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  1. samowen268

    Type 1 unexplainable high blood sugar

    I’m not stressed, my sleep is good and i go to the gym every day routinely, I have taken all of these factors into consideration but I am still lost for an explanation. The correction dose I have taken this morning also has not had any impact on my sugars, I’m still on 15 and that’s after a long...
  2. samowen268

    Type 1 unexplainable high blood sugar

    Hi guys, I’m a bit concerned as the last few days I’ve woken up with high blood sugar out of nowhere. I woke up today and it was relatively normal though but in the last hour it’s risen from 6.4 to 15 and i haven’t even eaten! I have naturally been giving correction doses but they’re doing...
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    Type 1 Sensor issues due to heat?

    will try this, ty
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    Type 1 Sensor issues due to heat?

    Hi guys, I am quite baffled by what I have experienced today. I have been using the Libre Sensor 2 for a while now and whilst i’ve had a couple of issues, it’s mostly non problematic. Today, I applied a new sensor and I was quite shocked after about an hour and a half it fell off! Now I...
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    Type 1 Ditching Coke for Hypos..

    Hi guys thank for all the questions, the hypos aren’t as frequent as they were a few days ago, I’m doing better and as some of you suggested I think my background insulin needed correcting! This was more of just an enquiry as I was sick of drinking coke as it makes me feel bloated after! I...
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    Type 1 Ditching Coke for Hypos..

    Hi my diabetic fam, I’ve not checked in for a couple of years but glad to see there’s still some people here. I’m doing much better than I was back then and hope y’all are well too. My only issue is that when I have hypos (which i’m having more frequently atm) I treat them with full fat Coke...
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    Type 1 21 and have pre-proliferative retinopathy

    Thanks so much for this reply. Well the problem for me is that my eyesight is already poor and my vision in general is really snowy / cloudy. Whenever I mention this to the screening lady she tells me it’s very unusual, however no one else seems to think it’s an issue. I’m finding it really...
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    Type 1 21 and have pre-proliferative retinopathy

    Hi guys. I have posted here multiple times before, hoping everyone is staying safe! I’m very concerned, I had a letter today that told me I now have Pre-Proliferative Retinopathy. I looked on the leaflet and it says it’s an advanced stage of retinopathy which has concerned me greatly. I...
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    Type 1 Neuropathy and Exercise

    Hi guys, I haven’t posted here in a long time so quick update! After a history of high glucose I’m now keeping it as controlled as possible and I’m working hard to make sure I’m not having any highs! (Although the odd one is inevitable) I’ve previously said I have retinopathy and what I feel is...
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    Type 1 dental extraction and blood sugars

    Oh goodness, I had to be asleep, no way could I do it under local anaesthetic! I thought this too, thank you for the response.
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    Type 1 dental extraction and blood sugars

    I suspected as much, thank you!
  12. samowen268

    Type 1 dental extraction and blood sugars

    hello all! yesterday I had 22 teeth pulled, yes it’s as painful as it sounds.. unfortunately bad genetics and bad controlled blood sugar as a teenager forced me to get dentures fitted. I was put under general anaesthetic for the surgery and since then I have only been able to drink a strawberry...
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    Urgently need replies !! Piercings & surgery

    I know this is not the place to be asking something diabetes unrelated so I apologise if this is not appropriate but I need help! I have a lip piercing and in the morning I have a surgery to get multiple tooth extractions under general anaesthetic. The piercer must have screwed the ball on too...
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    Type 1 Hypoing after evening meal then High several hours later.

    hi all, I hope everyone is well. recently, for the past month or so I’ve been having intense hypo’s after I eat my evening meal, usually around 6pm. I don’t eat anything exciting or particularly healthy for my evening meal, usually something like chicken, sausages, sometimes toast etc or...
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    Type 1 What am I doing wrong?!

    Hi there, my last HBa1c had apparently come down considerably from my prior result but they didn't actually tell me what it was, I'm due for one shortly. I am currently carb counting, I inject novorapid for what I eat during the day and at night time I use lantus. I had a bad spell about two...
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    Type 1 What am I doing wrong?!

    Hi all, it's been some time since I last posted and since then it's been pretty quiet on the diabetes front. I was however recently diagnosed with high blood pressure (at 19 Y/O?!) and am now on medication for that. I went for an eye screening recently and despite my constant attempts to keep...
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    What Annoying Things Have People Said About Your Diabetes?

    I suffer from nerve damage because of past negligence of high blood sugars and αn on-call doctor said it could just be growing pains and I should eat more vegetables, angry was an understatement !
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    Type 1 Can Exercise Combat Nerve Damage?

    hello everyone, I hope you've been enjoying the start of summer (the UK has seen α pleasant range of high temperatures recently!) I am 19 and have been suffering with what I think is nerve damage for α while now, the pain was in my feet but is now mainly in my calves when walking. My diabetic...
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    Type 1 Curious About Rising Bloods

    Hi all, nothing too urgent here but just a bit confused! I went to sleep last night at midnight with bloods of 9.0 (I prefer to keep them a bit higher before sleep because I worry I’ll have a hypo overnight) and woke up 5 hours later with a reading of 12.4? I know this isn’t a huge spike but...