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May 30, 2013
JamesW
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Topic: General Discussion / Diet cold drinks I know what you mean. I generally resign myself to being faced with a poor selection if in a supermarket and looking for a cold 500ml drink. I much prefer newsagents for their greater range, in most cases.I see that you are aligned to the NNUH so if you find yourself in the city centre I can recommend the newsagents on Surrey Street for their wide range of diet drinks - ginger beer, Rio(?), irn bru (a personal fave) as well as Dr Pepper, Lilt etc. |
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May 30, 2013
victorri
12 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Diet cold drinks I do mean diet coke there always that but There is never any other diet option ie fanta zero lilt zero etc i don't always fancy coke some times I want a fruit fizzy. Is it just me that finds this a issue |
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May 30, 2013
Garry
328 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Diet cold drinks  'they only ever have diet coke in the chiller cabinet.'Do you mean they only ever have regular coke in the chiller cabinet? Probably means your supermarket has no idea what stock has moved off the chiller cabinet shelf...maybe by the time you get there, whatever limited stock of diet coke has already been taken...or there is less profit margin in diet so they don't put it out?? Keep at them though. Up to them to satisfy your needs. Regards Garry |
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May 30, 2013
Warwick
425 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Subscribing to a Topic Beautiful. I like this a lot! |
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May 30, 2013
Garry
328 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected? Please let us know how things go Alan.Regards Garry |
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May 30, 2013
Garry
328 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Optium Xceed meter renewal I have praised them in the past on here as personally I have always found them very helpful and accommodating.Have to agree with you Anele...the black and white finger lancer supplied is wicked. Still have one with my spare meter which I occasionally use during the night and I hate using it as even on the lowest setting should be renamed the Bengal lancer! Regards Garry |
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May 30, 2013
Garry
328 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / insulin pump How pleasant to hear about a consultant who listens to patient needs. There are plenty of them out there...not driven by fiscal constraint...but by patient need.I hope the pump solves all your issues. Good luck. Regards Garry |
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May 30, 2013
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / My BG (Trending) Diary - All Comments Welcomed Sat 25/05 - Mon 27/05Can anybody see if there are any trends in this block I am missing? Ditto to what I posted on May 26, 2013 3:27pm re entering carbs correctly I feel as though I'm stuck in a rut at the moment ie even though I'm testing when I should ie fasting, before meals and before bed also watching BG levels I'm not making any adjustments. Not really checking for any 3 day trends. |
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May 29, 2013
victorri
12 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Diet cold drinks Hi I don't know if anyone else gets frustrated by this but when I go into the supermarket (any of them) they only ever have diet coke in the chiller cabinet. I no I can go to the isle can get a warm diet fizzy drink but I don't like them warm. I no on dafne I could have a "full fat" drink and inject for it but it'd rather not when there is a diet option. Does any one else get frustrated by this and does anyone think we can do anything about it? I did speak to a floor manager in morrisons today and he just said they get sent a shelf list and that's what they have to put out, he did say he would see what he could do but I wasn't convinced he would. I'm looking at this not just from a diabetics point of view but also a healthy living view |
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May 29, 2013
mum2westiesGill
502 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Subscribing to a Topic Hi Simon,Sorry only just seen this reply. That's fabulous! Thank you 
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May 29, 2013
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Subscribing to a Topic You can do it now (check the link at the top near the search link)
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May 29, 2013
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / insulin pump I have no doubt it will sort out your sensitivity issues.....
