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That would be great thank you! Some days my sugars are very stable and i think i have nailed it and then they will be really bad for days and i wonder why? but as you said it’s a lot of trial and error

Hey guy, Does anyone have any tips on how to stay positive with diabetes. I have been type 1 for 8 years now and i struggle to be positive. I always think of diabetes as something that holds me back and i’m so negative about it. I question how long i will live, i am jealous of people who...

Hiya, could someone please guide me on how to basal test? Need to know if my long acting insulin is at the correct dose. Also i have read that you have to fast, if so what can i eat that shouldn’t effect my levels, as i get quite hungry quite often so going long periods with no food will be...

I haven’t tried it but only because i wouldn’t know how much to inject. I’m worried about going really high or low at night or having a really bad day if i do it wrong

Hiya, I am a type 1 and coeliac. Can anyone recommend good snack ideas and lunch ideas that don’t rise blood sugars? Snacks are usually the hardest for me due to being coeliac. Thanks!

Hi Guys, I am type 1 diabetic and have been on injections for 8 years now. I use novarapid as my fast acting insulin and levemir as my long acting insulin. I’m having trouble with my long acting, i inject 14 units per evening and go to bed around 7-8 mmol. but guarantee every night at around...

I was also given mine for carb counting and they changed them. Hopefully my consultant can help me with this

Good idea thank you!

Hi Guys, My diabetes consultant gave me a new blog d glucose monitor, which i loved but my gp prescribed me another monitor because it’s cheaper. My consultant maybe a year later prescribed me with another blood glucose monitor that would benefit me more and again they have put me back on the...

That’s that’s great, the only issue i have is my GP is quite restricting with my testing strips, sometimes they even randomly give me different strips because of the costs. I have other monitors but getting them to give me spare strips for them may be a struggle

Hey guys, I’ve been diabetic for 8 years now, and i struggle a lot with anxiety around diabetes in general. I’ve tried talking to a lot of people but i don’t know anyone with the same medical condition as me and sometimes find it hard as they struggle to give me advise when they don’t have it...

Thank you i will look into this!

Hey guys, Bit random but i just read an article on a young diabetic who was seriously ill due to her glucose monitor being faulty and reading wrong readings. I just wanted to know if anyone knows how to test the condition of the accuracy of a glucose monitor?

Hi i am a type 1 diabetic, and i also have coeliac disease. I have been eating 2 slices of toast every morning as it’s the easiest thing before work, but it spikes my blood sugar levels sky high! It will go from 6 to 16 in about 2 hours. Can anyone help with a low carb breakfast or just a...

Hello, For the last couple months my sugars have been almost perfect during the night. I have a freestyle libre and the graph is almost straight the entire night. Over the last week my sugar have without a fail gone high every night. Sometimes i won’t eat hours before bed to avoid it, i make...

Hey guys, my freestyle libre sensor has 2 days left and it’s started to act a bit off. my blood sugar levels that are reading on my normal blood monitor are way way off from what my libre says. it’s about 5 mmol apart which is not good at all! It’s been like it all day so i have put a new...

hey guys, I have been noticing that my insulin is reacting more and i don’t know if it’s the hot weather or just something different? but it’s been very very hot where i am lately and usually if my blood sugars are around 12/13 mmol it takes about 2 units of insulin to bring me down to about...

thank you everyone!!

Hey guys, what’s everyone’s experience with normal gin as a type 1 diabetic? also pink gin (or any gin with fruit flavours) does it affect blood sugars much?

hey guys have my hba1c appointment coming up soon.. whats everyone else’s number at?