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It's a NEW #Diabetes Video Podcast Join @EV_Shiel and I as we discuss her #T1D diagnosis as a child, her accidental Omnipod overdose and her all important research. It's episode 10 of Dad Chats to... Emma - #GBDoc #DOC
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@BBCBreaking Sad news. Cancer knows no status. Get well soon.
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I'd like non-diabetic folk to know that diabetes is 24/7. We feel it and see it almost constantly. It's in the fridge, cupboards, diaries, apps, appointments. It's in our bags, pockets, scars & complications. It's never your joke. #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
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BTW; Insulin pumps are not a luxury item, not a fashion accessory, not something for "lazy" Diabetics. They're a disability aid. I will die on this hill.
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This is painful. Paula, there are diabetes professors who are kindly replying to you. Please stop. It's alright to be wrong and back away. #GBDoc
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If you're watching #MasterChef , then please know that Type 1 Diabetics can eat chocolate, sugar, cake, anything - allergies and intolerances aside. Those who don't eat those things follow their own diet choices. #T1D #GBDoc #Diabetes
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Very Diabetic Problems. Consultant: So, how is everything? Diabetic: Fine, really. No problems. Translation: I haven't slept since 1994, my CGM graph looks like a hedgehog's back, breathing gives me a hypo and my skin is covered in adhesive which flamethrowers can't remove.
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@BBCBreaking Horrendous. And while she spends the rest of her life in prison, management should be investigated over how this was allowed to happen after consultants raised concerns.
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I'd like non-diabetic folk to know that diabetes is 24/7. We feel it and see it almost constantly. It's in the fridge, cupboards, diaries, apps, appointments. It's in our bags, pockets, scars & complications. It's never your joke. #DiabetesWeek A repost of this one from…
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@DiabeticDadUK
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It was a true joy for over 21 years. Wow! She saw some things! 😊 My heart is broken.
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Type 1 diabetes isn't preventable or caused by eating too much sugar. It's an autoimmune condition where the body attacks its insulin-producing cells. Beyond that, nobody asks for any type of diabetes and absolutely nobody "Looks diabetic". Thanks for coming to my Dad Talk.
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A thing which I would love non-diabetic folk to understand; The frequent necessity to "calculate" and consider the "what if..." despite doing very normal activities. Their brains don't need to think like ours and carry the exhaustion that follows. #DiabetesAwarenessMonth #GBDoc
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Very Diabetic Problems no.2 Dr: What caused that high, 5 months ago? Diabetic: Ah, yes I remember it well. I'd carb counted my 37 chips and homemade steak pie and homemade apple pie with a pint of custard to within 1g. But! Mis-timed my bolus by 45 seconds. I'll try harder.
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Meet Billy. He's coming to live with me in a few weeks.
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I've had T1D for almost 37 years. For some of that time I've had eye complications related to my Diabetes. I'm just putting that out there because: No shame It happens I'm no less of a Diabetic I'm no less of a person #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
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Another thing which I would like non-diabetic folk to understand; Hypos. They're not our fault, we're only (super)human and we need whatever time we need to recover - hypos can be very different from person to person. #DiabetesAwarenessMonth
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@DiabeticDadUK
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Diet cannot cure: - Type 1 Diabetes. - The stupidity of people who think it can cure Type 1 Diabetes. I hope you enjoyed my Dad Talk.
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But I would eat 500 carbs And I would eat 500 more Just to be the man who eats a thousand carbs While hypo on the kitchen floor
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@BBCNews Lovely to see Jay has settled down.
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I'm 42 and I can't effectively bolus for pizza
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State your age and something u can’t do. I’m 33 and can’t swallow pills
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#T1D folk can absolutely eat #Easter eggs. Diabetic chocolate is abhorrent. Gift your loved Type 1 Diabetic the regular chocolate eggs. Thanks.
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Diabetes Translations. I had a great night of sleep. (I slept for 2 hours in between hypos, hypers and alarms) It's eye screening day. (It's the brightest day since records began) I don't carb count, I can accurately estimate carbs in a meal. (I'm winging it) I treated that…
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This #DiabetesAwarenessMonth I'd like non-diabetic folk to know that when I'm hypo, you don't need to ask or know why. Bring glucose, we can talk later when I'm done fighting to stay conscious.
