Recent Content by Chloelox

Never experienced DKA but don’t feel unwell at all, ketones are now at 2.6

Hi! So I’ve been eating low carb due to having a couple teeth extracted and needing to keep my BG’s in check to optimise healing! Checked my ketones this morning as I usually do and got a reading back of 4.0 with a BG of 4.8. Retested with a different metre and still the same? I’m putting it...

I usually eat 70-80 carbs a day. I have tested it against another meter I have and the difference between both is 0.3mmol. Hypo symptoms usually start just before I head below 3.8. Can take a long time to get sugars back into a safe range too.. I can drink 500ml of Pepsi and still only be...

Hi, For the past 3 days I have been experiencing a lot of hypos, where even 2 units with a meal suddenly drops me significantly! I’ve made absolutely no changes and don’t seem to be unwell.. i can usually feel when my ketones are a little higher as I consistently get dry mouth and feel a...

thanks for the reply Juicy, My symptoms and previous results point towards under active thyroid however they wanted to rule out hashimotos. I just feel so dreadfully sluggish all the time, like I have absolutely no energy in my body. So I’m eager to start treatment! Although not comforting that...

Hi, So following my last post regarding my thyroid I’m going through some testing at the moment and should have results today. I’ve noticed since I’ve become aware of the thyroid issue that my levels have become increasingly difficult to manage as the weeks have gone on. I expect stress and...

Hi all, Doing my lunchtime bolus and noticed white flecks floating in my insulin, now I know this means don’t use it but the damage was already done as I noticed when removing the needle. i don’t know how many days it had been like this and have been using it fine. BG’s have been a tiny bit...

Hi, does anyone here have issues with thyroid? My test results in 2020 were all normal however I just had results back on my recent blood tests and it’s showing my TSH levels being 7.22 (normal 0.35-5.5) they want to repeat a blood test in 3 months. I’ve checked the symptoms for hypothyroid...

Well, my sensitivity seems to have just come back with a bang this evening so it’s not been fun.

It’s only come on with the illness and with me now taking double the novarapid and 50% more bolus my DN is concerned my sensitivity could come back and I could end up with dangerous lows. Once I shift the illness my sensitivity should return, but without knowing for sure if it was covid or not...

I have tried doing corrections before bed but end up waking needing to correct again 4 hours later

I’ve been prebolusing half hour before food rather than the usual 15-20. But the difference is minimal, overnight I’m spiking to 25 despite eating my evening meal 4 hours prior. Very disheartening, it’s a shame. Yeah my dsn wants to avoid a sudden SnapBack where my sensitivity comes back, I...

Hi, So over Christmas I was struck down with cold/flu which lead me to having no taste or smell, breathlessness, headaches and fevers - multiple covid tests.. all negative. i seem to have recovered for the most part aside from a lingering chesty cough 10 days later.. but my blood sugars still...

Mine is booked for the 29th December

my second covid vax was in may and my booster is due around new year.