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Just anything I'm told I can't eat really.... Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I do love mashed potatoes :( x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi Steph and Matt :) I'm 26 and have been diabetic for 14 years, looking for people to chat too about this lovely disease! Trying so hard to get to grips with how I'm supposed to be normal, but feel like it kind of takes over your life.... Any way feel free to drop me a message if you fancy a...

Re: Did any of you type 1s have a virus before you got diabe Wow this is amazing reading! Diagnosed at 10 after really bad flu like symptoms! Seams quite off that a lot of people had the same thing! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

So sorry to hear that xx Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I came off levimer split doses a month ago, it wasn't working at all in my system, my lantus has been brill though. It just seams to have happened all of a sudden, never happened before and I've been diagnosed for 13ish years? And can't seam to be doing right for doing wrong, Breakfast I'm...

I'm on lantus 24 units evening tim and rapid for meals counting carbs an all that shnizzle! Over the past 2 weeks I've woken up and bs are 5/6 in the morning- mid morning I test and there 19! I called the nurse and she advise to up the ratio to 1 unit to 5 carbs in the morning And see what my...

Hi josie! It took me about 14 jelly babies and 2 choc biscuits to get bloods back up last night, I felt really sick when I went to bed expecting my bloods to be high and they were 7! I don't have a bloomin clue what's going on! Don't feel great today either :( x

Ohhh I'm still there alright! Moving on Friday, And did do a bit of heavy lifting and MORE packing tonight. Just one thing after another this year! Next year I'm having a year off everything! :)

Ahhh, I'm sure us ladies drew the short straw! Men have got an easy life compared to us lol :) x

I know I'm posting a lot on here but so many problems at the mo! Does anyone have a dramatic well.. I say from 8.4-3.2 in half a hour when coming up to their period?

Hi fellow Laura! Welcome :)

Hi Paula, I have always used my thigh, it's on my shin bone it hurts... Not as bad today but still there in the background. I've just gone back onto lantus (and that time of the month is due) X

Thanks Jenny :) x

I've had lower back pain for the last week, did a urine sample and all ok I think, possibly could be because I recently went back to work and started wearing heals after 3 weeks off? Today I've got like an aching dull pain in my leg, like I've banged it, it doesnt hurt it's just uncomfortable...

Tracy, that does sound like bad luck! I was 12/13 when I found out, apparently having the flu quite bad knocked my pancreas out! Give it time to work out, it's taken me until now to really try and sort myself out! if you need any advise ask these people on here, their amazing and have pulled me...

Haha well that's understandable! In a strange way it's done me a favour, really kicked my **** and Made me try and sort myself out :)

Hi Tracy! To be honest I thought exactly the same as you did :) how long have you been diagnosed? Nigel, thanks for your words of advise :) have you ever had DKA before?

Hi ebony/gappy I've only been in DKA once, and it's scared the life out of me lol, in 13 years my levels have been ok, I just happened to inject 24 units of my nova rapid instead of my lantus :S and didn't twig until 24 hrs later when I was lying in a hospital bed! I think more than anything it...

I'm getting married in 4 months and fiancee wants to go to morocco.. I was excited about this until I has a spell 4 weeks ago where I went into major DKA, I'm now considering cancelling honeymoon as dont want this to happen in the uk let alone another country! Obviously DKA is brought on by...