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@DiabeticDadUK
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Every bolus you take Every meal you make Every bread you break Every carb you take I'll be watching you
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I don't know if people who don't have T1D have noticed but, just to clarify, most people who have Type 1 Diabetes are not 20-something models or elite sportspeople. Just in case you somehow had that impression! 🤷‍♂️
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@Joey7Barton As a Type 1 Diabetic, those sugary foods are often essential for me to avoid hypoglycaemia. Most (maybe all) of the 400k T1Ds in the UK will experience hypos frequently - although we try to avoid them. Are we going to be exempt from this tax in Bartonland?
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Medical exemption certificate renewal for #T1D makes no sense. A certificate for life, fine. Stop this needlessly adding to our burden. It doesn't go away after a few years. I feel like we've been here before. #GBDoc
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@BBCSport Hendo and Maguire it is then 👍
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Meanwhile, on Instagram... ...I love my pump too but, that's a bit much.
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@DiabeticDadUK
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Imagine the newly diagnosed T1, thinking 'Diet and exercise! No insulin! Cool, I'll try that' 4 days later they're dead. But it's alright. fReEdom oF SpeEch! Get your house in order, Twitter.
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37units of Novorapid today. That should cover 370g of carbs. I've probably eaten 120g. If anybody tells you T1D is just carbs and insulin then please laugh loudly.
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@DiabeticDadUK
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@OfficialFPL Disgraceful decision. Surely offside.
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Here's a thing T1Ds, do we all neglect our condition sometimes? Actively deciding to do or not do something which could impact negatively upon T1D, simply because we need a break and we're mentally exhausted. Not burn out. Not a full sleep. A nap from the work #gbdoc #doc
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@SkySportsNews This isn't going to go down well.
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What's the worst thing a HCP has ever said to you in regards to T1D? I'll go first "I think I should take you on a tour of the amputations ward then maybe you'll start looking after yourself" I was 12.
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I got my blood results back. HbA1c 6.2% Cholesterol 2.8 - whatever that means? Kidneys and liver running smoothly
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@UnitedStandMUFC Massively flattered by the scoreline. We were given a good hiding.
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@DiabeticDadUK
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My diet choices including carbohydrates (or not) are my own. Just as yours are yours. I don't need unsolicited advice or passive-aggressive "concern". I read many tweets which I don't agree with but I'm not the tweet police and neither are you. Breathe. Coffee.
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Breaking. Diabetics are allowed pancakes. Now the weather.
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@DiabeticDadUK
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I've had "the call" 😁 My pump funding is now confirmed. It was expected but it's great to have the confirmation from UHL. I'll be setting up later, prob Sept. You know when reality TV folk describe a few weeks as "a journey"? This has been a journey.
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Very Diabetic Problems no.10 - Criteria #VDP
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I realise that Billy already has a fanclub without even trying. As his agent, I'm allowed to tweet another photo. He'll see you all again in a couple of weeks.
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I've muted the devices in the classroom "discussion" as it's attracting folk who probably didn't spend much time in a classroom.
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T1D MDI I have sugar in my coffee. I eat junk, fruit, bread, pastry, chocolate, veg, sweets and anything I fancy. Any-fucking-thing. I enjoy the occasional beer. So can you. Don't be guilted or fearmongered into any diet. Goodnight.
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Hybrid Closed Loop. A screenshot speaks a thousand words.
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I see that I can't falsify my Libre numbers, for clinic. Life was much easier with a fiction-laden blood glucose diary, written the night before my appointment.
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Rather than talk down ableist pieces of shit, I'll do the talking up thing. If you're having a hypo and you're ANYWHERE then treat it until you feel better. I don't care if you're at the ballet or a funeral. Your health is important.
