Recent Content by chamcham

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    Why Is My Blood Sugar Rising In The Afternoon/evening For No Obvious Reason

    This post is ancient but I'm going to blast away anyway. This week I been suffering similar, only in the AM. I go to bed, say my levels are 5. Wake up and i'm at 19. I'm then high aaaaaall day, despite doing, say, 10 units when i wake up. I eat nothing, maybe cucumber with a drizzle of dressing...
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    I hate Diabetes!

    This is ancient and you'll never see this, but to anyone else who needs it - these comments gave me relief. I'm so sick of the positive, technical, you'll get there, it gets easier, life is hard but keep trying this or that ****. I know folk mean well by it, but the constant bowing down to...
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    I hate Diabetes!

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    Diabetes has ruined my life

    This is so old I've no doubt you'll never see this, but I feel exactly this. I described it recently as being in a bird cage, poked repeatedly, with a toddler with adhd running around it 24/7. I've had it 30 years, it's f'd up .y body, lost me my job (I needed good vision) I've been on...
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    Type 1 - I hate this disease

    Hi Rach, I know this is a mega old post, and you likely won't even see this. But on the off chance it finds you, yes, I know exactly how you feel. I've had it 30 years, I'm 38 now. When I got it, I took to it like a duck to water. Adapted easily. By time I was in my teens, I struggled. Always...