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Not wishing to sound stupid ( but probably still achieving it ;) ) could I live as I did before diagnosis, minus the occasional high sugar treats (haribo were an occasional weakness for me!) as long as I had my insulin in line with what I ate and exercised? I'm an active person and I enjoyed my...

I've just started carb counting yesterday, and surprisingly my results have been bang on everytime! 4-7 premeal, under 9 2 hours post, I've been testing a lot... Also I got distracted and put in my previous long lasting dosage instead of what I needed for my meal, so had to make 7 units up...

I went 2/3 months of feeling awful trying to perk myself up with energy drinks, glucose tablets, fresh juices, I even started smoking again in an attempt to function, I didn't see a doc until I was hospitalised with DKA. I won't lie and say I'm happy at my diagnosis but I'm a lot more...

I had an Indian tonight, I knew the guy and trusted them, explained and I just had an awesome takeout with few carbs in it! I took an hour over it and loved it! Lmao, I don't want to go back into hospital, being a single dad, so I have been restricting myself, particularly after the DKA. I hope...

I went in with DKA and learned of my diabetes on Xmas Eve, just finished a 24 hour care shift that morning. I'm due back to work on the 4th Jan, I haven't taken time off-it was pre-planned holiday but I have to admit I'm a bit nervous myself about going back. I'll be at work before I see a...

I would assume that's right-I'm recently diagnosed but I have been reading a lot of recipe books, probably being over zealous lol. New potatoes and whole potatoes are better than mash so that would be a continuation, plus it just makes basic scientific sense - mash or purée would have a larger...

Snap, diagnosed Xmas Eve, let out Boxing Day lol. I thought I'd just been really run down for 2/3 months, I had DKA and type 1 diabetes :/ they delayed me leaving as I got a reading of 29.6, but my readings have been better out of hospital than in-when I checked the food they were giving me was...

I was diagnosed last week, type 1, aged 28, the nurses assumed I'd had it years when they came round with the insulin! I got one to show me and another to supervise lol

Thanks everyone! I'm thinking I will give baking a go again, I'm a fairly decent cook but burn anything when I try baking-incentive to get better now I think!

Hi I'm a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic, I'm just looking for some good suggestions on any "treats" I could have that won't be too harmful-a few biscuits to have with tea, some sweets or chocolate that isn't that bad (if at all possible!!) I don't have a sweet tooth normally but it's all I can...

Thanks ever so much everyone!!!

Thank you, I am a little freaked tbh, glad there's a forum like this available! It's all very useful info thank you! They took my contact details at the hospital and said I would be contacted by a diabetic nurse in the community, I also took down the ward direct line-just in case! I just don't...

I'm on 7, 5 then 6 units of novorapid with meals and 8 and 10 units of levemir - one in the morning, one in the evening. No other medication besides antibiotics for a cyst for the next few days, I'd thought I'd been really run down for 2/3 months, the symptoms are obvious now that I had...

Hi I went into hospital on Xmas eve with what I've now learned was DKA, I'm a 28 year old male who hadn't seen a doctor, or even had one, for 10 years. I'm a single dad with a full time job and learned I have type 1 diabetes. Because of it being the holidays I never saw a diabetic nurse or...