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  1. CarlG

    10 years on insulin now I'm off it Yayyyyyyyyy

    I wanted to share a quick story about myself and some exciting news I had received a couple of weeks ago. I have been diabetic for coming on 10 years in that time I had more Dr & Nurses than I had dinners. ( For some reasons they all leave after 6 months ). Within that time I was told I was...
    • CarlG
    • Thread
    • healthy low carb diet scuba diving type1diabetes type2diabetes vegan
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: General Message Board
  2. Northerner

    SCUBA DIVING WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES — YOU CAN DO IT!

    WRITTEN BY: Brian Novak I love to go on adventures in the outdoors! Having T1D can sometimes be its own adventure but I have never let it stop me from setting out on some truly amazing experiences. One of my very favorite ways to live beyond type 1 is by scuba diving. I received my PADI open...
  3. AMcG

    Fit for Dive medical - Diving with new Type 1 diagnosis

    Hello! I'm going travelling soon to South East Asia and really really want to dive. I got my open water to 18m in Malta 2 years ago and haven't done a dive since I was diagnosed in March 2018 haven't had and hypo's where I've blacked out. Not been a total super-woman at bloody sugars but...
    • AMcG
    • Thread
    • dive diving hypoglycaemia scuba diving type 1 type 1 diabetes
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Exercise/Sport
  4. missclb

    'Freestyle Libre + water' experiment

    I recently went on a scuba diving trip with two days left on my sensor. Instead of removing it (which was my plan) at the last minute I thought I'd see if it could survive an hour underwater. I had nothing to lose. Low and behold – it survived! I cross-referenced the result with a finger prick...
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