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Hello, I have been advised by my diabetes doctor&dietician that getting the 'carbs & cals' app - similar to the book - will help me with carb counting as i am relatively new to it. Has anyone got this and would recommend it? it costs £3.99 so i would be grateful to hear people's (especially...

Sorry for my late reply – I forgot my login details!! :S Russ and Herbie – Reading what you said, I now remember being told that I can have 20g carbs (probably around that in a cereal bar :S ) without it really affecting my bg after 2 hours, so I will stick to the fast acting sugar in future...

This morning i woke and had breakfast at 10, blood sugar was about 8. I did a little less insulin as i had lectures until 4pm and dont tend to eat during them. However, feeling funny at 2pm my sugar was 2.6 so i had a nutrigrain cereal bar (no insulin), 3pm felt even worse - blood sugar was 1.8...

All these stories have cheered me up a little :) Geri - haha! it was brave of you to post that online! :P if only there was a 'like' button! (sorry - facebook fan! :p) I have to say i don't remember anything i do as by the time i start doing strange things i'm normally out of it! I have been...

Hi, You tend to be able to hear the fridge like a little fan or whirring noise, but you get used to it and don't really notice :) I'm now going into my third year of uni but during first year i just kept my insulin in the communal fridge.. nothing happened to it apart from someone writing 'you...

Hi Dave, That does sound awfully confusing :S I'm also on the same insulins so will try and offer some advice.. perhaps it's due to eating different foods/carbs for your dinner compared to your other meals? foods with a higher glycaemic index (bread, rice etc) can cause your blood sugar to rise...

Hi Nasipe, i'm 20 and have been diabetic for about the same time and have made this mistake! I did not notice much difference as i reduced my short-acting insulin by a couple of units. However my blood glucose did go into the 3s so make sure you test/eat before/during playing :) sorry if this...

Hi CR741, I'm type 1 and was turned away from a blood donation clinic recentley as i was told type ones are not allowed. However i think that if you are type 2 and have good control you can donate :) Jones

Hi everyone, i have to admit that this year i've not been in control of my diabetes (type 1) and in 3 weeks' time i have a diabetic hospital appointment where they will test my hba1c. If i keep an eye on it and maintain good control for the next 3 weeks will i achieve a normal result or will...

Hi again, i mainly look at what i'm going to eat and am able to estimate the number of units i need. My doctor tried to get me to count carbs and use a carb:insulin ratio but my Hba1C was better when just kind of 'guessing'. This might not work for everyone so i'm not going to recommend it! and...

Hi Lauren, how many injections are you currently on? i have been on 4 injections a day now for about 7 years and think it's really good as you can control the amount of insulin you require for each individual meal :) I started off on 2 injections a day but didnt have very good control! I'm...