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I only drink blueberry juice oj and i don't really like any of those sweets & i hate glucose tablets I've always been told when I have a hypo to treat myself to something i might like
So after having a hypo early this morning being 2.0 i had some jaffa cakes and 4 sweets if i had 2 sweets less i think I would have been ok but when I go low i eat anything in sight my bm was 14.5 then I went out came back & ate 2 pieces of wholemeal toast with smoked salmon and 2 packets of...
25.8 first bm of the day haven't eaten anything yet had some pretzels last night and had 2 units didn't want to risk having another hypo anyway had 3 units might have something to eat with no carbs any suggestions please feel free to let me know[emoji58]
So I went up to 7.2 and now I want to eat some cheese thins and have 1 unit i like eating a lot of snacks and since i have had complications with eating i find snacks help
Just done my bm and it is 4.3 i know it is normal but I feel like a snack so I will have 1 units with 4 crackers and test again soon this is easier than i though I just have to do more bms to be really good at this [emoji2]
Since finding out about hba1c only like 2 days ago I will find out what my hba1c is & make a record of this & am going to measure my weight each month until I reach my recommended weight i am about 6st.8 and I should be at least 10 or 11st so new targets to work towards
I am a type 1 diabetic and have been since the age of 6 and i hate it but since joining the diabetic forum and talking to other people with diabetes it makes me feel like I can do a lot better at looking after myself i only get distracted when I am hanging out with friends sometimes but not lately