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My sugar levels jump massively when I'm stressed. My job is stressful, and working to tight/ridiculous sudden deadlines makes sky rocket, then crash on my way home. Makes me really tired and after a few days, i'm completely useless. Also, worrying about your sugar levels can add to it all. My...

If you like the same thing ever time, just do trial and error with your insulin. The carb & cal app/website is a great place to start. I only ever have half of an Indian takeaway as its too much otherwise. McDonald's is one of the few fast food places that give carb details on pack, which makes...

I had mine yesterday. In and out in 30 seconds! I've had one every year since I was a child (now 30) and missed it once when there was a shortage - and got flu.

I was diagnosed T1 just before I was six. My mum's cousins, 3 of them have T1, and they're all men. No-one closer than that though, and no-one on my dad's side.

For keeping your insulin cool, I'd suggest getting one of these: http://friouk.com/buy/ You submerge the pack in water and it keeps it cool for about 24 hours, then just resubmerge again for the next day. Not electricity required. I used to use them on guide camp etc when I was a kid, really...

I've been on lantus for about 10 years and get extremely tired. Have progressively thought it has been stress related, wasn't aware that people have trouble with Lantus causing tiredness. I sometimes get high blood sugars in the morning and assume this is because of hypos Ive had but not woken...

I've had dry/itchy hands for months, mentioned it to my GP who didn't seem that interested. Before that I had dry itchy armpits for weeks as well. Use emollients and medicated talk for a while, but then stopped suddenly which I put down to being stress related. How would I know if I had a...

Hi, If you're needle phobic, try asking about an insulin pump, as they stay put for three days or so I think? Congrats on getting your hba1c down, we all get blood sugar blips even with good averages, it's all part of the big balance game, I wish you the best of luck.

Glad I'm not the only one too! Obviously my job shouldn't affect my health, and my health shouldn't affect my job - but it's just not that simple to deal with. They've said to me why didn't I ask for help, but with blood sugars of 16 or so, it's just not that clear to me at the time of what to...

Hi, I wanted to find out how stress at work affects other type 1s? I have been working as a project manager in the creative industry for 2 years or so. I'm 30, have a good hba1c of 7.0 but frequently get stressed at work which causes me to have high blood sugars around the mid teens, which...