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Hi all, I am at my wits end and I don't know what to do. My blood sugars are hardly in target anymore and I can't get them to come down and I just don't understand why. I've increased my Lantus steadily - I'm now 6 units more than I used to be and it's doing nothing. My bloods won't...

Hello, I've recently tried taking my lantus in my leg instead of my stomach because of the lumps it creates under my skin (no idea why it does this) - however since then I have found my blood sugars are pretty consistently high even when I've taken a lot of Apidra. Is it better to keep my...

Hi all, The last few days has been a rollercoaster in terms of my numbers. Monday & today, I woke up with BG in the 6s. Both days I had the same breakfast, I took 1 unit to cover it on Monday, and ended up in the 9s. So today, I took 2, and still ended up in the 9s. Based on my I:C ratio, 2...

Desperately hoping someone can help with this because I'm at my wits end! Recently my Lantus was reduced from 20 units in a morning to 18. Now during the day this is fine, I rarely have problems. Night time however is a whole different issue! Tonight I took more insulin than carbs counted. 2...

Hey guys, So I know we're supposed to be under 9 two hours after eating, but how long after the two hour check are we supposed to be back between 4 - 7? Thank you as always! Anna [emoji5]

One thing I've been confused about since being diagnosed - hypothetically, we can eat anything as long as we bolus for it. So really, are we free to eat whatever we like as long as we cover it with insulin? (Obviously within reason, not eating high sugar foods every day.) [emoji5]

Hi everyone! I'm going out for a family dinner tonight that we had to pre-order for. I've gone with a Margherita pizza, that's about 12 inches. I'm just really struggling to work out when I should take my bolus. Based on averages (I can't know for sure the carb count of the pizza), it's...

Hi guys! I've been put on a basal/bolus regime of Lantus and Apidra. I take 20 units of Lantus a day. I've found that bolusing for all three meals had me running really low/going into hypo between meals, so instead I have started just bolusing for my evening meal. So far, my numbers are all...

Hey! I've got my first appointment tomorrow with the Endocrinologist and Diabetic Nurse & I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of what to expect/what will happen etc. Thank you in advance! Anna xo

Does anyone know of any good Diabetes groups in the UK? That meet up and have events and things like that? It would be nice to meet people in similar situations [emoji5]

Hey! I'm on Humulin NPH, twice a day. When I was diagnosed I was told it can only be injected into my arm or stomach, not my legs. Is this correct? I feel like I'm running out of space to inject without getting too close to previous injection sites. Any help would be really appreciated! Anna xo

Hi! I was diagnosed a week ago, and since then have been eating pretty much the same three meals a day to keep my blood sugar level. Usually for breakfast I have some wholemeal toast with peanut butter on it. It's tasty but I'm getting bored of it. Before I was diagnosed I would always eat...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with type 1 last week and since I started taking my insulin my eyesight is getting worse and worse. I'm 23 and I've worn glasses since I was 7, but I never needed to wear them all the time as I could see well. Now though, I cannot read without them and everything...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with Type 1 last week and still learning about everything. I was due to start a summer job next month, and I am unsure now about whether or not I should do it. It's a high energy job that would require me being on my feet all day, running around, moving a lot...