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    My diabolical clinic

    I also got transferred from my local surgery clinic to a hospital one - got absoloutely appalling treatment - was taken off fast-acting insulin and put on tablets, left with readings in the teens and twenties for 8 months, then was eventually taken of ALL insulin and put on Byetta...all because...
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    counting carbs

    Hey, It can be a pain but I reckon once it's learnt it'll be second nature and not a problem. Sometimes gets annoying since you can't eat an impulsive meal etc, but once you've learnt the dose for foods you eat regularly it won't take too much calculating! Also, I posted this on another...
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    My diabolical clinic

    Hi Rach, Although I was told about carb counting by a nurse, I don't think you fully get enough information and get some confusing readings sometimes etc so the best source of info is the web I reckon, this website is one of my "carb checkers": http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/sites/diabete ...
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    Feeling very low

    Milly, You don't sound like "a sap" at all, and I'm sure your family understand that diabetes can seem like a big problem, responsibility and constant burden, and I'd say it gets to every diabetic at some point. There is a website where you can get online counselling specifically related to...
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    Quick question

    Had mine done yesterday and about 35 mins from arriving to leaving, and there was one person before me so it was quick, but I'd say definitely take sunglasses cos I was practically blinded by the 'brightness' of the world when I came out! 8)
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    Advice please!

    Hi, I have a T1 uncle who is currently recovering from a serious case of pneumonia. Since he's been released from hospital he's been unable to feel some of his fingers on one arm and gets shooting pains up his arm that also hurt his chest, especially if he tries to straighten the arm. It's...
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    It's hard to cope with this sometimes

    HLW, I think everyone gets fed up with it sometimes, not being able to eat freely and what/when I want gets me down too, but I try to look at it as a positive thing - without diabetes I would have carried on eating rubbish, not exercising and probably suffered worse health problems later on in...
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    Does no carbs mean no energy

    Ketoacidosis occurs because of starvation, when there is no food the body attacks it's fat as it's not getting any sustenance, and it's the acidity of the blood caused by the accumulation of ketones which makes the person ill - ketones on their own are a normal part of metabolism and do not...
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    Meter readings in the cold?

    I didn't realise temperature affected meters, but will make sure to keep it wrapped up from now on! I sometimes have low readings like this but don't feel the symptoms, usually if I'm active, like doing a long walk or something - the lowest was 1.2, but I felt completely fine! Doubted the...
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    Anyone out there around 20ish?

    Hi, I'm 21, diagnosed last Christmas at 20, I find too that most people my age have a limited understanding of diabetes and it's sometimes hard enforcing my requirements on other people, but hoping everyone'll get used to it! Get a bit sick of the "you can't eat that, you're diabetic" advice...
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    Started Byetta yesterday and .........

    When I took it I felt v.nauseous for several hours after the injection, even after the first one, but I think it's different for everyone: some people probably don't feel anything, others probably feel really ill, some feel bad straightaway, others after a while and some never at all...hopefully...
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    testing help

    I know several people that test their toes and according to my nurse you can test your earlobes too, don't know if this is true but that's what I was told! Natalie x
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    Frequent hypos

    Thanks everyone for your advice and comments, I agree that a lower dose might be the best way to go - I was in hospital in August with DKA (having been taken off all insulin and being tried on byetta by an idiot nurse, but that's another story!) and when I was discharged my prescription said 15...
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    Frequent hypos

    Hi Sarah, I started carb-counting about a month ago - for the first couple of weeks this seemed to work quite well; my doses seemed to be quite accurate and my readings were good (4-8 usually) pre-meals. But then more hypos happened, which is when I started lowering the dose by a couple of...
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    Frequent hypos

    Hi all, I am a Type 1 on 20 units of Levemir twice a day (morning and night) and take various doses of Novorapid with each meal. My official dose for meals was set at 7 units for breakfast and lunch, 5 units for my evening meal, but now I find myself getting hypos almost daily. After the...
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    Type 1's: how old were you when diagnosed?

    I was 20 (21 now), my uncle was 12, but I have heard of people being diagnosed in their 40s and 50s so, like people have said, I don't think there is a cut-off age
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    Healthcare Complaint - advice please!

    Yet again thanks for the advice, I have an appointment at the hospital clinic on Tuesday so will be requesting the information from when I was admitted, as well as contacting the hospital that diagnosed me to get those records too. The doctors, nurses and dietician I spoke to at the hospital...
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    Healthcare Complaint - advice please!

    Thank you for all your advice, I will definitely pursue my complaint - the fact that I had DKA within 36 hours of being off insulin shows I should never have been taken off it, and that it was a negligent decision. Sonia, I don't doubt it's worth it for the people it's suitable for, but it's...
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    Healthcare Complaint - advice please!

    Hello everyone, I am a Type 1 diabetic, diagnosed 22nd December last year. I was visiting my family at the time of diagnosis, and was suffering DKA at the time, so got treated at a hospital in Lincolnshire and was prescribed both long-acting insulin (Levemir) and short-acting insulin...
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    weight gain grrrrrrr

    Hi, I was diagnosed at Christmas and I'd been DKA for about 3 weeks so lost lots of weight quickly, about 2 and a half stone in that time. I was put on Novorapid and had to inject 10 units for every meal. Two weeks later I was weighed and I'd put on all of the weight I lost! This is...