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Hi Thanks for your replies, my hubby spoke to a lady at the hypo alert dogs centre and she explained what the proceedure was but my hubby was abit confused as she said that they want to see blood glucose readings and that i need to be doing over 6 readings upto 10 reading a day, but i said to...

Hi all Just wondering if anyone had any knowledge of a hypo alert dog, my hubby has been looking on the diabetes uk website and checking out the website for the alert dogs as he said that this maybe a good thing to do as i have lost all awareness of my hypos and they are very erratic. My hubby...

Hi I have been a type 1 diabetic since i was 13 years old i'm now 43, i must say my periods have been has regular as clockwork 28 day cycle apart from when i was pregnant . But for the past few years my periods have got alot heavier and i can't understand why and last month i only went 21 days...

Hi This is terrible i can't believe people can be so cruel to animals. A few months back there was a spout of cats becoming really ill and most of them dying, it was in our local paper that someone had been going around leaving food out for the cats and putting anti-freeze in the food which...

Hi Yes as long as you keep you blood sugars under control you will be fine. Its when people constantly have highs and don't control there diabetes thats when the complications set in tracey167

HI I would love a new house for christmas, fed up with living privatly rented with the stress of no security and want a nice housing association house what i can put my mark on and call it home, instead of living in a old house with no double glazing and feel like i'm living in a time warp...

Hi My hubby was told by a doctor a good few years ago to eat boiled rice and green bananas they help bind you plus you will be getting the carbs from the rice, even if you try a few mouthfuls its better than nothing. Hope you feel better soon tracey167

Hi Lemonie Don't worry if they say you don't need treatment it can't be that bad , just try keep your sugar levels under control i know its the wrong time of year to be asking someone to do that but try your best. My eyesight sometimes goes blurry when i go low, never experienced blurred eye...

Re: 31 weeks, WORRIED!! last Hba1C 6.4 and slightly larger b Hi DON'T worry i have had 3 kids and cos of the diabetes they can tend to be a bit bigger my first was born at 35 weeks and weighed 6lb 1.5oz cos problems with the placenta my 2nd and 3rd were born at 37 weeks 2nd weighing 7lb 6oz...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum Hi I would definatley prefer injections, i tried the insulin pump back in 2010 and had a really bad experience with it it made me ill my sugar levels went off the scale for what reason i don't know i done everything from what i was...

Re: Do you think I am diabetic? I would be grateful for any Hi red1 Well by the sounds of it its definatley NOT diabetes there is no way your sugar levels would drop so low. It sounds like your body is maybe producing to much insulin or you have a very fast metabolism. Low sugars like in...

Hi I'm a type 1 and i know if i miss an injection my sugar levels will rise drastically even just drinking coffee with milk in it. I'm not to sure with type 2 how it all works but if you are having to take tablets/injections 3/4 times a day its obvious that your body needs the medication. If...

Hi I had my driving licience revoked back in 2010 and was told by the DVLA i can only re-apply after having 3 months of no low sugars or hypos which for a type 1 diabetic is impossible to go without a low sugar/hypo. tracey167

hi cheetah If you are taking tablets you are a type 2 diabetic, i am on insulin injections 4 times a day as i am a type 1. Usually if you are burning energy like exercise or even sex it usually reduces your sugar levels. Maybe speak to your doctor and see what he/she has to say about the...

hi lesleyanne 2 Yes i would appriciate any books or info someone brought to a support group you can never have to much info, things are changing all the time so its nice to maybe read things you never new about. I've been trying to find a diabetic support group near me but unfortunatley...

Hi Angel gail When i first applied for DLA about 7 years ago i was refused and i decided to appeal and i won the appeal i took my husband with me who is my carer and he explained all that he had to do. You have a doctor, a DSS person and an appeal officer there and they do throw questions at...

Re: Massive long post needing help advice on all kinds of th hi dave yes when i was in my late teens i tried to act like i never had it i just ate what i liked i didnt really care, i think when your young you seem to think if u ignore it it will go away. I do suggest you get either some...

Hi I have had type 1 diabetes since i was 13 im now 43, I have heard diabetic nurses mentioning the saying brittle diabetes but i don't think they like to use it. The thing is when you have had diabetes for many years your body starts to react different i have lost all awareness of hypos, my...

Re: Massive long post needing help advice on all kinds of th Hi Wow you have been through the mill, i was also diagnosed when i was 13 and none of my family even new what diabetes was at that time (1983) thankfully my mum done everything in her power to find out about it. Before i was...

Hi sueR A few years ago i put a repeat prescription in for some insulin (HUMALOG) and when i went to pick it up 2 days later i got home to find it was the wrong insulin the chemist had given me HUMALOG 25/75 or something like that. I rang the chemist straight away and told them they should read...