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  1. Fairygodmother

    Amazing, at last, a hospital clinic appointment

    I wonder what would happen if all those whose appointments are excessively delayed gathered to ask for more NHS funding.
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    Amazing, at last, a hospital clinic appointment

    I agree, it’s not the frontline staff who are responsible for the fubar. I hope, hope your daughter’s cardio problem is resolved, whether by the hard-working A&E people or an appointment coming through for her. The doc I saw today was great. I praised, of course, thanked and at the end of the...
  3. Fairygodmother

    Amazing, at last, a hospital clinic appointment

    I’ve now seen the consultant, a big relief! How many others are having to wait ten months for an appointment. Cortisol to be checked as a possible source of low sodium and frequent hypos. Also, my name will be put forward for a pump. It’s only the first step, and I may not be approved for one...
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    Amazing, at last, a hospital clinic appointment

    My understanding is that a request for a hospital appointment from a GP is given 6 weeks before the hospital responds and a hospital appointment then has to be given within the following 44 weeks: in all 50 weeks between request and appointment.
  5. Fairygodmother

    Amazing, at last, a hospital clinic appointment

    I’ve just been given an appointment with a hospital clinic diabetes specialist doctor, and it’s come approximately six weeks before the end of the max wait period. The poor appointments clerk I spoke with told me it was a real change to talk to someone who wasn’t angry. I am angry, but not with...
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    “Rapid-acting” insulin taking hours to work…

    Hi @amym06 I’ve been using Fiasp for about 5 years and I’ve discovered that a cartridge of it only works well until about the 150 mark on the pen. I suspect it’s very temperature sensitive. I also know that if the Basal, in my case Levemir, is prone to decline before the full cartridge is used...
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    Jury service

    Can you ask the Court officials for guidance about how to deal with this?
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    Hybrid closed loop system eligibility criteria

    Ah, found it, NHS site. It’s applicable if a woman who’s non-binary, or living as a trans, is pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Seems absolutely reasonable to me; they, and their babies, would be facing the same Type One problems as ‘straight’ women.
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    Hybrid closed loop system eligibility criteria

    Where did you copy those criteria from?
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    Cortisone Side effects

    Hi @Kenn027, yes, I’ve experienced the dreadful effect cortisone has on blood sugars. Unlike you, I was told by the doc who administered the cortisone that it would not affect blood sugar control. It was awful, and very very difficult to find a high enough dose to lower the highs. I think the...
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    Problems with Freestyle Libre 2 Sensors?

    Abbott has always been good at replacing faulty sensors, and as it’s a medical advice, it’s something that’s required to be reliable. I, too, am experiencing problems with a sensor. I expect to receive wild results for the first two days, this seems to be a given, but this one’s either at least...
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    Any tips on how to avoiding blood sugars rising when fasting or almost fasting?

    I think that learning how to juggle insulin to provide what your body needs when it needs it is key to avoiding difficulties when a normal routine is broken. I’m not perfect at it but correction doses are really useful as is knowing when basal doses need to be raised (illness, winter) or lowered...
  13. Fairygodmother

    CGM - Where do you wear yours ?

    I wear mine on the rear side high up on my upper arm and cover it with a waterproof plaster so I don’t knock it off.
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    Is low carb useful for diabetes type 1?

    I personally find the kind of carb eaten affects blood sugars as much as the amount does, and correctly calculating the amount of carb in a food source is super-important in keeping blood sugars within a given range. For instance, cheese on toast may well take longer to release carb than...
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    scuba diving type 1

    Oh yes, snorkelling is great too and I’ve done some in Greece after the knee replacement. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of weightless freedom in the other world beneath the sea: we know so little about how it feels to live in that larger part of this blue planet.
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    scuba diving type 1

    Thanks for the tag @Antje. Yes, dive providers do need a doctor’s letter to prove that you’re fit to dive even if your logbook shows you’ve dived recently. It’s some years since I’ve dived, but like @Juicyj, I found that even in warm water it was safer to have BG at 10 or above before...
  17. Fairygodmother

    Struggling

    There should be a care plan for your father @A17 and levels of support required assessed. The link below may give you an idea of what questions to ask the Sister: if she knows you have an understanding of what’s required she may be more compliant with regulations. Ask her who has assessed your...
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    Struggling

    You’re the victim of circumstance, as well as health @A17 and it’s enough to make any of us feel we’re unable to go on. But please don’t do anything drastic. If you’re in the U.K. maybe you can take a few small steps to make your situation better: reach out to friends, to family, and ask for...
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    Type 1'stars R Us

    Have a Cheerful Yule everyone, whatever you eat and drink, however you make merry, may your blood sugars stay stable. @becca59 I sincerely hope the saga’s over tomorrow and healthy life returns free of what we call nitroglycerin (nitrofurantoin) nasties. As if it’s not tough enough having a uti...
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    Finland in January

    I crawled into the ice house, the Canadian igloo, and had to shed my parka, scarf, hat, jumpers. I also thought of shedding base layers but didn’t want to frighten the bears.