Recent Content by KEV-81

Hi all, hope everyone had a good festive period. Hope I can post this link, had it come through at work on an email and is quite an interesting read. https://www.theengineer.co.uk/non-invasive-blood-glucose-sensor/

Thanks for the replys. Good point on the meter readings, the 7.9 may have been off ..... the 3.5 was definitely correct as I could tell I was going hypo as rarely go this low. I believe I am still in the honeymoon period as sometimes the insulin I think I need varies from one day to next...

So I'm late 30's and type 1 just over a year now. Mdi and bloods usually controlled between 5 & 10 mmol/L. Yesterday I had lunch at 12:30, bloods were 5.7 pre food and at 4pm they were 7.9 (not quite enough insulin I know but drive at 4pm each day). Went home and by 4:45pm I was hypo at...

I don't believe so no, keystones were 2.5.

No totally agree, first time I've done it deliberately just very keen to understand what's going on and getting straightforward answers from doctors or hospital isn't the easiest thing

Thanks for the reply, glad you like the Avatar lol Not had any real hypos, lowest BG has been is 3 during a long walk. Generally it doesn't drop below 5 ish Just tested bloods again 3 hours after eating and it's down to 10.3 with no novarapid bolus

Bit of background on me .... I was rushed to A&E December 2016 after a blood test at my docs showed BG of mid 20's. in hospital for the day on IV drip and insulin drip, keytones present. 35 years old, not overweight but slight beer belly Was released when BG down to normal levels, sent home...

Thanks for the welcomes

Thanks for the info and welcome all. As posted the startright study is done by Exeter clinical research facility and aims to help with the correct help early on with diagnosis. The blood test showed I am negative for GAD antibodies which in 80% of cases indicates type 2, but 20% of people with...

New to the forum after being diabetic around 3 months so this is my hello message .... Hello!

Hi All. I was diagnosed at the start of December 2016. After a few weeks of feeling run down combined with loosing 3+kg in weight in just a few weeks and during the last few days having a constant thirst I could not quench I decided to go to the doctors who tested my bloods and then rushed to me...