Recent Content by Diabetic46years

I was 5 years old living in South Africa in 1972 when I was diagnosed. I have found it a very difficult disease to live with. Thankfully the development in treatment has helped, but I still would have preferred a life without it!

The pens should be available as opposed to the old-fashioned syringe. Be very careful with your doses and be prepared for some low blood sugars and some high glucose levels because getting used to using insulin is difficult, but your body needs the insulin because it is not making enough or any...

It is a very difficult thing to manage, and people don't appreciate what goes into to keeping blood sugar stable between 4-6/7mm/l. My relationship with food has been made very difficult because of feeling the low blood sugars, then injecting to bring the glucose down, and gaining weight and...

8.8 is not too bad. The thing to do is make sure it doesn't go higher during the night.

I had a very bad start to the day. Blood sugar of 19 mm/l. It is my own fault because I didn't eat sensibly yesterday and I drank wine. So, it always boils down to the fact that it is just not worth it to temporarily break the rules because it just harms you a few hours later. I am trying to go...

Hi Thanks for your message and insights. The weirdness of how one feels at particular blood glucose levels. And yes, that 10mm hunger, I know it well. Very glad to have heard from someone that has passed my 46-year mark of living with Type 1 diabetes. State funding is a big issue in South...

Boy, reading all these posts makes me realise how not alone I am. Because alone is how we feel. Binge eating and over eating is more often than not driven by far too low glucose levels. So, the answer is about managing insulin, diet and excercise to avoid the lows and the highs. It is really...

It is helpful to read your experiences. Weight is one of the hardest things to control when you have diabetes. Increasing exercise to lose weight tends to lead to low glucose levels which drive eating. It is a really difficult thing to deal with and people who do not live with diabetes just...

Yes, the technology has changed drastically. When I was first diagnosed I was testing my urine using a bunsen burner and a test tube. To get a blood sugar result took a few days in the lab. So the 12-second blood sugar test I take is amazing. But, it doesn't make it easier. I think I test to...

Gosh, I am overwhelmed at the replies to my post. Thank you. So I guess it's not necessarily a lonely place. I am based in South Africa and though we do have a diabetes association, it is not as active or sophisticated as this UK forum. I'll keep watching this space. :)

I joined this Forum last night and am hoping by engaging with other people who have diabetes this life-long battle of managing diabetes may become a bit easier. It has always been an uphill struggle, and I realise it needn't be. My main issue is getting what I call the tricky trio of insulin...