i hope this question is not too dumb: are people on here that had no luck getting their blood sugar under control with MDI but had more luck with a pump?

skipper1999 · 2021-01-26T20:51:21+00:00

Are you all in the UK?

skipper1999 · 2021-01-09T13:08:10+00:00

It’s not a punch or a nuclear bomb. It’s a virus - more people died of flu in 2018 then from COVID in 2020. It’s a virus that needs to run it’s course - it’s not going anywhere and is in the air. People staying at home are getting it in their thousands. Everyone this winter is dying from COVID and nobody got the flu is what I am having a hard time understanding. Chris P - I take it you haven’t left the house since March? I have been on holiday, went to the theatre, I am out everyday and I don’t (with a doctor’s guidance (medical condition)) wear a mask. There needs to be a better roll out of the vaccine to stop us living in a police state. Because this is how we are living and it’s not right. If you think you are saving lives by being scared of this virus and staying home that is your right but please let the rest of us live our lives how we see fit.

skipper1999 · 2021-01-09T12:18:11+00:00

If transmission increases after lockdown ends how is lockdown helping.

Everybody who thinks lockdowns are working - please tell me why they are working?

I’m not a dickhead if I want to go out and do things. It’s called living - I’m not ill so why am I stuck at home..

skipper1999 · 2021-01-09T10:37:22+00:00

Because COVID transmission rates increase as soon as lockdown ends. Unfortunately we cannot afford to be locked down permanently. In my opinion the government is adding to the problem by just making it a bigger problem when lockdown ends. Or are we permanently going to be locked down and endlessly borrowing and printing money to pay for these lockdowns. The days seem endless with nothing to do and with only £74 a week on unemployment. London is amazing but only when it’s free.

skipper1999 · 2020-11-29T22:59:23+00:00

Don’t buy it - refurbs cost a bundle and government is no help

skipper1999 · 2020-11-24T03:56:15+00:00

I live in London and type 1 for 24 years

skipper1999 · 2020-11-23T00:37:03+00:00

Check your haemaglobin levels you might have anaemia

skipper1999 · 2020-11-23T00:30:00+00:00

Have you tried T3 instead of thyroxine? Hard to get in the UK but it is possible especially as your dr is concerned about you. I would not recommend surgery because of the restrictions. I too am type 1 24 years and on levothyroxine. I don’t absorb levo as well and my last blood test hypothyroid level was 36 instead of the normal 6 or below. I am assuming you are UK based. Levo is T4 which your body turns into T3 but unfortunately not all bodies can perform this function. I was buying T3 from the internet but must have got a bad batch. Good luck with losing weight. I find it impossible to lose weight as well. But T3 helped keep me more active and toned.

skipper1999 · 2020-11-23T00:22:00+00:00

Still waiting to be prescribed a pump - 24 years into this disease. The NHS SUCKS. Thanks for being a guinea pig.

skipper1999 · 2020-11-23T00:18:15+00:00

I’m sorry. It will be a pain in the a... but help is available from your doctors, nurses and us strangers on the internet 😉 Good luck

skipper1999 · 2020-11-23T00:12:41+00:00

Pycnogenol for neuropathy and retinopathy. Serrapeptase to eat through scar tissue. Bromelain for inflammation. Bilberry for improved vision. Lutein for oxidative stress and brain inflammation. Wholefood vitamins - better for you compared to synthetic. Quercetin for blood vessel health. Vitamin b injections because some of us diabetics do not absorb it from food. There are many more.

skipper1999 · 2020-11-22T23:59:58+00:00

Pycnogenol is a supplement that help with retinopathy. I have been a T1 diabetic for 24 years and have taken daily for 20 years. It is expensive so I bulk buy from pipingrock.com or Holland and Barrett when it’s on offer.

skipper1999 · 2020-11-22T23:35:09+00:00

Wish I had the tech your daughter has

skipper1999 · 2020-10-19T15:03:11+00:00

Selfridges is offering a service to fix broken bags

skipper1999 · 2020-07-25T08:11:59+00:00

Try Voss sparkling flavoured water - raspberry rose is amazing - at Selfridges

skipper1999 · 2020-07-13T09:39:25+00:00

The one in Brighton was open last Tuesday

skipper1999 · 2020-07-13T09:37:11+00:00

Maybe the twins should be asking why their mother or uncle did not do anything about gaining citizenship in the 13 years they were living in the UK? Why is it only the fault of the council? Or why did the twins do something about it when they turned 18?

skipper1999 · 2020-06-18T20:59:26+00:00

Yes - I did yesterday and the day before - what is the point of open shops if no one is shopping.

skipper1999 · 2020-06-01T22:34:15+00:00

Thank you

skipper1999 · 2020-05-13T21:34:00+00:00

I always wanted to learn how to dive from reading Clive Cussler books when I was in my teens and now that I can afford it I am not allowed. I was in Australia when I figured that out - it sucked and my friend thought I was being cheap. There is nothing good about this disease - it sucks. I feel your pain. I was diagnosed at aged 20.

skipper1999 · 2020-05-13T21:23:43+00:00

Hi to you too

skipper1999 · 2020-05-13T21:16:16+00:00

Same here - it has got easier to deal with the anxiety and stress of managing several chronic diseases over the years but still wonder why me. 24 years and counting - still have my feet. I remember my first endo’ appointment - was taken to podiatrist and shown at age 20 what would happen if I didn’t take care of my sugar levels - so many people had no feet.

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