Recent Content by Charlie1

Thanks everyone! If you have been a Diabetic for several years, what sort of warning signs would you get if you had low sugars?.

My Husband doesn't know when his sugar levels are low without testing, this can become a problem if he is fitting or getting too low that I have to administer a Hypo stick which I did twice a couple of weeks ago.

Thank you for all your replies. Are the Gp's going to be made to cut back on providing tester strips for diabetics then?, as several of you have mentioned not being able to get them or Gp restricting how many boxes you have per month?.

Thank you for your reply. Yes your probably right, its the norm to him so testing more makes him feel more reassured.

He says he needs to reduce it but doesn't do so. I feel its down to carb counting and knowing how much insulin to do per meal, his sugar levels are up and down continually.He has been a diabetic for 32 years and old habits die hard I guess.

My Husband is a Type 1 Diabetic and is testing sometimes over 70 times per week!!!. I was wondering what other type 1 diabetics were doing?, as my Husband thinks its okay to do this. I feel is far too many tests!!!. Any feed back or advice would be great, thank you in advance :)