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From reading you account I do think that the Hospital clinic should have been more helpful, i'm not T1 and not on insulin but I'd have probably gone to their A & E as a last resort given you BG was getting higher. I've had no contact with hospital diabetic clinics before but surely this kind of...

I would think after sometime you would have all the usual dangerous complications of high glucose levels such as your eyesight going or even losing a foot. I'm no expert but I think even if you keep the DKA from happening you are still at a high risk of all the other stuff. I'm sure there are...

9.3 so down a bit this morning

10.2 for me from a hopeful 8.1 heading in the right direction attitude yesterday! so no clue here

Hi @SydnieO I would have thought that where medication for diabetes is concerned and those on insulin have to report this to the DVLA then the same criteria would apply if a person was instructing someone to drive as technically you are responsible in both instances if you know what I mean...

Hello Christine and welcome, It sounds like you are having a pretty rough time with this. I do think you've ended up at the right place for some support from your fellow type 1's and i'm sure you will soon start feeling a lot better about things. I think @daisy1 will be in touch to give you...

8.0 slowly but surely dropping :)

8.1 happy with this

8.1 so heading in right direction

8.6 so first time below 9's in a while :)

Another 9.0 for me

9.0 for me

Hi @dj_wayne I think it's fare to say we are all different and where your eyesight is concerned you'll probably get a better idea after having your retinal scan, but if you are worried and your eyesight appears to be getting worse then go see your GP as soon as you can and don't wait for the...

9.1 this morning and a welcomed drop from the 10 yesterday, heading in the right direction :)

Hi Callum, as a former regular smoker I just wanted to say good luck with this. I gave up Oct 16 and went cold Turkey after an unsuccessful trial with vaping. I found these e-cigs gave me terrible sinus problems which in the end made me go back to the cigs. Stick with it though and if vaping...

10.0 this morning and the highest FBG since I started testing in Dec 16. I'm just going to wait it out until it drops, which I will

9.5 this morning (up from 9 yesterday) tested a couple of hours later and was 6.5, maybe the morning high has something to do with a change in metabolism from 2 weeks out of the country and things are taking time to adjust back to blighty mode IDK?

As a last resort you could try a lower gauge, 28 & 30g are high and will not make a larger hole than say a 21 of 23 gauge. I guess you really need to see how much discomfort a lower one will give you. I know some paramedics use lower gauge in order you obtain a sample a quickly as possible.

Hi @Geeme1971 welcome. As @Bluetit1802 has said porridge will push your blood sugar higher so you really do need to think about finding something else. I would have thought they would have prescribed another drug besides the Metformin given how high your numbers were, it may well be they are...

Its 9.1 for me this morning