Recent Content by wakewonderer42

Many thanks for the confirmation.

Hi everyone So I cracked a rib at the weekend :inpain: Since then I've been getting really high blood sugars day and night. I'm assuming that my body is releasing extra glucose to try and fix the problem in the same way it does when you get ill? Just wondered if anyone else has any experience...

Hi John, welcome to the forum, I'm a newbie here myself. It's a shame you feel that you can't skateboard anymore. I've not done much skateboarding but I spent two years in France snowboarding, now I live in the UK I've switched to wakeboarding and love it :) I try to avoid hypos when boarding...

Hi @NinaB73, thank you and everyone else for the warm welcome! I hope you will get as much out of the book as I did. When I was first diagnosed I was put on Novomix, a twice daily injection of premixed basal/bolus which really offers little flexibility for meals, exercise and life in general! As...

Completely agree with Garr about 'Think Like a Pancreas', it's brilliant!

Hi there, I'm also a forum newbie! I enjoy coffee and caffeine does raise my blood sugars. To find out by how much I waited 4hrs after eating or injecting (so that the test wasn't affected by digesting food or active bolus) had a cup of coffee and then tested one hour later. After a few tests...

Hello everyone, I'm Tom and I'm new to the forum. I've had T1D for 14 years and I've made a new year's resolution to learn all I can about my condition and improve my control. So joining this forum is part of just that, I'm hoping to connect with people who live with diabetes, learn, share and...