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Thanks- reassuring to know that it does happen to others.

I had the same and to be honest after 2 days I was frustrated and just wanted to start. They didn't warn me that I would need to blood test hourly during the night the first night and I had a busy day at work to follow and could not miss it. Be prepared for this and either organise a day off...

Hi I have been pumping for 3 years almost and never had this before. I just changed my kit and after unsticking the old canula and pulling it out I was priming the new one to go in and felt a drip. When I looked there was blood everywhere running out of the old site. I applied pressure and when...

I would suggest that your colleagues need some training on diabetes- they should have all been given first aid training by now and they also need training on discrimination as this is a legal requirement. Tel your manager that it is fine but he needs to provide you with equal facilities to take...

Hi, I had a very difficult pregnancy the first time round due to the diabetes- one minute high and the next minute low. The doctor told me- so maybe check this is still what they believe as my son is now 21- that the baby's blood sugar is always higher than yours- 4 times higher they said. o...

it doesn't change the fact that if your treatments lead you to low blood sugar then you have to declare it

Hi my sister bought me one of these- i have 2 meters and so wanted another. However they have discontinued them so i cannot get one. Does anyone have one they don't use. if so please pm me and may be i can send you the money for postage, with thanks

sugar would take time to work also

below 4 is a low blood sugar and below 5 you are not supposed to drive and they will take your license away

hi I have had a pump for 2 and a half years. I have a animas vibe which are not easy to get in America- however I believe it to be the best for a child as it is waterproof so it does not need to be taken off when they go swimming which counteracts the potential for forgetting to put it back on...

hi, the law changed in april and the Care Act came in. I http://www.scie.org.uk/care-act-2014/don't know if this will help- but watch this short film about it and I would suggest you talk to child protection and see if they can help.

do you use the system called Diasend- it is great for tracking what is going on and much easier to see it visually. My hospital aso use it so I can upload and we can just talk on the phone or email without me having to go in.

Hi you sound like me a few years ago. I had a registrar at the hospital, which did not impress me and she was fab. She listened- I am 46 and no one ever has before they just assume that high sugars mean you aren't being a "good" diabetic. she asked for a full blood count and discovered that...

I know it is a slightly different situation but schools all have inset days for staff training. My local school where my children went had a diabetic child- I know because I was a diabetic parent and was suitable supported by the teachers when I went hypo and borrowed this childs glucose- it...

Hi, sorry to hear you are having problems. There are many other conditions which can affect control. When I had problems I had a young enthusiastic registrar who did a complete blood profile. It turned out that I had an underactive thyroid and low vitamin d level all of which affected blood...

Diabetic foods tend to be higher in fat and smaller and eave people hungry. They are not necessarily lower in carbohydrate just lower in sugar which dependant on how and when you eat sweet stuff could have little or no effect on blood sugars. Sugars eaten with longer acting and lower glycaemic...

if you think it through logically- you have had half too much insulin so you need a half too much food also for the duration of the insulin. Obviously you don't normally eat during the night so dont have a good ration to work from but I would eat plenty before bed and would blood test hourly...

It sounds like people are trying to help and advise with your housing. So I will try to hep with the diabetes. I have recently been through a few situations where my stress was so high that diabetes went crazy and I also have an autistic son. I worked on the basis f lowering my basal rate and...

I have been told by the company not to do this as it is false information. Since I have stopped I don't get the not primed mark. They said no more than 3 as it uses up the lubricant. And that should include the drawing up of insulin

who did you get to fund them as I need to have them to get my control sorted and only earning £700 a month to run a family I just cannot afford to self fund. I am going to ask clinic about it next appt