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Hi all, Not strictly diabtes-related but still has an impact on my T1 none the less! Long story cut short - T1 for 16 years, just been diagnosed with an overactive thyroid and EVERY possible symptom, working 50-60 hours each week between a full-time and a part time job (this is non-negociable...

My consultant has recently prescribed degludec as my long acting insulin but since starting it I've woken up with hypos every single morning. I've been reducing the dose by 1 unit every morning until I've reached 15 units to try and stop this but I know it's very long acting and takes a while to...

Hi all Has anyone ever had a problem with their reader? Last night before bed I was showing as hypo so I had my lucozade, waited and rechecked. Still hypo despite no symptoms so I had some more lucozade and went to sleep. Woke up 30 minutes later to test and it was 'LO'. Didn't feel low but too...

Hi all, I wanted to see if anyone else does fasted cardio in the mornings and what it does to blood sugars? Mine ALWAYS raise without fail and while they do drop after, I have to always take at least 2 units of fast acting before training, and my BS levels still rise. Has anyone found a way to...

Hi all, I have been considering breast augmentation for a few years and I was wondering if any type 1's have had this done? Did you encounter any problems with healing etc? My control is very good and I am totally healthy otherwise, but I know there may be some risks involved. Thank you!

Hi all, I recently started going back to the gym and have upped my workouts. I find it difficult to eat enough protein required most days just because I am so busy - 2 jobs and a masters degree! I am also pescatarian so don't eat meat. Can anyone recommend a good protein powder that isn't going...

Hi all, Can anyone shed some light!? Very recently (last couple of months) I've been having huge night time spikes if I eat any sort of carbohydrate around 2-4 hours before bed. I carb count so I eat carbs in my diet. This has never been an issue for me, but it's driving me insane now and I...

I thought I hurt my back a few days ago, but now the pain seems to be more like tender kidney pain, but I'm not quite sure. It's on the right side, almost lower-mid back and I can feel it 'throb' when I walk. I don't have any usual symptoms of a kidney/urine infection but I feel a little...

Hello all, Has anyone been signed off work before due to exhaustion/stress plus the diabetes on the side too?! I'm currently working close to 60 hours a week (6 days), 1 full time role and 1 part time - this is due to finances, not out of choice lol! On top of this I am not sleeping well and...

I woke up this morning with a blood sugar of 18 - I went to bed with a blood sugar of 6 but slept longer than usual (the joys of annual leave!) and woke up, checked my blood and almost had a heart attach!! But my heart has been racing for the last hour, is this normal??

Does anyone else find this? If I have a hypo in the middle of the night I treat it and always wake up a few hours later with really high blood sugar, but this doesn't happen with a day time hypo (as in I never go high after). Why is this?!

I was wondering whether my constant work-related tiredness affects my diabetes or not? I work two jobs and have one day off a week. I sleep on average 6 hours a night which for me is nowhere near enough for me and I always have some sure of a cold due to lack of sleep catching up with me...

I take 23 units of levemir in the morning and was taking 15 before bed - the day time dose is perfect, keeps me steady all day. But the night time dose has been giving me all sorts of problems. I've been waking up around 6-7am each day without fail with a hypo so I've been slowly reducing my...

I'm trying really really hard to stick to a low carb diet (not a weight loss but to help my sugars) but I find myself eating the same things all the time! Does anyone have any easy, quick low carb meal ideas?

I just feel like what's the point!?!? I try hard to get my sugars under control but nothing works!!!!! Bg of 12 when i got up, had 30g of carb for breakfast and put in 5 units and my sugars were 17 2 hours later. This is happening a lot, what's the point when nothing I do seems to bring my...

I've recently gone back to the gym and its playing havoc with my blood sugar!!!! The last 5 times I've been my sugars have risen considerably after 40 minutes of working out (cardio and weights) and it never ever used to do this!!!!!! Today my blood sugar was 7.1 upon waking up, did my usual...

Has anyone found that the few months after DAFNE everything is incredible and your sugars are great and you feel invincible but then after that you go back to playing a guessing game and have erratic blood sugars!? This is how I'm feeling right now :(

I'm too scared to go to sleep atm...my sugars keep dropping. Today before lunch my bg was 13...u had a chicken pitta with a small helping of mash and injected 8 units. Checked three hours later and bg was 18!?!?!? (I have the start of a cold). Had a snack during work, raspberry and coconut...

I am thinking about children in the future - possibly in a year and a half/two years but I'm just worried about how my blood sugars could potentially affect the baby. I know your sugars need to be in a certain range but what would happen if j suffer from highs or lows? I know it's a while away...

I'm under an immense amount of stress right now and it's sending my sugars crazy. My bloods shot up from 10 to 25 in an hour as I'm panicking so much about all my uni deadlines and I've been sick from the constant feeling of stress and anxiety. How can I try control this and keep my bloods...