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I'm a 19 year old first year university student and I was only diagnosed on Thursday. My levels have been a bit up and down at first but my diabetes team said that was to be expected! As of recently I've been managing to keep my levels to below 14 and around 8 which I'm really happy about...

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Hi everyone, my boyfriend has diabetes type 1 since he was 16y old. Now he is 28 and in the last few years he had a Hba1c between 8.0 and 8.9%. Now we live together and I am trying to cook healty for him (low carb and full grain). I also recently stopped drinking alchool, so that he also have...

Just had a visit with my NHS Dietitian. Whilst congratulating me for going into "remission" and lowering my HBA1c from 85 to 38 in just over 4 months, he did not like the fact that I changed my diet to an extremely low-carb and very healthy diet. He said my fasting blood glucose readings...

I was diagnosed as a Type 1 in July last year. I have been doing so well and have brought my Hba1c down from 127 at diagnosis to 44 in November. However, I visited my GP on Monday for my routine check up and foot check, all good but they told me I needed a blood test to check my Cholesterol...

A set of six full sized jams. Ok not a joke but otherwise I'd cry. What was she thinking?

Hi all, I need some witty but non offensive responses for Christmas time pressure. In the past I have ended up screaming at people and I want go avoid it this year. We are spending Xmas with my MIL, a type 2 who has a casual approach to diet. I do not low carb, but do like to choose where my...

Hi everyone I joined this forum just to talk to someone as I am feeling terrible. My story is long an complicate but to summarise quickly, about 4 years ago I got gastritis from antibiotics and steroids for asthma. This lead me to develop a hypersensitivity of nerves in my stomach. This mean I...

Hello Everyone I am sat in my office at work and colleagues are munching on biscuits and crisps etc and I was wondering what could be a T2 sufferers go-to snack at work? Having been told I need to get a grip of my BS levels I thought I would ask. Whats your choice? Cheers Bill

Hi everyone! I'm going out for a family dinner tonight that we had to pre-order for. I've gone with a Margherita pizza, that's about 12 inches. I'm just really struggling to work out when I should take my bolus. Based on averages (I can't know for sure the carb count of the pizza), it's...

Hi! My girlfriend and brother are both T1 diabetics, and I like to cook for them. Something I like doing is giving quite generous portions so they don't feel like they're missing out, but due to carbohydrates that isn't always possible. I want to try a low-carb/carb-free vegetable mash that...

Hi all, I've been managing my T1 for a few years now and I'm moving onto a low carb diet as I have been running very high BG lately which was causing me some mood issues, my brain did not enjoy being on a BG roller-coaster. I'm a decent cook and I've a lot of good recipes nailed for lunch and...

Afternoon everyone, Just a quicky, I was wondering if anyone knows of or is in receipt of any type of help/benefit for having type 1 diabetes? I'm on esa due to anxiety and depression as a result of a accident I had due to my diabetes however the money I receive is just enough to cover my...

has any of you tried seaweed as a substitute for pasta , and if is it a fine substitute ... is there anything one should know before eating it frequently ? http://eatdrinkpaleo.com.au/seaweed-pasta-recipe-with-amatriciana-sauce/

What kind of food/meals does everyone eat? At the moment, I'm eating foods that are low in carbs and thinking if there's anyone out there on any kind of diet's and if they work for you and how does it work with your diabetes?:bookworm: Has anyone seen and thought about following the food that...

Hi everyone. I'm currently following the 'standard' meal plan for diabetics - breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack before bed. However I'm finding this to not be enough as I often get very hungry between meals and my BG goes down as well. Has anyone experienced this? And is it a good...

Hi guys - Just thought i'd share and seek your views, opinions advice regarding white rice. Thought id have a treat for my tea last night and have a chicken curry with rice... mmm nice some may say may say... but not for my BS levels!. Read up on eating rice and have been lead to believe that...

hi bought myself a codefree meter after negitive GP or nurse telling me i didnt need one well i decided if i have to try and control things i need one so i got one just done a pre food test and was delighted with a 5.2 will try a post food test later and see what happens watch this space

It was just released I think. I saw it on twitter. Apparently it was considered to very offensive.... thoughts?