Tim replied to the topic Can I have some medical advice? in the forum Living...
As always, your diabetes will vary, but when I go out on the bike I drop my basal down to about 10-15% about half an hour before I go out (if – and it’s a big if – I remember). I will then knock a bit...
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Tim replied to the topic Can I have some medical advice? in the forum Living...
He he! More than happy to discuss cycling & diabetes all day long!
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Can I have some medical advice? in the forum Living...
The one (and only) advantage about running your own diabetes web site is that you can discuss what the hell you like – so it’s cycling all the way! @Alison may object but it won’t be first time we’ve...
View ArticleTim replied to the topic About the blog in the forum Living with type one
That’s the site updated with a new theme and more emphasis given to the forums and that sort of thing. Enjoy!
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Can I have some medical advice? in the forum Living...
Epic posts there @Flo123! I enjoyed them!
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Book recommendations in the forum Off topic
For those that use http://www.goodreads.com – I’ve started up a group related to Type I diabetes; it can be found over here: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/113617-type-i-diabetes
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That looks interesting – though the maths looks insanely complicated. I struggle with basic arithmetic at the best of times…
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Nice work young man! In reply to - Donald Thomson posted an update Downloaded my pump and meter readings this morning and it’s very encouraging. On MDI I struggled to get an HBA1C of below 8.0 and stay...
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Pumps are hard work to begin with (at least I thought so) but once you’ve got ’em cracked, they’re brilliant In reply to - Donald Thomson posted an update Downloaded my pump and meter readings this...
View ArticleAlison commented on the post, Learnings of a diabetic mum
“everything involved in motherhood is a pre-runner to a hypo” That’s a pretty fair summary Lesley! Its good fun though. Worryingly we’re now at 6 months and the only bit of that post that’s no longer...
View ArticleTim started the topic Pump battery in the forum Living with type one
My pump – while never being particularly accurate in reporting the battery state – has been increasingly weird recently. It’ll jump from four bars of power, to one bar, to three bars all in the space...
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Pump battery in the forum Living with type one
So it’s me then? Oh, okay. I’m going to go away and cry now… As for the typeface – do you mean the typeface on the “add a reply” box? If so, yes it is horrible. I’m not sure how to change it – but I’ll...
View ArticleAlison replied to the topic Pump battery in the forum Living with type one
Yes, just you im afraid. Mine doesn’t do that. To answer your other question, babies come from planets where sleep is for wimps, poo is a plaything and everything is fair game to be eaten.
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Pump battery in the forum Living with type one
Why meeeeee? Why only me? Anyway, I’ll ring Medtronic when I have a chance and will report back. I thought babies came from storks who left them in cabbage patches? In other news this is posted via my...
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Potential Thread Necromancy ahead: Apps for Data...
Revisiting this topic, I see that mySugr is now available on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mysugr.android.companion I’ve just downloaded it to my spanking new phone and...
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Alison replied to the topic Pump battery in the forum Living with type one
“I thought babies came from storks …” I clearly overestimated your intelligence when I agreed to run a blog with you Hi Liz Posted from my phone too. They’re taking over the world
View ArticleAlison replied to the topic Potential Thread Necromancy ahead: Apps for Data...
I’ve heard lots of good things about mysugr. Not enough to lure me into actually maintaining diabetes records, but if I was going to be sensible and do that I’d probably start with mysugr. I’ll be...
View ArticleAlison wrote a new post, Additional diabetes junk trauma
I’ve always hated diabetes junk. Never mind limbs rotting off and kidneys drowning in a sea of glucose. Oh no, my number one diabetes whinge, out of all proportion to the gravity of the problem, is...
View ArticleTim commented on the post, Additional diabetes junk trauma
I have an IKEA chest of drawers by the side of my bed and the bottom drawer is divided using IKEA box thingies – this is used for day to day stuff. I then have a giant IKEA box under our IKEA bed which...
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Tim commented on the post, Additional diabetes junk trauma
Duly fixed – I just emailed you about it.
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Potential Thread Necromancy ahead: Apps for Data...
Well, I’ve used it for the last three hours and have entered my morning tests and lunch carbs, etc. At this early stage I would say it’s the best app for logging that I’ve tried thus far. It’s quick to...
View ArticleTim started the topic Research offers pills instead of insulin for T2s in the...
Source: http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2014/01/15/diabetes-research/ The impact of latest research from our Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology could make frequent insulin injections for sufferers of...
View ArticleAlison replied to the topic Pump battery in the forum Living with type one
Always pleased to hear I’m special mike!
View ArticleAlison commented on the post, Additional diabetes junk trauma
I’m in awe of your wife attempting flatpack with toddler. That sounds like something you’d need a good helping of gin to get through
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Pump battery in the forum Living with type one
“Special” can be both a compliment and an insult. I’m plumping for insult in this instance.
