Recent Content by zoeee

I feel so stupid and embarrassed to ask this! I've been (type 1) diabetic for 10 years and never forgotten an injection, but for the life of me I can't remember whether I've done my lantus tonight or not - I usually take it at 6:00pm but it's been a rushed day and I remember coming into my room...

Hi everyone - this question has been on my mind all day so I thought I'd come to you! I've had type 1 for 10 years and have always been told to have some kind of "starchy carb" with every meal - so potato, pasta, bread etc. So I have always been very good and stuck to this rule - but what is the...

Hi everyone - I've recently been put onto a new monitor (The accuchek aviva expert) which is great because once it's all set up properly it should be a lot easier to manage carb counting etc and i may finally be able to get my levels vaguely under control! I had it set up at my check up at the...

is it ok for diabetics to wear flight socks? i'm very active, think my feet / legs are generally in good working order! last year i was getting quite a lot of tingling in my feet and legs for a few months & my nurse briefly said "oh it could be the start of neuropathy nothing you can do about...

Quick question, hope this is in the right place! All my friends are back from uni for easter and they're all going out tonight (drinking/clubbing) and have invited me to go with them - I haven't seen them in months so I'd love to go. But since I changed to basal/bolus (start of the year) i've...

thank you for your help everyone, i'll do what i was intending to and keep the insulin in my hand luggage & spare needles in the hold - i'm not going through canada so hopefully everything will go smoothly! and i'll have a look at churchill insurance, that sounds v. good! - completely forgot...

i'm currently on humalog (and lantus), but it doesn't seem to "kick in" as quickly as it should do... i've been rotating the injection site just incase that was the problem, but it still doesn't seem as instant as it should be, and my sugars will be high for about an hour (or two!) after i eat...

another travel one, because the flights are actually booked now - yay! insurance?; I was wondering if anyone could recommend me a good (reasonably priced!) company to get travel insurance with? i've been phoning round, but would like to know of any good ones i've missed - so far i've tried...

I go to to the gym 6 days a week, doing classes from bums & tums to high energy aerobic/dance workouts (4 times a week) to things like yoga (twice) - which still has a positive effect, even though to me it doesn't feel like i'm doing anything! They all last an hour each, plus I sometimes go to...

i haven't even heard of a dafne course so nope, haven't been on one of them!! i count carbs as best as i can, i'm constantly looking at the back of packets & my nurse briefly told me that 1 unit should count for 10 carbs so i've been going off that. and she said that correctionwise 1 unit...

this reminds me of when my doctor wrote to me and told me that they were going to stop supplying me with test strips & limit my insulin because i was "getting through too much", and that was BEFORE i switched onto basal bolus and have to do a million tests & injections a day - i was only doing 3...

rebecca - i could've written that! i feel exactly the same way about it, as much as i try to look on the "bright side", i find it very difficult to and everyone else seems to handle it a lot better than i do. i hope it gets easier for you x

this should be in ask a question, sorry!! i'm still trying to get the hang of basal bolus, but this has happened a few times since i've been on it and the people at the hospital are no help so i thought i'd ask here. my blood sugars are usually okay, not fantastic - but okayyyy - but for some...

i think it's a good idea. i test before driving anyway, unless i'm literally just driving 5 minutes down the road to the post office or something - i always have sweets/sugary drinks in my bag and in the car and always get plenty of warning when it's going low, but anything more than the 5...

thank you everyone! ^ yesss we should definitely chat more, it'd be nice to know someone the same age as me with it! :)