Recent Content by amyhowes

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    feeling weak lchf not sure keto

    Keep an eye on your blood glucose as it can effect your mood too
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    Diabetic Friend?

    I'm 19, diagnosed 17 years ago, I'd be happy to chat :)
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    Type 1 Diabetic, 22 years old

    Hi, I'm 19 and I've diabetes for 17 years, send me a message, I'd be happy to chat!
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    Alcohol and Diabetes

    I was advised to take no insulin at all on a night out, drunk low sugar drinks, eat a heavily carbs meal before going out, eat something when your out, eat something on your way home and/or when you get home before bed. Make sure someone your me out with knows about your diabetes and that...
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    Hey

    Hi, I'm Amy, I'm 19 and I have had Type 1 diabetes for 17 years. I struggle with my management intensely. Being a young adult, I have just kind of left my rebellious teen years of ignoring my diabetes. Last year I had a minimum of 11 hospital admissions. My HBA1C is massively high and I need...
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    I-port pain

    I use iports in my stomach and sometimes I get a stinging pain after doing rapid, I asked my nurse ab9ut it and she said it could just be hitting a nerve
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    Faint and feeling hypo but blood sugar is 8i

    If your blood sugars are regularly high then your body will be used to high blood sugars as being normal and so thinks that more normal results are hypos when obviously they're not
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    What age were you diagnosed Type 1?

    Thank you very much, that is greatly appreciated[emoji5]
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    What age were you diagnosed Type 1?

    From what they told me I think it was a near death experience and my mum was single so she ended up getting a lot of help from other family members, I can't really remember much, just a few small flashbacks
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    17 and Alone

    I'm also 17 and I got diagnosed 15 years ago and I still feel alone even with all the support I get from the hospital, family and friends.