Recent Content by WheelyRachel73

I’m my authority area you get a form from your gp and then send it to the council waste management department and they issue the sharps box . You then call them when it’s full and it’s collected and replaced

I’m type 3 due to having lupus and it has cause damage to both my liver and pancreas

Learn to eat properly. Durr don’t you think I already do that ! I’ve got lupus and that how diabetes developed

Yes I’m a coeliac and have had real issues keeping my BS under control . Dietitians have been of no help and neither have my gp or diabetic nurse specialist. I’m now on over 50 mm of insulin before each meal and still my average BS is around 14.

I need some advice on controlling my blood sugar level I’ve other immune disorders one of which being lupus and another being coeliac’s . These are making it really hard to manage my diabetes both in medication and diet wise. Are there any others out there the same as me and is there anyway to...

If your going to be tested for coeliacs please don’t stop eating the foods containing gluten as this will lead to a false result. I know this as have been a diagnosed coeliac for over 10 yrs now. Re the anemia a good iron supplement and b12 will help in improve this

Sound fine to me as long as it’s back to your normal before the next meal

Yes many times but I’m not only diabetic but coeliac (strictly gluten-free) and dairy intolerant. It shocks me how bad hospitals are food wise for those on a restricted diet in general . if I know I’m going in I take food with me now.