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megan...coeliac disease, get doc to test you for it specifically - a friend of mine has just got her 3 yr old daughter a diagnosis of it after 2 years of trips to the docs, they fobbed her off each time, and she said her & her hubby kind of just got used to her saying her tummy hurt, she had...

hope you've got a glucose meter?? and are regularly testing your blood sugar? i'm sure you know this from this forum, but just in case...test in the morning when you get up, before meals and 2 hours after, test frequently at the mo because you need to get a picture of what's going on. it won't...

hi megan, sorry to hear of your problem - it's obviously getting you down. make a pest of yourself at the docs, they will never chase you to sort it all out. the older i get the more i believe in those who shout loudest get help... x

hi blueberry, go u! well done for sorting yourself out :thumbup: this forum is so helpful, lots of people's advice & experiences to draw on. i'm new too, and am also on a new health drive & want to be in control of my diabetes, this forum is helping me on my way, hope it helps keep you on the...

wow, i would've always ticked NO, i am genuinely shocked that we t1's should be ticking YES! in fact, should i have to be filling in any forms any time soon, i would still tick NO. only an opinion, aware that this is of no help to you dusty, sorry :problem: (not saying i'd hide the fact that...

what a lovely daughter you are. it might be the kick up the bum yr dad needs - to realise how concerned you are. i know where you're coming from, my mum is t1 (she is 61, had it for 37 years) and i used to be very frightened at times, i'd worry about her a lot & lose sleep. she is the kind of...

my doc said cholesterol has to be fasting, i asked what if i'm low the morning of test, he said orange juice would be fine coz no fat in it, only anything that contained fat would affect test, so according to him it mattered. (hmm, i don't have much trust for what they say anymore :cry: ) i've...

wow thanks for all info...i am inspired to get as much info as poss before asking for one. by the way, my latest hbA1c was 6.8 not 10.7 (silly doc was giving me glucose reading, durr!) jopar - what is 'PD'?

mistee - what type have you been diagnosed with then? you certainly sound t1 with the v high reading of 27 & losing 2 dress sizes?? a friend's dad was diagnosed as t2 and just told to take tablets with meals. he lost a huge amount of weight & my friend was v concerned about him, his readings...

yeh, my mum has had it 37 yrs and no background retinopathy. i reckon striving for a super low hbA1c prior to conceiving my little girl probably didn't help coz very quickly dropped to early 5s - i think this may have triggered it??? or just being pregnant? playd havoc with blood pressure...

hi there new to forum aswell, it's great for info & support isn't it? i've been t1 for nrly 12 years, but was diagnosed as a 26 yr old, can't imagine being a parent of a child with it. i have a 9 yr old & 2 yr old, when one of them drinks more than usual or goes to the loo more than usual, out...

hi kylie been t1 12 years, no real probs, but after a raucous new years eve and wearing some high platforms all night, i had a numb big toe next day, i only worried when it wouldn't come back to life, and spent all of new years day rubbing it and wiggling it, i thought this is it...it must be...

hi some of you out there are rather knowledgable on this...i have tried to have a look on this forum but can't seem to find much. 2q's - firstly, my latest hbA1c was apparently '51' which converted to 6.8, why is it '51'? my nurse said it was american? presumably this is new? (what does an...

just thought i'd update as my last post said my last A1c was 10.7...i was in a bit of a tail spin seeing as in 12 years hadn't ever had one in double figs, turns out my gp who rang me with the results because they were so high, gave me the wrong figure!!! he just said my 'diabetic blood test...

m brown - my background retinopathy turned up in 2010, 10 years in...my hbA1c's had all been 5-7 apart from one stray 9 after emigrating to australia and being away with the fairies for a bit! (i thought my latest result was 10.7 and was hugely worried but turns out it was 6.8, 10.7 was my...

hi i'm new to forum aswell, been t1 since 2000 when i was 26. my mum got it at 24 and has been diddling along for nearly 37 years with it, she was a smoker for all but the last year of that time & always been overweight, so gawd knows how she is problem free, but she pretty much is. she has no...

Re: sugars keep dropping and no effects felt how worrying for you all not an expert...but this has happened to me (t1) when my bg was running low alot, i started to lose my warning signs & i wouldn't realise i was having a hypo until i was in the 2s and all of a sudden was very confused & it...

thanks noblehead i mean just generally deciding that for tea today you want chicken & roast vegetables with no potatoes/rice/pasta - or just fruit & yoghurt for brek, that kinda thing. and how this would reflect in your insulin dose? not uber-specific i know, but just interested in how often...

hi fairly new to this forum...i think it is FABULOUS and am addicted to reading everyone's experiences of this condition. i've been t1 since 2000, and know hardly anyone with it, i lived in swindon at time of diagnoses and my DSN was fab, she set up a support group & we would meet for a chat &...

lola you sound like a t1 to me, what with the weight loss & thirst/tiredness...but i'm no doctor so don't take it from me! perhaps your bg's are good now because you take the insulin, often there is a 'honeymoon period' in newly diagnosed type 1's where the pancreas is still producing insulin...