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    Hard to get blood sugar down

    For a couple of weeks ive had problems lowering my blood sugar. I use omnipod. I have changed injection site, and also bought new insulin to see if that was the problem. When its down to 5 - 6 mmol it stays there. But when I eat it quickly rises to 11-12mmol. I use the same doses as before and...
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    Does Activated Charcoal absorb glucose? (Nausea)

    Having nausea is realy bad for us diabetics. Constantly having problem with low blood glucose, cause of vomitting, and then drink some coke to get the blood glucose up is realy messy :S I have read (and bought) that Activated Charcoal can reduce the time beeing sick and vomit due to the fact...
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    Closed Loop Pump, hope is near! Donate!

    Hello all :) Ive done ALOT of readings on these closed loop pumps currently under dev. What do you know about these pumps, and do you believe we will have such a device before we hit 2020? I know medtronic work hard on developing these, but I dont think they will be first out. There are...
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    After meal: Increase BG after 2 hours and on...

    Hello people, People say that if you count your carb you can inject insulin after how much carb you eat. I find this rather hard to follow with most food. First of, let me explain my story. With some food i can count carb and inject after how much i eat. But with ALOT other i cant. For...
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    Fastest way to raise low BG

    What is the ABSOLUTELY fastest way to raise low bloodglucose? I had Hypo last day, 2.2 before i felt beeing low. And that was 1,5 hour after last meal. What can raise the BG fastest? Except taking a glucose injection. How are these? link removed... Anything even faster?
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    Fear of injecting to much insulin

    I have for a long time been affraid of injecting to much insulin. A couple of years ago i was never affraid. I took alot of insulin, went out without my Freestyle, and had no fear.. But then it all started. I began to reduce my insulin levels more and more... Affraid of getting hypos. I usualy...
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    Scary to get Low

    I just went low after eating potatoes, maybe 1,5hours after meal. I was playing at the couch with my dog, and after i went down to do some work on my computer, i then startet to get some sort of blurry vision, that kinda freaked me out so i took my bloodsugar and it was 2,1 on my Omnipod and...
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    Closed-Loop insulin pump

    Hey all! Ive been using Omnipod now for about 1-2 months. Im very happy about it. Its alot easier to get control of low bloodsugar since i can turn of the basal, and its great to use when i train (tubeless). But the thing is, still diabetes management is hard for me. Having problem gaining...
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    Omnipod experience?

    Does someone here have experience with the Omnipod? -How does it stick to your body, I train alot, will it hold tight and still be able to give insulin? Even when i turn around in the bed at night? -Ive hear some people are saying the needle drops out :S -Easy to use? -Hows the quality? Any...
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    Insulin Pump Dangerous? And Omnipod

    Hello Im currently considering getting an Insulin pump. Tho im kinda affraid of it. Ive heard people get injected with all the insulin, cause of priming and other defecting stuff with the pumps. Is this EXTREMLY rare, non existent in todays pumps? People has also told me its fairly easy that...
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    Spaghetti spikes Blood Glucose after 3-7hours

    Hello, Last night i ate Spaghetti. I had alot of cheese and meat on top. After 2 Hours my blood glucose was pretty good. Around 7mmol after injecting 1,5unit Novo Rapid. But 3-7 hours later my blood glucose exploded. What causes this? Spaghetti, the cheese or the meat? Or is it the...
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    Problems with QUICKLY dropping bloodglucose and weight loss

    Hello, I am 25 year old boy from Norway I got diabetes type 1 4 years ago. Ive always been extremly active and currently one of Norways best sprinters 100/200m. Was kinda shocking for me to get diabetes, I felt weak during my training but just kept on working hard... At one point, my brother...