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  1. Philby

    On such a buzz...

    Well I did it! just completed my first 10k race in a respectable 54:47. That all my goals for 2014 completed, a month a head of schedule:happy:. Whats worrying me now is I am actually thinking of training and completing a half marathon.... I must be crazy to even consider it;).
  2. Philby

    Writing BG Management App

    Ah silly me, never thought of doing a search. Well thank you I found it.
  3. Philby

    Writing BG Management App

    Andrew sorry for asking this stupid question , but where can I find the BGDB folder to back up the data? All I have at the moment is the Jar file.
  4. Philby

    On such a buzz...

    Hi all just wanted to share this.....I just ticked another goal off the list for this year. just completed my first official 5 mile race (8km) in a time of 43:17... yea!! . A lot better than expected. Along with that I have figured out/confirmed my exercise/carb intake requirements, which is...
  5. Philby

    Where you from?

    Hiya all, my name is Declan and I am from the Garden of Ireland,Wicklow. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  6. Philby

    Writing BG Management App

    Andrew, I just wanted to thank you for you work on this wonderful programme/app. It another tool I am going to use in my fight to control my diabetes. I just love spreadsheets, stats and all that....that is the engineer in me:).
  7. Philby

    On such a buzz...

    I just wanted to share this with you. Just over one year since diagnosis I just completed my first ever 5km timed road race. I am on a such a high right now, what was even better I did it in a time of 26:30, way better that I expected:woot:. That is my first goal for 2014 now complete... come on...
  8. Philby

    Your age when diagnosed with type 2?

    42 Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  9. Philby

    Possible Type 1.5?

    HI all, just to give you an update. I have meet my clinical team recently. Unfortunately the diet and exercise has not continued to work, HBA1c up to 60 in Jan. Also the lab messed up on my Anti-GAD test so no result there yet, I have to be retested:banghead:. However as a result of the...
  10. Philby

    Possible Type 1.5?

    Thanks Sirzy will bring that up anyway with the medical team. Personally I don't suffer any of the other signs Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  11. Philby

    Possible Type 1.5?

    Thanks for all the feedback.... Shall keep you informed of the outcome of my results Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  12. Philby

    Possible Type 1.5?

    Hi, I have seen my clinical team recently and unfortunately my HbA1c has increased from 42 to 48 in 3 months and my BG reading average (before meals) has increased steadily from an monthly average of 5.5 in June to 7.1 in November. Along with this I am loosing weigh (just over 3 stone in 8.5...
  13. Philby

    Diabetes and Tiredness

    Hi some advice please, is it common to be very tired when diagnosed with diabetes? I am very tired most days and come evening time I am not fit to do anything. May be its nothing to do with diabetes as such, maybe it’s my changed lifestyle and I am overdoing it on the exercise and diet. I am...
  14. Philby

    Hypos as a type 2 can anyone help please?

    Hi all, this is my personnel experience. I am newly diagnosed in late Feb and I was suffering from hypos like you on a nearly daily basis (maybe 2 a day) in the last couple of weeks. I was and still am concerned about them. My lowest reading was 1.4 (scary). Well after this occurred I contacted...
  15. Philby

    BG High's and low's query

    Hi all, sorry for not updating you all sooner. Well I have been with the medical team dealing with my diabetes recently and they have taken me off all medication for now. It seems to have settle and reduced the severity of the hypo events that I was having. It will take a little while, a week or...
  16. Philby

    BG High's and low's query

    Thanks Viv Organising appointment with GP. For your information I test before every meal and if I can remeber 2 hours after (but i must confess I sometimes miss that one). The daily diet is reasonably ok, not a truly low carb diet but I am keeping an eye on what I eat (not overwight with a BMI...
  17. Philby

    BG High's and low's query

    I have being diagnosed about 4 week ago and I have been monitoring my BG at least 4 times a day I have noticed in the last 2 week that my pre breakfast BG are about 5.6 but by mid morning (11-12) on most days I will go hypo lowest reading so far is 1.4. After dealing with a hypo episode(as best...
  18. Philby

    Greetings all...... from Ireland

    Hi all... I am a newly diagnosed diabetic, which type no one has told me right now as they are unsure :? , but I am currently being treated for T2. I am a 42 year old male living and working 25 miles south of Dublin Ireland. How I was diagnosed was that I was feeling tired and thirsty and I...