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Hi all, I’ve run into a bit of an issue I was on my last box of test strips on Friday but should have had enough to get me to Monday without issue. But i fell ill and have been following sick day rules and am now down to my last 4 strips obviously I can’t phone my doc at the weekend and I’m not...

Hi All i was diagnosed with gastroparesis last year, I have to say its pretty much been one of the worst experiences ive had so far. I Previously Used a LCHF Diet to control my diabetes but this now seems unsustainable as i cant eat fat, and veg and most other things with Fibre are off the...

IVe been having night sweats, with a hugely bloated stomach for the last year. Dr Sent Me for Barium Swallow Tests and today i was told i have sevear gastroparesis. Im only 27 and this is the first complication of any kind ive had, problem is i dont really no were to go from here, ive been...

This morning I woke up high fairly normal at this point. I had 2.5cps worth of cereal and a 4 correction dose as I was 18, I stayed high dispite this but then a werid thing happened. 3 hours after I injected I got the worst drop ever I noticed I was dropping fast and ate about 5cps worth of...

So it's sunny out today, gonna have a bbq I don't really drink anymore but decided to treat myself to a bottle of beer in the sun. What is the lower carb ones i could choose, I picked up a pint bottle of a local but have no idea what might be in it, at this point I'm going to drink it and see...

Hey there wanting some advice i had a horrid 24 hours of highs i just couldnt control. i dont actively low carb anymore but keep carbs relatively low. i woke up at 17 which isnt unusual due to suffering the dawn phenomenon. I Started with a normal breakfast about 40 carbs with my normal 1.5-1...

I have to renew my Drivers licence for the first time since i got it this summer, im in northern ireland and have no idea what i need to do. Ive had no issues that would effect it getting renewed but ive been unable to see my Diabetic Doctor for more than a year (ive tried to get an appointment...

Hi All, had a bit of a strange incident last night. i put a new Libre Sensor on my arm yesterday, seems to be working fine. it shows at 5am my blood sugar took a nose dive i had been sitting at around 7 All night before then. i Cant even tell how far i dropped as the sensor seems to have...

Hi All, i have been Ill for the last few weeks, it seems to be what ever is going around it left me bed bound for a few days seemed to get better then came back after being gone for nearly a week, now im in recovery again. During the Day im having to take a lot of insulin to keep me...

Hi All, I Was on DAFNE Last week and i must say it has been life changing! my blood Sugars have never been this good consistently on target, the DSN and the Doctor were both pretty impressed and interested on the Libre i had on my arm, i was even given the code to enable my Ratios and change it...

Hi All hoping someone can help me. i Completed DAFNE Last week and it has had a massive effect on my blood glucose already im pretty much on target now apart from issues witht he Dawn problem. however since the course i have had a dull pain in my upper left chest, it doesn't get worse when i...

Was Just reading this. i was on this coaster just a few months back. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alton-towers-air-rollercoaster-breaks-5985495 but they were up there for 2 hours plus. im curious as to what we could do in a situation like this behing strapped in and unable to access my...

I have been slowly upping my dose of levmir over the last couple of weeks as the libre has shown me it was to low. im starting to get were i need to be for a stable line when im not eating. However ive clearly been making up for the lack of levmir with larger novorapid does, this last weekend...

Hey all, with the help of the Free style Libre i have finaly got my overnight lemir correct have have an unmoving blood sugar over night now, however when i wake up i get a massive spike. This morning i woke up at 7.6 by the time i had had a shower and was going to eat breakfast i was 16.2...

Ill be heading to the states soon, and im wondering if any of you have flown with your freestyle sensor in. is it safe to use the fully body scanners with it? how do you explain to the security staff you have it on your arm and not to nearly pull it off when they pat you down.

Im Wondering how long you guys had to wait for this? ive been diagnosed 13 year now with Type one, i was put on the waiting list for this 2 years ago, at my recent checkup i asked what was going on as it had been so long without hearing anything. they told me im currently around 160 in the que...

Hey all. I recently booked to go on a cruise for my honeymoon. It's a 7 night cruise . I have a few questions We have an 8 hour flight Dublin to Atlanta then another hour to Florida . I'm a little concerned about shifting my levmir does with the time difference . Also it's the first time I've...

Hi all, im wondering if anyone has any experience of this. i stopped drinking for about 6 months. in that time i also have lost a lot of weight, i have since tried re introducing it in small dosses. on Saturday night i was at a friends 30th, I had 2 bottles of beer. this was between 8PM and...

Ive been having some issues with morning BS Drops. Ill use today as an example (ive been struggling with the Dawn Phanonanom recently) I woke up this morning at 16.8 i took 5 units of novo rapid and 8 units of levvmir (the night before i had taken 13 units of levmir before sleep) had a shower...

Ive posted this else were before but i had a night time hypo i couldnt explan a while a back that took me under 2.0mmol i felt myself starting to loose the abilty to understand what was going on around me and started to loose my vision it took a lot of sugar to bring me up from it. then a week...