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Maybe that explains my low levels tonight. I had my dinner tonight without any insulin (usually only take 1 unit of Novorapid) because my levels were low.. 2 hours later I was 11.6 so at 12 am I took 6units of levemir, my usual amount. Then checked at 1:30 and was 4.6.. Eaten toast and biscuits...

Not that I carb count myself but there is a book called carbs and cals my diabetic nurse was telling me in my last appointment.

I have recently been diagnosed with type 1 beginning of Feb after a few months of feeling tired etc my blood sugars wer 20+ in the gp surgery.. When I got to a&e my ketones were checked and I was 6.9 (stupidly high) I was lucky my blood didn't go acidic but I still spent 5 days in hospital and...

Hi, thank you I will look into finding that book. Any help/advice is much needed for us 'newbies'!

I'm only new to having type 1 diabetes but in the last few weeks I have found a few things that haven't really affected my bg! Crackers with abit of cheese, cheese strings and cucumber also sugar free jelly is a nice sweet treat!.. Not many things on my list so far but it's a start haha

From what I've heard stressing out will make it rise too! With me I'd rather be above 8 just so I can sleep at night, I'm still trying to figure out how many units I should give etc as I'm sure you are too.

Yes it was the last thing I thought was wrong with me, no doubt the gps I work with thought the same too! If Id wake up with 4.2 Id panic and drink something sweet to take it up a little, definitely know that's the wrong thing to do-just so scared of hypos! I'm dealing with it ok, it is hard...

I was diagnosed on the 5th Feb with type 1. My glucose levels were 20+ and ketones 6+? I also had lost weight and felt rubbish for a few months! I work in a gp surgery and still went undiagnosed for so long. I spent 5 days in hospital trying to get my levels ok before I could come home. It's a...

I was diagnosed with type 1 2 weeks ago, I find levemir to sting sometimes aswell! Novorapid is not so bad!