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Something else I'd like non-diabetic folk to know: Technology is not a cure. A pump doesn't replace the job of a pancreas and nor does hybrid closed loop (not an artificial pancreas). #DiabetesWeek
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If you think #diabetes is a minor inconvenience, that's because you only see what's on the surface. ALL types of diabetes are serious. End the jokes & #StopTheStigma #GBDoc
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I have a lot to say, obviously. What a wonderful consultation. I felt the focus was 100% on my wellbeing and with my history, life events and future considered alongside data evidence. I'm being put forward for pump funding. It. Can. Be. Done. Oh, A1c 6.7%
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That was a brutal hypo. I am fully hypo twatted. Strange, how some lows can ruin you for hours while others are more gentle. Perhaps it was the rapid drop. Never let anybody tell you that T1D is just insulin and carb counting. Not today, Reaper.
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Went bowling, BG spiked. Did some laptop tapping, BG down to hypo. Type 1 diabetes. It isn't just carbohydrates and insulin.
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Type 1 Diabetic youngsters (adults, too) are allowed sweets on #Halloween and any other day of the year.
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RE: My estimated A1c earlier. I make no apologies for tweeting that or any screenshots in relation to my T1D. I don't consider myself to be a perfect diabetic. That doesn't exist. But! I will celebrate little victories as I believe we all should while managing T1D.
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Just to confirm the obvious; People who have #Type1Diabetes do NOT administer insulin when their blood glucose is low. #GBDoc
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This #DiabetesAwarenessMonth I'd like non-diabetic folk to know that Type 1 Diabetics can never "come off insulin". That would eventually result in Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and, without treatment, death.
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Don't stack your insulin, kids 😬
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@BBCBreaking Jeez why on earth?!
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@DiabeticDadUK
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Insulin to stop blood glucose going dangerously HIGH. Glucose, absolutely not insulin, to stop blood glucose going dangerously LOW. Thanks for coming to my Sesame Street Talk.
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Your diabetes is yours. Please do not feel pressured by Twitter users over how you refer to your condition, how you should manage it, info you share, how you feel about it or any related complications. Thanks for coming to my DAD talk.
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I feel like sharing some numbers after 30 days pumping: 240 injections avoided 87% TIR 2% over 13mmol/l 0.2% reduction in eA1c 2 boluses for meals in public Several 10hr sleeps 0 dawn phenomenon QoL improvement immeasurable
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One of the hardest things about chronic illness is not always the pain, discomfort or debilitating consequences. It is making those closest to you understand and gaining their support.
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Good morning, wonky pancreas owners. Billy has a house full of everything that he needs. He's excited about moving in and he sent this selfie for his fans.
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Apparently, it's #WorldInsulinDay 101 years since a successful dose of Banting Juice was administered. 2023 and many still struggle to access affordable insulin and consumables to manage their #Diabetes No diabetic should face that struggle. You could RT & Like if you agree.
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Charles Herbert Best (February 27, 1899 – March 31, 1978) One of the co-discoverers of #insulin . A man directly involved in saving millions of lives. #Diabetes #GBDoc #DOC Happy birthday, Charles.
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Sleep. An act to be celebrated by those living with T1D.
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#HypoAwarenessWeek "Why are you low?" Don't ask. Just don't. Do the helpful stuff and when we're feeling better we can work on the precise reasons. That's all I have to say. I've had T1D since 1984 and many hypo stories, as do others. Read them. Ask Qs but not when we're hypo.
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It's #HypoAwarenessWeek and many of you will be aware enough. Others, hypoglycaemia is very serious. It can be and has been fatal for diabetics. Help by offering sugary drinks (full sugar coke, lucozade, etc) and sweets. Help further by never judging. Thanks. #GBDoc
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Very Diabetic Problems no.8 - In The Clinic.
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What does Type 1 Diabetes feel like? Every one of these little sticks are from finger pricks. There are around one months worth in this picture #T1D #GBDoc
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A hypo at dinner 😐 It's up there among the most irritating aspects of T1D.
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Every type 1 diabetic.
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An email. I've replied but I think some community encouragement wouldn't hurt. What would you say #GBDoc ? #T1D
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Good morning. My father in law passed away, last night. I knew him to be a very kind and super intelligent man. He was always good to me. Alzheimer's took his mind and eventually his body. I hope the universe returned them and he's telling awful dad jokes somewhere 💔
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Any type of #Diabetes is no joke. It's time to #StopTheStigma #GBDoc #T1D
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My current TIR is 33% Once upon a time, that was concerning. I'd panic and go into micro manage mode. It's just one day. A grain of sand on the beach of T1D life.
