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  1. J

    Dry mouth

    Hi folks yet another question sorry to bother you all again but can high sugar cause a dry mouth more lips than mouth and give u a funny taste in mouth ever since diagnosis I panic with different things even if it is not connected to diabetes
  2. J

    High sugars

    Mine was overactive for years then it decided to go underactive
  3. J

    High sugars

    I do have an under active thyroid so maybe that is wat causes it thank you
  4. J

    High sugars

    Can anyone tell me if they get fast heartbeat and feel tired when sugars have gone too high please many thanks
  5. J

    Lucozade for hypo correction

    I go for jelly babies my dn said only 3 tho but I love them could so easily eat a bag full
  6. J

    Red wine

    Would I just do insulin as normal
  7. J

    Red wine

    Hi I am in need of advice please our town has a festival this week my DN said its fine to have couple glasses of dry wine during the day but I dnt know if it's red or white I would be very grateful for any advice u could give me as I dnt want to put myself at risk
  8. J

    Breakfast

    Mine is always weetabix
  9. J

    Teatime insulin

    Thankyou for your reply I always do apidra in stomach and lantus in leg noblehead
  10. J

    Diabetic Id

    I have wristband
  11. J

    Teatime insulin

    Hi this is probably a silly question but since being diagnosed I have always done my teatime meal and insulin about 5 o'clock and then my lantus about 10 o'clock if I want to go out for a meal obviously I would be later doing my insulin so how would I manage taking apidra and then lantus a could...
  12. J

    Sugar levels

    Hi urbanracer 10 months ago I was diagnosed so still a lot to learn thank you for replying
  13. J

    Sugar levels

    Hi does anyone sometimes get the feeling that sugar levels are dropping but when checked find that they aren't many thanks
  14. J

    Blood glucose levels before bed

    Hi brownie 1993 I was also diagnosed last June I am on 22 of lantus before bed I was told by diabetic nurse as long as levels are 10 or 11 at night that's fine but on those levels I hypo thru night so find I have to take mine a bit higher like u I also find that I am always hungry between meals...
  15. J

    Which for testing

    Thankyou everybody for ur help I was also told not to use thumb or index finger
  16. J

    Which for testing

    Could someone please tell me which fingers are best for testing and also wat does everyone use for cleaning their fingers before testing many thanks
  17. J

    How did you first get diagnosed?

    I was diagnosed 10 months ago I had severe thirst over night went docs in morning they ran tests and said I was type 2 four days later was being constantly sick ended up in hospital on drips for 5 days then they said I was type 1 came as massive shock still trying to get my head round it
  18. J

    Different readings

    Ok thankyou for that was worried the meter was goin wrong
  19. J

    Different readings

    Hi could someone help me please I have just done my sugar and it was 12.7 I decided to try another finger and that was 12.9 this also happened yesterday could my meter be faulty has this happened to anyone else please
  20. J

    What does a low blood sugar feel like?

    When my sugars go low my hands and legs feel shaky and I sweat also eyes go weird and get bit confused
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