Recent Content by Wocko

I am currently very stressed after losing my job due to more funding cuts. i also suffer with depression and have since my teens. My depressive episodes are getting worse and so I have booked back in with my counsellor. As a result of all this, my sugars have gone out of control when usually...

Don't worry you're not alone. After 15 years of great control I started to have problems. You soon realise that diabetes isn't as black and white as people think. It isn't just a case of more insulin = lower levels. I had baffled my nurse for years until we realised that my crazily high day...

Re: Pump and hot weather = nightmare! Major issues at the minute but I've always reacted to the heat. My cannula is failing to stick so I'm changing it more regularly. I've lowered right down to profile one too as was waking up to highs in their 20s instead of my usual 5s. Tested at 3 and was...

Re: Pump and hot weather = nightmare! Major issues at the minute but I've always reacted to the heat. My cannula is failing to stick so I'm changing it more regularly. I've lowered right down to profile one too as was waking up to highs in their 20s instead of my usual 5s. Tested at 3 and was...

I've come across this myself and have put it down to a limited understanding. It is the abruptness of how it is said that can cause offense I believe as there are ways around making you feel that way. My uni lecturer was also a diabetic and during our tutorials he made us all a cup of tea/coffee...

Re: Problems with employers? Unfortunately I have come across problems in employment a few years ago working at a supermarket whilst at uni. I had a week off sick due to DKA. My Mum contacted them to say I was being taken to hospital because I was unconscious. On my return I received a...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I have found this very useful for my current situation. I' have been told that I can go on a pump in 5 weeks time. I currently have no worries about this whatsoever as I am on 12 injections a day which over 22 years have scarred my...

I'd be more worried if you weren't panicking to be honest. It's a huge life change and so it is understandable that you feel this way. After 22 years of diabetes I still get frustrated despite not knowing a life without it. I have a friend who is a Type 2 diabetic and told me about a diet by a...

Hi there. I have been a Type 1 for 22 years and I still find it very difficult to lower blood sugar levels when I have a cold or chest infection (as I have currently). It is easy for me though as I can alter my doses accordingly. My sister has just become a diabetic a few weeks ago now and she...

What is your name? Louise - How old are you? 28 - Are you male or female? Female - Which country are you from? England - Which city/area do you live in? Stoke-on-Trent - Are you religious? No - Pick three words to describe your personality. Bubbly, generous, caring - Do you have any...