Shoot Up or Put Up | Site-Wide Activity https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:59:09 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 8a5a1170f0a89590237c7a96617c53cc Tim commented on the post, Show me the money https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2009/07/show-me-the-money/#comment-6490 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:05:24 +0000 I’m not sure they exist any more, John…

]]> 6b9e34058d87015b771e0d9f0a188dea Tim replied to the topic Diabetes Tech in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/diabetes-tech/#post-34790 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:41:17 +0000 Or even – and let’s go a little crazy here – moving your own data between devices and platforms! Wild, I know!

]]> 2f2e959add15dd70307306662e5602b3 Dave replied to the topic Diabetes Tech in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/diabetes-tech/#post-34789 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:29:59 +0000 Talking between devices from all manufacturers would be my dream. Being able to freely mix and match pumps, pens, CGMs, meters and phones would be fantastic.

]]> 0b3de37e674abc19eb5ebe0e6b29e50d Dave changed their profile picture https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/activity/p/55571/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:27:27 +0000 0 d786d09493b9fb0f3b1c47abfd081904 Tim replied to the topic Diabetes Tech in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/diabetes-tech/#post-34788 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:24:57 +0000 I’m here!!!

Medtronic 670G pump here and NHS-funded Libre. I would love it if both talked to each other…

]]> d5de66ba3081daea2a1e8b52a3fe049c Dave started the topic Diabetes Tech in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/diabetes-tech/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:15:32 +0000 Let’s see who’s still around!

Starting things off with a tech post.

I’m now running a 670G with CGM which I’m ‘fortunate’ to need and get funding for. Up to last July I had my old trusty Veo and self-funded Libre.

Also in our house we have another one of our gang with MDI and NHS Libre.

What’s everyone else running nowadays?

]]> bf2703ede0c4607ff7d9ca8ea89489d6 Tim commented on the post, Cycling and diabetes - "Bandersnatch" edition https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2019/02/cycling-and-diabetes-bandersnatch-edition/#comment-6480 Sat, 23 Feb 2019 08:33:52 +0000 Ah, arthritis and type one – an auto-immune double whammy! Lucky you! I know someone who could finally afford their dream Campagnolo set up on their road bike but found that their arthritis made that particular […]

]]> a1d937bfbb57e228074eb7c57747fc51 Tim wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16273 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:53:39 +0000 Following in the wake Black Mirror’s multiple-choice “Bandersnatch” epsisode this article, while ostensibly about cycling and diabetes, allows you to “pick” which of the article threads you would like to follow. […]

]]> fc4b6f233d532e985794539e570955c0 Tim commented on the post, Living with the Libre - 10 months on https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/12/living-with-the-libre-10-months-on/#comment-6478 Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:44:17 +0000 Good aren’t they? Anyway, I’m also waiting for my first A1C after using it for ages – it’ll be interesting to see if there’s a difference. Watch this space…

]]> 1b28d51bfc31c23801b6f3ddd892ef7f Tim commented on the post, Living with the Libre - 10 months on https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/12/living-with-the-libre-10-months-on/#comment-6476 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:51:12 +0000 I’m saying nothing…

]]> 555a10eb2444d6ae72a0609d96b77734 Tim wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16264 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:36:24 +0000 Back in February I became at least 10% more cyborg with the addition of a spanky, new Libre to my arm. After two weeks of using it, I wrote up my thoughts divided into the good stuff and the bad stuff.

It’s […]

]]> bda2052cb5020b9bff4d9c9c421db814 Tim wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16257 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 08:55:44 +0100 Jade Byrne is a professional actor who has toured with Northern Stage Company, Company of Angels and Open Clasp Theatre Company. You’ll also know her from TV roles including those in Casualty, Inspector George […]

]]> ce9955b28a75dc7e7038670fcbc317a8 Tim replied to the topic Statins in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/statins-2/#post-16255 Tue, 24 Jul 2018 08:29:19 +0100 Yeah, that’s pretty much my view. If it ain’t broke and all that…

]]> ab9c7b07fb2252c3c5d2e49e267f608b Paul replied to the topic Statins in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/statins-2/#post-16254 Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:08:13 +0100 They’re great if you’re a manufacturer of them..

I’ve refused, the younger docs have more of a problem with this, the older consultants listen to my reasons & are fine with it.. (whilst saying i need to say that the official NHS policy is & are you aware that..)

]]> 2b293ea80cb2fab85e12bb7c6cafdbf8 Tim commented on the post, Poll: what's your favourite hypo cure? https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/07/poll-favourite-hypo-cure/#comment-6467 Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:41:51 +0100 I was thinking of adding “All of the above” and “None of the above” options. “All of the above” seems relevant when scoffing everything in sight when I’m super-low (even though you *know* you’re going to go sky […]

]]> b28b523c7fc2db6a527b3c0ab2122af3 Dave commented on the post, Poll: what's your favourite hypo cure? https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/07/poll-favourite-hypo-cure/#comment-6466 Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:36:06 +0100 I may vote three times as I reckon one time out of three I adopt the cross fingers and ignore it treatment.

