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Thanks everyone, I think i will make an appointment in the morning with the doctors last thing i need is to be ill over christmas when theres no doctors about. It felt like is was feeling better earlier today but now its really sore again it just feels though my throat is red raw and having a...

Hi milliedog I i' ve been a type 1 diabetic since i was 13 yrs and i got my driving licience when i was 18yrs everything was great i just used to have to send it back every 3 yrs which was'nt a problem up and to 2 yrs ago, i sent my licience back and filled out the medical form and ticked a...

Hi all Its been a while since i've been on the forum but i have had a sore throat since monday its really dry and if i talk my voice gets effected its also giving me a dry cough which is causing my throat to hurt more, i have'nt got a cold but i do get very tired. My sugar levels are high which...

Re: UTI/Kidney inf.....IV antibiotics and hospital admission Hi I have had kidney infection twice a good few years ago and on both occasions i was admitted to hospital and given antibiotics by I.V and it cleared it up both times, even though a stay in hospital is'nt to great having the...

Yes to all of them. Tracey167

Hi Jodie Yes you could do a test in the night i know its a pain but it will show if you are going low in the night, if not then you may need to increase your lantus. tracey

Hi Lauren it depends on what else you are planning to eat for example if you had 1-2 dry biscuits or a bag of quavers then theres no need to add any insulin, i was told that to have a extra 10grams of carbs is fine. Maybe check your sugars before you have something else to eat. Tracey167

Hi Ann yes it is a pain not having no awareness, i have done blood sugar tests not feeling any different to normal and its come up as low as 1.9 its only that hubby notices a sparkle in my eye and a change in my voice sometimes that he makes me do a sugar test and 9 times out of 10 his always...

Hi I went weight watchers and to be honest it was great even having to stick to a pro points plan each day it works ,i lost 24lb in 5 months i'm now at my target weight and i did'nt have to miss out i just stocked up on plenty of fruit cos these have no pro points so you can eat these inbetween...

Hi Ann thanks for your reply, yes i think i will visit my doctor if it keeps happening, thankfully the nausea seems to be going, i have a appointment with mt diabetic consultants within the next couple of weeks so i will ask him about it , he knows that i have no awareness and at present trying...

Hi all just a quick silly question really over the pas few days i have had a about 4 hypos one day it was 2 in one day where my sugar levels dropped to 1.8 i had no awareness either. But ever since the hypos i have felt really tired and nauseaous, i'm able to eat and drink as normal but it...

Hi Laughingheyena I recently gor a new insulin pen and when i read the leaflet it said that they should last or be changed every 6 years which is not to bad. I have now got a insulin pen that has half units which i find alot better cos your not injecting to much or to little especially if you...

Hi My god your G.P sould'nt be a G.P she obviously does'nt know a thing about diabetes type 1 or 2, i'm a type 1 and have been for nearly 28 years and i have to do 4 BG tests a day sometimes more if i go hypo so where she gets type 1's only get 1 box of test stripes a year from she must be...

Hi Yes i agree that i should have had more training i mean just having a 3 hour talk to me is definatley not enough especially when i have read about other pump users having 2-3 day training. I know its not the pumps fault but i felt as if i was just left to get on with it no mention of a...

Hi I was put onto the medtronics veo insulin pump in july and had to go to my hospital to have a 3 hour talk on how to use it by medtronics and also learn how to attach the cannulars. I came away feeling abit nervous as it was all new to me but i read through the manual i had and plodded on...

Hi Yes i agree the thing is diabetes is not taken seriously people don't understand, i am a type 1 and if i go out 9 times out of 10 i would have to get myself a snack to keep me going which like you say costs money and then to top it off you are told to do exercise and to keep active but if you...

Re: Just out of interest - do you have diabetes in the famil Hi I was diagnosed type 1 aged 13 my grandad was diagnosed type 2 when he was 70 my dads aunt was diagnosed type 1 many years ago can't remember when apart from them there is no one else in my family with type 1 or type 2. But it is...

Hi db1 Sorry to hear you had a bad time of it, i must admit your doctor and nurse don't sound at all supportive. Ihave been a type1 for 27 years and i first started off on 2 injections a day which was fine, but when i had my kids i was told i had to do 4 injections a day which at the time i...

Is it just me? Hi all Just a quick question has anyone on a pump felt like returning back to the insulin pen injections? I've had my pump medtronics veo for 3-4 weeks now and to be honest i'm not having much luck, for the 2nd time this week my readings have gone through the roof 30 plus they...

Hi I think your problem is that you are not eating enough carbs, even non diabetics go shakey and feel tired the same as a hypo when they have not eaten. A friend of mine runs around all day long after her hubby and kids and then feel shakey and when i ask her has she eaten she replys no only...