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Hi I have been reading a lot about insulin prices in the US recently and access to it globally. Just wanted to flag up this charter to my fellow type 1's in case anyone feels inclined to add their voice to the campaign to ensure rights for type 1's globally :)...

Hi I have had type 1 for 20years and am on Novorapid and Levemir. Recently (last month or so) I have been having a lot more hypos with no apparent cause- no increase in exercise/ diet change or weight loss. I have been doing some basal testing to try and work out why the hypos are happening and...

Hi This morning I woke up with sugar level of 12- not sure why it was higher but I corrected with my usual ratio and ate breakfast. about half an hour alter, I was on the train to work when I started yawning lots- I wasn't tired but felt like I didn't have enough air.I then went really dizzy...

Hi I just wanted to check something. I know on lower carb diets basal needs will reduce, but I have now dropped to only doing 5 units a night and still woke up low this morning (went to sleep 6 and woke up 3.9) I sually eat around 100g of carbs a day and do ahlf an hour exercise (usually...

Hi I have been changing my overnight levemir a bit as am low carbing and had been havign some overnight hypos. I was on 10 units but having hypos in the night, so dropped it to 8. On tuesday night this worked fine, as I went to bed on 5 and woke up on 6. Last night, I did the injection a bit...

Hi I have been trying to lose a bit of weight. I have been tracking my food on My Fitness pal and a few times recently I have noticed that when I have been eating low calorie (around 1000cals a day) but not that low carb (yesterday I had 180g carb) my sugar levels have been very good and my...

Hi I have been quite ill over the last few months (Sepsis and then recurrent infections since) Since I came out of hospital I have noticed that my warning signs when I am high (eg 15+) are not the same- I used to need the toilet a lot and feel very thirsty but now I seem to get a headache but...

Hi I just wanted to check whether this is normal. I usually follow a low carb diet but have been in hospital for a couple of weeks and lost quite a bit of weight so have been eating more carbs since coming out to try and help get my strength up. I have noticed that although my sugar levels are...

Hi I came down with what I think is the flu on Friday- have had severe cold shaking spells, a really painful headache and am aching all over although particularly in my stomach/back. i was pretty high all day on saturday but have upped my insulin and am following hte sick day rules and have been...

Hi I am a regular gym goer and runner but have recently increased the distance I am running. i used to go for about 20min runs but have started running for about 45-60mins. On the shorter runs, I used to have a jelly baby or two before and found my levels stayed fairly constant during and...

Hi I have started low carbing recently to try and lose some weight and am eating around 60g of carbs a day. I am using the DAFNE ratios decided on by my diabetes team when eating the carbs but have started having a lot of hypos. Is there any reason why i would need to reduce my background as...

I have been having a lot of hypos/ lower levels over the last 2 weeks despite carb counting/ using the same levels of background insulin and not doing anything out of the ordinary in terms of exercise or eating. Before xmas I had a 2 week period where I was higher than usual and needed more...

Hi I did the Dafne course at the end of last month and as a result my night time levemir injection was moved from doing it before bed to doing it at 7.30pm, as we noticed I was running higher after tea despite carb counting and matching to novorapid correctly. since then my evening readings...

Hi I am a Type 1 diabetic. I have good hypo awareness and tend to experience the usual symptons. However today I had a low sugar level quite soon after lunch (Was 4.3 before I ate and it went down to 3.3 after) and instead of feeling the usual shakiness etc, I felt very dizzy and like i was...

Hi Apologies for the long post but am looking for some help! I have had type 1 for 18 years and in recent years I have struggled a bit with my control. I go to the gym a few times a week and run and often have hypos in the middle of a night after exercise, which then results in me eating too...