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sisterdainty, I am very sad to hear about your sister and I hope someone on here can give you some advice! Did your sister have poor control of her diabetes which has led to having these complications?

Ah so do they think that maybe a big drop quite quickly in your hba1c could play a part..? Its definately not always logical! I hope the health care in Australia is helpful :)

Carbsrok! Ahh an insulin pump! I’m reading about a lot of those on this pump. Do you think that helps with having better control? I have signed up to B-DEC and I will have a look into those books – thank you! Weeezer - I am approaching the 10 year mark with my diabetes! Hearing your...

No problem! Feel free to ask any other questions! Hope he is feeling better :)

Mums are great! :) I am careful with my diet and test my blood sugar all the time but I have never learned to count carbs, although I am well aware of what foods contain them! I am planning on doing DAFNE next year, as the spaces are all filled for 2012! I believe they teach how to count carbs...

His sugar being 9 is perfectly ok however if he has not had a meal before going to bed for the night then they may drop again, they may not. It is very difficult to tell. The only way he will be able to know is by testing! If he does not have hypos often, that may be why he is feeling...

CarbsRok, please tell me your secret! As you may be able to tell from my posts, I am very keen on finding out about others experiences good and bad so I can work on improving my control and hopefully have no long term complications!

Hi Baboom, It is very important your husband checks his blood sugars often so its great he is trying to improve on this. It only takes a minute to do and will let him know if he needs to take insulin to bring his blood sugar down or have something to eat or drink to bring his blood sugar up. I...

Hi Jak! I'm glad you've decided to pay more attention to your diabetes! When you say you haven't had your diabetes under control, what have your HBA1c's been like?

Hi Kylie I am lucky enough to of not experienced any problems with my feet so far so cannot tell you if it diabetes releated or not for sure but I would try not to worry about it! Diabetics normally only start developing complications with their feet, like a loss of feeling after a long period...

I'm very sorry to hear about the complications you've had with your diabetes Christine! Would you say your diabetes was badly controlled which led to these complications? What were your HBA1c's like? I'm pleased to hear you've got a new kidney after such a long wait! I wish you all the best with...

Hi Weezer, It is good to share experiences! I've been reading so many peoples stories on here today! I'm glad to here your mum is ok after having it for 37years! thats along time. You mentioned you have retinopathy? What kind of symtoms does that give you and do you think it is due to control...

I too am taking novarpaid and levemir and have the same issue. I posted this a few days ago and had no response from anyone. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=26763 how long have you been taking this insulin for? have you been diabetic for long?

Hi Christine! I am new to the forum too and I am also a type 1 diabetic, diabetic for 10 years this July and turning 19 this month. I am really interested in speaking to people who have had type 1 for several years like yourself,from a young age - to try and get as much advice as I can! Do you...

Hi Wayne I have read your post releating to the problems you have had with your eyes and I am curious to find out how you are getting on now after the laser treatment and also would like to know what your control was like in the past and if it if was poor control that has led you to having...