Recent Content by smithsj

Thanks to you both will ask to get both checked out :-) Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

Hi, looking for any help or advice. I think i am having night time hypos but am not 100% sure. I wake up almost every day with the covers saturated in sweat and always wake very tired, never rested. My BG is fine when i wake but rockets up over the next hour or so, the doctors have said it is...

Hiya, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetis in October last year after being unwell for almost two months with a chest infection. I was constantly tired had no energy and lost 1 stone within a month. Thankfully my recovery was much quicker!! Only three days in hospital and i was back home and...

Thanks again Nigel SJ

My entire stomach hurts when i try to inject so i have just given up, i was hoping there was a simple explanation like "time of the month" but nothing so far. My dieabetic nurse isnt sure why it hurts either. I have always rotated my injection sites so my stomach isnt over used. Thanks though SJ

Thanks Nigel, I am using 5mm needles so must be catching capillary blood vessels. I might ask my doctor if i can get smaller needles. Thanks again for the advice SJ

Hi, I am new to the forum and also relatively new to type 1 diabetis (diagnosed October last year). As advised i rotate my injection sites but have found in the past week or two that i simply can not inject into my stomach as it is too painful when the needle starts to go in. Up until now i...