Recent Content by 1980amyk

Thanks for replying- literally nothing has changed, it’s really puzzling me. Looking at the suggestions maybe I need to get my kidney function tested???

hi, I’ve randomly needed to reduce my insulin over the last three days - my novorapid by 50% and tresiba by 10% and I’m still getting sudden lows - I use a Libre so am catching them before I go below 3 so haven’t had any nasty Hypos ( have finger pricked to confirm and Libre is accurate each...

I was diagnosed in January this year and thought I was doing ok, I have recently started using the Libre and my levels rocket after I've eaten then come back to a normalish level after about 40 mins. My DN has said to inject just before a meal but I'm sure I've read that some people inject quite...

Is it possible that your activity levels have dropped? It may raise your levels if your used to a certain level of activity and then it suddenly reduces- just a thought...

Good morning, I was diagnosed with T1 in January and was given a Freestyle Optium Neo meter from my diabetic nurse, I haven't been happy with it as the finger pricker keeps coming apart- I've had 3 with the same problem. I have to physically hold it together as I prick my finger and also...

Olives with feta cheese and roasted red pepper, cracker bread with hummus and cucumber and asda do rice cakes with a very thin layer of chocolate on that are under 10g of carbs these tend to satisfy a sweet craving

Hi, my snacks consist of olives with feta cheese, cracker bread with a little Hummous and cucumber and I've also found some rice cakes in asda that have a very thin layer of chocolate on that are under 10g carbs and don't seem to affect my bg levels. I'm also newly diagnosed you seemed to have...

I was diagnosed 4 weeks ago with type 1 and my dietician told me not to carb count any veg! Maybe I need to also look into this further

I've been looking at different recipes this morning and Stevia is 200 times sweeter than sugar so 100g does seem like a lot. Have a look at the recipes on this site there are lots that look nice. I've just ordered some Stevia and Agave nectar from buywholefoodsonline.co.uk you get 10% off with...

I was diagnosed 4 weeks ago and I'm 35.

Thank you all for your advice, I feel a little more confident now.

Hi, I'm a newly diagnosed (4wks) type 1, I have a night out planned for Saturday and have no idea what I should do reguarding alcohol. I've had 1-2 glasses with a meal and haven't noticed much difference in my levels, but the idea is to have a few drinks (nothing heavy) before going for a meal...