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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1816985" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>Hi [USER=470774]@thilla[/USER],</p><p>Welcome. Hiking, camping, swimming, running are great fun (and good shoes help, except for swimming of course !!) And being in love - wunderbar !!</p><p>I was diagnosed at age 13 and have been on insulin for 51 years here in Australia. When younger and (slightly more insane) I used to go on<em> 7 day canoe trips through wilderness</em> but now <em>walking, kite making, kite flying and occasional kayaking are my exercise activities.</em></p><p>In Australia<strong><em> our healthcare system has been good to diabetics </em></strong>with discounted prices on gluco-meter and strips, syringes/needles and pump supplies. Access to insulin pumps is much quicker if one also takes out private insurance in addition to universal health care (Medicare) - medicare is funded by a tax on one's income and the Government negotiates with pharmaceutical companies and device makers to provide much less expensive medications and devices. For example, <em>my insulin (Novorapid) prescription costs me AUD 40, whereas the company cost without Government support is AUD 240.</em> I live in a 'lucky' country. Although 40 degrees C temperatures on several days in summer has me wondering at times !!!</p><p><strong><em>At the 45 year mark on insulin </em></strong>I was experiencing instability of blood sugars leading to hypos mainly at night despite being on 4 to 6 injections of short-acting insulin and two of long-acting insulin. I was in danger of losing my driver's license and having my work place hours reduced.<strong><em> I was changed to an insulin pump and am much more stable and settled. And managing exercise is simplified by reducing basal pump seetingsd 20% or so for say 4 hours and watching for hypos 6 + hours later.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>One thing that developed through all these years as a diabetic is my degree of obsessiveness</em></strong>: about taking blood sugar readings, what to eat and not eat including choosing foods low in salt, low in Glycaemic index etc - and so I can be annoyed easily by the lack of availability of suitable foods in stores, by some of the attitudes of people towards diabetics and some limitations on what I can do. What my doctor points out is that <em>such attention to detail has very likely helped me reach 51 years on insulin with only minor problems from diabetes: cataracts removed/replaced, release of carpal tunnel compression (tissue build up in wrist compressing nerves) and release of trigger fingers ( nothing to do with firearms, swelling of finger tendons leading to catching and sudden slipping of tendons)</em></p><p>As you quite rightly point out <strong><em>humour is the best medicine </em></strong>and I invite you to look at the humour section on this website and posts that reference humour.</p><p>I would be interested in how you manage your exercise, the cold weather and how your country looks after its diabetics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1816985, member: 468714"] Hi [USER=470774]@thilla[/USER], Welcome. Hiking, camping, swimming, running are great fun (and good shoes help, except for swimming of course !!) And being in love - wunderbar !! I was diagnosed at age 13 and have been on insulin for 51 years here in Australia. When younger and (slightly more insane) I used to go on[I] 7 day canoe trips through wilderness[/I] but now [I]walking, kite making, kite flying and occasional kayaking are my exercise activities.[/I] In Australia[B][I] our healthcare system has been good to diabetics [/I][/B]with discounted prices on gluco-meter and strips, syringes/needles and pump supplies. Access to insulin pumps is much quicker if one also takes out private insurance in addition to universal health care (Medicare) - medicare is funded by a tax on one's income and the Government negotiates with pharmaceutical companies and device makers to provide much less expensive medications and devices. For example, [I]my insulin (Novorapid) prescription costs me AUD 40, whereas the company cost without Government support is AUD 240.[/I] I live in a 'lucky' country. Although 40 degrees C temperatures on several days in summer has me wondering at times !!! [B][I]At the 45 year mark on insulin [/I][/B]I was experiencing instability of blood sugars leading to hypos mainly at night despite being on 4 to 6 injections of short-acting insulin and two of long-acting insulin. I was in danger of losing my driver's license and having my work place hours reduced.[B][I] I was changed to an insulin pump and am much more stable and settled. And managing exercise is simplified by reducing basal pump seetingsd 20% or so for say 4 hours and watching for hypos 6 + hours later. One thing that developed through all these years as a diabetic is my degree of obsessiveness[/I][/B]: about taking blood sugar readings, what to eat and not eat including choosing foods low in salt, low in Glycaemic index etc - and so I can be annoyed easily by the lack of availability of suitable foods in stores, by some of the attitudes of people towards diabetics and some limitations on what I can do. What my doctor points out is that [I]such attention to detail has very likely helped me reach 51 years on insulin with only minor problems from diabetes: cataracts removed/replaced, release of carpal tunnel compression (tissue build up in wrist compressing nerves) and release of trigger fingers ( nothing to do with firearms, swelling of finger tendons leading to catching and sudden slipping of tendons)[/I] As you quite rightly point out [B][I]humour is the best medicine [/I][/B]and I invite you to look at the humour section on this website and posts that reference humour. I would be interested in how you manage your exercise, the cold weather and how your country looks after its diabetics. [/QUOTE]
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