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Oh @Sarahlouxoxo I feel your pain! I think the 'professionals' who deal with diabetics all day every day forget that to us it is all completely new and scary and we know nothing. Thank goodness for places like this - although it is still hard to know what is 'relevant to me', and trying not to...

Great info @ianf0ster thank you. The only advice I got in the first week, when I was testing, was that if ketones hit 7, go to A&E! I'm definitely not low carb, just lower carb, cutting out the sweets, biscuits, pasta and potatoes mostly. I don't need to lose weight, I've ended up at my goal...

My eyes were 'playing up' for a couple of weeks before diagnosis, phone and work emails were blurry but I blamed my varifocals and excessive de-misting putting them out of alignment. As soon as I started medication and my BG decreased everything went, it was like I wasn't wearing my glasses...

HI @KidDougi :) I have the duel Glucomen Areo 2k machine that can do both ketones and BG, and I just picked up a bulk load of BG strips ordered before the nurse cut off my prescription:happy: so those will see me until at least my next HbA1c test. Does everyone test regularly for ketones? As...

Hi @leadwelly @MrsA2 :) My c-peptide/creatinine ratio urine test result ruled out T1 on New Year's Eve, the GAD is still awaited. I tested for ketones daily the first week, but they never went over 0.4 even when my BG was c.15, so I was told to not carry on, I have some spares just in case...

Thank you @Ronancastled @mouseee and @Alexandra100 :) I'm a complete control freak and feel I need to know everything NOW, this diagnosis has been a complete shock, so I've got to adjust way more than my eating habits. I've decided that I will measure my BG 2hrs after tea from now on, as...

Hi everyone. I was diagnosed (T1) on 10th December after a multitude of blood tests for back pain and weight loss with a subsequent HbA1c of 129.5! I'm 51, have lost 20kg in the last 6 months (without trying), now 61kg, and was immediately put on insulin by the Diabetes nurse at my surgery. 4...