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Hey! I have been a member here for some time however haven’t posted in a few years now. I finally started on the 780G with guardian 3 yesterday and so far I’m getting used to not catching tubing on everything and figuring out the best place to clip the pump! What I was wondering though is if...

I know I'm resurrecting a really old post here but just thought that I would chime in - I have just been told by my GP to come off this medication because it was affecting my sugars so badly - my sugars have not been below 20 in the 5.5 days that I have been taking this - the infection cleared...

i know you can get joggies and other sportswear that have a zip pouch at the back designed to carry keys and stuff - could be big enough to keep a small disposable meter, small finger pricker and a pouch of glucose gel? it may not be his everyday meter but a more compact one such as this one...

morning. this is utterly ridiculous!! when i started school in 1993 i was the first child with diabetes in my school (in linlithgow) and at the time my only problem was my teacher would give the rest of the class smarties before the end of term adn not me - ot a huge problem in the grand scheme...

apparently avocados are good for cholesterol. .. last time mine was checked it was up at 6.9 although no one seems worried about this :-S

i was diagnosed when i was 3...a grand total of 22 years ago and my daily rate of lantus is well, 16 U and possibly heading down again. i dont have a low carb diet. compare this with 5 years ago and my lantus was up at 28 units. id reckon it could be an age thing - i certainly excercise less...

hello! i dont know of any packs or anything but i do know of a book which has really helped. carbs and cals (http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesw ... tAodLXwA1w) uses pictures of food portions to try and help convey how much carbohydrate is in a variety of meals. is she familiar with carb...

supposedly black tea is just as good for you as green tea - so long as theres no milk involved. to avoid dairy over load with my tea i drink russian caravan - or lapsang souchon as i think they taste better than non-milky tetley's although if you believe the kinks - tea can cure chronic...

I am currently studying for my PhD at university so am probably facing similar day- to- day situations as you are. if ever there is somewhere i want to eat am am unsure about the carbs - i email the restaurant. (Jamies italian are particularly good at getting back to you quickly). i would also...

i occasionally get this adn its totally unexplained. i also have had diabetes for 22+ years adn i tend to get it on an annual (ish) occurance and try to put it down to every small change in diet! (which is ultimately ridiculous) i have never had an explanation from anyone - hte best reason i...

i dont suggest this as any kind of long term approach, however i cut back on insulin before drinking and dont adjust for any cp's in alcohol then generally drink the night away and expect a sugar of around 15 in the morning. also if u have a 2:1 ratio in the morning id sugest that gets put back...

Re: Carbs! have you done dafne? it basically says just that - eat what you like (within reason obv) and adjust your insulin to the carbs you have consumed. having just had a large empire biscuit i rather like this way of thinking! :D

oooooh all 3! milky tea at home green tea or black tea at work and coffee when i fancy a walk at work...or tiredness sets in! decaff coffee reserved for when sugars are bein weird and high :-s

it used to be called glucagon waaay back when i was diagnosed. :D also i have never had any problems with insulin or meter in a club. me and my friend both used to have to do lantus and neither of us had a problem. most of the time when my bag is searched it gets looked over coz well my pen...

I know T1 can be a pain but i never think why me when i know there are so many people out there with far worse conditions than i/we have...for the most part it is a manageable condition adn, for me certainly, has very little restraint on how i live my life :-) i have no family history of...

I was 3 at the time but probibly had it for several months before diagnosis due to incompetent doctors where we lived at the time :roll:

Re: Injecting & testing in public I tend not to make a fuss and just get on wih injecting because at the end of the day if someone has a problem with your medical condition, it is after all their problem... where i work is really good as people always are inquisitive as to if my sugars are...

so i suppose you are also against the testing on pigs which helped to pave the way for modern insulin???

i was told that in diabetics the production of 'good' cholesterol was suppressed and could lead to a high overall cholesterol ratio, so its not that you have a diet full of food containing 'bad' cholesterol. unfortunately mine is curently at 6.7 and at 24 really dont fancy the prospect of...

my usual plan of attack is to deal with (relative) highs in the morning rather than to worry about going low - again as i drink alot of lager this generally helps keeping the sugars up. other point of note is that my morning NR is usually half that for a comparible breakfast on non drinking...