Recent Content by MissZButler

Thank you ! Yes - I’ve definitely made that connection too! It’s very different from my first time being poorly when I lost 1.5 stone (when first diagnosed)…. Now I usually put half a stone on! ‍♀️ I’m going to try cutting down my carbs this week and upping the exercise as you suggested. I’ll...

I’m hoping I can get some advice/help from everyone. I was diagnosed with type 1 in January 2020. Since then, I have found that weight has been creeping on - not drastic, just a pound or two every now and then. I am getting married in August this year, and I got my dress in October. It fit...

Hi everyone- thank you for your advice and help. Ended up ringing 111 and was asked to make my way to the hospital. I’m now on antibiotics and an VRI infusion to manage my sugars. Chest infection set off my sugars. Really shows you just how quickly it can set your off! Thanks again for all of...

So I’ve woken up with ketones of 2.8 and blood sugar just reading high…given a large bolus with my normal morning insulin and an hour in no change. Feeling rather nauseous and dehydrated and I can’t think why my sugars have done this… I had my normal dinner with insulin and didn’t eat anything...

Definitely a possibility that I’ve caught something... I really hope it’s not COVID, no symptoms in that sense. They think it was COVID that I had when I first got diagnosed. They think having COVID caused the complete destruction of my beta cells. Quite interesting but bloody annoying!

Thank you - yes I switched pens yesterday to make sure it wasn’t an issue with them... unfortunately didn’t seem to make much difference Hopefully I can keep better control today and stop me going into the 20’s

Hi, I managed to bring my BG down last night after bolusing through the day... it took a total 34 units of Novorapid to bring me to normal range. Went to bed last night and I’m back up to 15mmols on waking. Very frustrating. No ketones though which is the main thing. I agree with @TypeZero...

Hi all, I’m Type 1 diabetic and I’ve had an awful day with blood sugars and ketones... haven’t been feeling well today either so I’m trying to figure out what I should do. I’m on Tresiba 6 units OD and Novorapid for bolus. I woke up today with a BG of 12. Unusual for me as I usually wake in the...

I'm going to keep the faith with it - I'm wondering if it is the 10 minute delay...but then I wonder surely my BM is not swinging by as much as the Libre is saying... I might keep a close record tomorrow of both libre and finger prick readings and do a close comparison and try and think what...

This one is my 3rd sensor now - the first worked well but the last two I've had the inaccuracies with them. I have it with the app on my phone and its so handy but with it being so out (by -4mmols sometimes) I'm just very cautious that I don't want to rely on it too much. Yeah I have read about...

Hi everyone, I'm new to using the Freestyle Libre - and was diagnosed with T1DM in February. I've been finding that the libre has been really off in comparison to my finger prick readings - especially at night time before bed. For example tonight my Libre is reading 3.8, but I do not feel as...

Thank you, this has really helped cheer me up. I had a little victory today and went skiing for the first time since I’ve been diagnosed- my sugars jumped a bit but other than that it went really well Keeping positive thoughts

Thank you , it feels nice to know that I’m not alone - and I’m sorry to hear you’ve had a tough time too. Yes that’s one thing that is bothering me, before being diagnosed I was so active and fit, but now I’m having to take everything slowly - I just want to get back to being fit. Weight gain...

Yes I have definitely had a real rollercoaster of emotions- mostly so because I really wanted to start a family with my partner in the not so distant future, however I know at the moment for my own well-being I need to get my sugars under control first. To say I’m gutted that there is now the...

Thank you very much for the advice. Yes I have seen some of the great tech, as I have a friend who has had diabetes from the age of 3...and uses a pump and the free style glucose monitor. I have asked about them, but I’ve been told not to run before I can walk, and that it will be sometime...