Tim commented on the post, Animas Vibe gains CE mark approval
@seasiderdave – I think you could just possibly be correct 😉
View ArticleTim posted on the forum topic OneTouch Verio Pro in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – yes, I saw an advert to this one too and fancied giving it a go. Feel free to write a review for the blog if you want to. Saves me writing the damned thing! 😉
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Tim posted on the forum topic Moving to a pump in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – ah, the old “carry junk” or “not carry junk” argument :-D. I’m a fan of the former, so that issues with pumps, hypos and what not can be swiftly sorted out while on the move and so they...
View Articlekatherine cromwell posted on the forum topic The Dreaded Consultant in the...
Well done @seasiderdave that’s a great step forward and not an easy thing to achieve. My best ever was 5.6!!!!! God knows how as I’d been dreading the appointment due to not ever recording or testing...
View ArticleTim posted on the forum topic The Dreaded Consultant in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – woo hoo! 7.9 is brilliant considering what it’s been before! *Any* improvement has to be a good thing, no? More importantly than the figures, though, have you generally felt better?
View ArticleAlison posted on the forum topic The Dreaded Consultant in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – That’s brilliant, congratulations. It’s progress that matters, not absolute numbers. I’m so pleased all your effort has paid off.
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Bellebe posted on the forum topic The Dreaded Consultant in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – 7.9 is a fantastic achievement! Don’t underestimate it. Having had 22 years of HbA1c’s over 10 I got down to the 8 point somethings last year and it took an immense amount of hard work....
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Alison commented on the post, Diabetes Week - let's talk
@seasiderdave “the first rule of Diabetic Club is you don’t talk about Diabetic Club” – I fear I may have to be banned from my own blog for breaking said rule pretty much daily
View ArticleTim commented on the post, The psychology of CGM
@seasiderdave – ah, as I understand it these CGMs are like this by design. If you let a patient loose with a real-time CGM they tend to fiddle and overcorrect up or down, so you don’t get any idea of...
View ArticleTim commented on the post, Congratulations to the Animas Channel Swim team
@seasiderdave – yup! Animas® have bought Neville® a brand new kennel and his own bodyweight in dog chews!
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Tim commented on the post, Review - LifeScan OneTouch Verio Pro
@seasiderdave – you should move to a city; cities rock! Anyway, yes, I agree – if everything used AAA batteries life would be considerably easier. Especially as Medtronic send me a pack of four AAA’s...
View ArticleTim posted on the forum topic Holiday reading in the group Shoot Up
@Annette – Wilkie Collins duly added to the Kindle and Chales Yu added to the pondering list. @Seasiderdave – I’ve read all Dave Gorman’s books and didn’t know he had a new one out, so that’s added to...
View ArticleTim posted on the forum topic Holiday reading in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – I read An Utterly Impartial History of Britain a little while ago, I quite enjoyed it but found his formula of historic fact followed by ironic joke (possibly involving Thatcher)...
View ArticleMike replied to the forum topic Dear diary, my first day! in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave and I have been comparing ‘should we? shouldn’t we?’ notes on Twitter for a while and through some bizzare fluke of dia-cosmic coincidence (sun spots? ley lines?) we are both now turning...
View ArticlePaul replied to the forum topic Dear diary, my first day! in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave & @mike .. it’ll be interesting to hear your opinions when the day arrives as I too was a pump non-believer! What pumps have you chosen/have corrupted you to the smoldering gates of...
View ArticleAlison replied to the forum topic Dear diary, my first day! in the group...
@seasiderdave If you brief your wizard well with the correct ratios and be very nice to him, he comes up with some good ideas ( http://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2009/07/diabetes-wizardry/ ) and I find...
View ArticleAlison replied to the forum topic Dear diary, my first day! in the group...
@seasiderdave Yes, all pumpers need to bathe in surgical spirit daily to avoid site infections. You soon get used to the smell 😉 I haven’t ordered it on prescription for decades, I just remember us...
View ArticleAnnette A commented on the post, My latest A1C
To solve the controversy, it has been suggested that rather than bi-annual you should use semiannual. Which is just silly. Downwards (or even the same) is, as @seasiderdave says, good. Better than up....
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Greatest number of carbs in one meal in the...
@seasiderdave – that’s possibly one of the most subtle product placements I’ve seen on this site! 😉
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Tim replied to the forum topic BBC News - 24,000 diabetes deaths a year...
@Alison – yes, I heard it on the wireless first thing while I was having a shave. It’s a cracking way to start the day – “you have a much higher chance of dying today”! @Seasiderdave – imagine anyone […]
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic BBC News - 24,000 diabetes deaths a year...
@seasiderdave – good find! I note that as well as not having a belly button, her skin is lighter below the jumper than above it. Are these manifestations of sinister diabetes side-effects. Good for the...
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Interview with Katie Szyman, President...
@Seasiderdave – The problem is that I don’t look at the site on a mobile device, therefore there’s not much impetus to get it working properly. If you fancy a go at getting it working I’ll give you...
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Interview with Katie Szyman, President...
@seasiderdave – could you look at the site through a mobile device now? It should now display better, or at least it does on my Android phone
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Interview with Katie Szyman, President...
@seasiderdave – I think that might have been subtle enough to sneek past Bob’s gimlet eye 😉
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Helping ShootUp take over the world in the...
