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Can I just quickly add, that low levels and ketones CAN be dangerous. I was always under this impression, but landed in hospital with DKA in early January with a lab BM of 8.4 and a ketone level of 7.2 (very high!) Granted, I had a kidney infection of which I wasn't aware of at the time, but I...

I had a lovely stack (4) of pancakes last night :D Managed to get half way through and promptly felt rather sick!! Might have over injected a tad as I injected for all 4 rather than waiting to see what I could manage and as a result ended up hypoing, never mind! Never looking at another...

Re: Come back from the brink & halved my HBA1C! Please read Sorry everyone, not been online for a couple of days. Feeling very humbled by your comments :oops: , I only wrote this up as a kind of epiphany, but to have such a welcoming and supportive response, thankyou :) I'll still be on the...

You guys have put up with me now for just over a year. Questions panicking about DKA, to being ill, to general confusion, to nearly giving up, to desperately seeking motivation. When I was first diagnosed, my levels were perfect. This was due to my parents watching my every move and making...

Thanks for all the replies guys, have given me some food for thought! I used to use Palmer's Cocoa Butter cream on my hands & feet but they never really softened so will definitely try the baby oil. I've got another appointment at hospital next week, this time with my DN, so if she has any...

You know you're a T1 when you are swigging Lucozade WHILST showering because you are late for a meeting and need to get ready but your BM is 2.6 :roll: :lol: ETA - am NOT advocating this behaviour, I blame my multitasking behaviour on the hypo!

Yes, JUSTFOCUS, I test on the side of my fingers. My testing varies, but as my levels are swinging from normal range to 2.6 I'm having to keep a firm check on them at the moment. I saw my consultant on Tuesday, who also felt I needed to test pre and post meal and before bed, which equals 7 tests...

Surely a pack or two of test strips is cheaper than treating the complications that arise from poorly controlled diabetes :| Personally, I think there should be at least an allowance to have X amount of strips a week, or at least maybe a voucher that pays towards most of the cost of buying...

Hey everyone, I'm getting increasingly annoyed with my fingers atm - I'm doing roughly 6-10 BMs a day (BIG progress from, erm, 0 a day :oops: ) but am finding it really hard to get blood out of them now. I've tried alternating the strength/depth of the lancet, warming...

I am no expert on T2, but those readings would lead me to believe that you are going low during the night. When your pre bed readings are 3.8, do you treat them? Is there any way you could perhaps set an alarm for during the night (2-3am) so you can check and see if your levels are indeed...

Perhaps give the DVLA a ring and explain your situation? Diabetes is a bit of a complex situation when it comes to licenses, and you always have to remember to keep them informed of any changes. Failure to do so can result in invalid insurance in an accident and prosecutions (or so my consultant...

I had a leaflet through in November of last year entitling me to a free upgrade from my Compact Plus meter to the new Mobile meter. I was over the moon as I'd just put away £50 to buy one from Boots! :lol: I sent away the form the same day, but haven't hear anything since. I understand that...

Hi Stoney - glad to hear you had a good clinic appointment, and that the DSN was pleased with your charting, I know I feel like a proud schoolkid when I show her all my results written down (I'm a pain for not recording things!) Don't you feel so much more at ease, being able to spot patterns in...

Oh how nice of you, OP :mrgreen: I don't use them, but agree with ewan about offering to some needy T2 who doesn't get them on prescription! Perhaps try posting in the T2 section where it could get more views? Shame there aren't more generous people like you in the world :D

It was (supposedly) Irish Stew! :lol: I have to admit, I love my local hospital's roast dinner on a Sunday (although I may be biased as I never have such a luxury at home!) but most of it is shocking. As a T1 diabetic, I was berated for not wanting to eat breakfast (apparently I HAVE to eat...

Done :D

My local hospital, according to that site, are cutting around 500 jobs. Considering how drastically understaffed it is normally, the thought of 500 positions going fills me with dread. I have noticed a definite lack of jobs though. I get NHS Jobs to send me vacancies of ANY job at my hospital...

I'll message you the email address now. (I promise I'm not working for them, mods :lol: - though wouldn't I be a good saleswoman? :wink: )

From what I remember from my diagnosis (8yo) it took me a fair while to adjust to it and I was pretty kamikaze me-against-the-world for a couple of months before I realised there was no-one and nothing to blame. Just let him know you are there for him and keep supporting him and he'll be fine...

I didn't watch it, but felt I was perfectly informed on hospital food after my numerous stays. Would anyone like to hazard a guess as to what this fine cuisine was last time I was in? :lol: :lol: I might catchup and watch the show on 4OD, actually.