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Ok, I have been having trouble getting steady morning readings. I have tried all of the advice followed on here and really can't think what to do. If I go to bed with a nice normal BS of say 5.5 I wake up super high, might be going hypo so tried going to bed with a slightly higher sugar level...

I have tried so many different things and I keep getting really high morning readings. Its really getting me down now as I have had so much sucess everywhere else. This morning i woke to a reading of 15!!! I get normal readings before bed, I have tried splitting my lantus, which didn't make any...

OK, here goes!! I recently attended a pain relief centre to do with my treatment for CFS/ME and they decided to conduct an MRI scan to see if any of my problems are being caused by my back. The MRI came back and I went to see the specialist who informed me that I have a paracentral disc...

I had an appointment with my diabetic nurse today, I was looking forward to seeing her following the swap to low carb last week and the subsequent better sugars. The week before my average sugar was 11.9, this week it is down to 7.8. I went in and explained all to her about the new diet. She...

I am thinking of having a tattoo done to alert anyone to my diabetes as I am one of those people that does not like wearing bracelets or necklaces. I carry all my info on a card in my wallet but wanted something more noticeable. I am a big tattoo fan anyway and I am trying to decide exactly how...

ok, I have today got one of those all singing all dancing Onetouch Ultrasmart metres that monitors everything. I want to start keeping the food diary on there but don't know exactly how to figure out some food values. Most things have the breakdowns on the package which is fine, I can figure...

Today was my first day of going low carb. I have kept a very very close eye on my sugars today. Here goes, the start was a little high but the rest has been pretty good, although maybe a little too low through the afternoon so tomorrow I will decrease the lunch time dose a little further. I am...

Hello everyone, I have just found this forum and am glad as I need quite a bit of advice. I have been diabetic for 15-16 years now and am feeling really quite lost. I am currently on a drive to get everything back in check as things have not been right for quite a long time now. I am type 1 and...

Hiya all, I wondered what other people found useful for getting rid of those munchies late at night without causing much disturbance to your sugar levels? I often suffer with the late night munchies and often get stuck for ideas. I try not to eat anything to heavy carb wise but its not always...