Recent Content by lucinda

Hiya Guys, my sugars havent gone above 8 in the last two days. Average glucose on my libre is saying 7.9

Wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar or can offer any advice. I'm 26, I've been a Type 1 Diabetic since I was 8 years old. The last few years I've taken my eyes off the ball and havent been ensuring I look after myself as best as I possibly can. I've never missed injections but...

Hey Everyone, I am due to have surgery soon provided that my HBA1C is at an ok level. Not sure if anyone would know as cant find much on google but what level would your HBA1C need to be below in order to get the go ahead for surgery from my doctor? Thank you in advance :)

Ok, so here is an odd one - I tested my sugars last night before bed and they were 4.2, which for me is a little low for sleeping, so i ate 2 digestive biscuits before sleeping. Then I woke up at 1.40am and just out of habit i always test my sugars, they were 5.5. No problems there. Then I woke...

Oh I see! My god, if I was restricted to a certain amount of strips I would probably go into panic mode. Thats terrible! :(

I use the TRUEone disposable little meters which come on the top of the pot of strips. I dont get this being limited to blood testing strips malarky - I have never had any restrictions....is this not normal?! :?

Perhaps this is just me, but there is NOTHING more frustrating than when your blood sugar meter reads 'error' when you either havent got quite enough blood on the strip or its just being weird! Small thing I know but this really agrivates me at times. Especially when my sugars are low and I...

It was a bit of a long shot, never mind ay.... Matching coats, matching hats...matching ailments??? Cute, no? :lol:

I am aware this could come across a little bizarre....but here goes. Are there any Diabetic Dating sites....or anything of that nature? It may seem strange, but Im thinking that dating someone who is also a diabetic could potentially be really beneficial, and you could be massive support for...

I think I may have to do that Josie. It came to a bit of a head on Saturday when I went shopping. Popped into a shop to see my friend who works there, and he said I looked very pale and funny and I kept saying I was boiling and yet he said it was pretty cold. He told me to sit down for a minute...

Hello hello Im steadily trying to get my blood sugars levels really under control and trying to my best to overcome my 'diabetes denial' . Lately however I have noticed that I dont always get syptoms when my blood sugars drop. Take this afternoon for example, I felt completely fine but...

I am struggling to know what to have when my sugars go low.... A few marshmallows used to be a winner, but its amazing how quickly you can go off these. The same with jelly babies. Hmmm, I might have to have a root around the shops for a little inspiration. :)

Thank you for all your replies, its noce to know I am not alone in this and that other people do understand. Am going to do my best! I know I can do it! I downloaded one of those iPhone apps which helps you track your blood sugars etc, so will see if I can put that to good use.

Hi I’m 21 years old and have been a type 1 diabetic since I was 8 years old. When I was younger I always had very good control over my diabetes and always kept my blood sugars nice and low. I guess this was due to my parents keeping a permanent eye on me and taking me to all my check ups and...