]]> 2102f67965b8c1ad350c54afa5f9848f Pippa the Polecat wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16251 Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:52:13 +0100 Regular readers of your soaraway Shoot Up will know that I – Pippa the Polecat – put up a new poll asking for your views about different aspects of living with diabetes on a very regular, scheduled monthly […]

]]> 27faf2ed7937d068415f0b9adcc7ce02 Alison wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16243 Fri, 15 Jun 2018 07:11:07 +0100 To understand why #languagematters when we #talkaboutdiabetes we only have to look at what diabetes would be like if it was managed by Disney, that all encompassing factory of magical happiness.

If Disney did […]

]]> 10fe7ffbb6e02884dff05894b6fb64f1 Alison wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16245 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:58:40 +0100 It’s not always easy to #talkaboutdiabetes. When you’re a pregnant diabetic trying to gather as much information as possible #languagematters and it can all feel like a bit of a challenge. (This harks back to A […]

]]> 0ee7c624a07dec8fd634d77175c3292a Alison commented on the post, Revisiting: How is your diabetes? https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/06/revisiting-how-is-your-diabetes/#comment-6465 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 12:33:44 +0100 Win win. If you know what you’re talking about I’m very happy to chat with you. And if you don’t, I’d really rather you glazed over and didn’t get involved.

]]> 499377a8708475aa33b71a24e08362f4 Alison wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16244 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:58:58 +0100 It seems Diabetes Week 2018 has hit upon the soapbox I’ve been jumping up and down on for years: #languagematters when you #talkaboutdiabetes. And while ShootUp has plenty of serious posts on the topic, we bel […]

]]> 93fcceb1da281cb8a8650a984fa1aa9b Alison wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16239 Tue, 12 Jun 2018 08:41:21 +0100 Shoot Up is never knowingly on trend. Its not really our style. But 5 years ago Alison penned a post that is at last relevant – Diabetes Week 2018 is all about the power of language in diabetes care. And that w […]

]]> ff2d2cf3f9b97e6eb498a3fcf6b391cc Alison commented on the post, My diabetes story in a single graph https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/06/my-diabetes-story-in-a-single-graph/#comment-6461 Tue, 12 Jun 2018 08:31:15 +0100 I love that graph. The bigger picture makes the results so much more meaningful.

]]> a8ca04e2d90410e7cb0e16cf1507007c Tim wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16206 Fri, 08 Jun 2018 10:04:36 +0100 Living in Scotland, like I have done for the last twenty years, has many downsides. The weather is consistently crap, the winters are dark and the accents are, sometimes, impenetrable.

However, there are also […]

]]> df96d6d429c1a6f063b42cfa3f93f797 Tim commented on the post, ECED launches Libre quiz https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/edinburgh-endo-launch-libre-quiz/#comment-6457 Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:46:03 +0100 Thanks for keeping us up to date Neville!

]]> a01d1341551bc986b8d3c6d0dd295dbc Tim replied to the topic Statins in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/statins-2/#post-16235 Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:34:29 +0100 Hmm, I will have an investigate

]]> a28e45f19b75cb5efd662ec18b5d60f2 Neville the Newshound wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16232 Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:26:46 +0100 Shoot Up’s second favourite Scottish wonky-pancreas-supporters, the Edinburgh Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes have launched a handy new “quiz” for Libre users.

I’ve put “quiz” in inverted commas […]

]]> 49a9070353a4a28ab40398da64ca044c Cecile replied to the topic Statins in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/statins-2/#post-16231 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:05:55 +0100 Pity, ’cause ACE inhibitors (such as Enalapril) are great for maintaining a poker face…

]]> c5977ac9f1e5ffe60485cf07548c65bc Tim replied to the topic Statins in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/statins-2/#post-16230 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 07:34:08 +0100 Nope, never even heard of ’em!

]]> 041b1d13fdf53cb0e7030e20feb0f16a Cecile replied to the topic Statins in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/statins-2/#post-16229 Wed, 25 Apr 2018 03:39:59 +0100 I don’t associate statin missiles with precautionary measures: for that you usually pop kidney-cosseting Enalapril bullets, don’t you? (I have, since about 2006)

]]> 813f4ef7d0aa4f241883b3225921202d Alison commented on the post, Thoughts on diabetes and mental health https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/thoughts-on-diabetes-and-mental-health/#comment-6456 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:41:40 +0100 Wow Rohan. Thank you for such a brilliantly honest piece of writing. I’m so sorry you’re going through this.

I’ve never been in your situation. But aspects of it are very familiar. After several miscarriages I […]

]]> f1aaae6e29f6c92a16ea8d54764f5f4e Tim commented on the post, Thoughts on diabetes and mental health https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/thoughts-on-diabetes-and-mental-health/#comment-6455 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:18:46 +0100 Thanks Rohan for writing about your depression so openly and frankly. As I allude to above, it’s so important to talk about mental health graphically and without recourse to euphemism if we’re to take it seriously.

