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For instance, before lunch today my BG was 6.3. Had my novorapid and a sandwich. Two hours later I had spiked to 9, but three hours later I was back down to 6.5. Just tested for dinner and I'm now 5.5. So, did I not take enough insulin to cover my sandwich? Or because my levels were good...

Okay, so I am very new to this and my understanding and experience is limited. But... This morning when I woke up my BG was 6.7. I had 100g Greek yogurt (4g carb) and 5 units of novorapid. 2 hours later my BG was 6.0, and three hours later it was 6.1. At lunchtime my BG was 7.1. I had...

Hi all I was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago and I am very much still getting the hang of things. I was told by my nurse only to take my bolus 3 times a day with meals, however I've been reading Think Like A Pancreas he mentions taking correction doses if high between meals. What do you...

This may be a silly question but is it normal to have bruising at injection sites? I was diagnosed just over a week ago and I've noticed some quite large £2-coin sized yellowish bruises appearing on my stomach. Am I doing something wrong or is this just a normal consequence of multiple daily...

Hi all I'm now a week in to my diagnosis. My blood sugar is mostly around the 9mmol mark now, having been in the high teens and twenties last week. I've only got low levels of ketones in my urine now as well. I've been a low carber for several years (I used to be quite fat and lost a lot of...

To cut a long story short I was diagnosed with t1 yesterday, aged 32!! It wasn't exactly a shock as I've been unwell for sometime, but that's a story for another day. Anyhow, I'm trying to get to grips with the injections etc and terrified of hypos. My diabetic nurse has been great and very...