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I was diagnosed a couple of months ago and have just got a letter through about a retina check. Mine is at my GP surgery and was arranged by the GP. The leaflet specifically emphasises that it’s not the same as the checks an optician does and you need this even if you regularly see an optician...

Ha, even with the correction doses it’s now 21.3, I guess it just took a while for the high number to kick in!

Thanks everyone! @kitedoc I do have a little bag with both types of insulin, needles, safe pot for sharps, mobile meter, diawipes, emergency sugar and my thyroxine tablets. It goes everywhere with me, along with my toddler’s epipens, piriton, inhalers and spacer. Sometimes I feel like a...

Yes, I calculate corrections. So do I just do that with meals as normal, or should I throw in any extras?

Well, yesterday evening I took my 2 year old to A&E (he’s fine), came home at 9pm, ate and was just about to go to bed when my baby started crying. So I think I just ran upstairs to the baby (so he wouldn’t wake the toddler as they share a room) and once he was settled I went straight to bed...

I’m in a similar situation, except I had a more rapid onset. I had an Hba1c that was totally normal, two months later my blood glucose was 30+, ketones 3.6 and vision so blurred I essentially couldn’t see. All the symptoms point to type 1 and the consultant I saw said type 1. I then transferred...

I’ve just woken up to a surprisingly high reading (12.6) and I’ve realised I forgot to take any lantus last night. I normally have 40 units. Presumably I can’t take it now, or I won’t be able to take this evening’s dose. I also have novorapid. What do I do now?

How long after exercise would you expect to see a drop in blood sugar? I’m fairly recently diagnosed and getting the hang of carb counting, adjusting my insulin dose etc. This morning I decided to risk a bit of gentle exercise (I’d been nervous of throwing that into the mix!) and went...

I’ve been going to SW for a while and there’s at least one other T1 member in my group. As you have the referral then why not go along and see, nothing to loose! You’ll be given their special leaflet on Diabetes, which is mainly aimed at T2 but still. SW encourages home cooking as much as...

Thanks @Daibell My fasting number is always high (between 11 and 15) and it keeps rising. This morning for example it was 13.4 when I woke up and 14.7 an hour later when I had breakfast. I also find I consistently get my numbers creeping up in the afternoon and during the evening, starting...

I have tried but the clinic are currently unhelpful. I’m in limbo waiting for test results and they won’t do much until they come in, been waiting 4 weeks now.

Hi, thanks for your help. 1) currently 30 lantus, which I do in the morning. 2) I have considered that, but it would be 1-2am and I have a six month old who wakes in the night and a two year old who sometimes wakes so I’d prefer to maximise sleep. If it’s the only option I’ll do it though. It...

I’m pretty sure my basal needs to be a lot higher, and bolus lower. I’m swinging from hyper to hypo and back again (yesterday saw 3.5 and 16) and always get a fasting of 12-14. I also seem to rise in the late afternoon/evening regardless of what I’ve eaten, would that suggest splitting the basal...

It’s not so much the actual counting as matching my insulin to what I’m eating. Always too high or too low!

Thanks Ian, I’m caught in an annoying trap where one consultant told me I was T1 but another disagrees (because “fat people cant be T1” basically!) so I don’t have access to training on carb counting and am trying to figure it all out on my own. Dare say I’ll get there in the end, a few weeks...

14.7 this morning, getting very frustrated with these stupid numbers! [emoji853]

Hi Sophie, nice to meet someone in a similar position! As far as I can see all my symptoms are classic type 1. I’m on lantus and novorapid, but I need training on how to work out the doses because trial and error isn’t working all that well! [emoji23] I was diagnosed 4 weeks ago now and still...

[emoji23] Now wouldn’t that be ironic?

Absolutely, there’s always loads of background that people don’t know!

This is so useful, thank you. So for carb counting do you consider all carbs (like the lactose in cheese for example) or are you just looking at obvious carbs like potatoes or fruit? It is hard not to panic and overtreat if I don’t see an improvement after 10 minutes or so, largely because I’m...