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As well as making "patients life a misery" it is a receptionists job is to make appointments, not a Doctors. I think the docs generally have more important things to do.

Runsweet is a great website with information specifically for exercising with diabetes. Lots of good reading there. My bloods are always better with consistent running. In the last year I started working away during the week and joined a running club for a bit of socialising. They are a...

After a quick scan.......which is not enough and I will read this properly when I can..........and going back to a couple of earlier comments it's worth noting that: The <6.5% target for A1C has an evidence level of C which is "Supporting evidence from poorly controlled or uncontrolled...

For the OP: I have no experience of JSA but have looked for and found a new job since being diagnosed T1 with no difficulty. I informed my new employer at the interview stage and they had no issues at all. It is important to tell a prospective employer (IMO) and I'd say do it at the interview...

Possibly one of the most worrying threads I have ever read. The human body is perhaps the most complex, sophisticated and well balanced thing on the face of the Earth. Unfortunately, us T1 diabetics have had our balance knocked and need to do our best to replicate it. If insulin was not...

Oooooh....you sound paranoid!

It's not the distance of the run that will increase your BG levels it's the intensity. From my experience it works like this: Minimal intensity over a short distance will have a slight impact on your BG levels but this will depend on factors such as what you've eaten before and whether your...

Cris07 - your profile says you were diagnosed 1 year ago but also that you're "not diabetic", assuming that's correct and your having these symptoms then you should really be making an appointment with your GP.

"BTW carbs are probably the most unhealthy aspect of the current Western diet so by keeping them under control you should be having a healthy diet." Good job Mum's gone to Iceland then! Full of more healthy options there.......McDonalds, chip shops, energy drinks etc etc. Is Italy in the midst...

And on the other stuff..... what we tend to forget is that the human body is probably the most complex balancing act on the face of the planet! It's an evolutionary master class in engineering. Unfortunately we have a spanner in the works that throws that balance off. You can try to replicate it...

Pasta will in general cause a rise in blood sugar after a few hours. I am T1 and eat a lot of pasta/spaghetti and have weighed plates at over a kg before!! I have found that splitting the insulin works best, half with the meal and half 2-3hrs later. As I generally eat later in the evening it's...

It's all trial and error I'm afraid! You're doing exactly the right thing, test before and after and keep an eye on it later on in the day. Only through time and recording your results will you get an idea of whether or not you need a Jaffa cake. Various factors such as your starting BG level...

I am the opposite, I get very nice, overly chatty and a tad hyper when I hypo. I get angry when hyper. However, I think you need to be less concerned with how you act when having a hypo and more concerned with not having a hypo in the first place! Seriously, your parents and anyone else trying...

This has been around for a number of years and has been dismissed by the ADA amongst others. Who to believe though?

Hi Pip, One thing you haven't said is what type of exercise you are doing and what intensity. I don't agree with all the advice above but I have been T1 for 5 years and run a lot. I have good experience in low and high intensity running and the difference is enormous! Also, have you ever...

You'll need a lorry to get your shopping home if they start adding info to labels to keep everyone happy. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I fear the pharmaceutical companies, needle and test strip manufacturers may club together and donate a couple of billion to halt the trials! They stand to lose a lucrative business.

I've said it before in another thread - the Government should tackle the cost of these strips! 250K T1's in England testing let's say 4 times a day minimum on average. That's 1M strips a day. 365M a year. Codefree do 200 for £20.99 (I had a quick glance on Google) and that's £0.105 a strip. You...

I have done both. I'm not conscious of people watching, nor bothered by what they think, but I think it's polite to be discreet or go to the toilet.

Jelly Babies are ideal for boosting BG levels quickly. If you test before, after and during if possible you'll soon get the hang of how many to take.