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#diabetes

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The truly amazing thing about healthcare in Poland is that doctors generally don't know how to issue prescriptions according to the current rules (pharmacists are trained in that).

So a doctor that I'm seeing every half a year, issues me a prescription that needs to be bought out within a month, with prescribed dosage that technically prevents me from buying it all within that month. Except that apparently she did issue it "the old way", so I could.

Not to mention that diabetologists need reminding that you generally use up more insulin than your "typical" dosage, because 1) every time you use it, you use some up to check if the needle isn't blocked, and 2) you may need to adjust dosage over time (and if you have it low, that usually means increasing dosage).

1,2 miljoen Nederlanders leven met diabetes. Die doen daar veel moeite voor, steken er elke dag energie in, en hebben te maken met alle complicaties. Hoe fijn zou het zijn als dat wat makkelijker wordt gemaakt, en diabetes ooit genezen kan worden?
Dat vereist natuurlijk onderzoek. Onderzoek doen is niet mijn expertise, maar een flink stuk hardlopen kan ik wel! Dus loop ik zondag 16 kilometer voor meer onderzoek naar #diabetes. Help jij mee?

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events.diabeatit.nlIk ren voor Diabetes Fonds tijdens de Zandvoort Circuit RunIk kom in actie om meer onderzoek naar diabetes mogelijk te maken.Steun jij mijn actie? Alvast bedankt.

My current routine is not working & my BG has been awful. Large spike in the AM when I eat literally anything (cortisol yay!), sustained high until the evening then a multi-hour descent to hypo when my #gastroparesis kicks in, followed by a rebound as I #EatTheKitchen.

So I’m switching things up. Quick small breakfast, hop on the bike to fight spike, then cold brew as a treat. Hopefully addressing the early high will tamp down the later variance.

sonen m typ 1 diabetes ska testa pump. Vet ju inget om sånt här. Har fått fyra olika förslag, vi tycker Omnipod (5) verkar bäst? Finns det nån här som har nån erfarenhet... eller det är väl bara att testa antar jag. De är väl rätt dyra oxå så gissar att avdelningen inte skulle förskriva saker som inte funkar

Tengo una pregunta para personas con #diabetes, en prediabetes y quienes controlan su nivel de glucosa, en general.

¿Cómo es vuestra relación con el azúcar? Me refiero al azúcar de azucarero, el de toda la vida. Yo le tengo cierto temor, sobre todo a echarlo en cafés, en recetas y tal.

Una compañera de facultad me dijo que podría sustituirlo por la panela. Yo estoy leyendo sobre la estevia. No me valen edulcorantes artificiales (sacarina, etc), muchos no son veganos.

¿Cómo lo hacéis vosotres?

For a long time, I've set my life around a training schedule that lets me keep steady, low insulin doses. 5 days a week I'm training outdoors, and two times a week (every 2–3 days) I'm taking a "regeneration" day. These days I work around the house, and that generally suffices to keep #diabetes at bay. However, if I were to skip training for a second day in a row, I'd probably have to increase insulin doses 50%.

When I feel that I'm getting a cold, I usually try to take a "regeneration" day, and ideally start training again the next day. This way, I can avoid increasing insulin doses and usually fight off the infection quickly. Of course, if I end up staying sick for another day, I do have to increase insulin doses, and lower them again when I start training again.

My last infection was different, though. It was hard enough that on the first day, I had to increase insulin doses twice. It kept me feverish for almost a week, and a day after I suddenly had to lower insulin doses to the 150% level, resulting from little physical activity.