Recent Content by sugarfreehannah

Re: Diet coke I dont count the alcohol I take because alcohol naturally brings your blood sugars down. Obviously I dont go wild. Blood sugars will go high at first but if you do a corrction dose than you are more likely to have a big hypo. I am not a big drinker dont get me wrong haha. I do...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I have been on the pump for just over a week now. After 16 years of injections. I love it never had better control. I was on 4 injections a day then having to do corrective injections daily. Often having really bad lows (1.4) giving...

Re: Diet coke I often dilute mine with amaretto. Not to keen on vodka haha. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I have a total addiction to diet coke. I am sure it goes hand in hand with Diabetes haha. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Type 1 and want to lose some weight and tone up! What time do you take your long lasting insulin?. Maybe it could be that you are on to much long lasting. I know after a long shift at work a few hours later I will hypo. I am now on the insulin pump because my hypos were really bad I would...

I recently I had some bloods taken. I had the out of hours ringing me because of my blood glucose. They were worried I was diabetic as I had high glucose levels and they were going to get an ambulance. I then explained I have been diabetic type 1 for 16 years and the reason I was high was due...

Ask your diabetic nurse I am sure she would love to answer that one haha. Also im sure it will add to the funny looks you recieve when injecting in public. "Oh dont look now but that boy who stinks of weed he is now injecting" haha Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I know exactly how you feel. I have been diabetic for 16 years now diagnosed when I was 9 (type 1). Like you I have ignored the fact I was diabetic for a long time. I went through a wild stage as my nurse liked to call it from the age of 16-21 I just wanted to forget I was diabetic. Working...

Re: Type 1 and want to lose some weight and tone up! If I was you I would try lowering your tea time insulin maybe and see if this helps with the hypos?. If you have not been diabetic for long ask your nurse before changing anything. Do you carb count?. If not I done a carbohydrate counting...

I would really recommend doing the carbohydrates course first. I had no idea about the carb counting and thought it would be alot harder than it is. I found that I was taking less insulin than before carb counting which helps when you are trying to loose weight like I am at the moment (my last...

Hello everyone, I have just joined today after 16 years of type one diabetes. I have always been on injections as any childhood type 1 would be. Totaly love the continuous comments of 'urgh how do you to that' 'can I catch it off you' 'your mum most of fed you loads of sweets as a child' blah...