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I agree , the low then "it bounces back up to a normal range, even without me eating carbs." Is suggestive of a compression low. If I go low at night, my blood sugars don't immediately rise upwards. It's more gradual. Not saying it's not a genuine low, but it sounds like a compression low. The...

I agree with @Jaylee. How low is your cgm reading? Are you getting low blood sugar symptoms like waking up clammy, vivid dreaming, shaky , feeling very hungry, nauseated and or headachy ? I get low blood sugars , for me my lowest night times blood sugars seem to come around 3am. After which...

Even though I live in Canada with different vaccine regs than the UK I looked up why I had two shots. Apparently here in Canada it is normal to have one shot. It seems I was given two shots, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Whether you are given the...

I should mention @gillin1 I had my shots in Canada. They may use a different vaccine in the UK. No it is not something you have yearly like the flu shot. I can't recall if it is a 10 year thing, I can't remember.

That must have been extremely stressful @gillin1 . There are two parts to vaccine. The first shot then, if I recall, you have the second shot 3 months later. No side effects other than the usual achey injection site. Mine was bacterial pneumonia. I believe caused by Strep.

I've had the pneumonia shot. I was eligible as I had life threatening pneumonia. I was in the UK visiting my niece and her 4 year old son. He had a runny nose and a bit of sore throat. I caught something from the little guy. I got sick, not really sick, but blah. The blah turned into pneumonia...

Hi there @Donna85 . Thanks for taking the time :) @KennyA is not up for nomination, he is already a mod. @MrsA2 and @lovinglife have already been nominated so we do not need to nominate them again. Ed as post sent before I had finished typing.

Hi and welcome to the forum @teggers88 . Yes it's always a shock when you are told you have diabetes. It always seems to come out of the blue, usually when you are having unrelated tests. If you don't mind me asking what were your HbA1c results ? The HbA1c test is the standard test for diabetes...

Some of our pharmacies offer an over the counter finger prick HbA1c test for a fee. I had one done and it came out lower than my official lab HbA1c I had done the following week. So I found it unsatisfactory. It is better than the Libre predicted A1c which for me is always 0.4-0.6 lower than my...

As someone with Coeliac I make my own bread. I have used both the gluten free flour and I have mixed my own GF flour as well. I recommend the latter. Our home made bread tastes much better, certainly better than the supermarket bread ( although some artisan GF breads do taste good) and a lot...

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Hello @Liz2025 and welcome to the forum. I just wanted to welcome you. I am unable to offer any advice or indeed knowledge, however, we do have a sub forum for Type 3c diabetes for our members who have a range of issues with the pancreas.

@Antje77 I'm not suggesting one way or another whether they raise blood sugars, just a simple fact that beans have high fibre which slows down the metabolization and absorption of nutrients and carbs. They raise my blood sugars too.

Beans in general have a high fibre content. High fibre, particularly soluble fibre, slows down the metabolization process. This would slow down the absorption of nutrients including carbs.

I bet that is a relief for you @peterb999.

@mariavontrapp, my understanding, both with oral and injected steroids is it depends on the person. For some, blood sugars are back to normal within 24 hours, for others it takes longer. I had a look at steroid reactions as I will be having steroid injections in my spine.

I'm having a stab at answering this @Bobby105, does your friend have milk in their tea? If so milk contains lactose which is a sugar. As to your own rise, Insulin resistance can vary during the day. Some people find they are less sensitive to insulin in the mornings, some are less sensitive as...

@Jaylee I believe in the US it will depend on which state you live in as to whether you pay tax on non prescription meds . Ed spelling

In Canada we do not pay tax on any medications @Jaylee. I also get a discount card from Abbott. I just present my card # to the pharmacy when purchasing my Libres. So instead of paying $200 for 2 I pay $150