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Btw I bought a vegan salad from Waitrose and it wasn’t worth the money. Like I got three small pieces of butternut squash
 
MeiChanski said:
@Jaylee Is my profile pic not to your standards?
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I’m glad you got home okay. @Juicyj wow, was it food and goodies? Did you manage to recover from 14.4?
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Lol, @Juicyj was given flowers like a prom queen.. :D If also felt she deserved it..

MeiChanski said:
Btw I bought a vegan salad from Waitrose and it wasn’t worth the money. Like I got three small pieces of butternut squash
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Oddly, I was toying with the the offerings on sushi?. Love the stuff...
Glad I didn't.
 
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On the ground in the Philippines. Just about to go out looking for lancets because I let my brother-in-law use my kit to check his blood sugar before I realised it was the last lancet in the cassette and I haven't packed any in the suitcase. What a numpty.

T1 - seems like there's always something!
 
urbanracer said:
On the ground in the Philippines. Just about to go out looking for lancets because I let my brother-in-law use my kit to check his blood sugar before I realised it was the last lancet in the cassette and I haven't packed any in the suitcase. What a numpty.

T1 - seems like there's always something!
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Now that reiminds me back to the first time I left home in the. 80s HIV & all that... (Lol, it was time I had to go..) The only advice I got from my mum with any sort of inpaling device.. (it wasnt't all about using a condom.)

If your unfamiliar with using classic lancets, I can help you. I'm adept at driving the yellow ones home by hand.
 
urbanracer said:
On the ground in the Philippines. Just about to go out looking for lancets because I let my brother-in-law use my kit to check his blood sugar before I realised it was the last lancet in the cassette and I haven't packed any in the suitcase. What a numpty.

T1 - seems like there's always something!
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When I do my privately blood tests, fro my time to time, they always send 2 lancing devices. They are brutal. Brutal. I know those tests require a larger sample than our standard finger prick test, but..... if I could find an image, I'd send it, so you'd know what to avoid.
 
Jaylee said:
Now that reiminds me back to the first time I left home in the. 80s HIV & all that... (Lol, it was time I had to go..) The only advice I got from my mum with any sort of inpaling device.. (it wasnt't all about using a condom.)

If your unfamiliar with using classic lancets, I can help you. I'm adept at driving the yellow ones home by hand.
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When I do my privately blood tests, fro my time to time, they always send 2 lancing devices. They are brutal. Brutal. I know those tests require a larger sample than our standard finger prick test, but..... if I could find an image, I'd send it, so you'd know what to avoid.
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Have been to 3 different pharmacies and 1 of them didn't have any lancets at all, one only had single use finger prickers like they use in hospitals, and the 3rd only had One Touch meter kits.

So may have to buy a new one but haven't given up yet. Off on a trip to the big mall after lunch so let's see if I have better luck.
 
urbanracer said:
Have been to 3 different pharmacies and 1 of them didn't have any lancets at all, one only had single use finger prickers like they use in hospitals, and the 3rd only had One Touch meter kits.

So may have to buy a new one but haven't given up yet. Off on a trip to the big mall after lunch so let's see if I have better luck.
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I don't know how pricing is in the a Phillipines, but at least a meter kit would have a handful of lancets that could, with careful use last for your trip? I wouldn't fancy using those disposable lancets multiple times a day. I nearly need a sling after m,y Medichecks tests! OK, slight exaggeration, but they go deep.
 
Pack what you need, bring back up and then double everything lol. Then make sure it all is on your carry on and if ever going to be separated from it have some on your person and in your luggage.:)

A syringe will do in a pinch as a lancet.
 
Hello friends,

Now I want to chuck my pump in the bin, I corrected and I had a low carb meal yesterday, Viola 14.9. I’m not having breakfast today because I feel poopie. But auto mode today, yay! and I’m going to work :(
 
Good morning everyone hope you all enjoy your day.
Checked my BG this morning 16.7 time to get back on track i was a glutenous pig last night :banghead:
 
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Good morning all! GOOD morning! Bloods have been in range for 36 hours bar a couple of very mini highs, no more than 8.2. If I knew why then maybe it’d happen more often, but the great, and sometimes unfathomable machinations of T1 are no doubt planning more mayhem for the future. In the meantime, I’m feeling neon green with envy for all those pancreas-normal people who live like this all the time.
Hope all those highs, lows, confusions hopping about get sorted today for everyone.
 
Well they would of thrown out the flowers and bread had I not saved them @Jaylee !! Yes got home and levels were down to 10 and then an hour later I was ok for sleep at 7mmol/l, I didn't want to over correct early on and run the risk of a hypo, but it would of been with a sympathetic crowd if I did !! Poor Tony is berating winning the prize for highest bg reading at 8.3, I don't think I told him I was 14.4 !! I opted for bargain sticker sushi on the way out @MeiChanski as I hadn't eaten apart from the hypo :happy:
 
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Morning all! BGs all good, just about - especially if I squint whist turning my meter on it's side :shifty:

@chris85 type 1 did you bolus for the chocolate 'treat' last night? :bag:;)

Sounds like the meeting of the great T1s was.............interesting?!?!?
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It was a fab meet up, I don’t have anything else to compare it to. I got an epic arm squish from @Juicyj (we were talking about placing Dexcom on our arms and I said I was advised not too because my arms are a bit lean for it) so it was like an inner fan girl moment for me.
 
Good moaning all
Bloods doing good today......shhhh dont spoil it!

@urbanracer no lancets....use one of your pen needles maybe?

Ah forgot about the meet up last night. Not tooo far away from me really!

@MeiChanski good luck with automode.......don't expect miracles with it mind!!!
 
oh dear now my BG is at 18.8 after a bowl of porridge and 20 units of novoslow i'm trying to get it down i'm at the doctor's today having my bloods done no lunch it is then :arghh:
 
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