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3.9 : optimum bg, fully concentrated, open mind, no worries or stress (never been high but i'd imagine thats what it might be like) 9.0+ : really depressed on top of my anxiety, tired, muscles feel like they are stretched and about to tear, lose weight making me really underweight which in turn...

I don't want to encourage but I also inject after I eat, and from the list of food you gave, pepperami has no sugar in it and trace amounts of carbohydrates as does any other meat without artificial flavouring. As I also use Novorapid I might go with the following amounts (I take 1 unit for...

I'd keep it in a vacuum sealed container so no air can get to it, mines worked that way ever since.

Although an artificial pancreas might warrant acception by the body, which in turn might need you to take oral medication in order for it to be completely functional and integrated, but I think taking oral medication is easier than injecting especially with not having to go to first aid room or...

I recently asked for a third time for a box of bayer ketostix and I am now questioning if they have been withdrawn and same with glucogel. I hope the doctors realize that I need both of these things as I don't have any way to test my ketones if I have any and I don't have anything to counter the...

I'm not a regular and when I arrived at the nearest chemist (there are no all-hours places i know of) they said unless it was on their system I had to pay the odd £70. Furthermore, I think i'm getting the warning signs of DKA, as i'm trying not to be sick, my heart is starting to beat faster...

I tested my blood glucose and it says 5.9, would I still be at risk of DKA even if it's not high? I haven't eaten in about a day which I think could contribute to the risk. I don't think the blood sugar I have is worth taking novorapid for since that could make me hypo and I don't have anything...

I requested ketostix (ketone test strips) but didn't receive them on the prescription, are they discontinued like so many other medication have been? I have also resorted to having no insulin left until the next few days because my surgery needs to take 48 hours for online prescriptions, I just...

With food, christmas dinner is the least of my concern. As with many other people diabetic or not, I have the addiction to chocolate, more specifically white chocolate (usually the ones from lindt). To balance out the sugars sometimes I have some alcohol like rum or whiskey with coke or...

I never test my blood when i'm out and about for less than 3 hours, if I am going out to eat, I would take it with me as that usually takes more than 3 hours. I've only ever been to one nightclub in my life, and it didn't last more than 30 minutes so I left, therefore that wasn't enough time to...

You sure weren't injecting water instead of 110 units of novorapid per day? cos i'd be dead if I injected that and not had a mountain of sugar to eat. Either that or the insulin isn't working for you or you built up some super resistance to it because 110 units is a hell of alot, enough to put...

I'm currently at university and the way I budget for food is by going to Iceland which has all the stuff I need, especially the cheap soft drinks which I usually get the 2 litres bottles of diet coke, cherryade, orangeade and lemonade (all sugar free). To make sure that I am not one of that...

Blood glucose testing is so depressing and is so inconvenient, my intuition about what my levels are is far more accurate and convenient in my opinion. Saying that I can't remember the last time I tested my blood sugar, probably back in August.

Sup i'm also T1 and 21 years old (will be 22 in a couple of months), i've only had my diabetes for about 2 years and 4 months, so I haven't experienced those moments where I feel really depressed and out of control like you have yet. As I see on the news and such, there are always some science...

Every once in a while, I go out for pizza in the evening, I had already injected in the morning, I don't bring my insulin when I go out, and I come back, and forget about my insulin, realize that I feel all sluggish and need to go toilet more times than normal, I have high blood sugar usually...

I've never smoked in my life, but i'm considering smoking as a short term solution for my depression, being told can't be prescribed anti-depressants isn't making it easy.

I have had 12 - 18 units per day of Lantus for just over 2 years now (since I was diagnosed), wouldn't I have felt any presence or known about any risk of cancer? I live in a really smoky household, risk of lung cancer is increased quiet alot and combine that with pollution from nearby...

My diabetic nurse and doctor personally told me it is perfectly safe to still use it. It happened when I injected lantus onto an area I injected into recently. From then on I didn't notice any change.

Re: Survey for wristband I bought a wristband online from a discount code just after I received an email saying I wasn't one of the 20,000 people to get one. That was couple of months ago and I don't really wear it, the wording on the band itself is not that clear anyway, I just keep it as a...

I been thinking about it, parents think it's a good idea but I think its a little late now since it's been 2 years. However I still have regular times having high blood sugar, and the higher it's been the more lazy I am to do injections. I don't like the sound of using a pump but the way I am...