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Went to see the specialist regarding night time hypos, last one I trashed the house threatening to kill my other half and my two young children. She told me to ask my nurse at my own doctors to refer me for a pump which she has done and I am awaiting my referral letter. Does this mean I will...

Had my eye screening today, it's not the first I've had as I've been diabetic for a few years now. Everytime I've been, the drops that widen my pupils have made my vision really blurry. I went to a new opticians today as it was round the corner from mine so I could easily walk there and back...

I am type 1 male, 21 years old, diagnosed on 6th June 09 Up until a few months ago, my blood sugars were always high at night due to before bed munchies. I would wake up and my readings would be anything between 14-24ish. During the day I kept good control, which I do during the night now also...

Hey, Since I've been a type 1 diabetic, I regularly get really annoying tingling sensations all around my mouth and tongue. I get this when I'm treating a hypo, not when I'm actually low, but just when I'm eating my sugar tabs or whatnot. Just wondering if anyone knows the scientific cause of...

To elaborate on the title of this topic, I'm wondering at what blood sugar level does your body start rejecting the nutrients from foods? For example, if I ate an apple, and my blood sugar was 10mmol, would my body still take in the nutrients for that apple or just reject it through my body...

Is there any device that you can have attached to yourself in an area of blood flow that constantly measures your blood sugar levels, and maybe beeps if it goes too high or too low. I mean a device that is always attached to yourself besides an insulin pump.

Just been lookng on Ebay for some Medical ID bracelets as I have lost mine, and came across someone selling OneTouch Ultra Blood Test Strips. If he is Diabetic and is getting these for free on prescription, is he breaking the UK law by flogging them on Ebay?

Not sure if this has been discussed before, but thought it would be an interesting thread, and could be useful to people who think they have symptoms of a diabetic! Thought I would start it off. I started by getting very weak in work (my job involves heavy lifting). I was getting very tired...

Type 1 diabetic looking to take anabolic steroids, any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks, John.

I have type 1, and I get extremely moody for no reason. One minute I am fine, the next I just don't want to talk to anyone, and I will snap at anyone for no reason, even if they just talk to me normally. I can feel my moodiness, I can feel that I don't want to talk and I just feel so "Arghhh"...

I am type 1 on insulin. For the past hour or so I have felt those dizzy, drained hypo feelings, but Ive been testing myself and lowest was 6.6 and highest was 7.4, just tested again and it is 5.9. I have been eating a 0 carb diet for the past couple of days, could this be any change in my...

I have both type 1 diabetes and also Vitiligo, the doctors seem to think they are connected as they are both auto-immune that kill off cells. Anyone else have vitiligo too? Vitiligo is an auto-immune disease were your body kills off it's melanin cells in your skin and you lose the pigment and...

I have done some research and looked around the forum but just wondering if someone could clear up my questions. Ive read that people have lived on 0 Carb diets for 40 odd years and are as healthy as grow bag, and I also read that if you don't consume carbs then your liver has to transform...

Everything was going fine until lunch time today, I went to take my injection as usual, and i physically couldn't stick it in myself. I thought it will be fine at tea time, but tea time just come and I couldn't do it again, I had to inject into my leg really really slowly because my body just...

Hey, I'm a type 1 for about 3 months on Levemir & Novorapid. I've just got back from holiday, I only had a couple of high spots with my blood sugars, one was 17.4, and 16.0. My levels are usually really good between 4 & 8 all the time. The past couple of days I can feel the nerves in my nose...

Hey, I have type 1, and want to start lifting weights, I went to my local supplements shop for some protein powder which helps in muscle repair and growth. The man recommended me to get a high carb protein powder as my goal is to bulk up. Lets just say there would be 40g carbs in every shake...

Been trying to research the bad/good effects of red wine with type 1 diabetes but can only find information relating to type 2. Anyone have any knowledge or links for a type 1 diabetic red wine lover? :) Thanks John.

Will the tiredness eventually disappear? I'm literally ready for bed at 5pm!!

Hi, I was diagnosed with Type 1 a couple of weekd ago, and being such a sweet lover, I was wondering would it really do me any harm to just forget I had diabetes at Christmas and go mad with eating the cakes and sweets. After all it is only once a year. Thanks. John.