Recent Content by nreyn89

Hi, Anyone got any experience with protein shakes and T1 diabetes? I have got a non flavoured no sugar shake which I mix with sugar free rolled oats and fresh fruit. I do 2 units of insulin prior to cover the carbs however my sugar levels go horrendously high. I work out so the protein...

No, no blood and my levels drop until it reaches hypo level .. lowest it has gone is 2.0

Various places and it's always the same [emoji30]

I have recently started using Tresiba in the evening for my long acting insulin and notice as soon as I do it, my sugar levels drop - every single time [emoji30] I literally watched it drop within 5 minutes this evening... my sugars were stable and within range beforehand as well. Weird, as i...

Thank you everyone - I did it !! Didn't hurt not sure now why I was so worried [emoji1787]

Hi, I have recently come across the Libre 2 Sensor and I have sensor ready to go, read up all about it and set everything up and ready and this might sound really silly but I'm so worried about pushing down the sensor onto my arm [emoji2362] Does it hurt? [emoji1787] how hard do you need to...

It's awful isn't it, when you think you have got the hang of it... Bam something else goes wrong [emoji17]

Thank you for sharing, that has really helped [emoji4]

I have received a letter advising that I now have pre-proliferative retinopathy. I am so scared. Has anyone else been diagnosed with this? Can you slow it down?

Thank you, well done to you as well! :)

Hi All, I am 30 years old and T1 and was diagnosed at around the age of 6. Over the years, I have struggled to control my diabetes, right from the started, i struggled to control it or even accept I had it. If I could have a sneaky choc bar at school I would! I have now settled down and...