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your blood sugar can rise with exercise and it is recommended not to exercise if above 12

I know it isn't the same thing but have you tried dropping your insulin before you run or eating things like bananas or cereal like special K before running. This has a low glycaemic index and I was recommended when I was pregnant as I had such problems with B?S then.#

my last was 64 - my diabetic nurse says non diabetic is 45-55 and she doesn't want a type 1 below 60. so 4 more to lower by. They feel that for type 1 - with the swings which can exist below 60 gives too high a risk of hypos. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/what-is-hba1c.html

what area are you in if getting libre sensor prescribed. I am in Bristol and decision not made yet? I self fund and it killing me as so expensive

they used to say no food but not anymore. They say eat what you fancy If diarrhoea then rice or pasta is best as it absorbs the bugs in the gut and passes them through quicker. Our body tells us what it wants

I have a waterproof one so I don't need to worry about water of any kind - rain or lakes or sea or shower etc. You need to carry cannulas and vials - enough for your stay and a few extra. generally in uk I keep 2 spares in my car as that goes with me and as a work out of a few different places I...

why shouldn't a diabetic have a biscuit?

Hi, I have 4 different basal rates. I am 48 and just starting reaching the menopause so syscle is irregaulr. I don't set my basal by days but by blood sugar responses. It took several months to get it right and I invested in a freestyle libre to get this right. Maybe your ccg is doing on...

Are you in the UK. If so ask why they are discriminating against you on the grounds of your disability. It is Illegal. I was the first person in the south west to have an insulin pump with hypurin porcine insulin I am seen at Southmead hospital in Bristol. tell your consultant to contact mine...

I would imagine that having seen you eat them earlier in the year he thought he had found something you could eat. After all- even with diabetes nothing is banned and low blood sugars are far better resolved with something we like rather than dislike. It is about moderation. Maybe bag some off...

I used to swear by a diet coke but have been going to weightwatchers. We all know we should have a minimum of 5 a day. I am now doing this. I am drinking little diet coke and as well as losing weight I feel much fitter healthier and happier. I am sleeping less and like others have said I find...

usually blood vessel hit .eans a more accurate sensor

unfortunately yes. You hace to use reader first and rhen phnw in first hour. If you use phone first then that is it for that sensor but phone will work.

I have to say it really did help both my back and my shoulders- when I started I struggled to do half a length in front crawl- by the end I could do 2 lengths without stopping and usually did 1 length of breast stroke followed by 1 crawl- managing between40-60 in a session. (a good improvement...

hi I haven't been through a body scanner but I went to close to an MRI with it and it caused it to fail- it started to alarm and say it had problems and the dosage was wrong- it went through a vial of insulin in 1 day so I was permanently hypo- all uk airports are now supposed to have had...

sorry- I should have said thank you. I was very proud of myself as I need spinal surgery and have 2 frozen shoulders so it was hard work but I enjoyed it

they haven't responded to emails since June hence why I wondered how others had got on- I know it was discussed here a few times during the event.

Hi, I did the swim 22 for diabetes uk this year. I was told by email that rewards from fundraising would be sent out from 1st July- it is now 2nd august. I have received a certificate but nothing else and wondered if anyone else had received their usb duck or towel. Prior to this they were good...

Hi over the years I have collected various blood test kits that I have not used. I wondered if anyone would like to have them so they have more than 1 for the same prescription sticks. I have Optium xceed- I have never used it but batteries are flat so I cannot check it. one touch verio IQ with...

thanks- the nurse said 4 hrs but I thought that was quite a lot. I will try 3