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Hi! So I’ve been eating low carb due to having a couple teeth extracted and needing to keep my BG’s in check to optimise healing! Checked my ketones this morning as I usually do and got a reading back of 4.0 with a BG of 4.8. Retested with a different metre and still the same? I’m putting it...

Hi, For the past 3 days I have been experiencing a lot of hypos, where even 2 units with a meal suddenly drops me significantly! I’ve made absolutely no changes and don’t seem to be unwell.. i can usually feel when my ketones are a little higher as I consistently get dry mouth and feel a...

Hi, So following my last post regarding my thyroid I’m going through some testing at the moment and should have results today. I’ve noticed since I’ve become aware of the thyroid issue that my levels have become increasingly difficult to manage as the weeks have gone on. I expect stress and...

Hi all, Doing my lunchtime bolus and noticed white flecks floating in my insulin, now I know this means don’t use it but the damage was already done as I noticed when removing the needle. i don’t know how many days it had been like this and have been using it fine. BG’s have been a tiny bit...

Hi, does anyone here have issues with thyroid? My test results in 2020 were all normal however I just had results back on my recent blood tests and it’s showing my TSH levels being 7.22 (normal 0.35-5.5) they want to repeat a blood test in 3 months. I’ve checked the symptoms for hypothyroid...

Hi, So over Christmas I was struck down with cold/flu which lead me to having no taste or smell, breathlessness, headaches and fevers - multiple covid tests.. all negative. i seem to have recovered for the most part aside from a lingering chesty cough 10 days later.. but my blood sugars still...

I’ve been experiencing a lot of lows in the past couple of days with the weather dropping colder, have dropped insulin dose accordingly as advised. However I’m still having 2-3 hypos a day which take a long time to recover from, nothing has changed in my life apart from the weather dropping alot...

I have the dreaded tonsillitis and am starting a 10 day course of penicillin. My doctor said he doesn’t think it will have much more effect on my sugars as what the infection itself is having but I’m sceptical. Google hasn’t been too much help either with reassuring me. I want to be mildly...

Hi I was down with flu last week and thankfully recovered over the weekend. But I’m needing almost double the insulin I did even while Ill? could this be down to lingering illness? Is it usual after flu? Anyone experienced this??

I’ve come down with the dreaded flu, I had my flu jab booked in for next month and the damned thing has caught me early. Negative for covid and with how poorly I am, I am once again terrified of the dreaded covid. My blood sugar levels are on the low side, so I’ve reduced insulin as per my...

Had a little bit of a heavy night on the alcohol. I don’t get drunk often, especially since diagnosis. I’m eating and drinking normally today, just have a bit of a sore head lol. Any insulin I am injecting though is just sending me hypo, I’ve even reduced ratio to 1unit-20gram carbs. Not...

Hey! I’m heading to a wedding on the 24th, haven’t been to a big event since being diabetic due to being diagnosed in 2019 whilst pregnant, then the pandemic hit! I’m so excited but also a bit apprehensive because I want to have a good time and enjoy it without worrying constantly about highs...

Okay, so I’ve been trying to get out more and work on some light exercise through the day to help with blood sugar levels. I've been basal testing and have been well controlled for about a month since falling off the blood sugar wagon for 6 months lol. It had been going well, however I’m...

Switching to lantus tonight! Just wondering other peoples pro’s and cons? I’m nervous lol!

So I’ve just come back from a trip, with crazy fluctuating blood sugars from 23mmol dropping to 3.8mmol in half an hour. So I reduced basal while on my trip because I was doing a lot more exercise, probably triple of what I would do in a day with long walks in the sun sightseeing. Including...

Anyone else experiencing a bit of issues when it comes to hypos with the libre 2? I get false alarms sometimes where it will alarm, I’ll scan and it’ll say my sugar is 4.4 when my alarm barrier is set to 4.2. then once I’ve treated a hypo the sensor will instantly lose signal for half hour or...

I’m looking for something a bit extra for my libre so I’m not scanning all the time, I’ve seen the MiaoMiao and also the night rider BluCon send real-time data without needing to scan, does anyone have either of these? What are the pro’s and cons?

I’ve had my first shot and my blood sugars have only settled down again in the past fortnight, I’ve been seeing individual reports of severe low BS following second jab which worries me! I’m alone in the house Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm with my disabled daughter as her primary carer which is...

I’ve gone back to a low carb diet after a couple of weeks of binging on higher carb foods. I’m taking less fast acting than I usually would be as my carb intake isn’t as high, but my basal has stayed the same to the point I’m only taking 2 units more a day in total novarapid than my 11 units...

Hi, I’m just wondering if anyone finds they need to lower their insulin during hot weather. I find I need a few units less during the day if I’m out and it’s humid. I don’t do strenuous physical exercise, I just walk and push the pram lol. I took 1.5 units of fast acting for a (15g carb)...