Search Results

Wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar or can offer any advice. I'm 26, I've been a Type 1 Diabetic since I was 8 years old. The last few years I've taken my eyes off the ball and havent been ensuring I look after myself as best as I possibly can. I've never missed injections but...

Hey Everyone, I am due to have surgery soon provided that my HBA1C is at an ok level. Not sure if anyone would know as cant find much on google but what level would your HBA1C need to be below in order to get the go ahead for surgery from my doctor? Thank you in advance :)

Ok, so here is an odd one - I tested my sugars last night before bed and they were 4.2, which for me is a little low for sleeping, so i ate 2 digestive biscuits before sleeping. Then I woke up at 1.40am and just out of habit i always test my sugars, they were 5.5. No problems there. Then I woke...

Perhaps this is just me, but there is NOTHING more frustrating than when your blood sugar meter reads 'error' when you either havent got quite enough blood on the strip or its just being weird! Small thing I know but this really agrivates me at times. Especially when my sugars are low and I...

I am aware this could come across a little bizarre....but here goes. Are there any Diabetic Dating sites....or anything of that nature? It may seem strange, but Im thinking that dating someone who is also a diabetic could potentially be really beneficial, and you could be massive support for...

Hello hello Im steadily trying to get my blood sugars levels really under control and trying to my best to overcome my 'diabetes denial' . Lately however I have noticed that I dont always get syptoms when my blood sugars drop. Take this afternoon for example, I felt completely fine but...

Hi I’m 21 years old and have been a type 1 diabetic since I was 8 years old. When I was younger I always had very good control over my diabetes and always kept my blood sugars nice and low. I guess this was due to my parents keeping a permanent eye on me and taking me to all my check ups and...