Recent Content by RebeccaSmith

Thanks for that! Needed something positive. I know that all I can do is sit and wait it out, and it is more than likely absolutely nothing. Its just hard when you've been through the whole 'be positive, it's probably nothing thing' when waiting for diagnosis of diabetes, and the outcome has been...

Hey, I have type 1 diabetes (think it's written in my signature). Anyway, in Summer 2011, I noticed a small lump in my neck. I was staying in Portugal for a few months, so got it checked out when I came back - I wasn't too bothered, just figured it was a cyst or something, but Mum was adament...

While I was suffering badly from anorexia and doing 5 day fasts, I had ketones averaging 1.9 using my blood testing machine. I had the horrid fruity taste in my mouth, but other than that was pretty much symptom free. I think your body gets used to the symptoms after a while - if I skip meals...

I get really, really angry when my bloods are low or really high. They may not be actually low; but the comedown from a high blood sugar level, eg 18 to 5 will make me ridiculously angry. Also, the acceptance is so difficult. I've had type 1 for 2 years and I still have breakdowns where I just...

you know you're a type 1 diabetic wheneveryday you wish as though you could go back to that day before you were diagnosed, to that day when you could eat whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted; when you didn't have to think twice about nipping out; when you didn't need to worry about going to...

Hmm, no, that would make sense. That's irritating. I don't really want the pump, and I also haven't been offered to go on the waiting list for it. My diabetes is just so uncontrolled at the moment that I think I would benefit from it.. Are there any classes or anything on learning how to carb...

I was referred to a dietician the day that I was diagnosed with type1. Pre-diabetes, my lunch consisted of hot chocolate, a bar of chocolate and a packet of wine gums. When the dietician said that I was allowed a treat of one 'celebration' sized chocolate a week, I wanted to punch her. In...

Hi, I currently use a pen that, up until twenty units, offers a 1/2 unit dosage, which is ace for me. But, I want one that offers a 1/4 unit dosage. Do they exist and if so, where am I able to get them from? I just had a look on google shopping, and there are some verrrry dodgey looking...

Hey, My insulin doesn't seem to be working anymore. I keep upping and upping the dosage and yet my bloods are high 24/7. I was up practically every hour last night to go to the toilet and injecting a unit of humalog every other hour just to try and keep them lower - yet they never went below...

Heyy. I've just got back from the hospital for a check up - HbA1c = 6.6% Anyway, i'm heading off to uni in September 2010, and she said that as a diabetic, I would qualify for a grant, for medical needs, eg a fridge in my bedroom to store medication. Not sure where to find the details of this...

I can't say that I have noticed a difference in my hunger of my blood sugar levels when I have sugar free chewing gum

This article is really interesting - well done for putting it up. Maybe I have found a cause to my stupidly fast resting heart rate, bloating and nausia?

Retinal eye checks look for burst blood vessels due to consitantly high blood sugar levels and indications of retinal neuropathy, if I am informed correctly. It's a common test and specsavers even offers it for free as part of their eye examinations now. It's just a big picture of the back of...

I go every three months and am under the pead section - I just haven't got round to asking for a refferal, and seeing as i'm still in the honeymoon phase, would rather wait until I get kicked out, as my diabetic lead is only a phone call away and i'm not entirely sure that the adult sector...

I like to tell everyone and everyone, because there is far too much ignorance within society. I hate the fact that books, magazines and media publish diabetes as a cause of obesity. I am far from obese, and people think it is my lifestyle that has caused my diabetes. I wanna scream at them...