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Hello, I'm starting on my insulin pump on 8th February... I was thinking of making myself a thigh holder or waistband since I can use a sewing machine, but I was wondering if anyone had come across anywhere you could buy them? The normal Bayer ones are a bit dull and boring for me. :wink...

Free eye tests. Free glasses. Free prescriptions. Having a good excuse to get out of P.E. at school - okay that's probably not a good thing but at the time I was on 2 injections a day and had no idea how to exercise without hypo'ing so my asthmatic friend and I would spend an hour walking the...

"Did you eat a lot of sugar as a child then?" "Were you fat as a child?" Why, yes. My dad was a horribly incompetent parent who just shoved sugar cubes in my mouth at breakfast, lunch and dinner and then for supper we had warm golden syrup as a bedtime drink. :roll: I was really skinny as...

Often you can't get anything diet except Coke and I hate it with alcohol. The other day, I was in a pub and they had 7Up Free! I almost kissed the bar man! :clap: So it was vodka and 7Up free for me that night. :) Was loving not getting the massive high sugar from normal lemonade.

Hi, I also have type 1 and PCOS. I was on metformin for it but it stopped me having hypo signs so was taken off again. It was terrifying being at 1.8 and not even feeling it. :? I get highs a lot when my period is due then it goes back to normal, but I've not had one since September so it's...

The mood swings with the sugar levels and no-one being understanding. Sometimes I don't know that my sugar is high, I just feel in a bad mood and then get made to feel bad for it. Being tired all the time and when I want to sleep, not being able to sleep because my sugar is high or is going to...

My dose is split so I do half at 8am and half at 8pm. I'm rigid with the 8pm injection as an alarm goes off on my phone and I take other medication then but if I want a long lie in the mornings, I'll sometimes not do the morning dose until 9-10am. When I was doing the full dose just at night...

I get these 'relative hypos' too, sometimes mixed with anxiety it makes me feel really badly hypo. However, I also had a suspected faulty meter and was nearly collapsing in Tesco when my meter said 6 one day. I ate a Twix and had Lucozade then when I felt okay, I went home. When I got home...

Hello! I'm getting on my little soapbox here as I've yet again received another negative letter from my diabetes clinic. :evil: I'm fed up of receiving emails from this site telling me all the negative things about my diabetes too - I only keep subscribing to see what topics are coming up on...

Hello all, Just thought I would update. I'm still getting hassle for my diabetes despite not mentioning it or doing anything out of the ordinary. I injected in my arm at a summer party and was told I was 'attention seeking'. No, I had on a dress so couldn't access my stomach and I didn't...

I'm always being told I look really young for my age. I'm 30 and people think I'm about 23. It used to really annoy me when I went for jobs because people would assume I was younger than I was and therefor less capable. I guess being tall and blonde doesn't help. :lol: :roll: I still get...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I want a pump and am being considered for one but doubt I'll get one with my HbA1c. It'd fit my lifestyle so much better. Pity you have to abuse your body to get the treatment you want. I have considered lowering my insulin just to...

My BG levels go down in hot weather but I worked out that it's the insulin being absorbed faster than normal as I can then get really high BG before the next meal. I also eat less as I really cannot be bothered eating in hot weather, never mind cooking, so I take less insulin. Luckily, I'm on...

Thank you all for the constructive feedback. It's been very helpful. I'll keep notes, Electricalphil, and see how this week goes. :)

Thanks for your opinion.

Pebbles, read my original post. I said it's a low risk. I've not collapsed since 2002 when I used to drink, now I don't drink. So unless you're trolling and purposefully looking for a reaction, I suggest that you read what I've said properly and consider your own post. I'm not saying poor...

Re: Were you told how to match insulin to carbs when diagnos When I first was diagnosed, I was told to match my carbs to my insulin using 'exchanges' which were 10g or carbohydrates. This was 1994. They gave me a set amount of insulin and basically I ate the same things every day. A few...

Yeah I'm finding it awkward to deal with too. It doesn't take up blood half the time so I'm smeared with blood and it appears, as you say, 2-3mmol out compared to my Contour. The pharmacist at Boots said another lady had also complained to her about it as she bought her other meter and it's...

Thanks for your replies. :) I have spoken to the agency who were really supportive and they're going to look for another job for me, but there's so few around, especially part time. The person who complained about me is supposed to work with me every day on various projects but has just been...

I'm with an agency. I think to have the same rights as a permanent employee, you have to be with the agency for 13 weeks or more. :( I'm now looking for another job as this is just not worth the stress. :roll: