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Ah that sounds really good, I’m in the UK. Don’t fancy going to A&E unless really really ill. The clinic would be fantastic here, especially at weekends! It seems impossible to get checked for ketones here?

Thankyou, Yep awake a lot last night, woken feeling a little better. Will hopefully be able to get an appoint on Monday.

Hello, I have had high reading for the past few days but today could feel it, felt very thirsty indeed and was 18.9. Tested later 25 (highest yet,) and then hour later 23.9 then 3 hours later as felt the same and its sat at 23.9. I had yoghurts nuts seeds breakfast and then a bacon roll lunch...

Hehe my nurse out right told me not to test, not to bother as it doesn’t effect anything it’ll only make me feel down as I’ll see sugars are up and nothing can do about it.... The. When saw her and said I’m testing myself and getting high readings, it’s a bit awkward as they don’t want to hear...

With my check up the nurse goes over portion control, weight is done one, feet are checked, she asks if I’ve had my eye screening, and gives a page with results and targets on to take away for the next review. She’s very sympathetic and it’s worth going along to. Think they expect fluctuations...

seems to depend on the day... 6.9 lowest and end of day 21.6 Lowest had is 3 after daughters birth and had stopped insulin due to giving birth, feel shaky at 4.3 Highest few weeks ago at 23.9. Felt it!

Oh and injected insulin into my thighs... but nurses will show you all this.

Good luck at the antenatal clinic tomorrow, that should help, and if needs be go with a list of questions you have, so you don’t leave thinking you missed something. I am always better if I have a plan and feel like I know what is happening. ☺️ My last pregnancy was diet controlled until my...

Hello, I too had gestational with both my pregnancies...last one was 5 years ago. I had the yearly check ups afterwards and was in normal range but after my last pregnancy I was in the pre diabetes range, kept it there for 3 years and I felt it had gone right up! Went in dr to say I think they...

Hello, I had the Mirena Coil for 2 years and just had it removed in an attempt to shift the bloat and weight I’ve gained since having it, as I’m trying get my hba1c down. I wasnt able to wear any rings on my hands whole time had it... drs said not connected. I’m waiting see over next few months...

I wasn’t type one but had gestational diabetes with the pregnancy of my daughter, and needed insulin to control my numbers. I had excellent care through out the pregnancy, monitored by diabetes nurses, midwifes and diabetic consultant, and really pushed for what I wanted and to make sure I felt...

Oh my goodness! You must’ve felt so unwell by then. Hopefully you have a good level of care now properly diagnosed!?

Oh ok thankyou, when I was given jardiance to take it came with a page on DKA risk, and said about ketones, but I wasn’t told to test or given any test strips? I only lasted one week on that med! Awful side effects! You pee out huge amounts of sugar! Every 1/2 an hour in my case! I have a...

Thankyou for your advice, it’s great to hear from others who know from their own experiences with diabetes rather than a diabetes nurse who tells me something different every time I see them. Often leaving me more confused and down hearted than before. Thanks Antje77 I will watch out of any...

Thankyou for that info, very helpful! I will look at reducing my carbs more in meantime as can only help I’m sure. ☺️

Hba1c was 64 from 60 after two months on aloglptin so dr said stop taking, it’s not helping. They asked if I felt my bs running high, yes! I would only be seen once a year but it’s been me going and saying I can feel high followed by bs readings backing it up and hba1c. I’ve asked about 4 or 5...

I first had gestational diabetes ten years ago, now been told in type 2. I have felt my bs rising over past few months, and can feel when they are high. What sort of readings do most of you get at the end of a normal day? I’ve been running 18, 16, this freaked me out as I’ve not had such high...

That’s like me then, within days a change in bs results. If only I’d thought about this a year ago!

Thankyou it’s very helpful. I’d not heard of the mirena crash... looked it up, yep I think it’s me right now! Hmm you’d think the drs would warn might feel a bit lousy/odd whilst body adjusts.

Thats fantastic info, thankyou all so much for your help! I found Mirena great, no more agonising pain and low ferritin levels but I never made the connection of it and my diabetes. Only of it and the sudden weight increase. I’m hopeful that it’ll drop a bit and I can see how bs levels go. The...