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Hello, I sometimes use (self funded hence the sometimes) a freestyle libre. Most of the time the arrows are across or diagonal up and down, but recently I’d had Insulin with my breakfast and set out on an early morning walk (doing the million steps challenge for diabetes uk) and could feel it...

Hello I’ve been on insulin for 6 months now, and I’ve been doing ok last hba1c was 57. I have found the last week my numbers have been going up, which I put down to the intense hot weather! so I upped my levemir before bed. Yesterday I felt a little unwell, achy legs but plodded on regardless...

Hello, I’ve been on MDI insulin since March this year, late onset type 1. Most of the time it’s pretty painless and just get on with it without too much thought...but the last few days I’ve been really bruising and bleeding from where I’ve injected?! Help! Anyone else have this or know why? I’ve...

Hello, I’ve had a letter from DVLA this morning, saying I’ll need to return my current licence for a 3 year medical review licence, as I now take insulin. Is this the standard practice? After 3 years will they review and then issue another 3 year medical review licence? Many thanks for any...

I read this thought worth sharing, interesting as I fall into the second type, as in my 30s when diagnosed Type 1. http://www.exeter.ac.uk/diabetes/news/articles/type1diabetesisnotonebutt.html

Hello, I’ve been taking insulin for around two weeks, the nurse has started me on fixed doses and said not to try carb counting yet as early days. I still produce some of my own insulin but it is sporadic. I have always tended to go low late morning, and high by the end of the day. I’m finding...

Hello, just wondering how most of you take insulin out with you? I have novorapid pen to take with meals, and so far have only have to use it at home. Do you take the pen in your bag? Or in a special purse? Guess need needles etc too...any tips be great thanks!

Hello, Earlier in the week my blood sugars went up to 20, panic! As had been nicely in range. I called nurse and she told me to keep testing blood sugars and for ketones. To double my meds. She thought maybe I was about to be ill...sure enough Friday sore throat and bad stomach, general achy...

Hello, Looking for a bit of advice and reassurance. I saw the specialist diabetes nurse this week at the hospital and she was delighted with my hba1c as it is in range at 56. Best I’ve had since Aug 2018. She said carry on as I am, and I’ll see the consultant for review in the Summer. She went...

My diabetes story looks like this so far...over exactly 10 years from my mid twenties to my mid thirties... Gestational (diet) Gestational (diet and Insulin) Pre diabetes (diet and exercise) Type 2 (diet, exercise, meds and no meds) Late Onset Type 1 (meds) It seems diabetes is not simple...

Hello, I have posted before when was first told I’m making insulin but positive antibodies, by the consultant on the phone. Left me a bit confused. I emailed and asked for the test results please to be sent to me. What I’m wondering then is from these results am I perhaps LADA? Currently type 2...

Hello Can anyone help with the latest news from my consultant, it’s left me confused and feeling a bit low! I was referred to consultant after 1.5 years of various meds but increasing blood sugars levels and hba1c going up and up. Gestational, prediabeic despite all my efforts 2 years ago was...

Hello, I am Awaiting to see if I am MODY and have been started on Repaglinide 500mcg, low dose, I take it before each meal. My starting waking number 2 weeks ago was 10, and I’m now getting readings of 4-8, which for me is brilliant! Without meds I go higher and higher running at 24.9. Today I...

Hello everyone, it is that time of year when I will be turning another year wiser ☺️ and would quite like to bake a cake to celebrate..any good recipes/ideas...

Hello please can anyone help me try and understand the letter I’ve just had in the post, as it’s a Saturday I can’t call the nurse I don’t think...saw consultant month ago to review diabetes meds as my hba1c has steadily gone up over the last year despite trying 5 different meds. They finally...

Hello I’ve started taking 40 Gliclazide with breakfast, once a day. Since Monday this week, every morning I’ve had an upset stomach! Anyone else on Gliclazide experienced this? (Couldn’t take metformin or SR met due to gastric side effects!) I was expecting to see my numbers drop, but so far...

Hello, I have had high reading for the past few days but today could feel it, felt very thirsty indeed and was 18.9. Tested later 25 (highest yet,) and then hour later 23.9 then 3 hours later as felt the same and its sat at 23.9. I had yoghurts nuts seeds breakfast and then a bacon roll lunch...

I first had gestational diabetes ten years ago, now been told in type 2. I have felt my bs rising over past few months, and can feel when they are high. What sort of readings do most of you get at the end of a normal day? I’ve been running 18, 16, this freaked me out as I’ve not had such high...

Hello, I am not sure whether it’s total coincidence or whether anyone else has experienced similar? I had the Mirena in for 2 years. During that time I put on 8kg and was told Type 2 when my hba1c rose out of prediabetic ange. I knew this had happened, as I went to Drs saying I feel like my...