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If you have correctly fitting shoes you should not be getting blisters...... If your work shoes do give you blisters, you could carry a pair of sneakers for when you need to walk places... I wear heels to work and when my feet become sore or tired, I put my slippers on.

Hiya It could be something to do with your hormones I guess, is this usually associated with you having your period? It could also be associated with a minor virus, or stress. Do you keep a food diary? I keep one and a work diary, if my levels are erratic, I look at my timesheets to see if...

I very rarely eat crisps these days, and I used to love crisps, I guess you eventually get used to not having them. Plus, the only time I really snack between meals is either when I have a hypo, or when I am drinking. I just don't feel the need to anymore. It was difficult at first and I have...

I go for total carbohydrate too, although as a general rule I try to avoid products with greater than 5-10g per 100g of sugar (sugar sugar not carb (total) sugar), this is because I am sensitive to sugar and it would cause a massive high immediately. I avoid Muller Light too, not just because...

Try Julian Graves, big tesco stores should stock it too I used to have a popcorn machine, it was great for hot popcorn. I read something about corn being being high in carbs though, is this true?

Come on guys, stop encouraging law breaking! I don't want to be looked on suspiciously every where I go, "watch that diabetic, she'll steal stuff" see the trouble you'll cause! <and slightly worse, I am a diabetic with a slightly Australian accent, no one will trust me ever again :mrgreen: >...

My brother is a concreter (not diabetic) and he wears flip flops to work and gets really cracked heels, there is a fabulous product he uses on his feet called "cracked heel balm" or something like that, when they get really bad, he superglues them up! Probably not a reccomended treatment for...

My problem with getting my BG down to say between 3.9 and 7.8 as an above poster states, would be that I would be unable to drive to work. In fact if my blood sugar is 5 or less I have to have some juice or something prior to driving to work as the DVLA guidelines state that you cannot drive...

Wow! thanks for that link. I often wake up with a headache and a BG of 5, i was explaining this to a GP that it means that I have hypoed over night, she said that is impossible. Now I know I am right. I have been told to go to bed with a BG of no less than 8, however, sometimes that's not...

Advice I have been given is not to exercise if your BG is above 15m/mols as this can cause problems, i generally only exercise if my BG is between 6 and 12. It is a bit of trial and error though (which part of diabetes isn't!) I would start with an easy regime at the gym then gradually increase...

I have the one touch ultra easy, and I love it. I think the jabber is the best one I have ever had! You can get lancets of different gauges and you can also set different depths for the jabber to go. I still don't like testing though and find it painful at times, I think that is just part of...

My diet is both low fat and low sugar Most of the people I know who are overweight eat a diet high in processed foods, I very rarely eat processed foods as I don't have any control over my BG when I do. I do make everything from scratch though, it gives me more control over what I eat

I personally charge £250 to write a letter :D I don't work for the health service though Why did you have to get a new letter, surely the original one said all the right stuff on it? I have never bothered to get a letter from my doctor, I carry a repeat prescription with me I actually had...

I don't think there is anything on the DAFNE course that you can't learn yourself, it is basically an intensive learning program over a couple of days, I did it the hard way and learnt it all by myself over a long time period. To start I agree with the above, 1u fast acting for every 10g...

The only time I have been aware of having ketones was on Diagnosis Day, when they wanted to hospitalise me for having a BG of 30+ and peeing out my body weight in ketones and glucose. I think it sounds like you are over correcting your hypo's. Technically if you have a low, you should be...