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19 January, 2012 at 11:02 am #10040
TimKeymasterUnless my meter is broken, my BG has been between 5.5 and 6.5 for the last two days every time I’ve tested. Over these last two days I’ve eaten pasta, cheese, half a giant bar of chocolate, oranges, sweets, etc., etc., with no greater care than usual.
Tell us about your great-control-with-no-effort experiences.
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19 January, 2012 at 11:26 am #13515
Anonymous
InactiveSnap! (well almost) 4.1 – 7.4 for me since 7am Tuesday (and yes that *does* include tests an hour or so after eating) Trips to the gym… Evening of beers… Pasta and cream sauce. Artoo is smiling smugly inside his little robot casing.
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19 January, 2012 at 11:26 am #13614
Anonymous
InactiveSnap! (well almost) 4.1 – 7.4 for me since 7am Tuesday (and yes that *does* include tests an hour or so after eating) Trips to the gym… Evening of beers… Pasta and cream sauce. Artoo is smiling smugly inside his little robot casing.
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19 January, 2012 at 1:20 pm #13516
Anonymous
InactiveSadly I can not bear to see all this delight and gloating!
I will therefore retire from this thread in despair and misery! (Can I log that?)On a more serious note, it is great to see and does offer encouragement to those us who are still romancing TeamMDI!
Good work!
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19 January, 2012 at 1:20 pm #13615
Anonymous
InactiveSadly I can not bear to see all this delight and gloating!
I will therefore retire from this thread in despair and misery! (Can I log that?)On a more serious note, it is great to see and does offer encouragement to those us who are still romancing TeamMDI!
Good work!
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19 January, 2012 at 1:43 pm #13617
TimKeymasterI set this website up exclusively so I could gloat, won’t you allow me to do even that Mike?

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19 January, 2012 at 3:46 pm #13618
TimKeymasterAh crap – 13.1 after lunch. I knew it wouldn’t last. So much for gloating…

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19 January, 2012 at 4:56 pm #13619
Anonymous
InactivePride before a fall! What’s wrong with the occasional 12 during the day perhaps if I had CGM it would be different but since I don’t and my body reacts differently to exactly the same amount and type of food 2 days running I give up at times.
I have had a result though my diet has been analysed and my dietitian has said that there is nothing which she could suggest to improve my cholesterol levels. I am perfect!! Roll on the statins now though.
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19 January, 2012 at 8:01 pm #13624
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20 January, 2012 at 9:17 am #13631
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20 January, 2012 at 10:21 am #13635
Anonymous
InactiveAh yes @tim but then by bringing your highs down promptly your frying your eyes with PKC-Beta aren’t you… (worse to spend 14 days going from 5 – 20 that staying at 20 for weeks – endothelial cells that line blood vessels are 2.5x more likely to die with swinging levels [Walsh, Pumping Insulin p22]). Damned if you do…
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20 January, 2012 at 10:28 am #13637
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20 January, 2012 at 11:29 am #13643
AlisonKeymasterWe’re doomed, I tell you, doomed.
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20 January, 2012 at 12:39 pm #13647
DaveParticipantThis is starting to sound like Balance from the BDA in the mid 80s: you’ll have one or all of the following within 10 years; dead, blind, on dialysis, impotent or amputated.
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20 January, 2012 at 12:43 pm #13648
TimKeymaster“Diabetes – dead, blind, on dialysis, impotent or amputated” – that would make a great t-shirt slogan!
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20 January, 2012 at 10:35 pm #13652
Anonymous
InactiveNo no no better t-shirt slogan click on http://betes.co.uk/recipes as Tim suggested earlier!
Well I’ve lasted a few years without knowing what PKC-Beta and endothelial cells are (sorry if not copied correctly). I test, I eat, I calculate carbs, I give insulin dose and any correction wait 4hrs at least then test etc. Mind you i seem to have developed a slight blood blister after wearing my new Fit flop boots! Too much walking!
Anyway, so @Tim to achieve this remarkable testing achievement do you feel we should test less and just rely on how we feel .. apart from Lizz with the lovely Lola of course.
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21 January, 2012 at 9:50 am #13653
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21 January, 2012 at 10:31 am #13654
Peter Childs
ParticipantHmm Its like my Rule 7. If you can’t remove the high blood sugar by increasing the insulin, try reducing it instead. (Its worked for me in the past)
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25 January, 2012 at 1:08 pm #13657
Anonymous
InactiveI blame you entirely for this @tim Ever since you *made* me gloat about how marvellously it was all going it has been a complete and utter disaster. Bah!
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26 January, 2012 at 8:56 am #13658
Anonymous
Inactive@mike I will do my upmost not to snigger! Anyway’s I will raise your “complete and utter disaster” with my “Complete Catastrophic Failure!”
The Endo I saw last week wanted to revert back to 1 Lantus jab per day taken at night. I feel this is helping to highlight the fact that it is beyond useless with any kind of balance or consistency.
Therefore I am now finding that I am simply too high early to late evening and drop low 1st thing in the morning!! It is a complete bugger, but it is being logged!
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26 January, 2012 at 9:41 am #13659
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26 January, 2012 at 9:48 am #13660
Anonymous
InactiveAbsolutely! Lots of lovely written evidence that Lantus just isn’t working out

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26 January, 2012 at 10:07 am #13661
DaveParticipantAnd you’ll need a CGM to monitor you going forward once pump has arrived?

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26 January, 2012 at 6:46 pm #13662
Anonymous
InactiveWell other than a bad site the day after I posted about my good day, I’ve had very good figures…
… However, my doctor who was anti me changing hospitals, anti me getting a pump is still resisting changing my novorapid pen cartridges to novorapid vials to fill the pump having ignored two appointments with me & the hospitals letter in September..
I’ve got 15 units left in the pump & only pen cartridges left so tomorrow is going to be interesting! I think I may be the first person to fill a pump 30units at a time from a pen!
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26 January, 2012 at 8:30 pm #13664
Annette A
ParticipantBeen there, done that, bought the t-shirt…When I changed over to the pump, I used up my remaining pens to fill my pump cartridges in order not to waste them. It takes a bit more time, but not that long.

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30 January, 2012 at 10:48 am #13668
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30 January, 2012 at 11:01 am #13669
lizzParticipantLOL, well I deleted mine too – but also managed somehow to delete my former post…
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