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Do your healthcare professionals treat you as a person who has diabetes or do they treat you as a walking disease? This question came to mind after I read about the '#hellomynameis' campaign to get healthcare professionals to introduce themselves before giving treatment. The #hellomynameis came...

angieG and Thommothebear have got it right; it's unpleasant feelings you get as the body gets used to low carbing. It's not really flu, or any other virus, just a group of symptoms that feel a bit like flu. Benedict

Low carb flu has nothing to do with influenza or viruses. It is not a medical term but one which has come from lay people to describe symptoms such as feeling run down, having headaches, irritability etc which can (but not always) be associated with starting a low carb diet. This kind of...

Thank you for bringing this topic up. I understand this is in response to our March newsletter intro to the topic of 'Reversing diabetes' which stated: "Unlike type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes can be prevented through appropriate lifestyle interventions." In some formats, such as newsletters...

That's great news Ian! It's amazing that you were on the brink of needing insulin and then pulling things round so effectively. It sounds like you're comfortable in your new way of life too, which is great. You say you were taking readings, can I ask, on behalf of others who may be inspired by...

In this week's news we learned that only 1 in 5 of us with diabetes are meeting the 3 main diabetes health targets, which are: HbA1c - 6.5% (48 mmol/l) or less Blood pressure - 130/80 or less Total cholesterol - less than 4.0 mmol/l How many of the targets are you meeting? Take part in the...

True legend. So distinctive in his guitar style and his performance. As Sid says, he's got terminal pancreatic cancer and treatment to control it (chemotherapy) would just make his last year of life miserable so he's opted to live out the rest of his life doing what he does best, playing and...

Just a note about giving medication instructions on the forum. It is assumed that no members are doctors and we do not have access to people's medical history so we cannot give any dosage guidance. Also whilst the 50/50 idea of bolus and basal tends to hold for a lot of people with type 1...

We know that activities are much easier to carry out when they're fun and achievable so we're looking to find which exercises require the least motivation and which are a pleasure? (before you all say it, yes, 'bedroom exercises' are good fun and good activity :wink: ) If exercise is not easy...

Hi Kareeta Can I ask what time (or times) of day you take your Levemir? Benedict

Welcome to the forum MissPiggy Do you have any reason to doubt the diagnosis except for the lack of a family history of type 1 diabetes? It is not unusual for type 1 diabetes to occur without having a relative with the condition. High blood sugar, a relatively low BMI, producing insufficient...

I have experienced something similar. My last HbA1c was 5.5% and my consultant asked me whether I'd be ok to show her my meter. So I handed over my meter whilst she checked for hypos and found that hypos were not particularly frequent amongst the result and accepted that I'd managed to keep...

Hi Joel I'm not sure what might be going on. Do you perform an 'air shot' first before injecting? Also, do you use a new needle for each injection? Benedict

At risk of sounding like the old Remmington ad, I liked this forum so much I became Editor of the website. Without the forum and all the people who have over the years contributed to it, I know my control would not in the 5% window that it now is. Thank you to all who make this forum such a...

Hi John I think the question here is why the teacher didn't know you have type 1 diabetes? Has a 'healthcare plan' been drawn up for you? The healthcare plan informs the school how to help you manage your type 1 diabetes. If you've not had a healthcare plan drawn up then this could be why the...