]]> ee1a8b6943d0a4367b4b92dff180c0e1 Rohan wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16217 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:48:53 +0100 Friend of Shoot Up and regular contributor Rohan talks about his mental health and how it interacts with his diabetes. Just a warning that Rohan is very frank and this article does contain references to […]

]]> abe3c10bcea1408d1058d25528a867db Alison commented on the post, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Fiasp https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/5-4-3-2-1-fiasp/#comment-6454 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:11:43 +0100 Poor you, that sounds awful. My response was nothing like that, just a bit tingly under the skin. But it is the first insulin that’s ever provoked any kind of adverse reaction like that in me. I dread to think […]

]]> 30777323116bf09d30bbdc71e67bde78 Alison commented on the post, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Fiasp https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/5-4-3-2-1-fiasp/#comment-6452 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:02:18 +0100 Hello stranger. Nice to see your name again. It sounds like it would be worth a try for you. Good luck.

]]> 0ae0ae224efe500d25275fe3c7f6dc16 Tim commented on the post, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...Fiasp https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/5-4-3-2-1-fiasp/#comment-6450 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:56:25 +0100 We like small, incremental steps. But “being a 7 an hour after a meal with 6 units of insulin on board” sounds terrifying!

]]> f46a8d336a657dead7776df8370a0c70 Alison wrote a new post https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/?p=16199 Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:00:14 +0100 When shiny new rocket-fuel insulin Fiasp hit the market, my insulin tart tendencies immediately sprung into action. I had a chat with my consultant (“I’d like that please, I think it might help with pos […]

]]> c9db380a91fdfd87bf68e46c6cac3ca6 Tim commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6449 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:24:54 +0100 Yeah, you can scan through anything – I think it needs to be within c. 4cm. I’ve scanned through 19 layers of winter clothing…

]]> 599b4a0c46519d96160dec404a0ba06d Tim commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6448 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:24:00 +0100 Ah, the card idea seems like a good one

]]> 741013f26fcbb14a7094d26750d16c61 Tim started the topic Statins in the forum Living with type one https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/forums/topic/statins-2/ Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:58:33 +0100 Now I’ve reached the positively ancient age of 40, I apparently have a much higher risk of terminal death. As a result, every time I go to the hospital for my usual check up I’m offered statins.

So far I’ve not bothered with them; but what do you all think? Are statins a sensible, precautionary measure; or pointless, ineffective prevention of a…[Read more]

]]> ff209e3afd30774af493cee1aea5f814 Alison commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6446 Fri, 13 Apr 2018 08:21:49 +0100 Hi Katie. It should be up on Monday. In brief, not life changing stuff but a good, small step forward for me.

]]> 992c9ea1b1d08bb2f364244eb524ad6a Alison commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6444 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:34:52 +0100 You’re lucky to get the tape off without removing vital body parts, so in most cases I suspect the sensor would come with it. I sometimes put a layer of paper over the sensor so the tape sticks around it, rather […]

]]> b86d477a40c6cbdecd1d7c8e1ff302aa Angie commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6443 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:24:05 +0100 I’m not sure about pulling it off without pulling off the sensor, but I’ve seen some people cut out a bit of card or something, and then put that over the sensor and then the tape over that. I’ve also seen people […]

]]> 9e038bb3e4df182c790d04652886c2dd Angie commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6442 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:22:04 +0100 He has already appointed himself Chief Pump Investigator!

I would like to say that I’m sure Shoot Up readers are of a different class but, well… 😛

]]> b0652eeae0f77f32ba12a2d5058927d8 Tim commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6441 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:58:26 +0100 So…the tape stuff – would that work to hold down a Libre sensor when mountainbiking do you think? I always worry I’m going to sweat it off or have it ripped off by a violent bike-falling-off incident, etc. […]

]]> c28c543efc55343e6e13433801fe3e7d Alison commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6439 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:46:40 +0100 A consistency change? That’s shocking. I had no idea.

We’ll have to think about something Tim and I could bear to speak to each other about for another video. The first lot were painful enough to make, although […]

]]> 903346b8698209d4c020f22576c88465 Dave commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6438 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:29:22 +0100 Welcome back! FPs are gone for me now too but more because of me sulking over their consistency change.

I do hope the joint videos will return. Even if location is a problem a split screen Skype call would do 🙂

]]> 6cd77166e28b23d7936ead3088703db1 Alison commented on the post, Living with the Libre - the good https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/03/living-with-the-libre-the-good/#comment-6437 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 09:29:43 +0100 I can’t be expected to resist saying “well, yeah, duh!”. But I know what you mean, when you can see the impact of your actions so clearly it suddenly becomes worth the effort of taking insulin a bit earlier, I did […]

]]> 3e1e6bc5ed53f10748f1eab2f2da7687 Alison commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6436 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:52:48 +0100 That surely happened when I changed my meter. At the very least the earth’s magnetic poles reversed.

]]> 6a29481bd5b28503300b5f627c37c78e Alison commented on the post, Hello again https://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2018/04/hello-again/#comment-6435 Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:51:41 +0100 Congratulations on the mini diabetes assistant Angie. I hope you’re both doing well. You’ll wonder how you ever lived without one!

Sorry about failing in the cure bit, I did consider claiming that I’d just […]

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