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It's been 36 years to the day since my diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes. I don't have a Diaversary because today is my birthday and that takes precedent. And you're all very kind for the birthday messages. This old git feels very spoilt.
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Top 5 hypo causing events: - Showers / baths - Work meetings - Sexy time - Funerals - Breathing too much Feel free to give me yours. #GBDoc #T1D
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A lie in until 10.15am? With a fasting BG of 5.3!? I declare myself President of Type 1 Diabetes. Stop the carb count!
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If I say that I'm "hypo" or "low" then this is in reference to my blood glucose. I may be confused, agitated, sweaty or just acting strangely. Give me lots of sugary drinks and food. If I'm unconscious or fitting then get me an ambulance #HypoAwarenessWeek #Type1diabetes
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Last night, I slept for 11 hours straight and woke up with a BG of 6.1mmol/l. That alone is enough of an advertisement for pump therapy.
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A lot of us wouldn't be here. Generations wouldn't have happened. Forever grateful. #BantingJuice #Insulin #GBDoc #T1D
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Scientific fact. Did you know that removing carbohydrates from your diet can help you lose over 80% of your will to live.
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@OfficialFPL Flekken owners in dreamland.
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If you're worried about blood glucose spikes after a meal, please don't. It's a normal thing. Here is a graph from a friend of mine who doesn't have diabetes. The spike was following a Chinese take away. Tweeted with permission #doc #gbdoc
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Diabetes is a disability. I remember this debate from 2017 when I created this account. It seems to be a hot topic again. If you consider yourself disabled or not, because of diabetes is totally your choice. It's not a dirty word.
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Finally, this #DiabetesAwarenessMonth , I'd like non-diabetic folk to understand that the hidden work of managing my #T1D is relentless. Appointments, meds, fighting for tech access, prescriptions changed without consultation, the calls, letters & emails. A full time job? Yes.
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If you don't have Diabetes and happen to stumble upon #WorldDiabetesDay or #DiabetesAwarenessMonth then I encourage you to read through what you can, especially from Diabetics! because we are the people living it 24/7 and your understanding of just the very basics would be great.
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A schoolboy error confession; I manually bolused for some chocolate, 1.5u. Only, I didn't tap the . part I've changed my max bolus, after 120g of sweets, 35g drink and 15g hypo gel. Because I clearly cannot be trusted. I did bad diabeticing tonight.
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How difficult it must be to have #T1D in America. I mostly just observe the #Insulin4all conversation and I'm often shocked and left feeling very lucky to live in the UK, where the conversation is around NHS funded access to very expensive tech. #DOC #GBDoc
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Fear did NOT make me engage with my T1D. The offer of a tour of the amputations ward didn't make me a "better" diabetic. Potential sight loss didn't make me attend retinal screening. If you've read that crap from Dr Boulton and the IDF then ignore it. It is outdated bullshit.
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Someone else's HbA1c of 50mmol/mol or 150mmol/mol or anything above, below or in-between, is not a reflection of how well you're doing with your own diabetes. Different boats, different seas, different storms.
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In a bid to stop myself eating Squashies when I'm not hypo, I've bought Glucotabs instead. I'm never snacking on those chalky bastards.
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@BBCNews A lovely gesture by a classy nation.
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3 years
This is now the longest I've gone without and insulin injection since December 18th 1984. I'm all the feels about that.
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Last night was a triumph, I was magnificent. 10hrs of sleep and entirely in range throughout. I still got it. This is bragging, over 40, as a diabetic.
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4 years
I've decided to "step back" from Type 1 Diabetes to become more pancreatically independent. The palace has been informed.
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2 years
I haven't drunk any Diet Coke for a week. That's probably the longest time without in 35 years. Changes? I'm sleeping easily, within a few mins of getting into bed. More visits to the loo. That's it. I'm hoping my organs are happy for the change... except you, pancreas, prick.
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@BBCBreaking That doesn't exactly inspire confidence
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@HumansNoContext Subscription based diets are a scam.
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If you have Type 1 Diabetes then you've been living by a strict set of rules to stay alive since diagnosis. A month? You'll be alright. Do the right things, Diabadasses.
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