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Hi X I fell pregnant in 2001. Blood sugars very erratic at beginning but then normalised. My lowest was 1.5! And I raided the chocolate stand at Wilkos! Normal pregnancy up to about 35 weeks then showing signs of pre eclampsia and offered an elective Caesarian. This came sooner rather than later...

Thank you for sharing your experience. X

My dad has been told he has heart failure, kidney failure and liver failure and that there is nothing they can do for him apart from medication. He has had type 1 for 50 years. Has anybody else experienced anything like this? I feel like we are waiting for one or all the organs to pack up.

Thank you all for kind words X dad now home after three trips to a and e, last one on his birthday! Discharged with ckd heart failure high potassium and fluid on the heart and lungs. Angiogram revealed nothing can be done to help but good control and meds. Look after yourself peeps X diabetes...

Thank you we've expressed our feelings about the smoking and drinking and he does realise the risks. Think he sees it as his only enjoyment in life, very negative about diabetes. Just concerned about the cancer scare, scab and hip pain?

Yes that book is my bible! Tight blood sugar control is the only way to reverse damage and you can only get tight blood sugar control with low carbing. Good luck

My dad has type 1 so do I. Dad been diabetic 53 years. He's been diagnosed with kidney disease has nerve damage and retinopathy. For the last five years he has suffered with what he describes as a head cold. He is often sick with catarrh and has no appetite. He has lost a lot of weight. Over the...

Thanks everyone for advice. Already are doing what you suggested so going to ask accu check for info on new cannulas

Hi I use the spirit combo pump and the last few times I've changed the cartridge and cannula I've had the warning "occlusion". I use the flex link cannulas. Anyone else experienced this?

Thank you both but all back to normal! Noticed my sugars crept up when I changed my insulin cartridge. They were around 11.5 all day for a couple of days. Changed my cartridge and slowly everything returned to normal. I have read a lot about gastroparesis and I wasn't experiencing nausea...

Help! Started low carbing at the end of August Within a week blood sugars low all day every day so began to adjust via pump Also noticed really bad bloating gas and heartburn Have suffered this previously and was diagnosed with IBS After a lot of research gave apple cider vinegar a go for a...

Yes weighing food , haven't got a lot to lose just half a stone.

Been low carbing nearly two weeks about 20g carbs a day The problem is no weight loss at all! My blood sugars have been low 3.9 average so adjusting insulin via pump to sort this out Could the low blood sugars be stopping weight loss?

Started low carbing after reading Dr Bernsteins book but finding the salad bit really hard to work out! He says a cup full (I assume American 250ml) is equivalent to 6g carbs that seems a very small amount of salad to me for 6g? Any advice anyone? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I am a type 1 diabetic and my dad is also. As a teenager I witnessed him having many hypos and struggled with my mum to help him recover. It's not a nice experience and I totally understand how you must be feeling. Have tubes of glucose tablets around the house in the car and on you if you go...