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Did she realise

I am sorry she is so insensitive and yes it hurts!

Well as my body has it breathing changes your blood glucose numbers Diabetes is unique to the individual so what makes your blood glucose levels change might not make mine change.

Hello everyone, I wonder if anyone can give me a little advice please. I have a nasty throat infection, my GP took a sputum sample and the results came back as MRSA, I was very recently in hospital to have a cat bite treated for 5 days so it’s hospital acquired MRSA. I am taking oral...

Hi everyone, long story and attempt to shorten it.. I have my Covid-19 test being collected today because I have a bad throat infection. I have been prescribed antibiotics and steroids to a) treat the infection and b) reduce the inflammation. My largest issue seems to be the steroids, I am...

They almost crashed

I received a free scanner from Abbots yesterday though I don’t know why as I did not order one, I need to purchase the sensors which go into my arm, sit there for 14 days and allow me to scan my blood sugar level rather than have to prick my finger. I am very drawn to this system being a Type 1...

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What is Brittle Diabetes?

From a post of yours I saw I presume you have PCOS, sorry if I am wrong My Wife has PCOS and is having massive problems shedding weight, any ideas? She is pre diabetic but delusional because she thinks she can not become Diabetic because she takes Metformin She watches what I go through so...

PCOS?

In A&E Dept I needed the toilet, Nurse gave me a bedpan, 10 minutes later her head floats round the curtain and she says “you are a type 1 Diabetic and are going to ward blah” my blood sugars it ended up were over 500 and I was dying of Ketoacidosis all of which she forgot to tell me! That was...

I received a letter sent to me by Registered Delivery, upon opening it what I read was beyond my belief, this was a business letter written to me by my biological Sister, yes we share the same flesh and blood, this told me my Mother has died of Cancer then goes on to tell me she has left me...

Sorry I am late replying. Very interesting thread because I became Diabetic at age 18 when I was so thin I fitted into young girls jeans! I was told I was a Type 2 so I am 51 years of age now and last month I was in hospital because I collapsed and was told I am a Type 1 and was misdiagnosed...

I had a life threatening experience while on no medication for my Diabetes and had no way of testing my blood sugar. I was walking my dogs on a Heath as usual and became drunk, staggered and draped myself over a metal fence to stop me hitting the ground. A fellow dog walker found me and saved my...

I have had a Diabetic Nurse tell me there is only one treatment option for type 1.5 and that oral medications have never been used to treat this. Is this Nurse correct? I know I was treated with oral medications many years ago which she says is wrong and that NO Type 1.5 Diabetics have ever or...

You could try eating a little less of your usual breakfast and monitor your sugars to see if it helps. You would have to wait 3 or 4 days to see any true difference

I usually need 3 to 5 units of Nokia per meal it Diabetes is unique to each person it is never the same in 2 people :)