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Hi thank you for your replys, its sounds that the training is quiet straight forward. I am doing carb counting at the moment my diabetic nurse put me onto it over a month ago, brought myself a collins gem book of carb counting which has been a great help, I am getting used to it now getting to...

Hi all I went to my first visit to see the Diabetic Consultant on Friday and he went through my blood glucose readings and the amount of Hypos I am having and without me mentioning at all he suggested that a insulin pump would benefit me. He said I should hopefully have the pump by August...

Hi I have been a type 1 diabetic for 27 years and i still get cravings for sweet things, i don't think mine is helped by my hubby and 3 kids loving there chocolate and cakes. I think sometimes you have to be strong and beat temptation (easier said than done i hear u say) But i think on rare...

Hi Joel When I have been in hospital in the past and had to have a op they have fixed me up onto a insulin/glucose drip which im sure they should do to you, they should also test your sugar levels every hour while you are on the drip. I also was put on the drip when i had my 3 children by...

Hi Yes i totally agree with what nigel said 4 is the start of a hypo and you have to react very quickly because from then on it seems to drop very quickly. If you can believe this going back 10 years when i fell pregnant with my daughter my G.P at the time told me that i should keep my sugar...

Hi all For the past few days my sugar levels have been rather high i can't seem to get them below 10, i have tried everything even giving abit more insulin. When i went to see my diabetic nurse a couple of weeks ago she showed how to do my insulin by counting my carbs which i have been doing...

HI Nigel Thanks for that, yes i thought that was strangebecause it would'nt have carbs on the tin if they was'nt in it, luckly i accounted for them but when i done a glucose test around 9pm my sugar level was 3.3 so that why i wanted to check. I took into account the soup, the 2 slices of med...

Hi Catherine Thank you for that I will take a look, I did'nt realise there was so many websites to help people with diabetes until i joined this forum its been a great help. Thanks again Tracey

Hi All I went to see my diabeteic nurse on wednesday and told her all about my problems with HYPOS. She was very helpful and told me to start on a 1 to 1 ratio (10g carbs to 1 unit of insulin) I rememmber my mum doing this for me when i was first diagnosed when i was 13, but when you are a kid...

Hi debi I know that stress can cause high sugars or low sugar levels (low especially in Type 1), everybody reacts differently, probably the reason you id'nt feel like anything to eat till later in the day was because your sugar levels were high. I know if ever my sugar levels are high i don't...

Hi If you are a type 1 there is no chance that you can become a type 2 Type1= Pancreas no longer produces insulin Type2= Pancreas still produces small amount of insulin but not enough There is no way of which I know or have heard of that if you are a type 1 you can become a type2 from what...

Hi Jason Yes I to have the accu-chek nano i think its great I can't fault it. I also got myself last month the software from accu-chek to print off my sugar readings its great to have and easy to use especially if you go to see your diabetic nurse or doctor cos you can just do a print off and...

Hi ken Thank you for your reply it would be great if you could post the guide for newly diagnosed T2 diabetics i can then print it off and give it to him to read through. Yes i am puzzled to what this OAH is i have never come across it before, apparently his G.P is not much use, my friend had...

Hi Sunflower333 I used to get very ichy feet i had it only when my feet were hot it was horrid when they were cold they were ok, at first i thought maybe it was athletes foot but it was'nt just inbetween my toes it was all over.I used to put moisturising cream on them to try and stop it but...

Hi I'm just trying to find out for my friends hubby who is a type 2, his G.P referred him to the diabetes nursing team (the same place i attend for my type 1 diabetes) and he got a letter the other day from them telling him he does not have enough OAH (something like that) to attend there...

Hi The insulin pumps are brilliant i have not heard a bad word about them what it is is a small devise that you attach to you that delivers small amounts of insulin into you 24/7 so no you don't need to inject no more, some of them even do your sugars readings so many times aday. The only thing...

Hi I don't know if theres anyone who can advise, i have been referred to a diabetes consultant at my local hospital due to fitting the critiria for a insulin pump, but this consultant would have to refer me to KIngs College Hospital in London if he agrees to me getting a pump (as the area i am...

Hi Yes i have also lost my hypo awareness apparently i was told that when you have had diabetes for years this can happen. I was also told to run on high sugars but only for a couple of weeks which i did, but i still have no awareness, i have done my sugar test feeling perfectly ok and its...

Hi Nicnic Im tracey i've been a type 1 diabetic for 27 years, at the moment abit fed up with it as have done everything to try and stop hypos (every other day) i.e lower insulin, change eating times etc without any luck, but i suppose it part and parcel of the condition. Just been referred to a...

Hi I'm in Kent