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High readings are quite standard for me when I'm ill. I have to raise my intake of basal insulin, and raise intake of fast acting insulin. It's normally due to inactivity. If I don't move around I become insulin resistant quite quickly, hence the high numbers. Normally lasts for a couple of days...

4.8 mmol/l. After a nightmare weekend of random spikes (even when I wasn't eating a lot of carbs) this was very welcome. Stayed in perfect range (between 4.5 and 5.5) all night too, which isn't a given with me.

60mmol/mol or 7.6%, equivalent to 9.5mmol/l. For me, this score is pretty good. I've struggled for years to keep my average down. After a few months on the Libre I'm just about getting >50% in range (this score matters more to me than the absolute HbA1c figure). A pump would probably improve my...

Scientists and researchers really need to pay attention to sample sizes

A 6 day test on 19 people should be completely ignored. DO NOT listen to the results of this study. It is not thorough enough. The short time span and low participant number leave HUGE margins of error. If this study was repeated, there is a large chance the results would not be repeated...

I take longer to recover from colds than I used to, and cuts, etc, heal shower. I'm Type 1 and my blood sugar is regularly over 7mmol/l when measured. I think that better control would lead to better recovery times. Some people on here appear to be athletes. That's great, but just like people...

It's definitely a case of matching what you eat. When eating somthing like a pizza, for example, it's unlikely that your body will absorb the starch very quickly due to the fat content, and you might not eat the whole pizza, so I find it best to inject as I finish eating. If I eat slow release...

I was diagnosed a year ago and, they've been 6.7% and 6.8% in my last two measurements. I never got my initial measurement written down but it was pretty high. I prefer it to be just below 7 as it means I've been mostly in control, been naughty a few times with high carbs, but not had too many...

Hi Julie, if you're reading this. For you to be experiencing hypos like this with fits, etc, your control regime may need some serious changes. You may be taking too much insulin. Has your doctor/consultant not raised this concern? Have you been type 1 for a while? A level of 1.anything should...

Always works: Gin and Diet Tonic Jack Daniels and Diet Lemonade and slice of lime (if available) Flavoured vodka and soda Red wine (stronger the better: more alcohol somehow = less sugar, or at least less of an effect) Sometimes works: Pilsner lagers (not sure why) Some stronger lagers (it...

Hi there. I'm quite an open person and feel that talking to and learning from others is the best way to get past things. Talking to a lot of people about diabetes over the last week since I've been diagnosed has helped. What I remember is that Type 1 is not really my fault, so it's nothing to...

Hi there. 150g of carbs sounds a lot for one meal. What is it/was it?

Hi everyone Last week I was diagnosed with Type 1. I'm 30 years old, relatively thin and my diet wasn't awful, just haphazard. I'd been showing symptoms of very high blood sugar for a couple of months (excessive thirst and urination, confusion, blurred vision, etc) and thankfully my GP spotted...

Hi I had very similar symptoms: feeling rubbish gradually over what must have been a year where I caught bugs constantly culminating in over two months of excessive urination and fluid intake, headaches, blurred vision, weight loss, loss of appetite, forgetfulness and confusion. Luckily I was...

Hi I'm 30, male, and was diagnosed a week ago with Type 1, and my levels have been around 9 - 16mmol/l since then, which apparently is to be expected at first. Anything above that would require an adjustment of your insulin intake. I'm currently sticking to what the nurses at QEII hospital...