Type 1 diabetes

Hello there everyone,
I joined this group a while ago but never got round to introducing myself, so
sorry and hello!
My name is Kate, I live in Bath, UK and I have been type 1 since I was 5 (I’m
now 29). My
gorgeous son Guy is now nearly 5 months old.
I got pregnant with an HBA1c of just above 8 but it was below 5.8% for the next
7 months.
My GP has referred Guy to a paediatrician because although he seems fine he
thinks that
there may be a problem ‘that he just can’t put his finger on’. Although he is
developing
normally he doesn’t always like eye contact and will turn his head away when you
try and look
in his eyes. My GP is a bit paranoid because I’m diabetic and he expected me to
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I know as we are all here, or most of us, Insulin dependant Diabetics… what do you do when you are not feeling well… like with a Migraine, and really do not feel like eating? I know we should but sometimes I am just too nauseated to want to eat much, and afraid my Sugars will drop too low.

~~TINA~~

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Is it not funny how people are always quick to judge us as being Diabetic.. especially Insulin dependent Diabetics, on what we should and should not eat? They are always trying to tell us something is not good for us, or we should not have to use so much Insulin when we eat something, or whatever… or if we would not eat the Sweets, we might not need Insulin.

I for one, know that every Diabetic is different, and not everyone can eat the same foods, and get the same results… But for me, we are the ones in charge of our bodies, and should we not know what is best.

For me, some foods like Rice are dangerous, and will spike me worse than something sweet… so I know it varies with a lot of factors, which is best for me.

~~TINA~~

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Not sure how many have to pay for their prescriptions and such, but I know with all of the Cut backs they keep on doing, more and more of us have to worry about the high cost of our prescriptions for being Diabetic, etc.

Make sure you Shop around before Spending any $$ on drugs. What will surely kill you financially at one pharmacy, may save you lots of $$ at places say like Costco, Sams Club, or WalMart. We know as we used to get Prescriptions filled at RiteAid and now use WalMart. And if you can find a price cheaper online for a prescription and prove it to WalMart, they will match or beat that price for you… We have saved like $4 off of like 2 bottles of Lantus compared to Costcos online price when we proved the price to Walmart.

Just something to think about in this tight economy.

~~TINA~~
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Hi All,

Just wanted to let you know that I am leaving on vacation tomorrow, so I will be out of the loop. I will not be back until August 8th, so I am going to change my settings to not receive posts during that time. I hope you are all having a wonderful summer & will talk to you all soon!! Take care!

Stacy

To Burn Off Big Mac Meal, Walk This Far

Enjoying a McDonald’s Big Mac meal–that would be the Big Mac, french fries and a milkshake–every once in a while won’t make you fat, right? Not if you walk off those extra calories.

Nutritionists in Great Britain helpfully computed just how far you have to walk to shake off the 1,411 calories from that Big Mac lunch: 9.5 miles.

London’s Sun newspaper reports that even the McDonald’s salads require a 2.5 mile walk to ward off the extra calories, thanks to the fatty salad dressings that can have more calories than the burgers.

So it doesn’t just pick on McDonald’s, the Sun compiled a list of several favorite fast food items and how many miles you have to walk to get rid of the extra calories:

* Meat pizza: 930 calories requires a 6.2 mile walk
* KFC meal: 910 calories requires a 6.06 mile walk
* Apple: 45 calories requires a 0.3 mile walk
* Stick of celery: 2 calories requires a 0.013 mile walk

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Greetings, friends!

Just wanted to thank you all for your kind thoughts & prayers. I am now back to work. The surgeon is pleased with how my eye is healing, but it will be a while before we know just how successful it was. I hope you are all doing well!

Warm Regards,

Stacy

Ok… now that I am working, I am thinking I should be loosing a little of the weight I have gained from being on Insulin. But when I weighed myself, it looked like I might have even gained a pd. or two. But I weighed myself at night I think.

So when does the weight ever come off, or is there something special we must do? I eat less usually with being on Insulin than I did before. It just gets Frustrating, that I have gained over 10 pds. since last September when I started using Insulin.

~~TINA~~

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Well, here it is Thursday and about an hr. and a half until I have to go to work for the evening. I will probably work 4-11:30 like last night.

Tuesday I started dropping Low, and had to have my husband get me something to eat once he got off work. I was starting to feel the signs… even with eating Cheetos etc. while working. And I was over 250 when I took 15 units of Insulin and ate lunch. I worked 11-7 that day. So it is going to be a learning game I see now that I am working.

I do try and carry something sweet in my pocket, and other food to munch on while I am working just in case I get busy with Customers. But I do have time usually to sit and get a bite to eat when I need too, as I have someone working with me most of my shift.

Have a wonderful rest of the week.

~~TINA~~

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Hmm… An interesting thought. I have almost 9 yrs. of Sobriety, and I know AA helped me in the beginning before I got back into church.

We are Powerless over our Diabetes, but it is up to us what we do with it. That is why it is good that there are groups such as this to help us cope and get our BG under control.

~~TINA~~

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