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Yes we found with fish and chips - my husband took his insulin after the meal rather than before - this seemed to keep the levels at a good level. We don't eat badly but it's just knowing that we can still eat out and enjoy life really it's tricky

Newly diagnosed. We eat healthily most of the time and exercise but we do eat out a lot? My husbands newly type 1. I just wondered how you find eating out? So long as you monitor the insulin to food you can eat pretty much anywhere yes?

Anyone know if any relationship between T1 diabetes and struggling to sleep?

Yes thank you this sounds like sensible advice. He is really keen to get back into his exercise so I think if he focused on that for now! And then we look at getting the levels down.

Thank you - no I know you can't advice medication advice; we were just seeking some reasssurance on this levels and just maybe some advice on people's own stories. Thank you

My husband is 5 weeks into his diagnosis. We've had found this forum a strength of support and knowledge. We cannot get his levels at different points in the day lower than 7 something. The GP advised we aim to get lower than this 7. Is it worth upping his long lasting insulin by two units to...

My husband was 30- just diagnosed this January. There is no family history and he was fit and healthy it came as a huge shock! He's adapting well and realising he is still fit and healthy he just needs to be a bit more "grown up" Now with some decisions! I hope this is right and we haven't rose...

No he didn't give himself a correction dose at 3am - he didn't do anything. But the fact that he was back down to 8 in the morning shows his long lasting is probably at the right level at the moment yes? It's the fact that the sugar rise has been so spiky- surely this isn't good?

So do you think the 18 was due to the pizza? I can't believe it could have such a dramatic effect?! Lots to learn. We feel like it's very trial and error which is scary when it's your health is this normal?

He had a pizza - i know this is bad but he'd had a few drinks in the day so had thought to carb up? We are so new to this but in the day he can manage his levels - the highest he is going is 10 which I know is too high but come down a lot since he was diagnosed. But the 18 at 3am concerned us...

Erm about 7:30/8pm and he takes his long lasting at 9pm. He checked his levels at 10:30pm before bed and it was at 6.7 but then at 3am his levels were high at 18!

Husband newly diagnosed. Before bed his level was 6.7 (which we didn't think was too bad!) he'd had a few pints in the day but not a lot and eaten a carb loaded meal at the end of the day. Checked level at 3am and it was at 18 Checked when woke up and down to 8. Any ideas? Concerned as this...

Do you think this is a cause of your diabetes? How is your control? It seems like all of a sudden my husband has all these minor symptoms that we presume are now just down to him being diabetic! Did we just not notice them before, I'm not sure?

Did it turn out to be reynauds disease or just one of them things that went away?

Sorry, I keep posting on here at the moment - we are four weeks into my husbands diagnosis so I have so many questions all of the time. The last few times we've been to the football my husbands hands have been freezing. I know this sounds trivial as it has been cold but he's never normally one...

It's good you've been seen so much, my husbands 30 so maybe they think he can get on with it but it's just knowing what's right and making the right adjustments!!!

Yes I suppose it makes sense that by the time we see the consultant we will know a little more and be able to have identified patterns and stuff! I'm just concerned we can't get things stabilised and then we will go to see a consultant and they'll change everything!!

He has an appointment with the dietician and I think then he will book with the DSN!! We've seen the GP but the GP didn't give us any advice on how to manage it. We are struggling with hypos and levels and yet we aren't seeing a consultant doctor until march, is it ok to wait this long?

My husbands been newly diagnosed he had one night in hospital and then was sent home. We've been told he won't see a consultant until two months time? Is this normal to wait this long?

No all I was told when diagnosed two weeks ago was to take 8 units with food and then 12 units of long lasting insulin every night. The DN and dietician said I'd move onto carb counting and adjusting my insulin dependent on exercise and what I'm eating. So I have the dietician this week so I...