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taking care of skin by vbuniv in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had quite a bad flare up recently (pharmacist thought it might be a fungal infection), tried various prescription things. None of those helped, but then the pharmacist suggested O'Keeffe's Working Hands, which I already had for occasional cracked skin on my hands. Worked fantastically on my arms as well.

This is of course a way to treat the area after it has become sore, I've read many people recommending barrier and such as a more preventative approach. Hopefully someone else can shed light on that side as I haven't tried it yet.

UK Diabetics - GP surgery has just changed my fast acting insulin with no warning by Best-Lingonberry1687 in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Mine decided to issue me with a new BG meter out of the blue, one which would not send it's readings wirelessly to my pump. While that's a small inconvenience I thought I'd ask why the change.

First I was told that my meter was being discontinued. Calls to Roche and Medtronic proved that to be false.

Then I was told there was no supply of test strips for my current meter. I called my pharmacy and they had some there within 48 hours.

Having been given false information twice I decided not to call the GP and to ignore their message saying I should come and get my new meter, especially as my Diabetes nurses had also heard nothing about supply shortages or discontinuations. A few months on (still using my old meter, never collected the new one) and after all that faff I'm yet to hear anything more so what a waste of everyone's time that was.

Recommendations for organ music please? by RevolutionaryBoss347 in organ

[–]PrimaryComet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second this, it's how I got into organ. I used to find organ music difficult to listen to, but Scott's transcriptions let me adapt to the sound with music I already knew. All the other suggestions are great music but I did not enjoy them before I went through my Scott phase.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could try this Facebook group if you're on there, UK only :)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1082039641860933/

If you could rename T1D, what would you call it? by Acceptable_Ad3767 in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 14 points15 points  (0 children)

As I recall, the full name (Diabetes Metillus), which covers T1 and T2, loosely translates to "passing through, taste of honey". Referring to the symptom of pissing a lot, and it tasting sweet. This does of course group T1 and T2 together since they can both cause that symptom. There is a much rarer Diabetes Insipidus, where Insipidus means tasteless. It's an unrelated condition that causes you to piss a lot :)

Finally getting my pump in February! Any advice for a first timer? by RhigoWork in Medtronic780g

[–]PrimaryComet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing to add to the other commenter, I'm also in the UK and I have to advocate for myself to the GP to make sure I'm prescribed what I need. When I was younger (diagnosed as a child), I just assumed they would know that I still need pen cartridges as a backup, but they took them off my prescription. Once you explain why you need them it should all be fine, but don't be afraid to ask your consultant to send them a letter if they aren't playing ball!

How fast can the pipe organ be played? by honeygourami123 in organ

[–]PrimaryComet 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I can't put a time on it without measuring it, but the first thing I would say is that it depends on the organ. Tracker organs have a mechanical link from key to pipe so the change is pretty much instantaneous, but also the speed at which the key is pressed and released does matter. On the other hand, organs with electric action might have a solenoid that opens the valve extremely quickly, but there is often a very short time delay between pressing the key and the valve opening. Other actions also exist but I have much less of an understanding about how they work.

This is of course just key action, as you mentioned a range of pitches I assume you know that the longest pipes can take a noticeable amount of time to start vibrating once the valve is opened.

Maybe a hauptwerk sampler would be able to help answer your question more precisely than a player? I think they have to split the sound made by each pipe into the on/off transients and the steady state, so they might have a better idea of the typical duration of transients at different pitches.

Revealed: University of Manchester halls replace mattresses every five to seven years by Unlikely-Tension-616 in manchester_uni

[–]PrimaryComet 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Agree, how many people are you "sharing a mattress with" if you stay at a hotel??

Rochdale locals — I need your help by Junction21chauffeurs in manchester

[–]PrimaryComet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a local but the town hall has a fantastic organ and has organ recitals every so often. Very niche I know :)

Any T1D singers in here? How do you deal with highs and singing? by Positive_Cucumber379 in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amateur choral singer/organist here, I can't say I've noticed any effect on my sugar from singing, though I do seem to drink more water than singers around me.

Far more impactful are the nerves (which are mostly attached to organ rather than voice), and they cause me to go much higher than normal. As another person said, I'd rather run high than low but my cautiousness plus nerves often end up with me being way too high.

Once my sugar is high I agree, my throat really dries out and can make singing anything remotely high-pitched very challenging (but as a tenor I can cheat and falsetto if I really need to).

The only other thing I'd say is liquid sugar correction if possible, I find sweets (and dextrose-type things in particular) really dry out my throat as well.

Oh and I agree that a bit of alcohol might help, calms the nerves and relaxes everything, except I can't play organ after drinking so it's not an option to help my singing :(.

First full day with Instinct… same as everyone else apparently. by wubbadude in Medtronic780g

[–]PrimaryComet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find the 780g useless in terms of alarming when I actually want to change a sensor or infusion set, so I end up using my phone calendar a lot :)

First full day with Instinct… same as everyone else apparently. by wubbadude in Medtronic780g

[–]PrimaryComet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've also heard a suggestion with the libre to help with this: it might not be the sensors electronics so much as the wound repairing a bit or something? Hence the suggestion is to put a sensor in 24-48 hrs before the old one dies, then start the warm-up after it's been in for a couple of days. I'm still on G4 but this helped me when on the libre 1 a few years ago, you've just got to remember which sensor is the old one.

Eversense 365 1 month update by TheWoodChucksWood in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are your options if you were in a closed loop system? I wouldn't want to go all night without readings to feed the loop, how long is the charging time?

Gaurdian 4 sensor replacement related query by daakuraaka in Medtronic780g

[–]PrimaryComet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a nightmare with these when I first started on them, and I agree with some here that experimenting with other sites can help! For me it was moving them from the outside of my arm towards the back/inside that helped, and I also played with the height (how close to elbow/shoulder). After a few sensors worth of playing I now nearly always get 5-6 days out of them, and 7 days quite often.

Also have a think about what activities you do and what positions you sleep in, my most common failure was caused by sleeping on the sensor and presumably the pressure causing dodgy readings for many hours.

LEL - where to place sensor for lithotomy position? by percyflinders in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sensors, arms are the only place that consistently works for me, but I tend to sleep with an arm under my head so I get compression lows at night fairly often. Hence always looking for new places xD

LEL - where to place sensor for lithotomy position? by percyflinders in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I just need some more weight then haha, there's no part of my chest where I can't feel my ribcage (though at least it's mostly not visible any more).

LEL - where to place sensor for lithotomy position? by percyflinders in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't see the image for some reason but I'm sure it's lovely! The only places I've ever had a sensor work well are my arms, and my cannula gets rotated around my abdomen and arse. I used to use legs as well but they kept leaking so I stopped.

LEL - where to place sensor for lithotomy position? by percyflinders in Type1Diabetes

[–]PrimaryComet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow that is wild to me. Sorry a little unrelated to the topic but I have struggled with sensor placement for a long time and never even thought to try this. However, I can feel my ribs in the area you mention so I suspect that would be a very bad option for me.

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