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[Diabetes] General Chat and Support Thread
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You have to re-apply for the license every three years as well giving them your consultant details and answering a few questionnaires and giving them permission to check medical records. Now, I don't think they have ever actually done that for me as the license always came back far too quickly for there to have been time for them to refer to the hospitals, either in the UK or Ireland, does give you a chance to update your picture card more often though. For some reason my latest license actually came back with an older picture of me on it than the previous one though.
I'm not aware of any loading on the insurance previously, but at the moment I'm just a named driver. If I did have any loading on insurance then it would previously have been due to driving issues rather than medical ones.
Thats the weird thing with me, I applied for my lisence, ticked the box about Diabetes and handed in a letter from my GP saying I had good control and my Diabetes would not affect my driving capabilities in any way.
I got a 10 year lisence, I never queried it, never had an accident. I always check my bloods before driving and even while driving but it doesn't mean I won't be in an accident through some other factor that is my fault.
Apparently (according to nurses a few years ago) they cannot load you if you have a consultants statement confirming your control, the ironic thing is when I was first insured (almost 10 years ago) they never asked about my health and I never told them because they never asked but I was considering switching companies and it was a fairly prominent question in the statement you have to sign.
@TBH Quinn were who I was looking at, I might not switch though as FBD have gotten back to me saying they would like to talk to me about offering me a better deal (nothing like asking for your no claims letter to kick start them into action, although I won't even go into the pain in the ass that is). As for the hypo definition, that mighth be theirs but if a consultant is writing a letter it could be that or it could be under 3.5 or under 4.
My definition defies scientific logic so I won't talk about it here.0 -
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I thought they couldnt load your insurance for diabetesI've always understood "hypo" in this sense to mean you actually passed out from a hypo. also, I'm with quinn about 4 years and they load me about 60 quid.. I'm with FBD for years and have never been loaded and my insurance is lower than 'healthy' friends. And after writing off 3 motors one night after getting a hypo while driving home after dropping my OH to hospital to have our first child:o(i did have no claims bonus protection though:cool:).
I am a bit surprised tbh, tbh:p(wanted to do that with a while:pac:)0 -
I thought they couldnt load your insurance for diabetes. I'm with FBD for years and have never been loaded and my insurance is lower than 'healthy' friends. And after writing off 3 motors one night after getting a hypo while driving home after dropping my OH to hospital to have our first child:o(i did have no claims bonus protection though:cool:).
I am a bit surprised tbh, tbh:p(wanted to do that with a while:pac:)
I thought I heard the Diabetes Federation say that they can't also but I can't find it written anywhere official. I've never been loaded for car insurance either and I've been driving for 10+ years.0 -
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My daughter has been recently diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes so I'll be popping in here for a look quite a lot.
At the moment she is on Lantus & Novrapid and so far things seem to be fine, we are still in the starting phase, so her levels tend to go up and down a bit, put I guess we'll sort things out as times go by.
My biggest fear at the moment is that she'll get a hypo during the night, but the doctors assured me, that if this does happen, people tend to wake up during a hypo (kind of like when you realise you have to pee your body sends you warning signals before it's too late).
She should be able to get an insulin pump after 6 months of using the pen which should make things a bit easier (only another 5 1/2 months to go
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We are working things out as we go along and so far things are grand, we are still trying to find substitutes for certain stuff, for example we found a sweetener we can use for her cornflakes, baking etc...which has absolutely no effect on her blood sugar, no side effects (diarrhoea, bloating etc.) AND it tastes good!!!!
My biggest task at the moment is to find someway to make caramel (for caramel squares) using as little sugar as possible, I've done a bit of googling and have come across the suggestion of using isomalt, does anyone have any experience with this regarding the usual side effects if too much is eaten, effect on blood sugar levels and of course taste - there's no point in it working a treat and tasting disgusting - in that case, I'll just have to settle on using normal sugar and only letting her eat very little at a time, but with Christmas coming up and all that, I do want her to be able to indulge a little just like the rest of us or alternatively has anyone a tried and tested low sugar tasty caramel recipes suitable for diabetics.
That's all for now, but I'm sure I'll be back soon for more information or just to share my experiences0 -
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CathyMoran wrote: »Personally I eat the normal stuff - I just take the insulin to match it.
