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  1. Carptastic

    Metformin, good or bad?

    Had the same problem i was fine when my medication was left alone but i had a doctor who persisted to interfere and it made me ill now im on 1 a day and dont see that doctor anymore!
  2. Carptastic

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    mine was 109 :( having a nightmare with it
  3. Carptastic

    Covid Vaccine Eligibility

    Just the flu jab for me no eligibility this year for the covid jab but i refused it last year as the year previous it made me quite ill but that was the 2 together covid and flu
  4. Carptastic

    A few hicups

    Visited my consultant the other week discussed where im at with my T1 ive been struggling with injection sites etc insulin resistance etc i mentioned that i had been looking at the i port to save me some injection sites! he agreed! a first but yes i thought hes listening to me! he then says give...
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    Mounjaro with T1

    Hi There, i spoke to my consultant about this and was told no as i had had DKA but i have put pounds on and now have a scary BMI my diabetic team seem its a no no for me but ive wanted to try but dont think i would be confident enough
  6. Carptastic

    I-port from Medtronic funding

    thanks all i may look also at self funding but i have had a reply from Medtronic so im hopeful its down to my diabetis team now i guess
  7. Carptastic

    I-port from Medtronic funding

    The i port is all as i would be able to reduce the amount of injection sites for 72 hrs
  8. Carptastic

    I-port from Medtronic funding

    Hi All, I ve been having alot of issues with injection sites, lumping etc these were mentioned to me by a member of the diabetic team but they dont know if theres funding for them or not. I have emailed the company but had no re ply to date so i thought i would ask here if anyone is using them...
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    Nobody told me Metformin causes explosive Diarrhea

    i had to come off metformin for that very issue! i couldn't tolerate them i was ok at first on 1 but my doctor increased them to 3 that was it for 3 weeks it was dire ive never taken another since an wont! evil **** tablets they are!
  10. Carptastic

    Problems!

    ive spoke to my team and i been advised to up it a bit so ive done that and its getting a bit better thanks for all the kind words and help
  11. Carptastic

    Problems!

    Hi Simon, I dont do supper i have my evening meal at around 6.30pm to which my carb counting has been pretty accurate. I do have a libre but i haven't a clue how i would share it here my numbers in the day have been pretty good mostly green zone occaisionaly going to about 12. i understand it...
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    Problems!

    Hi EllieM Im getting the lumping with both the physcoligist im under mentioned an i port to help with less injection sites but i would need to get funding....my diabetic nurse said she doesn't even know what it is!...... Yes i have tried modifying the dose even splitting my novo in half. I...
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    Problems!

    Hi All, I am after some advice, about 12 months ago i totally burned out throwing all my meds etc in the bin ( wrong to say the least) i was under a diabetic physcologist for help for a while also. I was diagnosed in the middle of lockdown with DKA so the T1 diagnoses was a shock to say the...
  14. Carptastic

    ABBOTTS : Has anybody had TERRIBLE customer service from this company?

    i swapped over to the 3 as the 2 i had problems with but i always had no problems with there customer service always been tactful and helpful
  15. Carptastic

    COVID 19 vaccination and type 1 diabetes

    i got diagnosed in 2020 with T1 it was bang in with the Covid then to i did wonder at the time was there anything to do with it but i was taken in with DKA i have declined my last 2 covid jabs i had about 6 though. i must say the hospitals in 2020 were a scary place to be!
  16. Carptastic

    Trouble losing weight since starting insulin

    My consultant has now agreed that my insulin has caused a weight gain also im T1 inject 4-6 times daily
  17. Carptastic

    Omnipod 5 NHS eligibility map

    ive been looking and thinking this would really help me out currently on the libre 3 ive had lumps in my legs and also now in my stomach from the injection sites this alone would help with that
  18. Carptastic

    For the type 1s only please (mounjaro)

    im type 1 was told i wasn't allowed either because i was taken in with DKA and one of the main side effects is DKA
  19. Carptastic

    Pyscologist time

    Hi all some of you may remember me posting a while back i was having alot of problems etc with my T1 i really took it hard had what i say was a melt down stopped taking my insulin etc(made myself ill by not doing it). I was put in touch with a Diabetic Physcologist referred i should say, its...
  20. Carptastic

    pump an daphne course

    thank you
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