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Hi Emma, It looks as though your breakfast ratio is 1:8, are you often active in the morning? If you have a morning where you are less active you may find you may need slightly more insulin. It really is a case of trial and error and uou may also find your ratios at different meals may vary...

Hi Amanda, yes that's right you look at the total carbohydrate. Good luck and well done for making a change x

No worries and I think i will definitely need one [emoji1787]

I hope you are not waiting too long and heave a healthy pregnancy [emoji5] I come from a family of big babies so being diabetic aswell I dread to think how big my potential future babies may be [emoji33][emoji1787]

Thank you for your reply. Hoping baby dust comes your way! If you don't mind me asking how long have you been trying? As a diabetic is there anything you have to do differently in order to try and conceive?

Hello Ellie, thank you for your reply. I'm not currently planning on a pregnancy it was just something I'd never really thought about before and wasn't sure whether having type 1 does affect a woman's fertility

Does having type 1 diabetes affect fertility?

Hello gail, Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear you're not feeling too good! Hopefully this forum will help you. Any questions or advice ask away x

Sounds very much like type 1. It will all be overwhelming at the moment but it really does get easier. Here if you have any questions x

He should be testing at least 4 times a day ideally

Hello, You're right to be concerned. His levels are massively elevated He should be aiming between 4-8 He needs to speak to a health care professional as I believe dropping your numbers too quickly can actually do some damage but I'm not 100% sure so I'd definitely suggest he gets booked in...

Hello, I have had type 1 diabetes since I was 17(now 24) I have been with my partner for 4 years who also had no prior understanding of the condition. I've always managed my diabetes well and we live our life like any other couple I just have to be a little more careful with nights out and...

Hey I'm a 24 year old female and had diabetes almost 7 years, I'm always up for a chat [emoji4]

Congrats on the weight loss [emoji122]

Providing your background insulin is right if you have a meal with no carbohydrates you shouldn't have to inject or go hypo

It was a 4 day course which focused on pretty much everything from carb counting to exercise to alcohol and diabetes, it was very insightful! Mine is constantly changing too, but generally speaking I do inject quite a lot! X

Hello! I agree there are so many different factors, I went on a stile course earlier on in the year and generally speaking those who were bigger needed more insulin both background and fast acting whereas im quite slim so only need 14 units for background but my fast acting is quite high. I...

Hi Richard, Wow you're barely needing any insulin at qll! I always find it strange how we are all type 1 but our insulin requirements are so different

Hello sue I personally have to inject less at lunch than I do for dinner as I am more active in the day I inject 1:5 for breakfast, 1:8 for lunch and 1:6 for dinner. My background is 14 units of tresiba, do you not use background insulin? maybe change lunch to 1:9 and adjusting every three...

Hello, with type 2 it is difficult to know how long you were diabetic before being diagnosed as its a gradual increase in your blood sugar. I haven't got much experience with type 2 but I think it is a case of getting a medical profession to check. As for the mask is it possible to order online...