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May 29, 2013
Derek Brown
32 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / high and lows Hi,Not much I can add but RE: Dawn Phenomenon I have terrible bother with it and have been through the motions with MDI, went from Lantus, to Levemir and then Humulin I and despite changing timings injections sites etc it can't combat it. My biggest frustration is that no matter what my waking BM is it will always rise differently each day. No matter that my routine is the same Monday to Friday it will rise anywhere between 6 to 12 mmol so I can't predict how much QA to correct by each time, one day could bring me down to target but the same dose for the same reading the next day could send my hypo or hardly bring it down. I can only keep on correcting at lunchtime when the rise has apparantly stopped and I know my ratio well enough to properly bring myself back down to target. The slight upside is that since MDI has failed I have been approved for an insulin pump when time and availabilty comes along. Until then it's think happy thoughts and carry-on correcting (sounds like a diabetic Sid James film  )While thinking about D.P, does anyone else who experiences it find they never seem to have energy in the mornings and only 'come round' about lunchtime? I would like to think that if my D.P was tamed I would start the day with energy and enthusiasm before the whole office thinks I'm naturally grumpy in the mornings
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May 29, 2013
Simon
578 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Subscribing to a Topic You can't do it at the moment - but that's a good idea, I'll see what we can do... |
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May 28, 2013
Warwick
425 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / high and lows Dawn Phenomenon is an annoyance and very common. Hormones released in the morning make you more resistant to insulin so you need more to compensate.What you may find is that you need to increase your morning QA ratios to compensate for DP. I think that your plan to increase night time BI is excellent. Like you I am on Lantus, and I split my dose in January because it was not lasting the full 24 hours, and the highs I was experiencing after dinner went away. Do you still have your BG readings from your DAFNE course? Just wondering if your overnight hypo that led to the decrease in BI was within 5 hours of taking QA? If so, it may have been that you just took too much QA rather than the BI being the issue. |
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May 28, 2013
Glyn1967
3 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / high and lows Sorry meant To say Also Bi changed from lantus to levemir as lantus was not lasting 24 hours. |
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May 28, 2013
Glyn1967
3 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / high and lows Hi, I have a similar issue and again I was told it was dawn syndrome - today I woke @ 4.2 bg had no carb breakfast and by 10am was 15bg. I hav upped my night time back ground which gives me a good start to the day - take another fast reading at 10am and adjust as required - the rest of the day then pans out ok. Keep an eye on your evening ratios when increasing night back ground as I had a few hypos to staRt with -took a few 3am readings to help adjust. |
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May 28, 2013
Alan 49
284 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / NHS Medication Changes: Are you affected? I contacted PALS (as Mark suggested) but they said they were 'not able to comment about CCG Policies and Procedures'. So I contacted the DAFNE team in Maidstone Hospital and they faxed a letter they had sent my GP earlier in the year, saying that the ketone blood-testing strips should be made available to me. So hopefully, the problem is solved - thanks for everybody's help. |
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May 28, 2013
john m
15 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / high and lows 1) qa novo rapid bl lantus2) ihave spoken to my diabetes nurse and explained what is happening in the morning she said its possible i have got something called dawn phenomenon as my body starts to wake up in the morning it is releasing glucose even if i didnt have a hypo during the night i checked my bg at 3am and it was 11.4 going to increase my bl to 10 tonight and see what happens  |
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May 28, 2013
Vickyp
137 posts
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I got an extra meter when I called them for control solution so I had a spare. .at their suggestion! |
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May 28, 2013
Vickyp
137 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / insulin pump Not sure om availability, my consultant recommended the medtronic..but I am against the limitations of the tubing with access to controls and wearing dresses, added to teaching teenagers etc so requested the omnipod and he said yes! Will post how I get on, hopefully it will solve my issues with insulin sensitivity |
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May 28, 2013
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / insulin pump The Omnipid, wow!!Are these widely available where you are............ I would love to to get one of these, only been on the pump less than 6 months and the tubing really isn't a problem, but no tubing would open up more entry sites...... Cant wait to hear your thoughts........... 
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May 28, 2013
novorapidboi26
1,819 posts
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Topic: General Discussion / Subscribing to a Topic Don't think you have access to that information......It could probably be set up though.... |
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May 28, 2013
George Thomson
2 posts
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Topic: Questions for HCPs / Chia seed As a long distance runner it was suggested by a friend that I try taking Chia seed as a supplement. The product has improved my performance and recovery time after serious exercise significantly after only three weeks but.......As a type 1 diabetic of many years standing my sugar levels are generally well controlled but after starting taking Chia seed at the suggested dosage of 2 tablespoons with breakfast things have started changing. On a normal morning I run 5-6 miles after breakfast or once a week something longer (20 miles) whereas before after the shorter runs I would expect blood readings of 6-9 I am now getting 15-20. On a long run I generally check after about 90 minutes and expect about 4-7 (a good excuse for an energy bar) but now my sugar is still sky high and will stay that way until the end. I've tried missing the seed and things go back to normal for that day but I am loth to take mega insulin doses just in case or give the stuff up because of the improvement to, in particular my recovery time (after 20miles I feel I could do the same thing that afternoon). After a high lunch dose things are back to normal by mid afternoon. Advice please. George Thomson |