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Blood sample taken 14/11/2020. HbA1c 38. Using Fiasp in pump & Libre. No hypos.

90 day result... 4.9 mmol/L.... Most recent HbA1c 5.7% (38.8)... BP 65/125... Age 81 With a pump using FIASP insulin and with frequent Libre usage, I have been able to tightly control of my blood sugar. For the last twenty years I've really tried to become like a non-diabetic just to see if it...

My doctor regularly prescribes a daily dose of Kardegic, which is 75mg of aspirin powder, even though I was getting regular nose bleeds. He insists on still prescribing and I have responded, for the past five years, by chucking these prescriptions in the bin. I can't be bothered to argue and...

Had a Libre for nearly four years. Hasn't really improved my HbA1c but that was fairly good anyway. Has certainly improved the condition of my finger tips which, were used for up to twelve blood tests each day. Libre's convenience is the big thing. Easy to test discretely when in a public...

Type 1 insulin dependent since 1964

I only change my catheter every four days and after five years doing this have never had any problems. However, I've recently been told that modern insulins may degrade if they are kept in a plastic pump at body temperature for more than three days. Is there any truth in this theory or is it...

Still OK since last posting on this thread nearly two years ago. Age 81 and T1 since 1964. Treated with pump and FIASP, monitored by Libre. No retinopathy or other complications. HbA1c last week was 5.4 (we're still using that old style measurement here in France.) Being very careful now because...

If ever there is any dispute with your insurance company in the future, saying that you told them by telephone will be their word against yours. Surely it would be better to have something in writing, if only an email.

A stern telling of from two moderators... must try harder:) I have NOT lost hypo awareness. I know perfectly well when I'm low. Usually I eat something quickly but there are times when that is not possible and I go very low. What I'm trying to say is that fifty years ago I would have been...

I'm very very aware when my blood sugar is low but I can still function nearly normally. Whenever I mention this to professionals they all immediately says that is because I've become hypo unaware and they will never countenance any other explanation. For years I've kept my HbA1c consistently...

A glucagon injection is not practical because it needs to be mixed and then injected. Very difficult to do if the subject is not cooperative. The perfect solution would be the new glucagon nasal spray but at over £100 it is very expensive and may not be available yet in Europe...

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/jan/2020/new-insulin-discovery-could-improve-therapy-for-people-with-diabetes.html Have they invented another insulin to cure a problem that scarcely exists? Apparently Glycoinsulin is designed for insulin pumps. It is supposed to prevent blockages in the...

Same thing with aspirin. "You must take daily aspirin because you're a diabetic". I haven't the will to argue. I accept the prescription but never take the pills. Fortunately my doctor never asks.

Happy and healthy New Year, everyone. This thread has been a great trip down memory lane for someone diagnosed T1 in 1964. We are all different in our approach to living with diabetes. For example I have never counted calories or ever eaten diabetic foods. I eat exactly what ´normal' people eat...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Glucogel&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 Glucogel works really well but it's very expensive. As a result I use fizzy drinks, screw cap coke, but you don't want that. Did try SIS but it's difficult to tear open, it's too liquid and the flavours tasted weird.

Has anyone ever been told that they no longer have background retinopathy? Yes. Had mild BR for 35 years then in 2001 changed to human insulin and since then have been able to keep my HbA1c constantly beneath 40. Have never had any trace of BR during the last eighteen years.

I always have a screw top bottle of Coca Cola red in the centre console. The bubbles in the drink seem to speed the release of sugar into my blood like champagne does with alcohol. Probably would use Lucozade in the UK but you can't that here in La Belle. :) French lorry driver suggested...

:hungover: I've felt a little less spritely recently in these 30+ temperatures but then again maybe it's an age thing... will soon be 80.

This is a brilliant development and will be a boon both to hypo victims and those who have to look after them. The present GlucaGen system is much too complicated and often results in emergency services being called out when one simple nasal spray, that anyone could use, could solve all that...

Many people have posted who have been ID for decades but who have survived surprisingly well. In the bad old days you had to boil your syringe and needles and test your urine, which was virtually useless in terms of monitoring your BS. Today, with all the benefits of modern technology, the life...