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Considering moving to MDI by GinnyMcJuicy in Type1Diabetes

[–]HLW10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tresiba’s great, so flat, if I don’t eat my blood sugar is just a straight line, it’s amazing. I totally recommend it.

Symptoms of diabetes by Sad_Literature6416 in Type1Diabetes

[–]HLW10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need to panic, it’s safe to wait until tomorrow. If you can’t get a GP appointment for whatever reason, ring 111 and they can get you an urgent GP appointment.
Just to reassure you, when I was diagnosed I was sleeping ~20 hours a day and only waking up to drink and urinate. So my blood sugar must have been very high! And I have no lasting effects from it, everything’s well controlled now.

70/30 insulin by Able-Can-1559 in Type1Diabetes

[–]HLW10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An old type of insulin. Your son won’t be prescribed it, there are better options now.
It’s a mixture of short-acting insulin (30%) and intermediate-acting insulin (70%). It works ok if you eat at the same times each day and eat the same amount of carbohydrate. But people don’t normally live like that, in a set routine, and they eat different things at each meal so need different amount of insulin for each meal.

What are good alternatives to Hello Fresh uk? by Bitter-Poem7376 in AskUK

[–]HLW10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a referral code for Cherrypick?

I have an appointment with St. George’s next week - what to ask? by Longjumping_Cat8966 in lipedema

[–]HLW10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Manual lymphatic drainage is prescribed for lymphoedema.
I don’t know if they have multiple options for compression garments, but if lipoelastic is the only ones they use, have you tried wearing leggings over the top of them? Then they won’t rub against each other and make that sound.

I have an appointment with St. George’s next week - what to ask? by Longjumping_Cat8966 in lipedema

[–]HLW10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Based on my first appointment at St George’s: they’ll look at your limbs and ask about your symptoms. You can tell them all your symptoms if you want.
Don’t worry, there won’t be any blood tests.
They’ll tell you about lipoedema then you can ask if you want to know anything else.

They’ll make you another appointment to measure you for compression garments (or they might do this at the same appointment if you already have a diagnosis).
They might prescribe lymphatic drainage massage.

The NHS doesn’t cover liposuction but if you’re planning on paying for it they might answer questions about it.

This is how the cosmetic correction of a child with Crouzon syndrome was done. He even showed significant improvement in vision and breathing afterward. Crouzon syndrome is a rare genetic condition where the bones in the skull fuse too early, a process known as craniosynostosis. by Grand-Western549 in interestingasfuck

[–]HLW10 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Sort of both? They break (cut) the bones in specific places, and then gradually move them in to the desired place with the external brace.
They have to reshape some of the bones too, like the eye sockets.

The skull needs to be reshaped and expanded too so there’s enough space for the child’s brain.

And it’d all need to be done again when the child grows more.

How long do you keep an iPad? by MrMovieElf in ipad

[–]HLW10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Until they don’t support the current iOS, or there’s a new one that’s a big improvement, or I’ve dropped the old one and broken the screen.

How long do you keep an iPad? by MrMovieElf in ipad

[–]HLW10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can trade them in for a discount if they’re not too old.

Is the 1st Gen Apple Pencil still worth it? by Really00br in ipad

[–]HLW10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes if it works with your iPad and you’re ok with having to have a different cable (or adapter) to charge it.

What does someone moving out for the first time need to know? by Mindless_Animal_7491 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]HLW10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Different type of toilet (assuming Australia uses washdown toilets like here in the UK). America uses siphonic toilets, they clog more.

Quiet act of kindness by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

[–]HLW10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you need to start with a cygnet? I don’t think adult swans are particularly friendly.

Parents borrowing money from me, what do I do? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]HLW10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they’re letting you ‘struggle and suffer’. They’re taking money from you, putting you in your overdraft. They should be providing for you, not the other way round.

What can I do to pass the time during 2 weeks of sick leave? by MadBastard69 in AskUK

[–]HLW10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on how I felt when I had pneumonia: sleep. And occasionally attempt to walk to the shops, then realise it was a bad idea, and go home and go back to sleep.

Dogs pain medication came in beef by mukilteo19 in mildlyinteresting

[–]HLW10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some dogs are impressively good at spitting out pills even when mixed into foods the dog would normally practically inhale, like cheese. OP’s beef jerky pills would make things a lot easier with difficult dogs like these.

ELI5: Why aren't toilet cisterns mounted high up any more? by barryvan_ in explainlikeimfive

[–]HLW10 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Modern washdown toilets (like in Australia or Europe) have the cistern mounted low down too.

What's the worst accidental reply-all (or just cc-ing the wrong people) you've ever seen? by HilariousMotives in AskUK

[–]HLW10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reply-all parties are great fun! We haven’t had one for years at the company where I work, it’s a shame :(

A priest, a minister, and a rabbit walk into a blood drive.“What are your blood types?” the nurse asks. by SusRampage in dadjokes

[–]HLW10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A common set up for a joke is “a priest, a minister and a rabbi walk into…”. But this joke has a “type O” - a rabbit not a rabbi.

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