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emma 15, Female
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Pump on the beach?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Maureen Jul 28.

Survey: highest number and lowest number

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Is the term diabetic offensive????

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Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
July 6, 2007
Most recent A1C (BG Average) Value
7.4
What glucose meter do you use?
One Touch Ultra 2
Type of treatment you use
Shots
Hometown (where you come from):
Essex
Where do you live? (City, Country)
UK
What is the address for your blog or other web site, if any?
http://www.sugar-rollercoaster.blogspot.com
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Internet
Who referred you? (if anyone)
N/A
What do you do for a living?
Student

stuff.

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on Friday 6th July '07. I'm all settled in now, but it's still hard to cope with it at school. I have a lot of hypos, generally one or two at random points during the day, and also go high usually at least once a day. Currently I use lantus and novorapid. I like the idea of a pump, but at the moment the NHS won't cover it.

Emma's Blog

...Yay. A1C, pump and diabetes camp!

Today was kinda crappy BG-wise... They always go a bit wonky right before clinic, I think it's nerves. (I hate hospitals!) I ended up low (50-60) for a whole hour, in which I kept eating and my sugar wouldn't come up. But I got my A1C, and that was 7.4. Everything else was pretty good. I found out also that I am going to get a pump in the summer break! YAY! It will be probably Medtronic, or it might be a Roche one. I like the Medtronic one better though, so that's probably what I'll get. I'm al… Continue

Posted on May 21st, 2008 at 4:46pm — 4 Comments (Add)

A1C and Thyroid.

Got the results of the blood test I had on Tuesday. Thyroid is fiine. [: A1C is 7.2, this is the first one I've had done and I'm pretty pleased with that.

Posted on March 6th, 2008 at 4:40pm — No Comments (Add)

School and Hypos.

Some of these drops really, really scare me. Even without a correction bolus, I can go from high to low in a matter of minutes. I'll be perfectly fine, laughing with my friends, one minute, and the next I'll be slumped against the wall being given juice by my friend. When this happens, they tend to get worried and take me to… Continue

Posted on February 23rd, 2008 at 12:41pm — 6 Comments (Add)

Sometimes I feel like giving up.

When I have to go to El's house so she can give me some of her NovoRapid 'cause I'm stupid enough to let mine run out half way through my lunch bolus. And not have any spare. Stupid, eh?

When I've been up all night after an original 2.9 at the D of E training session that just won't budge. That eventually shoots to 11 and falls back to 5 in an hour. And that was just the start.

ALL night. ALL NIGHT.

When I've dropped from 8 to 3 in half an hour wit…

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Posted on October 9th, 2007 at 3:33pm — 4 Comments (Add)

What are they gonna do to me?

On October 3rd I have to go to the clinic for my 3 month appointment (yep - almost 3 months since my diagnosis, feels like I've been living with diabetes forever). I guess they'll do my A1C.. But I don't even know what my last one was when I was diagnosed, so I have no idea what that'll be...

Other than that, what would they generally check at a 3 month appointment?

Posted on September 23rd, 2007 at 12:02pm — 6 Comments (Add)

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At 6:56pm on August 3rd, 2008, Kate Banks said…
Miss yooou :(

Bet you're having a blast at d-camp though :)

Miss you though :(

Laterz

-xo
At 6:04am on July 26th, 2008, Kristin said…
I just read on Ale's page that you are getting a pump! That's awesome! Which one will you get? Please let us know how it goes!!!
At 5:22pm on July 23rd, 2008, Alessandra Paganin said…
Hi Emma! good luck with your pump!I wish they could give one to me too, i don't think it's right at all privating some from the progres... oh well, hopw thingd will change soon! Take care!Ale x
At 12:41pm on July 11th, 2008, James said…
Happy belated anniversary ( i didn't notice that it was you annv.)
I don't really think its much to celebrate though :(
Hang in there! one year down hopefully many more left
At 9:18pm on July 7th, 2008, Carly said…
Hiyah Emma!
haha, i like your name. :)
aww, well happy aniversery plus one day!
At 4:26pm on July 7th, 2008, James said…
this morning sucked because I work and looked at my pump site and it had came out! over night! I was so mad. I was 300 :( but other than that my control has been good
At 11:08pm on July 6th, 2008, James said…
Hey, I haven't heard from you much. Hows the whole diabetes thing going right now.
At 5:19pm on July 3rd, 2008, Kristin said…
Hey Emma! I thought that you might be able to offer some good advice in this discussion!
At 4:46pm on July 3rd, 2008, Carly said…
Yay, good job. :)
Im excited for you.
What kind of pump are you getting?
With my experience with little kids (i volunteer at my local zoo) is that they usually ask first, or stare at you until they find out what it is.
My little cousin does pull on it sometimes, but i tell her that she cant.
One time, at the zoo, i was working in the petting zoo part of it, and a goat came up to me and bit the tubing in half!
I laughed at it, and changed the tubing. :)
At 10:57pm on July 2nd, 2008, Carly said…
wow, thats good!
my school is alot of fun, i loove my friends!
ahah, i knnow! i absolutely (sp) am in love with sour skittles.
i cant resist themm :)
hmm, thats weird :\
i think my doctors told me that the BG's in the morning are lower than the rest of the day.
i did a poster on diabetes once, my teacher loved it too!

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