Recent Content by sugarybibs

  1. sugarybibs

    Trapped nerve

    Hi Karen no I've had frozen shoulder years ago had operation for it because it was so bad then couldn't believe it got frozen shoulder in other arm but didn't get operation for that the pain was bad and lasted for months but this is different I can lift my arm up but the pain is there all the...
  2. sugarybibs

    Trapped nerve

  3. sugarybibs

    Trapped nerve

    Type 1 for 50 years always fit Got this awful pain pressing top of left back down arm Dr diagnosed trapped nerve didn't see me just told me over phone gave me amitriptyline only took it for week pain went worse then gave me gabapentin been on it a week still no easier Has anyone had trapped...
  4. sugarybibs

    Very low blood sugar but still OK

    I've been type 1 for 50 years this April and have never had a hypo were I have passed out I've been as low as 2 and can still do everything I may feel little strange but am still able to carry on as normal I only no I am 2 or 3 by testing my blood sugars suga think this is strange I haven't...
  5. sugarybibs

    explaining what it's really like to live with Type 1

    I've been type 1 for 46 years diagnosed 1970 I was then a skinny teenager stuck in hospital full of old people dying i was so scared no one had heard of sugar diabetes in my family my poor mum and dad were s so worried n for me I had to stay there for two weeks came home with weighing scales...
  6. sugarybibs

    What do you miss most from being diabetic

    Me to I've had it for 47 years and have always ate a very good diet even when I got it at 16 i hardly ate any bad food we didn't have all the **** people eat and drink now think we had sweets once a week now all you see is kids eating **** and drinking rubbish all day long
  7. sugarybibs

    drink

    does anyone know the sugar content of cava wine.i dont know if im better drinking dry white wine or the cava or a glass of lager.i took my clinistix out with me last night and tested wine and it went on +++ yet my partners bitter stayed on negative.i have been drinking wine for years because i...
  8. sugarybibs

    fascietomy operation

    Hi all havnt been on for a while.Has anyone had the palmer fasciectomy operation for dupuytrens contracture?i had to go in overnight 6 weeks ago now for this operation.it was on the same left side where i had frozen shoulder (still got it but not as bad as it was)got a trapped nerve in same arm...
  9. sugarybibs

    changing levemir times

    thanks noblehead do you mean just for that time on that day and back again to original time next .i only started to do levemir at 8-9 because i usually do it with novorapid at same time in morning because i kept forgetting my levemir in morning :? :? so i started to do them together in...
  10. sugarybibs

    changing levemir times

    Hi all im starting to go to ladies only swimming lessons but only problem is its at 9pm of a night cant get any other times.I always do my levemir around this time and have small snack about 10pm.could anyone advise me if it is ok to still do my levemir just before my swim or leave it till when...
  11. sugarybibs

    high sugars an ketones

    Hi Cugila just going to look at site you have gave me thanks.
  12. sugarybibs

    Type 1 Diabetes

    Hi vikc,ive been type 1 since 1970 im now in my 50s have four kids (well adults)25 24 22 20.my parents got told i wouldnt live a long life and probably wouldnt have children!!ive got perfect eyesight,work very hard,the only complications ive got are things like frozen shoulder and trigger thumb...
  13. sugarybibs

    high sugars an ketones

    hope you are ok paula.can anyone tell me why ketones are bad because even thought ive had type 1 for over 41 years no-one has ever told me what happens if you get keytones.ive had blood sugars of 22 and felt really ill and sick but never gave any extra insulin and waited till my sugars got lower...
  14. sugarybibs

    Bad experience at hospital

    i too am scared of hospital.Im due for a simple operation for dupytrons contrapture in my hand supposed to get it last year but am so scared of my diabetes not being controlled (been type 1 for 41 years)or tested by nurses after operation when i am still under influence of anaesthetic.that is...