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    What are causing these hypos

    @catapillar thank you for taking the time to reply. There's really not much pattern to the hypos some are within the 5 hours and some are not. It's made more complicated as he has insomnia because of the pain he suffers from the neuropath so I can't regularly see his bgs after a nights sleep...
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    What are causing these hypos

    My husband has had type 1 since 2008. He has had poor control, despite many attempts to lower his bg. After suffering high bg and developing neuropathy he has finally started to get his blood sugars under control. His range is set between 8 and 15 so that it's not too sudden and everything was...
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    nerve damage

    thanks for the replies, the doctor did say it was only perhaps partly down to diabetes so may be it is something like your boss had. i'll pass it on to my boyfriend as he has to wait till july for his first hospital appointment and it'll help stop him worrying so much thanks again, kim
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    nerve damage

    hi, my boyfriend is 40 and was diagnosed type 1 about 15 month ago, he has not managed to get his sugars under control at all and his meter usually shows high. he has been having pins and needles and a painful throbbing in his thumb for a few weeks and has to make an appointment next week to...
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    type 1 diabetes head pain

    i know his blood sugars were 3 when he phoned and he said they were more like sharp pains above his right eye but they are something he has been getting over the last couple of weeks. also he has been very forgetful and doing things like putting his wallet in the fridge. i'll try to get him to...
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    type 1 diabetes head pain

    hi, my partner was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in january and is still no closer to getting his blood sugars under control. they can be very high and then very low so he can suffer with the exsessive thirst at night and the can hypo before dinner, hes on insulin 4 times a day and metformin...
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    insulin

    could anyone give me a little advice for my boyfriend. he has started to use insulin today for the first time and when he has tested his blood sugars after injecting they have actually gone higher. are u suppossed to leave it a certain amount of time before testing your bloods or straight after...