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Hi all I’m Type 1.5 on Novorapid and Tresiba 1 mmol per 10g carb and 1.5 mmol for porridge I’m only 2 years in, aged 60 with diabetes Possibility of underactive thyroid - being retested Woke up morning before last with a high of 17 yet id had my Tresiba 5 mmol at night. Felt headachey and...

Yes I’m excited as I have to drive to this chippy. It’s won awards and they call you sir and madam! My local chippy doesn’t do gluten free so I will have a go at the chicken meat and see how I go.

Yes I have the carbs and Cals app, but it doesn’t show chicken kebab meat, yes it showed fish in batter not gluten free but I used that as carb count.

Sorry I was just asking about gf chicken kebab meat. I’ve already had the gf cod and yes it is in batter but delicious as a treat but no chips!

Firstly a little excited as our local chippy not only does gf cod and other bits but also gf chicken kebab meat, no pitta ..tempted but I’m on carb counting and wonder if anyone knows approx carb count?

After humulin mix gave me hypos my diabetic nurse specialist is trying me on basal bolus. Felt all ok but waiting to hear as she put me on 3 units Novorapid and 4 Tresiba at night. However she just said meal times so only inject breakfast lunch and dinner and I’ve been having carbs just before...

Breakfast Gluten free cornflakes and berries lunch Chicken salad sandwich snack High protein 14 carb bar Dinner Home made Polenta oven chips Gluten free fish fingers Peas Glass red wine exercise 30 min aerobic YouTube video for seniors!

Wow Thankyou everyone- this has proven to be an extensive topic! I think the main thing I am getting from your replies are that 5.3 cholesterol isn’t that high. My cholesterol test was done at the same time as blood sugar hba1c when they first diagnosed me 1.5 LADA as hba1c was 14 mmol up from 7...

Hi there, NEWLY DIAGNOSED LADA T1 on Humulin M3 (4 weeks after diagnosis) My specialist nurse said today it would be recommended to start with low dose statin. I said I’d been worried about going on them as I’d heard so many people saying side effects. She replied saying the old meds used to...

First time popping my food on here! Brekky. Gluten free flakes and blueberries Lunch. After hypo so didn’t enjoy it too much, bacon egg mushroom slice toast Dinner. Home made paella, half pack savoury rice, prawns, crab sticks, chorizo Activia yogurt and blueberries

Hi, I’m newly diagnosed T1 lada on humulin m3. Had a couple bad hypos as I have to be consistent with carb intake each day. Week 3 I’m finding it hard going and nurse has reduced my pre dinner dosage from 12 to 8, pre breakfast is 12. Question. If I changed to the other type of insulin most of...

Just tested 2 hours after a biggish dinner and 30g Easter egg and its 3.2 mmol! Definitely not right, will call nurse tomorrow.

Yes will do the shaking Thankyou

yes she is the best and due to call me this week. Thankyou

Thankyou for your detailed reply. Obviously I’m new and had to re read this to understand but I do get where you are coming from. Yes my error on calculation. Not understanding the dinner calculation but I’m not great at maths. Understand the breakfast calculation though. I’m just having 67g...

Thankyou and yes will make room for a little snack

I’m asthmatic so Qvar inhaler and high blood pressure so I’m on Ramipril and I’m coeliac. Always have cool hands and feet so nurse said it could be circulation.

I had dinner at 6.30 pm I tested prior yes, see notes. No I don’t test after. Struggling with testing and many strips get wasted as error 4 on my clairsens meter. My blood doesn’t look like blood a lot of the time it looks watery!

Hi there and Happy Easter! I had a real bad hypo last night, it woke me up around midnight. Luckily hubby got me jelly babies and then a mini sandwich after but it scared me so much! I couldn’t move, sweated profusely and felt shakey inside. I’m struggling to know what I did wrong? I use as...

Hi two weeks into insulin dependency LADA diagnosed. Always been overweight but was thrilled to lose 3 stone. However nurse says I have basically been weeing calories! One week of insulin I put on half stone! On low carb and recording everything. However my question is bizarre. I have Fitbit...