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Hi, I recently went on to a pump, prior to this i was suffering exactly the same on insulin injections and trying to get it right. Its called "the dawn phenomenom" i believe, or so i was informed by my diabetic nurse.....hope this helps....this id from wikipedia :) The "dawn phenomenon,"...

Sometimes I feel like I'm low when its high, not everytime and not very often but yes i have also felt as though the symptoms are similar.

Hi, I got referred in March to pump clinic, they gaave me the accucheck combo blood meter first to get used to, which was great because when i got my pump last week i didnt have to worry about how to use it from scratch. My clinic have pump starting dates (this may be different where you are)...

I havespoken to her today and she received a phone call from the diabetes team that she has been referred to, she has an appointment for an all day assesment next tuesday.....even the diabetes nurse were shocked to hear that she has never had any advice in the whole 14 years of having type 2...

Thankyou, this is very helpful I will be sure to pass it on :).

She's in her 50's I know she has been taking 3000g a day of what medication she takes, I don't even think she knows about having a low carb diet to be honest, so I think with the proper guidence and knowledge she should be able to get her bg's down.

Hi, I am a type 1, and have a friend who has type 2, I personally have a great diabetic team and receive great care. However I,m quite worried about my type 2 friend. She has tablets to controll her diabetes, but for two years she is sick every morning and is recently having blood sugars of upto...

Fingers crossed for us all and type 2's!!! Even if we dont get it in our lifetime hopefully our children will have a cure of some sort :)

Next time this happens, if you can try and do a blood test to see wether your blood has dropped, sounds to me like you had a hypo...usually anything under 4 and you will start to feel like you did. When my bloods drop I sweat and feel very unsteady, make sure you carry something with you if you...

Its happened to me a few times too :)

wow....thanks :)

Bump.......

Hi, This may sound daft and ive had diabetes for 25 years and probably really should know more of these abbreviations, Ive been reading lots of posts and come across quite alot of them that i have had to look up.....so i now know DKA=Diabetic Ketoacidosis.....obviously i know what it is, just...

Hi, im type 1 and lived in spain for 10 years......yes the heat does affect your bloods, i found my blood sugars would tend to drop in the summer months especially june-august, I just made sure i tested more frequently and had to keep an extra eye on things......I came back in 2008 and dont seem...

Thats very helpful....thankyou :)

thankyou :)

Oh no dont apologise i didnt think that but its a good point you made, maybe it does effect people on the larger side :)

I don't really eat ****, and i'm 5ft and 8st so i cant really do much to maybe stop it from happening, but thankyou, that could help someone else :)

Hi, I know this may sound strange but I read somewhere that some diabetics head sweat when eating food, It started happening to me a couple of years ago....nowhere else not even my forehead, its just my head and seems to stop where my hair line is? Does anyone else suffer this or is it just me? :?