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Thanks Totsy - appreciate your advice. I got home from work yesterday (after my 1 chicken drumstick with 4ui of insulin for lunch!) and my BS was 20.3!!! I really am struggling with why this is happening as it just seems to go up and up. Went to bed with a sugar of 11.5 last night (feeling a...

Ok, sorry to be a pain, but followed your advice Fergus and upped my lunchtime dose (in the end got pulled into a meeting and only managed a chicken drumstick!) So, lunch BS was 12.1, injected 4ui of NovoRapid, and BS 10 mins ago was 16.9!!!! Is this still me being a muppet or am I getting...

Thanks Fergus! I hadn't considered that the proteins would be released as glucose - they never tell us that when they're trying to ram pasta and rice down our necks! ;) Will add a couple of units and see how I get on.... This low-carb bread of yours....where can I find the recipe please? It...

Hi Hana Thanks for your response! I honestly don't think so....I had a Pepperami and a Cheesestring, both of which are minimal carbs and wouldn't need injections.... I took the dogs out for their usual 20 min stroll, but nothing major. I don't feel great to be honest but am pretty sure it's...

Guys I have been overwhelmed by the success stories I have read on this forum and truly believe when people say that carbs are not tolerated well by Diabetics....so why force them down?! I started low carbing on Sat and felt great. My sugars were all single figures (after persistently...

Hi scotts mum I don't know about Reading specifically, but from my experience the hospitals will require your son to have done some form of carb-counting course as this is an essential skill when using a pump. Also, I BELIEVE the NICE guidelines state that the patient needs to demonstrate an...

Hi Julia08 I was also diagnosed with PCOS but my diabetes consultant at the time wasn't that bothered saying conrolling my diabetes was more important......since that - nothing! I had been taking the pill up until a month ago so my symptoms were under control and I guess the lazy part of me...

Excellent - glad if I can help someone avoid the hell I went through!!! Another thing for me before discovering this forum was that all the diabetics I knew were men....no offence to our bros but they have it easy by comparison! Even my (non-diabetic) hubby doesn't understand that sometimes I...

OMG - This is EXACTLY what I was like. I was diagnosed 7 years ago with T1 when I was 21. In the beginning I was really good - I guess it was a bit of a novelty having all the new toys to play with. Then as I started gaining weight I think I panicked. When I realised I could eat whatever I...

Yikes - I read the same thing about eating every 3 hours cos it helps keep the metabolism going....however, depending what you eat I worked out this could involve more needle pokes (and resulting holes!) a day than your average colander. Aas a woman I am forever on a diet (tried pills...

Jen, can I just say "Kick Ass!!!" Sounds like you're a real example of how to overcome s*** and to do it brilliantly!!! Thank you for being so frank.....and can I just say it's your partner's loss. You're brilliant!!! Khaleb is a very lucky little boy! x :D

Thank you both - this has really helped!!! The problem with Diabetes is that although there are lots of us dealing with it, it's rare that we're in one place so this is the only real way to share our experiences. I think Jopur is right - I need to go with it and if it doesn't work then so be...

Hi Saz This is a tough one cos the only thing I found to help 'lift' my depression around this was to actually get on and do something about it. My depressive moods nearly always correlate to periods of poorer control and improve dramatically when my sugars come back within range. My husband...

I was put on this when I started multiple injections and struggled with it. According to my consultant, this is a great insulin but tends to 'dump' at around 4-5am which can result in more frequent hypos. I was finding that to get the right morning readings, I was hypoing a couplke of times...

Hey guys I've just been for my 6month check at the hospital and they have FINALLY agreed that I qualify for a pump and I am now counting carbs and seeing the dietician there in order to prepare for the change. What I really want to know (and from people that actually KNOW) is, is it actually...

Hey si-hard I totally get the night-time muchies thing - I open the fridge most nights and stare longingly at my husband's choccie stash! I was a bit worried by you saying that you snack on cereals etc as thes are mostly carbohydrates. These require large doses of Novorapid, and you will get...

Hi Pete Nice thinking! I love Wagamama's and had a look at the link. I would be more worried about the CARB content of the meal as most of the dishes are noodle/rice based and this would affect your sugars too. Another option would be a good steak house or something? I like Harvesters as...

Thanks Katharine Tried Depo when first diagnosed...worked ok (gained about half a stone after each injection but always lost it again in a couple of weeks - prob fluid etc), and no periods at all. Prob is my husband and I want to try for a baby soon and when I came off the injection I had no...

Thanks guys. Been on this pill for about 6 months now. Before that I was taking various ones but bled throughout so went back to the original one I tried (pre-Diabetes). Think I might head to the doctor though. Am sick of them assuming it's my lack of control when clearly I can manage it...

Hey I've been struggling the last year or so to get a grip on my sugars (HbA1C around 10%) and have finally realised that it could be the pill making them worse. I take Microgynon and am 6 pills into my packet. The last few days my levels have been steadily rising despite corrective doses...