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thank you for replying i cant help the panic at the moment i've been diagnosed 4 a year im 23 and i dont look after my self at all im having a terrible time dealing with it and in all honesty am terrified about having the strength to look after us both

hi their could anyone please tell me me wot a normal fasting blood sugar should be in a child of 6 im a type 1 diabetic but i don't have much knowledge of anything really. but i am very worried about my 6 year old son he's shown some symptoms over the last few weeks such as tiredness drinking a...

Thak you all I think the time to change is here i must be ready or i wouldn't of confessed all. I wont know if i can unless i try i will keep you all posted

thanks for the reply yeah just a few issues i dont kno why im fighting it so much :evil: i do test my blood sugars but not as much as i should in some ways i dont want 2 know what they are because then i would have to accept whats going on! i've spent the last six months with blood sugars...

hi there it's been a while since i posted i was diagnosed may 2007 with type 1 my dad is also type 1 with multipul complications 2 strokes, both feet with bits missing coz the doctors keep cutting bits away,MRSA, and at 50 being put in a nursing home. but back 2 me landed in hospital twice by...

dose anyone know how to get a insulin pump all the information seems to point to them being given to children after alot of fighting with the doctors im 23 and have know control over my bloods and the pump seems to be a step in the write direction but how you get one seems to be a big mistery...

Hi there evey1 i need to rant and i need to confess i have been rather stupid i've been so sick since i got diagnosed really trying to do my best to carry on with some kind of normal life and by that i mean taking my son to school going shopping cleaning the house meeting friends for lunch but...

I SAY LET HIM EAT CAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!! it's a one off adjust the insulin and let him enjoy the day!

Hello As someone who has always struggled with my weight i have try many weird and wonderfull potions many with green tea in as the insulin has made me put the weight on again its back on the diet but can i drink green tea ? a friend has told me that i cant drink it if im diabetic but she...

Hello there im back again was diagnosed as type 1 about 6 weeks ago I've sort of got my head around it now seen my doctor and he seemed happy with my progress and im not seeing him for 6 weeks now i had very high blood sugars to start off with but they have been between 7 and 10 for the last...

Hello There I've got the Novo Mix Flex Pen to give me my Insulin Im finding it ok i was a little scared at first but it's not that bad Not as sacry as the little glass bottles and the big needles i remember my dad injecting when i was little I've only been on it for a few days and although...

Spoken To my Doctor and he has told me to have another insuline dose and i'm going back to see him tomorrow thanks for the replys CharlotteXX

Yeah I've been on insuline for 5 days

Hello im 22 and newly diagnosed this is the information i was given i hope it makes sense and helps If your blood sugar level is less than 100 mg/dl prior to exercise, take a carbohydrate snack prior to beginning the exercise. A good rule of thumb is to add 15 grams of carbohydrates (1...

Hello Havin a little bit of a panic my bloods have been in the 20's since this morning Should i be worried ? I'm very new to all this i was only diagnosed 6 days ago i just have no idea what i should be doing :?