic Fatigue And T1 Diabetes

    Oh it really is so frustrating! My chronic fatigue came on severely after being hospitalised with a severe DKA. Initially I thought it was just a matter of needing to recover from the drama of it all but as the weeks turned to months that just didn't happen. I also developed peripheral...
  11. Sophia78

    Chronic Fatigue And T1 Diabetes

    Hi, yes the CoQ10 is interesting. I now take the ubiquinol version but to add to your point, many diabetics (of whichever type) seem to be prescribed statins which as I understand it can interfere with levels of CoQ10. I personally refuse to take them (statins) and considering my last blood test...
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    Chronic Fatigue And T1 Diabetes

    In the study it was pointed out that the fatigue was not as a result of high or low blood glucose levels. Sorry if that wasn't clear. 40% is quite a significant proportion and I think the point was to show that there is an increrased risk among type 1's that should be looked into? As someone who...
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    Chronic Fatigue And T1 Diabetes

    I've been battling chronic fatigue since 2007 and over the years have been serarching to find out how diabetes impacts fatigue (beyond the initial high blood glucose symptom). I found this study that might help others dealing with this issue. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/37/1/73
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    Getting An Omnipod

    Haha thanks for the tip!!
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    Type 1 And Smoking Cannibis

    Oh I agree, that's why I suggested taking a break and focusing on getting used to dealing with the diabetes for now. I had been a T1 for a couple of years before I tried cannabis for the first time and had been a T1 for a good few years before I started smoking it with any regularity.
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    Type 1 And Smoking Cannibis

    That is probably for the best. You have plenty of times in the future when you can get stoned if it's just for recreation. Right now, getting used to your diabetes is the most important thing. On the upside, having a break will lower your tolerance so when you do get stoned again it'll be...
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    Type 1 And Smoking Cannibis

    Hi, ok I have smoked weed on and off for a long time. I will say that smoking tobacco to mix with the weed is never going to be a good thing and I am always concerned by the possibility of becoming a tobacco addict when people do that. However, I am very pro the legalisation of cannabis not...
  18. Sophia78

    Statin Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

    So, health care providers are admitting they wouldn't give statins to someone they love while actually trying to get patients to take them?? I had chalked this issue up to being conditioned by the industry to believe in the product but to knowingly prescribe something so harmful is just outrageous!!
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    Getting An Omnipod

    Oh wow, thank you so much for such a detailed and helpful reply!! I think I am sold on the pump in general and if the omnipod isn't an option then will learn to live with the tubing etc. I'm meant to inject five times a day but that really isn't happening now, I can reach that number within the...
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    Statin Wars - Maryanne Demasi

    Statins in the water??? No way!!