View ArticleTim commented on the post, Additional diabetes junk trauma
The font size changes depending on whether you’re commenting on the blog or on the forums as it’s actually two entirely different systems that have been hacked together. I’ll see what I can do about it...
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Alison wrote a new post, Got a kid with diabetes? DUK care events...
The deepest, darkest days of January are the perfect time to be planning holidays. And by sheer coincidence Diabetes UK have just launched their 2014 programme of care events for families and young...
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Alison replied to the topic Pump battery in the forum Living with type one
Did I ever mention I think you’re great Dave?
View ArticleAlison started the topic Google creates glucose sensing contact lense in the...
Apply a suitable level of scepticism and caveats about it being very early days, lots more work to do etc. But its interesting to see a mainstream tech player meddling in the medical device market. How...
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Google creates glucose sensing contact lense in the...
You were scooped by Neville the Newshound two years ago: http://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2011/01/blood-glucose-reading-contact-lenses/
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Google creates glucose sensing contact lense in the...
Three years ago actually – sorry.
View ArticleAlison replied to the topic Google creates glucose sensing contact lense in...
Darn that pesky dog. The bit that’s new though is google. And that’s interesting because I think non medical firms have a lot to bring to improving medical tech. Remember how great diabetes would be if...
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Diabetes 'cure' to end misery of jabs in the forum...
The key bit from the article (to save you reading it) is the inevitable “Human trials are set to start in 2016 with the first implants taking place on the NHS within 10 years”.
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Ah, good point about the definition of “cure”. I think a complete cure in a purest sense is unattainable but I would define a genuine, working artificial pancreas as a cure of sorts, no?
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Tim wrote a new post, Logging the tempestuous seas of diabetes
Recently I started helping with the beta testing for a diabetes logging Android app – MySugr. I’ll burble on about the app in a future article – *spoiler* it’s quite good – but it’s been the first...
View ArticleAlison replied to the topic Diabetes 'cure' to end misery of jabs in the...
We should really post Tim’s excellent how to write a diabetic news story post on the Express website to save them the effort next time they decide to cure us. And it does make a change to be cured by...
View ArticleAlison commented on the post, Logging the tempestuous seas of diabetes
Brownie points for actually doing some logging. I’m still in my anti logging rebellious phase which has lasted since my mid teens. It appears that when i decide to rebel i focus on one thing and do it...
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Tim commented on the post, Logging the tempestuous seas of diabetes
I admire your perseverance, co-writer. Was it also several decades since you last changed your lancet?
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Tim replied to the topic Diabetes 'cure' to end misery of jabs in the forum...
I know you want to make a point @Alison – but three times?
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Diabetes 'cure' to end misery of jabs in the forum...
@seasiderdave – thanks for linking to the Daily Mail. I should have had Kitten Block for Chrome installed. It redirects any links to Mail or Express to pictures of kittens instead!
View ArticleTim started the topic Dual wave boluses in the forum Living with type one
One for the pumpers out there. I’ve been messing around with dual wave boluses recently. Quite often I’ll have something very carby and put in a correspondingly large bolus. This leads to a big dip in...
View ArticleTim commented on the post, Logging the tempestuous seas of diabetes
Is it only a web-based interface with Medtronic or can you use software on your local PC?
View ArticleTim commented on the post, Logging the tempestuous seas of diabetes
Being a web-based application I thought it would work with any computer – unless they’re using some proprietary technology which isn’t Mac friendly. Do you get Java on Macs?
View ArticleTim commented on the post, Logging the tempestuous seas of diabetes
Java is always a pain – it’s a bit of an out-dated technology in my view.
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Tim replied to the topic Dual wave boluses in the forum Living with type one
Hmm, interesting, sounds like more experimentation is in order. And, Mike, taking notes rather than making it up each time? Whatever next?
View ArticleTim started the topic Doctor prescribed 'elephant' insulin dose at Edinburgh...
This fills one with confidence: A medical tribunal has heard how a doctor prescribed “enough insulin for an elephant” to an elderly woman at an Edinburgh hospital. Dr Lucy Mahinda admitted writing an...
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Dual wave boluses in the forum Living with type one
Good Lord! It’s @caroline! I’m going to start messing around with less front-loading and more back-loading (if such terms exist) – I’ve always tended to go the other way.
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Doctor prescribed 'elephant' insulin dose at...
Ha ha ha! Yes! Relevant article: http://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2011/11/i-wish-i-was-a-diabetic-mouse/ (I’ve just re-read the comments on that article. They’re brilliant and have absolutely nothing to...
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