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Hi Dorgeler Hope ur sugars are settling down now. I have been in a similar situation at work but you know I looked round my office and realised that a few people there didn't look like they were operating at 100%, for various reasons some had been at a colleagues leaving drinks the night...

When I was first diagnosed my symptoms for hypos were very different to what they are now, previously my legs used to tingle, but this doesn't happen anymore. Instead my vision typically starts to blur however if I'm not reading anything I don't always notice, also sometimes I just feel hungry...

Hi @Jc3131 I felt very disheartened when I was first diagnosed and confused given the lack of info, I'm not saying this is the best way to deal with it but actually there is sooo much information that if you were given it all when u first were diagnosed it would be way too much. You need to be...

Hi @CHIET1 I haven't heard of Apidra insulin is it new had a quick look on internet and says it is mostly used for type 2's?? Like the fact that it starts working so fast I currently use humalog and I have to take 30mins before I eat which is a serious pain and means there is no room for having...

Thanks @catapillar, I am slightly peeved now that my nurse has given me such methods for testing my background which clearly have been proven to be ineffective. I will certainly try the no food in future, thks

Hi @Cliodb Like others have said it's entirely up to you what you eat, but you will soon realise that a large portion of carbs can have a big impact on your blood sugars and having higher readings is harder to control and get back to within target with everything else you need to consider. Each...

Hi @Jc3131 It sounds like ur having a bit of a rough time but what you have to realise is that we all went through this stage at some point. With regards to food it is so trial and error and given you haven't been given a complete diagnosis yet you are fighting an unknown battle. The worst...

I will have to pick her up on that as she clearly said it just had to be carb free not nothing to eat at all. Thanks for article was interesting

I viewed this video, was very interesting although I don't count my protein when I'm eating carbs, only when I eat them on their own. something to consider tho when having a large portion of protein with carbs. Thanks

Thanks I will check the link out. Would also be interested what insulin amount to take for eating just protein as is a good way of reducing my carb intake

hi, my nurse has been asking me to do some carb free meals to check my background insulin. I believe however that when I have protein as part of that meal it affects my blood sugars. This obviously goes against the diabetes principles and my nurse is a bit sceptical. I have read a few articles...

Hi @gemma2530 I went on my DAFNE course 5 years ago and have recently just reread my trading book. I believe it would be hugely beneficial for you to go on the course, it might not answer every question I have but it will give you the guidelines to make better decisions for yourself. Over the...

Hi @brottonmoores I notice u posted this 3 days ago so hope the issue has been resolved. My reply however would be when u got ur reading of 3.8 how long ago had u eaten, for me it takes at least a while for my readings to start reacting to my food, so ur low may have been caused by whatever u...

Hi I am really surprised by your post, I understand you had gestational diabetes and have obviously had to cope with that then a newbaby. But your levels are way in target it's not like your getting readings over 10 2 hours after eating so seems to me you are worrying over nothing. Also was it...

Thanks @EllsKBells I will start testing and keep u posted

Hi @TheBigNewt Before I had my sense that's what I thought that as long as your readings were good when u tested you should be fine and my hba1c was relatively good. However since having the libre I realised that for the 4/6 hours between meals my readings were high for 80% of the time which I...

Hi @Just_Me_Rachel I completely understand what ur going through I started using the libre just after xmas I thought it was brilliant giving me so much information, however I quickly realised that prior to having it I had been living in ignorance of what my sugars were doing, I hadn't realised...

Its such a shame theses courses are set up when there clearly not very beneficial, what annoys we is that they don't take on board the experiences of someone that is actually Diabetic, they merely revert to their standard text. I understand that the basic principles help everyone but you expect...

@EllsKBells that sounds very interesting about using your arms for an injection site and your rapid insulin works faster I will definitely have to start trying this as my sugars do go high for about 2/3 hours after eating and would love to be able to reduce faster. At the moment I inject...

Oh good point I think in those instances and it's difficult at night to know unless you set an alarm you would need to base it on your readings, if there high you must have forgotten in which case I would be tempted to correct with your fast acting insulin rather than your back ground. Defo...