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06-14-2005, 01:27 PM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Broxburn, Scotland
Posts: 83
| |  I'm new here - and so glad I've found this forum!!
Hi all!
My name is 'Cookie' and I'm from just outside Edinburgh - in Scotland!
Only registered this evening and have had a quick look around, seems like loads of people have some fantastic advice!
Only problem is that no-one here seems to measure in mmols!! I'm going to get very confused!! These large numbers mean nothing to me!!
Cookie
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06-14-2005, 01:30 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: UK Mansfield
Posts: 413
| | Hi Cookie..................mmols here!!! I'm in the Midlands (UK) 
Linda
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06-14-2005, 01:33 PM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Broxburn, Scotland
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Originally Posted by Linda57 Hi Cookie..................mmols here!!! I'm in the Midlands (UK)
Linda
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Woo - hoo! You speak my language!! Hi Linda!
I actually can't put into words how pleased I am to have found this forum!!!
It's so horrible feeling that you're on your own or that you're the 'only one' eh?? |
06-14-2005, 01:34 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The mighty shire. England
Posts: 1,225
| | Hiya Cookie 
I measure in mmols So do most of the Uk folk.
There's a couple of people from Edinburgh, buzzborne (sarah) is one of them, but she's off travelling europe for a few months. She posts quite alot when she's here though. A few others from scotland, Lorna I think.. can't remember anymore. Lots of people from england though http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/bs_conv.htm That's a convertor I use to figure out what the HUGE numbers mean 
Laura x
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06-14-2005, 01:38 PM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Broxburn, Scotland
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| | (Thanks Laura, have bookmarked that site!) |
06-14-2005, 01:39 PM
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 38
| | | Hi Cookie ! Welcome to the forum.
There are a few of us that talk mmols . If you divide the "large numbers" by 18 you will get an approximate conversion. |
06-14-2005, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamie Hi Cookie ! Welcome to the forum.
There are a few of us that talk mmols . If you divide the "large numbers" by 18 you will get an approximate conversion. |
Ahh!!
(Cookie goes off to strap a calculator to her head!) :p |
06-14-2005, 01:42 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Universe, Planet Earth :P
Posts: 1,049
| | Hi Cookie and welcome to the forum I'm from sweden, so i also use mmol/l and find those huge numbers really confusing lol
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06-14-2005, 02:03 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Miami, Fl
Posts: 3,122
| | | Welcome Cookie.....
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06-14-2005, 03:14 PM
| | Member | | Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 123
| |  I'm new here - and so glad I've found this forum!!
Welcome Cookie, I also talk your lanugage when it comes to bs levels and I am from Canada. I'm sure you will find this a wonderful site.
Thank you LauRa Lu for that site for conversion. I have it book marked and I know I will use it often.
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06-14-2005, 03:15 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Posts: 848
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Originally Posted by Cookie Ahh!!
(Cookie goes off to strap a calculator to her head!) :p |
Hi Cookie 
I'm in England, and I keep a calculator permanently by my computer.
Are you T1 or T2? How long have you been diabetic? I'm coming up to my first anniversary of T2 tomorrow. Not sure if I should have a party with loads of cakes, or just ignore it LOL :p
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06-14-2005, 03:21 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: CT
Posts: 4,588
| | Welcome Cookie (like the name, btw, is that favorite food? )
I don't mmols so I guess I'm the odd ball in this thread  neeye:...but I guess I could x your numbers by 18 instead.
Anyway, glad you found us...hope you will stick around and get to know us a little better
Andrea  , Type 1 on MM 511 pump
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06-14-2005, 03:30 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 2,869
| | | Welcome Cookie, pull up a chair and set awhile!
Nice to meet you,
HeatherP
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06-14-2005, 03:31 PM
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06-14-2005, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by BeadieJay Hi Cookie
I'm in England, and I keep a calculator permanently by my computer.
Are you T1 or T2? How long have you been diabetic? I'm coming up to my first anniversary of T2 tomorrow. Not sure if I should have a party with loads of cakes, or just ignore it LOL :p | I'm type 1, it's my diabetic birthday on Saturday - I'll be 2!! :p |
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