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Here's a line from the official, supposedly informative thread from the beginning of the 'Type 1 Diabetes' section of this forum: "Hypoglycemia is the term for when we have low levels of glucose in our blood. A blood glucose level of under 4 mmol/l is considered to be hypoglycaemia (a hypo)."...

When it comes to communication, clarity of expression is sometimes quite important. Everyone has their own way of writing, of course. And I don't like to be picky. But it's difficult not to notice some questionable spelling on some of the headings of the threads published on this forum. And I...

What happened to the diabetic from China who introduced herself ten or fifteen minutes ago, but whose entry and whose profile now appears to have been deleted?

I remember how it used to be: I'd go to bed each night not knowing whether I'd wake in the morning, or whether I'd be dead. Not surprisingly, then, I became obsessive about whether I'd eaten enough. I'd get back up out of bed and I'd eat a piece of toast, or whatever. And sure enough, nine...

The first posting I made on this forum (some months ago) concerned Betachek Visual test strips, and the constant difficulty that I experienced obtaining them in the UK. Happily, I should now experience no further such difficulties. For the Australian manufacturer, National Diagnostic Products...

Hello AnitaM, You clearly accept that you're diabetic. So if I were you, I really wouldn't worry too much about attaching a 'type' name to yourself. My goodness, you should take a look at the agitation some of the users of this website display over the issue of diabetic type! - such as who's...