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Fantastic result! Well done you, keep up the good work :)

Wish I'd just accepted it sooner and got on with the job without all the struggles and the set backs and the resistance but the main thing is I'm slowly but surely bringing it back on track. Hopefully my next hba1c reflects the hard work!

Morning all! Huge thankyou to everyone who has offered advice and support. Had some great results and starting to feel alot more upbeat and in control. How is everybody else getting on?

Definitely normal, I always crash after a hypo and could easily catch a few hours sleep to recover. I find if my bg has dipped multiple times during the day I'm exhausted.

They sound lovely, salad or soup seem to be my go to also, so any asuggestions which are a little more creative are definitely welcome.

Carb counting is good with the help of carbs and cals and packets with nutritional information. As for facilities, we have a refrigerator and microwave so that's about as glam as it gets. I've been trying to prep food on my days off, mainly meat and veg because I find it's an easy low carb...

Anybody have any low carb lunchbox suggestions, I find myself eating the same meals at work each shift and hoped people might be able to provide some inspiration.

Thankyou for all of your comments so far, all very useful suggestions. @Scott-C those scales look very handy!

Thankyou for this :)

Anybody have any advice on carb counting when eating out at a restaurant? I have found that some places are happy to provide nutritional information but this is not always the case. If anybody could shed any light on this that would be great.

Thankyou for your advice, it's definitely a step by step process. Everything feels quite overwhelming at the minute so it helps to break it down. Had some great results over the past few days which have given me a greatbconfidence boost, hoping my next a1c results reflect this.

Thankyou for that @ringi

It's the first time I've joined, I've read a few posts previously and everyone here seems very approachable and supportive and also knowledgeable. I figure if anybody can help it'd be the diabetic community because you have the experience and can relate to my experiences.

In an ideal world but often it's a rush, particularly at work where I don't have set breaks as such and it can be hard to schedule mealtimes when I have a service user waiting to go out on an activity so don't always manage to test. Working progress though, have a lot to learn.

I am already starting to feel the benefits of better control, especially not having to wake in the night to go to the toilet all the time. But it's only early days and i fear a relapse because I give it my all and reach burnout so quickly. Definitely need the support to stay on track and get to...

Would anybody recommend for type 1 or is it tailored to type 2 specifically?

I feel like that's definitely a more positive way of looking at it. Any recommendations you have as for reading materials would be greatly appreciated. I definitely feel that it's a case of the more knowledge I have the easier I will find it, and have probably done myself a great injustice of...

Hi, basically I become very reckless and negligent and eat what I want without checking my blood glucose or taking any insulin and in general just attempt to forget/blantantly ignore my condition which I know is a terrible way of dealing with it. I know there are so many people who will be...

Your a1c results are fascinating, very similar to my own though without the drastic relapses. Thankyou for your comments, I'm optimistic that I can get back to where I was.

I will definitely take a look at your blog and keep you all updated! I have my next a1c check in August which gives me something to aim for though I'm not sure what peoples thoughts are on living appointment to appointment? I guess at the minute that's my coping strategy, right or wrong.