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Thank you donnellysdogs! Weird how after 5 years i still have a lot to learn!x

Marlon brando and mick fleetwood? Love them both!

Hi Charles Thank you so much! Some great info to go and research!

Thank you so much azure!! My bg is steady most of the time so im obviously not doing too bad ☺

Hi All Learning great things since being on this forum [emoji4] however I need advice about carbs. When I was first diagnosed 5 years ago, my nurse put me on a diet where i needed to eat 70g carb per meal. Needless to say I become quite chubby as I wasnt used to this! Since then its always been...

Oh very interesting! I think in the Godfather films either robert de niro or al pacinos character is diabetic!

Yes I read about that too! I wasnt long diagnosed and this hollywood star could reverse hers?? Nope definitely not, she must have been type 2!

Hi All Just did a quick search and found a few famous sufferers of diabetes...some are quite surprising and inspiring! -Halle Berry -Chris pennel (only pro rugby player to have it) -Gary Mabbutt (ex footballer) -Sir Steve Redgrave -Stephen Dixon (sky news presenter) -Brian Cox (actor) -Tom...

Thank you yingtong! So glad its not the death sentence its made out to be!

Hi Rachel. Poor you being so afraid!! First thing I would say is to get your anxiety under control. I also suffer GAD and when it kicks in, the sugars rise and by goodness its tough to be stable! I focus on carb counting and try to eat less fat and that helps me. Diabetes uk have a great...

Hi lucy Glad things are looking up for you! My advice would be to get as tight a control on your sugars as possible. What Ive been told is that you'll need to go to your diabetes clinic before getting pregnant so they can advise you on everything (control, vitamins etc). Once pregnant you'll be...

What sort of info?

I completely understand. Im 32 now and thinking of children soon and it scares me!

Yea i know what you mean. I rely heavily on the bed time check just in case im a bit too low

Hi David. Im like clock work for checking mine! To get into a habit, why dont you set 3-4 alarms a day to remind you (on vibrate!!). Once in the morning before breakfast, once before lunch, before tea and before bed. You'll soon remember!

Aw that link was great!! Thank you [emoji4]

Hi All Not meaning to sound morbid but read an article the other day about how having diabetes cuts your life expectancy. It really annoyed me and has played on my mind since. Surely if you look after yourself you can lead a long life?

5 years ago when I was 27.

Hi there. I use the same metre. Lo is good!! Means theres very few ketones which is what you want. Did your sugars come down?

Hey. Emotions can have a massive effect on sugars so even if youre eating well your levels can still be skewed. Depression and low mood use up a lot of energy and if you are weepy with it this can raise your bg. If you feel youre eating well i would concentrate on trying to manage the low moods.