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Try merino wool socks. A good deal cheaper and very warm too

If you really must have bread try a high protein bread. 10g a slice. I save it for the very very occasional bacon sandwich! But make a batch of soup at the begging of the week. Try salads with hard boiled egg or chicken.

I went for a review and bloods taken. First appointment nurse told me they don’t do bloods on a Friday afternoon! Second appointment the same nurse got not a drop of blood. Ended up going to hospital to the DSN who got bloods done for me there and then. Result! And I got results online in 3 days!

It’s lovely, especially with some berries on it. Not too many. Tesco do a good range of frozen ones too

First thing DONT PANIC, I know that is easier said than done but honestly it does get better. The first thing you need to get from your doctor is a note of all your test results and then go from there. Take care

It’s my clothes that get covered in blood after injections sometimes you would think I had hit an artery!

It’s usually about 3.6 but before that my husband says I start to talk rubbish!

I usually inject at the table now having once injected and then told 10 minutes later that there was not going to be any food, chef didn’t turn up! Thank goodness for glucotabs!

At the moment mine is quite high too but mainly because my levimir is not working! I have an appointment with the DSN in 2 weeks who is usually very helpful but tomorrow I have to go and see the useless nurse from my surgery to get my bloods done. I’ve decided to just agree with everything she...

I make a very low carb, sugar free and lactose free trifle. I make up a sugar free jelly with some berries in in. Once set I add a cold lactose free custard. There are carbs in the custard powder but because I have so little it’s a treat for me. I then put whipped lactose free cream on top...

Don’t panic too much things will settle down. It is just an awful shock at the time. You should get yourself and your husband the books carbs and cals or a similar one which will help with the calculations of carbs. It will get easier. You could also try the smartphone app fat secret which is...

Don’t know about the chocolate but I might try that anyway. I won’t really cos my sugar skyrockets.

Is there a chemist at the airport? They may be able to give you an emergency prescription. You should really be careful and ensure you take all the right insulin with you and at least twice as much as you think you need. Take care

In case no one has said - have a great time! I too have insulin pens and needles etc. Cary all in my hand luggage and in frio bags too to stop the insulin going off as I carry at least twice as much as I need. I got years ago a handy card which identifies me and that I need insulin pens needles...

Yes I was definitely worse with the modified release ones. The nurse at the surgery wouldn’t believe me either! I was so mad at her I actually stopped taking them. I did phone the DSN and confirmed that this was ok.

Oh how I wish my fasting blood readings were as low as that! This morning it was 15.3! Arg! Having some problems with it just now and I couldn’t get an appointment sooner than 16th October. I have eliminated a lot of things that it could be and have come to the conclusion that it is my levemir...

I have the feeling my doc looked at me and said oh she is overweight must be type 2! Regardless of the fact that I had all the type 1 symptoms. I was put on insulin very shortly thereafter but am still defined as type 2!

No doubt you have even all the useful posts already but I just thought I would add to that. I’ve had type 2 since I was 37 and now nearly 30 years later I am still fine no neuropathy or eye problems etc. I didn’t discover about the low carbs till about 18 months ago so don’t panic. Take it...

I just took a couple of cups a day it apparently has something to do with the bergamot in it but fortunately I liked it anyway

Sorry didn’t realise you were type 1 so previous reply might not apply to you