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This May sound like a daft question but can you ask your gp to be tested for DKA?

do you know what I may just do that thank you for your advice!!!

okay so it might be trickier to get on via my doctor or specialist nurse and I can get one over the counter at the chemist? I have heard alot about libres and people getting them from asda

I need advice on what are slow release carbs and fast ones as I have no idea

do you ever find that you drop if time gets the better of you? Im always anxious of that

I wait about that too but other diabetics I have spoken to all have different times they wait

how long do you guys wait until after youve injected to eat?

Guys how long do you wait after you've eaten until you eat? I was told 15 mins but sometimes in circumstances out of my control I have to eat straight away

Hi all can some one maybe help pls? I'm having problems with my right foot. I've developed some sort of blood type blister under the skin on the ball of my foot. It's really painful and doesn't feel like a blister at all it feels like a wound or bruise when I stand on it. I've also got extreme...

Right so forgive me for sounding so stupid Is bolus the short acting insulin

Okay cool so like toast or a biscuit? And then would I have to inject for that then? Thanks in advance

It's just too good isn't it! I can't have coffee so I have tea and now even this is proving difficult [emoji23]

God it's so frustrating isn't it. It must take years and years to figure out every single aspect of your diet and how it can affect your sugars !

Yes it does it no matter what time of day :(((((

See this is what Im saying I dont have much milk and I have read the bottle for how much in how many ml and you'd have to have about a jug full to make it spike when you work it out mathematically. Im just so confused. I think I may have to look into Gabs and see if my GP can change me over to...

Right okay so Im not the only one who finds that then! So fresh brewed coffee with double cream is that okay to have and how the bloody hell do you actually do fresh brewed coffee?:hilarious: Or am I just being slow? Thank you

I didnt know that sweetners could do that so that might be the reason :( I just dont think I could have a cuppa without any sweetners :( Thank you

Random title I know but .... Firstly does anyone find that their sugars go up with cups of tea? I use sweeteners and my diabetic nurse said one cuppa in the morning wouldn't be enough to raise my sugars? But yesterday I was 4.3 when I woke, had a cuppa, sweeteners, and it rose to 9.9. I'm so...

@Dinkeroon I am trying to work with the nurses etc to try and figure out how to stabilise my sugars and sometimes I would like to say "are you diabetic doctor?" When they "lecture" me at times and I know I am constantly on top of it and I'm worn out I would just like to say "do you do this...

@hynes48. Your reply was very informative and very humbling. I completely understand your fear of not wanting kids. Your reason is my exact reason. I have other medical problems which are genetic and I don't know how I'd cope if I was to have a child with diabetes, or heart problems or spine...