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@julieclarke do you use a Continuous Glucose Monitor ( CGM ) ?

@Karen Earwaker Yes, my blood sugars always go up after a flu jab. It’s likely your body’s immune response that causes the rise. Mine...

Update October 2025, well after a long hard fight I have had to go on insulin, my spikes were getting higher and it was harder to get...

Who are you addressing your question to @julieclarke ?

Ive been in contact with my doctor and the hospital and explained everything but still non the wiser with getting an app. I had laser on...

Those are ketone test strips. If your machine will do it, you can check for the presence of ketones in blood. I have never used them...

Just as a random thought, when did the pain start, was it shortly after starting the insulin - if so maybe you're just having a really...

you might want to perhaps remove the above in links for the timebeing the trial is on hold for the freestyle libre within the uk...

Are they sending you for a helicobacter pylori test? if it's caused by that a simple course of antibiotics kills the bug and your...

ketones are a bi-product of the body burning fat to use for energy, state of ketosis. some people choose to follow keto diet as method...

It is understandable @Dee1960 . Firstly, Nutritional ketones are different completely different from ketones that appear when your blood...

Not had an ulcer whilst being diabetic but had one years ago, also my dad suffered from them all his life since he was in his teens. As...

Hi @Maggie75 , I suffer with peptic ulcer disease. I’ve had it for decades. The first signs of ulcers was a bout of vomiting. I had no...

Hi @Dee1960 , only you will know. Everyone is different. If your blood sugars are still too high, then yes. If your blood sugars are...

Can you give the link? I can't find this