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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Hi all,
I'm so pleased I found this app! I'm an almost 30yr old (!!!!) woman, who was diagnosed at 13yrs with type 1. From the age of 15 until last year I had not seen a diabetic consultant or team as I was told I was excellently controlled ( on MDI's). However having started a new job where I'm dashing around a lot of the time I lost a lost of weight fast (over 2st in less than a year) and stupidly didn't even think to reduce my insulin. I then had 2 severe hypos, one in May and another in December 2012. I found out at the end of Aug that i was pregnant, however my G.P delayed referring me to the diabetic team and unfortunately i miscarried at the start of Oct. Due to working shifts, the hypos, wanting to get pregnant again etc, and the fact we've now established I suffer from dawn phenomenon, I was put on an Accu-Chek Combo on 18/3/13. However, for some reason I was never invited to an open day and had never spoken to anyone who had used / uses a pump.
Within the first few days the diabetic team said they couldn't stop smiling due to how great my levels were and how quick I took to it. However something's not quite right now and levels aren't so good, but having read some discussions on here I've found some really helpful suggestions to things.
Now the main thing I'd really like some advice on right now. I know I'm probably going to sound quite shallow but I'm still in the throws of getting to grips with the pump and the fact it's not massively discrete.......but since I'm finally back to a size 8, I'm enjoying my new figure and a bit peeved with the pump for taking away the nice contours lol.
The summer is coming up and the recent nice weather we're having has made me realise that if I go in the sun to get a tan, then I've got a really stupid circular white patch where the cannula is / was.
Is this just something I'm going to have to put up with / live with? To finally have a nice figure again but never want to wear a bikini in public on holiday due to looking like Spot the dog (character in kids book for those who don't know).
Please, please, please can someone advise me on how to best manage this / issues like this regarding beach holidays etc. I'd be eternally grateful.
Leanne x
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I'm so pleased I found this app! I'm an almost 30yr old (!!!!) woman, who was diagnosed at 13yrs with type 1. From the age of 15 until last year I had not seen a diabetic consultant or team as I was told I was excellently controlled ( on MDI's). However having started a new job where I'm dashing around a lot of the time I lost a lost of weight fast (over 2st in less than a year) and stupidly didn't even think to reduce my insulin. I then had 2 severe hypos, one in May and another in December 2012. I found out at the end of Aug that i was pregnant, however my G.P delayed referring me to the diabetic team and unfortunately i miscarried at the start of Oct. Due to working shifts, the hypos, wanting to get pregnant again etc, and the fact we've now established I suffer from dawn phenomenon, I was put on an Accu-Chek Combo on 18/3/13. However, for some reason I was never invited to an open day and had never spoken to anyone who had used / uses a pump.
Within the first few days the diabetic team said they couldn't stop smiling due to how great my levels were and how quick I took to it. However something's not quite right now and levels aren't so good, but having read some discussions on here I've found some really helpful suggestions to things.
Now the main thing I'd really like some advice on right now. I know I'm probably going to sound quite shallow but I'm still in the throws of getting to grips with the pump and the fact it's not massively discrete.......but since I'm finally back to a size 8, I'm enjoying my new figure and a bit peeved with the pump for taking away the nice contours lol.
The summer is coming up and the recent nice weather we're having has made me realise that if I go in the sun to get a tan, then I've got a really stupid circular white patch where the cannula is / was.
Is this just something I'm going to have to put up with / live with? To finally have a nice figure again but never want to wear a bikini in public on holiday due to looking like Spot the dog (character in kids book for those who don't know).
Please, please, please can someone advise me on how to best manage this / issues like this regarding beach holidays etc. I'd be eternally grateful.
Leanne x
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