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    Insulin Freshness

    Visual inspection is the most common way I identify denatured insulin. There have been times where I have forgotten my insulin under the sun or near a radiator. The appearance of insulin becomes: -Cloudy -With precipitation, small visible particulates -Brown tinge to it Depending on how bad...
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    Nightime lows

    I find that eating food before sleeping totally messes up insulin sensitivity and I always wake up high if I have eaten someone 2-3 hours before sleeping
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    Unopened insulin vials left inadvertently at room temperature

    As long as they weren’t left under the sun it’s fine. Room temperature is unlikely to denature insulin
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    honeymoon help

    Hi, A diabetes honeymoon period is sometimes described so phenomenally by some diabetics but it really differs from person to person. Some people are completely off insulin for months whilst others still use bolus and basal insulin. However the common thing between all diabetics is that you...
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    CPEP Test

    Actually I don’t think there is an “official” definition, T1, T1.5/LADA and T2 all exist - it’s just the matter of a CCG including it into their protocol which is highly specific to your location. The term LADA is clearly not a made up term by me, it has a scientific basis marked by lower titre...
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    CPEP Test

    Well in my defence I put type 1s and 1.5s into different categories. T1 is rapid onset and anything that is autoimmune and takes long is generally considered T1.5
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    CPEP Test

    Your C-peptide is quite good. I wouldn’t want to question a doctor’s professionalism but I think he/she was wrong to assume anything and diagnose you before doing a test. It’s good that you requested the C-peptide. As iterated by others, type 1s will progress onto insulin quite quickly, within...
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    MDI bleeders

    If you get a lump it’s usually because the needle isn’t going into deep enough and you’re injecting insulin right under your skin. Make sure all of the syringe is inside you and if you’re still getting lumps then perhaps talk to doctor to get it changed to a longer needle. I basically bleed 75%...
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    COVID vaccine and extremely high blood sugars

    My first dose of AZ vaccine was very bad Basal (Tresiba) increase about 71% from 14u to 24u - last for 3 weeks before gradually returning back to 14u
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    Newly diagnosed C peptide test

    Unfortunately doctors will not prescribe anything that has not been through clinical trials (Phase 1, 2 and 3) and received recommendation for type 1s from NICE (regulatory group that sets guidance for medics) Us type 1s are even rejected approved drugs because they have been tested in type 2s...
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    Fiasp life span - after injection

    From my personal experience: The glucose-lowering effect disappears after 3-4 hours But it’s liver-inhibiting effect takes about 5-6 hours Once the liver-inhibiting effects wear off I can exercise at the gym as hard as I want without caring about my sugars as I’ve adjusted my basal to a...
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    INSULIN ICODEC

    Hi everyone, I’m looking to get involved in clinical trials of a new basal insulin I’d thought I ask if anyone has been involved in previous clinical trials with this insulin? https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04848480?term=Insulin+Icodec&draw=2&rank=6 So if you’re not already aware...
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    PETITION: Legally require carb content to be on menus

    Well it’s called food legislation. They’ve been getting stricter over the years. Now requiring places to declare contamination with allergens. Now they’re trying to put calories on menus to tackle obesity. Why can’t they put carbs?
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    PETITION: Legally require carb content to be on menus

    Very few restaurants and food outlets change their menu/products every day which means for the most part they have a fairly consistent menu of which they can carb-count. No two box of fries are the same so it’s normal for there to be a small deviation. Even McDonalds doesn’t weigh their food to...
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    PETITION: Legally require carb content to be on menus

    Please can you sign this petition. It’s actually a very important cause for anyone who does carb-counting. The nightmare of guessing the carbs and getting the insulin dose wrong, potentially killing yourself. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585726
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    Covid vaccine?

    mRNA vaccines have to be stored in sub-zero conditions so cannot be administered in public venues such as a theatre or sports hall of a school because those venues generally don’t hold the facilities. If you want the AstraZeneca one then you’d book your vaccine at a non-hospital setting
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    Covid vaccine?

    If you are concerned about vaccines and autoimmunity I would personally recommend getting a viral vector vaccine e.g. AstraZeneca rather than an mRNA vaccine e.g. Pfizer because mRNA vaccines are new technology and it is yet not understood if they cause autoimmunity, the developer of the...
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    Is this right? (hypos and insulin)

    Sounds amazing. Be aware of the dawn phenomenon though, having carbs too close to bed time or too many carbs during the day can cause spikes in dawn
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    Dapagliflozin

    Do let us know if your basal decreases and by how much Thanks
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    Hypostop Glucagen

    I only ever had 1 prescription of glucagon in my life and I always asked for more but I got ignored all the time.