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I had my first consultant appointment last week and sadly Came out feeling deflated and overwhelmed, if I'm totally honest. I thought I was beginning to manage my diabetes ok. With a healthy diet and lots of exercise (3-6 times a week doing classes spin/body pump etc). I'm still in the honeymoon...

Ah what a Nightmare!!!

Good luck and well done for making positive changes. You are likely experiencing sugar detox if you've dramatically cut it from your diet. Sounds random but if I'm craving chocolate or naughty food. if I can, I brush my teeth. It really helps me. [emoji16] Kate.

Morning. My understanding is it is the infection causing the high sugars not the antibiotics themselves. So once the infection has cleared,your sugars should settle. I'm currently on them for the same thing! Not fun. Kate.

My understanding and logic is, if you don't test 2hrs post meal how will you/they no how you are reacting to the carbs/insulin you are taking. It maybe they don't want to overload you at the moment.

Welcome. I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with T1. I test 6-8 times a day. Before meals and 2hrs post meal. I have been having a few hypos, so that requires even more testing and I drive a lot. so for ever 2 hrs in the car more blood sugars (my poor fingers [emoji31]). I would of thought a...

I know lots of diabetic women who have had natural births. Talk to your midwife for some reassurance, to hopefully put your mind at ease. X

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Been having the same issue !

Hello...... I'm new to diabetes and to the forum. I was diagnosed with T1 a few weeks ago and at the time had a raging tooth abscess [emoji31] this made my sugars super high. However once the antibiotics did their job, my sugars significantly lowered and my diabetic nurse reassured me I am in...