Recent Content by Fatima_94

Sorry to hear that. Whenever I go through a stressful period, for eg exams .. my sugars go haywire. The worst was when I had major family problems and it was consistently high (18+) for 3 days in a row even when I tried to control it.

After graduating and feeling hopeless about finding a full time job that is suited to me for quite awhile now (although truthfully I had been applying in a lazy 'now and again' way!) I got a phone call from a good company and for an exciting/suitable position. The phone interview went extremely...

Very reassuring to know that the body can be retrained :) This is definitely true for me too, so I guess I shouldn't panic too much unless it becomes a regular thing. Totally relate to the dream-like state feeling too!! ahh that kind of shock low has happened to me a few times! you're...

Greetings! Yesterday night, I was about to go to bed without checking as I had checked it relatively recently. My sister brought my monitor and said I should check it anyway. I was feeling completely fine but the reading showed 3.2.. and then I tried again... 3.5... then again.. 2.8.. I kept...

According to my consultant, the criteria is set depending on the area you are in.. the criteria you mentioned is also harsh but my consultant mentioned many more like hospital admissions for severe hypos, an average hba1c of 69 and above.. and many more

46, which i was happy with until i realised it's 7.4.. the diabetes team keep telling me how good it is but it could do with improvement

yess i've experienced this all too often, it's so frustrating when you're levels are telling you that you should be feeling fine but your body isnt corresponding!

sorry to hear this! if it makes you feel any better, I'm exactly the same- all my friends tell me that I'm always ill (which i'm pretty sure is related to diabetes). I'm also worried about the future and when I get a job soon. We've just got to keep ploughing through, hugs x

This really made me feel better. I hope you have better days ahead with your sugars! God bless and thank you ❤️

My doctor at central middlesex hospital wanted to give me the Libre as my sugars are sometimes erratic and I go low very often. She was shocked when she checked the criteria for our region.. she said it would exclude most diabetics and that she could only think of 5 people who would be eligible...

So a lot of you may think this system is completely crazy and dangerous, and admittedly it is, but I don't know what else to do. Up until around a year ago, I had been doing the normal thing of keeping the lantus dose roughly the same each day, this had worked very well for me for many years...

my hba1c was 46, the dietician told me to look to increase my hba1c.. ?? (because i have some hypos) and told me to relax my control

Thank you all so much for your taking the time to reply to my post, it really means a lot to me to hear from people who can relate and understand (especially as I feel uncomfortable repeatedly saying these things to friends who might not understand). I’m feeling much better today and hope to...

I’ve had a really tough day today. I couldn’t go into work as I felt like I was in a trance all day, as if I was completely lifeless. I woke up very low and then went back to sleep after treating it with juice. I slept for hours during the day. My sugars kept going low throughout the day and I...

Hi everyone, Over the last couple of months my GP changed my usual insulin pen needles to PenFine needles ( this one: https://www.mylife-diabetescare.co.uk/mylife-penfine-classic-overview.html) but on the rare occasion, I've noticed that a needle was faulty. Disappointingly, I would usually...