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Hi all. Thank you so much for your posts!! Im under no illusions of it being easy but think im mayb afraid of dka or damaging the baby. Youve really helped me think about it. My a1c could be a little lower so will work harder on this and then go to the pre-conception clinic. X

Hey there I am thinking of starting a family this year, but am actually quite frightened at the prospect of managing diabetes whilst pregnant (dka etc). Can anyone offer their experiences or advice? Even just to calm my mind a little x

Aw thank u very much everyone! Lovely to have such great support on here. Feeling ok this morning aside from the work blues! Need to win the lottery xx

Thank u guys! Makes me feel a bit better than in not weird. Or no weirder than u guys lol

Hi guys Random question but... does anyone ever randomly get weepy with diabetes? Aside from hypos (make me so emotional!). Think im just having a fed up day!

Hi Jade. I havent ever had a hallucination but i did once shout at my boss for eating the last custard cream biscuit lol thank goodness he recognised i wasnt crazy and was actually having a hypo!

Feels weird to say congratulations!! But lovely to hear that someone is still going strong even after 30years!! X

Hi linda321 It really is!!! But we have no choice but to run it!

Hi there Are you certain you cant lower your basal injection? All sounds very frustrating!xx

Thanks everyone. Its a weird feeling because i feel like diabetes is now kicking my ass and i dont understand how. Thank flip its friday anyway!!

Thought I was doing so well!! Sugars have stabled quite a bit and ive lost 16lbs in weight and my hba1c has come back at 9!!!! Feel like crying my eyes out. All that effort for nothing

Lucozade for me!!

Hey everyone I would be slightly cautious about going to sleep if my sugars are under 6.5. This can be quite annoying sometimes when i am waiting for sugars to rise and im so tired (like tonight!). Does anyone have advice about what is an acceptable level to go to sleep on? Guess Im just...

I take floradix as a multivitamin but ive heard the ones specific to skin and hair work ok. U having troubles?

Honestly do we need to know about something else that can happen to us with diabetes? Too many horror stories. No wonder many on this forum suffer anxiety!

Sorry to hear of your troubles richyb! Are things improving??

Tim that was truly inspirational, thank you!!! I have it 5 years with some negative thinking...prob fear, but want so much to not let it beat me, hold me back or drive me insane! So i wont [emoji4]

Hi All I can certainly fill my head full of all the negatives of diabetes and wondered what you all thought might be the positives? For myself, its made my diet a lot healthier and helped me to focus on making myself as healthy as possible!

LOL that had me in stitches

Hey there If you have been this ill with no resolution, the illness itself could be contributing, however, do not underestimate the power of stress on the body. Releases adrenaline which drives up the sugars whether you're eating perfectly or not. I know this from experience! Sounds like you're...