Recent Content by zireael

Hi guys just wanted to share this as I’m really amazed with how I managed to achieve this! Been diagnosed with T1D in April this year, after weeks of feeling like a literal zombie, ended up in hospital with DKA and HbA1c of 104 mmol/mol (I know right). Getting used to new routines and all that...

That’s what I thought too, it’s just wasting so much medication as I’ve still got 2 levemir pens left that are being kept in the fridge and I only need about 28-32 units overall a day (16-20 of levemir) at the moment.

Hello! I’ve got a question regarding the expiry date on the insulin pens. The pens I was given have a sticker from the hospital with an expiry date different to one on the actual pen. Which date should I look at? The one on the sticker says 10/5/18 but I don’t think I’m gonna use up all the...

Thanks everyone for replying! I’ve managed to get my sugar levels down yesterday and I’ve been feeling much better. However, today I’ve tried doing a test and after pricking my finger the blood just wouldn’t stay in one ‘blob’, it just smears all over my fingers which is very frustrating because...

Thank you Ellie! This is very reassuring, I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been panicky over the past couple of days, thought I might be doing something wrong...

Thank you so much for your reply! I’m not sure why they told me to do it after the meals to be honest! What you said makes much more sense. I shall try doing it before and see how it goes.

Hello! I’m 24 and have been diagnosed with a Type 1 diabetes on Tuesday. After not feeling well for weeks, I went to the walk-in centre (as an appointment with the gp was scheduled for 23rd April - couldn’t wait that long), the nurse sent me to an A&E with DKA, then I spent two days at the...