@seasiderdave – Yeah, I know what you mean; but I don’t neccessarily want to focus on getting other diabetic bloggers reading and commenting (of course, they are more than welcome to!). We want normal,...
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Helping ShootUp take over the world in the...
@seasiderdave – Our favourite Pole? I’ll have to Czech…
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Tim replied to the forum topic Helping ShootUp take over the world in the...
@seasiderdave – been there, done that http://www.shootuporputup.co.uk/2011/03/shoot-up-poll-%E2%80%93-when-will-get-a-closed-loop/
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Diabetes UK's new look in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – Comic Sans is indeed the work of the devil and – in my view – is second only to the horrific Brush Script in terms of crimes against fonts. At the minute my favourite font is the one...
View ArticleAlison commented on the post, More group therapy goodies
@seasiderdave I agree with you that insurance is about risk, so if you feel you don’t need the insrance, don’t get it but accept the risk – the problem is in some cases PCTs have been demanding people...
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Biographies of diabetes in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – this sounds like you’ve been very badly scarred through your experience; do you need counselling?
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic About the blog in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – I’ve been checking the new version of the site on a mobile device as I go along, so it will work. At least it will work on my Samsung phone that I’ve tested it on and that’s all that...
View ArticleAlison commented on the post, JDRF Type 1 Parliament: It’s down to us, chaps
@seasiderdave My work is done, you’re writing this stuff better than me now 😉
View ArticleAlison replied to the forum topic Diabetes UK - The Big Event in the group...
Requested please @seasiderdave
View ArticlePaul replied to the forum topic Diabetes UK - The Big Event in the group...
@seasiderdave – afraid not, I think I’ll be in the same geographic region as I’m still hoping to attend the Nottingham pump roadshow which is the same weekend. Last time I visited that university it...
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Diabetes UK - The Big Event in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – we’ll get you a trilby with one of those cards saying “press” to put in the hat-band
View ArticleMike replied to the forum topic Diabetes UK - The Big Event in the group...
@seasiderdave – Press Gang? Does this mean you will be knocking some poor defenceless pancreatically challenged types senseless and carrying them off for a long sea voyage with enforced weevil-infested...
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Contracts for pump users in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – I think it would be better called a “memorandum of understanding” rather than a “contract”; it’s technically more correct and scores a potential 120 points at Scrabble.
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Did Not Attend in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – that’s an interesting point about having no confidence in what the nurse / doctor would talk to you about. It’s pretty similar to Annette and Alison cancelling appointments because...
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Tim replied to the forum topic Did Not Attend in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – oh, and “lifetime-of-perfect-control people”? Ha ha ha! There’s no such thing as the perfect diabetic Or certainly I’ve never met one
View ArticleAlison replied to the forum topic How fast can you do a set change? in the...
Ah, now site tactics are coming into play too, I hadn’t thought of that @seasiderdave. I’ve never looked forward to set changes so much!
View ArticleAlison started the forum topic @seasiderdave is famous again in the group...
@seasiderdave There I was perusing my latest issue of Balance, and once again I saw your smiling face and a nice little plug for ShootUp – thanks! It’s p29 of the Sept issue of Balance for those who...
View ArticleMike replied to the forum topic How fast can you do a set change? in the...
Rubbish! Over 5 minutes. In my defence it was the first time I’d tried a Silhouette with their serter thinghy, but even so I don’t think I’ll ever catch up with you lot… Only a 0.1u fill @seasiderdave?...
View ArticlePaul replied to the forum topic Replace A1C with random number in the group...
I disagree with @seasiderdave if you’re constantly having hypos to keep a hba1c there’s a different problem that needs to be solved. Hba1c’s are given too much importance by most physicians though, its...
View ArticlePaul replied to the forum topic Replace A1C with random number in the group...
@seasiderdave I reread it two days latter & wondered what I’d read the first time … I still haven’t worked it our, I think when I read it the first time I may have needed a cookie!
View ArticleAlison replied to the forum topic Survey for CGM users in the group Shoot Up
That’ll teach you for neglecting us and staying away so long @seasiderdave
View ArticleTim replied to the forum topic Cycling with a pump in the group Shoot Up
@seasiderdave – cycling is going well, though it’s a bit bloody cold at the minute. I go out with two pairs of gloves, two pair of socks and neoprene overshoes to try and keep extremities warm. The...
View ArticleNig replied to the topic Vaccine Breakdown - Possibly, maybe, hopefully in...
Well spotted @seasiderdave Its good to see that there is research being done on other things than the “artificial pancreas”! As you say though, probably of little use to many of us here (well the more...
View ArticleTim replied to the topic Diabetes 'cure' to end misery of jabs in the forum...
@seasiderdave – thanks for linking to the Daily Mail. I should have had Kitten Block for Chrome installed. It redirects any links to Mail or Express to pictures of kittens instead!
View ArticleAlison commented on the post, The psychology of CGM
@megs It sounds like we’re in violent agreement! @seasiderdave Good luck with the trial, I hope it goes well. If you want to keep it on more than 72 hours, you could restart the sensor yourself. I’m...
View ArticleAlison commented on the post, Changes to driving regulations - take action now
@jason What a nightmare, congrats on fighting it. @seasiderdave Current proposal talks about “‘severe hypoglycaemia’ being where “the help of another person is required”. That’s far too open to interpr...
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