Recent Content by Dannyb87

sorry thought I should add my last hba1c wasn't a good result, equated to 11 blood sugar average, I limit my insulin usage and eat "zero" carb as much as I can but I hypo a lot and drive long distance often I build up my sugars rather than test every 2 hours, sometimes I'm stuck in a service...

I moved house 3/4 weeks ago, I missed my last prescription, 2/3 weeks ago, now my doctors have suspended my insulin until I get the test done again, then go in, usually a 2/3 week wait, despite the fact I had it done in December.... I got diagnosed a year ago Xmas eve, I've jumped the hoops and...

Sounds like a great idea to me, I'd find it useful! My dietician swore me off the gym, running & a low carb diet-I ignored her lol. I've been running some since I got the diet pretty much sorted, just starting back at the gym last few weeks. I haven't found running affects my blood sugars...

I picked up a leaflet at my local pharmacy and looked at the med ID, but then knowing what I'm like I'd lose it in a month or two. Am considering getting it tattooed, no worries of losing it then [emoji23]

I did it once unaided after 10 years of smoking 20+ a day-I don't think I have that in me again right now but a little help I'm sure I'll manage! I'm not overly fussed about energy drinks or any of that, I was just trying to get some energy, I felt awful, at the end before I went into hospital I...

I quit for over two months last October (stoptober), cold turkey, started again just before I got diagnosed-along with energy drinks, glucose tablets and proplus, trying to function as I thought I was really run down-now realise that was probably about the worst combo I could have been doing! I...

Yes I'm on mdi1 regime I believe it's called-3 novorapid with meals and 2 levemir per day. I'm a weird eater, some days dinner will do other days I'll have 4/5 meals! My dietician looked at me gone out when I said I'd prefer to do the school run, come home get jobs done then eat just before...

Is it really necessary to eat 3 square meals a day, and potentially snack in between? It's now 4.15pm and I haven't eaten today, it wasn't uncommon for me not to eat until dinner before diagnosis and I still often only have 2 meals, am I putting myself at risk of anything or is it ok to skip meals?

When I was newly diagnosed I spoke to the guy who owned the Indian restaurant where I'd be eating before I went in, we are friends-he suggested the shashleek to me! I had it with a vegetable side dish, nabbed a few chips from my daughters meal too ;), and I was golden!! I had just had DKA and...

Well I'd left 2 panicked messages and they got back to me 15 mins before the clinic closed lol, after I posted. I hadn't seen a doctor in my adult life until all this so I'm a real newb!

Thanks everyone-I contacted my diabetes nurses and they put some aside for me, only 3 hours of rush hour driving on a Friday night lol. I'm a newb at all this and I couldn't believe the stupidity of it tbh!

Well I take 28 units of levemir a day... 2 units of novorapid to eat would be a problem for me! Lol, I normally try and stick to under 10 units, most days, but I had that just for my Sunday dinner I cooked the other day! That afressa sounds interesting, I'd never heard about it before, I think I...

I have to admit I'm newly diagnosed, at 28, but I never cooked (ate out all the time) and would have a drink at weekends-swap what you drink and test maybe? Wine, white spirits-or get the carb count for what you are drinking and add the insulin, just watch for lows the following day, and you are...

I was put on carb counting a week after meeting my nurse and dietician at my second appointment, diagnosed Xmas Eve I met them 2 weeks later (making it 3 weeks ;P) I think I'm honeymooning-I'm bang on the button for 10g carb - 1 unit insulin, no corrections so far :), but I've been warned off...

So I've just finished work and went to pick up my prescription from the doctors, first one, and they won't issue it and saying I have to see the doctor again Monday- which would be fine, except I have 3 testing strips left and 4 needles (injecting 5 times a day) what am I supposed to do? [emoji15]