Yes, we have decided not to go near the "diet" stuff either, but for cakes & stuff with high sugar amounts (like caramel), it would be nice to have a substitute so she can have an extra slice or two with ending up on the toilet for hours. The sweetner we use for stuff like apple pie is great and she can eat loads of it without having to inject too much insulin, but no good for making caramel, if all fails we will just make them as usual and just limit her intake (or plan ahead how often and how much she can eat)
On another note, this might sound quite silly, but I am living in Germany, so all the appointments, lessons on Diabetes etc we had were in German, so I have no idea how to explain certain things in English (which I'm going to need to be able to do when I go home to Ireland), like what do you call the units used to measure the amount of insulin required in German it's Broteinheit, I've come across the term "bread unit" but it doesn't seem to be standard, I've seen CP being mentioned here, what does that stand for? (I'm guessing carb/carbo/carbohydrate something or other) can someone give me a run down of the standard Diabetes "terms" in English, so I'll be able to explain to my friends and family in my native language
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Yes, we have decided not to go near the "diet" stuff either, but for cakes & stuff with high sugar amounts (like caramel), it would be nice to have a substitute so she can have an extra slice or two with ending up on the toilet for hours. The sweetner we use for stuff like apple pie is great and she can eat loads of it without having to inject too much insulin, but no good for making caramel, if all fails we will just make them as usual and just limit her intake (or plan ahead how often and how much she can eat)
On another note, this might sound quite silly, but I am living in Germany, so all the appointments, lessons on Diabetes etc we had were in German, so I have no idea how to explain certain things in English (which I'm going to need to be able to do when I go home to Ireland), like what do you call the units used to measure the amount of insulin required in German it's Broteinheit, I've come across the term "bread unit" but it doesn't seem to be standard, I've seen CP being mentioned here, what does that stand for? (I'm guessing carb/carbo/carbohydrate something or other) can someone give me a run down of the standard Diabetes "terms" in English, so I'll be able to explain to my friends and family in my native language
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CP: Carbohydrate portions. 1 CP = 10g of Carbohdrates.
I can't think off-hand what other terms you might need to know, there aren't really any diabetes specific terms that aren't also used in the same sense in wider English. If you have any tho, just post them there. One I can think of is Basal insulin, also known as background insulin - this is your lantus or long-acting insulin, as opposed to your bolus insulin, which is your fast-acting insulin you take before every meal.
re: the caramel debate, I agree with Cathy - let her have the normal stuff and just increase the dose of bolus to deal with it.0 -
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What's the highest CP intake one should have per meal? The doctors, nurses and dietician in the hospital all gave us different recommendations, I know it shouldn't be too high, because that can increase the risk of a hypo a few hours later, right but how high is too high. The dietician said 7, the doctor 8, but the nurses on the ward often let her eat 10!!!
The advice given here in general, and to me specifically, is that there is no limit - you just need to know how much you're taking so you can adjust your insulin dose accordingly. I've never been told to limit the amount from a diabetic point of view, but of course carbs can also turn quickly to fat so the advice may be given from a weight management point of view as opposed to an insulin management. To be honest, it'd be quite easy to eat 10, especially for dinner. I love spuds 0 -
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She should be able to get an insulin pump after 6 months of using the pen which should make things a bit easier (only another 5 1/2 months to go)
Dont count on it! my lady has been diagnosed 4 and a half years she has been on a pump waiting list for the last year and no sign of getting it any time soon, be sugars have been going bananas for the last 15 months, however she has her first true hypo at night a couple of weeks ago, had to call an ambulance, it was scary at the time, but if i only took a camcorder and filmed her it would be funny to watch now. It was like she was so drunk she couldnt talk or walk and the wacky things she would then come out with. 4 years and 6 months for her first true hypo is not bad going.
I was told that in a bad hypo that they go into a fit, she didnt have a fit i woke her up form what i thought was a nightmare, she was tossing and turning (but not fitting) i woke her up but she was unable to drink anything and was going in and out of consciousness, called an ambulance as the hypo kit was left at home ( i was at my sister in laws). they kept her in and it took at least 7 hours for her to go back to her normal self.
She is now off novo rapid and lantus and takes humulin m3 humulin s and humulin i. Her sugars have slightly improved but still are very hard to control thanks to hormones/viral infections/colds and so on......
How old is your daughter? my lady is now 12 diagnosed age 7.0
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