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  1. AlexandraMarnie89

    Long distance running and insulin

    Hi, Wondering if anyone can help me with some advice. I'm doing the great north run in 3 weeks time and have been really struggling with my training because I keep either waking up hypo so I end up not going out, or I go out starting at about 8 and the crash and hypo about 1.5/2 miles in. I...
  2. AlexandraMarnie89

    HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

    I know! Definitely not what I was expecting to happen when I posted about it being a bit sore last week! I'm really paranoid even about doing injections now as well X
  3. AlexandraMarnie89

    HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

    Yep! And they wrote my meds up wrong on Sunday night/Monday morning putting that I'd had paracetamol and codine at half 7 when I'd only had codine and it was at 4:30! so then the day staff wouldn't give me anything because it was charted that I'd had some! I keep trying to upload a photo to...
  4. AlexandraMarnie89

    HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

    Can you believe the ward sent me home with no pain meds?!!! I had to fight with my gp surgery to get anything! Unfortunately my mum is going away tomorrow so I'm gonna have to man up!
  5. AlexandraMarnie89

    HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

    Thanks, I'm in a lot of pain! I didn't realise how deep the infection had gone until I went to have the packing changed today and actually saw it! I've been old I pretty much need to be on complete test because if it gets infected again I could lose my leg! scared the **** out of me! How they...
  6. AlexandraMarnie89

    HELP! Coming off pump back to pens for a while

    Some people may be aware that I've had a really bad experience with my pump over the last couple of weeks. I ended up with really bad cellulitis from one of my sites, got DKA and had to have surgery to remove the infection from my leg over the weekend as a result I really don't feel comfortable...
  7. AlexandraMarnie89

    Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

    My leg to remove the infection! it is so so so painful! Came out of theatre a couple of hours ago
  8. AlexandraMarnie89

    Need a advice on Type 1 for a kid - low carbs diet

    Personally I would say don't do low carb. If you read up on dawn phenomenon you will find that in order for us to wake up in a morning our blood sugars rise. If your son is waking at 3.4 that is technically hypo and his levels will have been lower than that before he woke up, meaning that his...
  9. AlexandraMarnie89

    type 1 vegan

    I'm type 1 and been vegan for 2 years, vegetarian for 17
  10. AlexandraMarnie89

    Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

    They let me home yesterday...came back in at 5am today with full blown DKA today because of the infection! Anyone else get that "what's the point in trying" feeling?!! I see my friends with T1 eating **** and really not looking after themselves yet I end up with dka when I'm checking my levels...
  11. AlexandraMarnie89

    Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

    Thanks guys! Leg has been drained - I have cellulitis and apparently it's fairly common with insulin pump users! I'm allowed to go home but have to go into hospital every morning to have my antibiotics via IV. They've said that looking at it I'm going to need an operation and my leg packing...
  12. AlexandraMarnie89

    Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

    I managed to get in to see a gp yesterday (they had booked me in with a nurse which was no good). They gave me double strength flucloxicillin but they have made me really sick and my key has ballooned up even more I'm on my way in to hospital now for iv antibiotics and very probably treatment...
  13. AlexandraMarnie89

    Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

    Yeah I've just put some germolene on it - will see how that goes but I'm not overly hopeful as I think it's more of a problem under the skin if you know what I mean? It feels a little bit like it does when you get an under the skin spot with the pressure building up underneath only 100x worae! I...
  14. AlexandraMarnie89

    Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

    Yeah I've already tried this and it's not helping :( I've literally never had a site go this bad ever!
  15. AlexandraMarnie89

    Allergic reaction/infection help/advice! DESPERATE!!

    Hi So I am on an insulin pump and have been for 3 years. I have always had problems when using the tenderlink cannula's (teflon based) which unfortunately are the only ones I can use in my stomach. Needing to give my legs a rest I used a tenderlink in my stomach twice last week, managing 12...
  16. AlexandraMarnie89

    Packaging information

    This is true, and I usually would, but if you're out and about you can't always carry a set of scales in your pocket...though I'd love to see someone try!
  17. AlexandraMarnie89

    Packaging information

    This time - wholemeal pitta breads (6 pack) wouldn't have been an issue if there was a packet weight but there wasn't even that. And I've noticed it on quite a few things recently. -_-
  18. AlexandraMarnie89

    Packaging information

    Which I use...but myfitnesspal generally only has what is on the labels. I scanned the barcode, as I usually do, to find that it only gives the "per 100g) value. :( makes me sad!
  19. AlexandraMarnie89

    Packaging information

    So I'm slightly annoyed recently to find that carbohydrate content is made almost impossible to work out on some packaging. They give us calories, fat, protein and sugar per portion, why so much hate for the carbs?!!!! I asked tesco this question in email (see below). I don't have high hopes for...