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I was the opposite, my levels were constantly low. I couldnt even go out for walks as i would end up getting a hypo. I did get a good few more hypos than i normally would.

Thnaks for the replies. he thing that is bugging me, i havent changed anything different with my needles or insulin since i was diagnosed in feburary. I change te needle every time in inject and im still on the same brand and size of needle/ The stinging has only started in the last few weeks...

Thanks sue, Im taking out my insulin about 10 to 20 mins before i use but its still happening and its painful. Il have a look at the leaflet. Cheers

Hey im also newly diagnosed since feburary. My levels were all over the place for about 2 months, there only settling in the last month thank god. Im also on levemir twice a day and novorapid. While my day and bed time level were below 9 which is great. mY morning levels were above 11 so i...

Hey, Im on novarapid(4 units) 3 times a day and levemir 3 & 14 morning and night! Ivenoticed lately that both of them seem to be stinging when i inject. I though i might have had my fridge temp too high so i turned it down but that doesnt seem to have helped. Now its not every time in ject but...

Soemtimes i get a nauseous feelinf but dont get sick! I get sooo hungry, then i know im getting a hypo, also lately ive been getting really sweaty and the shakes. Not a very pleasant sight!!

Hey all, I managed to catch a 12hours vomiting bug over the weekend. My level was alright, pretty normal for me between 8 and 11. I had a couple of 0.1 ketones. I still took my insulin, forced myself to eat toast. I'm over it now, no More vomiting but iv had 2 hypos in the last 24 hours, one...

I lost 2 stone in a matter of weeks like that child and i didnt know what was wrong with me, when i eventually went to the doc and i was +3 ketones and levels of 23.3. Im a grown adult and i didnt know the symptons so why should his parents know. hey obviuosly trusted the doctor and when they...

Thanks for that! I had soem coke and wen my levels started coming back up i had a few biscuits. I was soooo hungry after my hypo. Is this normal?

Hey, I was diagnosed with T1 about 10 weeks ago. My levels have been very high since i was diagnosed, they have slowly coming down. There usually between 12 and 15 and my docs have been trying to get them down. I'm on levemir and novarapid. They upped my levemir to 18 in the mornings which has...

Great thanks for that info! I must get dark choclate for the fridge, especailly for the time of the month!! I wont be eating much of the easter egg so!!!

Thanks for the heads up!!! Actually a friend said to me at the weekend about dark chocolate. Would i be able to have that?

Thanks for reading my moan!! I am allowed a dessert after my dinner if i eat a lot of carboyhdrates but obviously not all the time. I knoe i will have to get over the cravings but its actually harder than i thought. I was grand the first month but havent been great lately, stopping myself! Its...

Hey all, Sorry im having a bad week. I was diagnosed with daibetes nearly 7 weeks ago. I went ot eh doc thinking i had a kidney infection but ended up in the a&e an hour later with a blood reading of 23.3. Im on novaprapid and levemir. My levels are still high between 12 and 17 sometimes and...

I take levamir at 8 in the morning and 8 in the evening and stick to it. It will be so much easier to go out and aboutwhen i dotn ahve to be so strict on m mealtimes. At the weekends im not as strict maybe having my dinner an hour later if were going for something to eat. My levels are slowly...