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I have been low-carbing for several months now and I wonder if anyone has found it more difficult to treat hypos? I am definately having less hypos, but they seem much harder to treat. I used to just have 1/3 glass of full fat coke to get it up and then carbs to keep it up. Now I am having a...

I need a bit of advice please, I have been trying to reduce carbs for a while but I am getting very high readings after eating no carb food. I know someone said to me before about allowing insulin for no carb stuff and I have been trying that from the beginning, but when I say high I'm talking...

I'm not sure if anyone else has had this issue, although according to a Newcastle University study most diabetics lose their warning signs after a few years. I have had no hypo warning signs for a long time now. It took a long time and 3 hospitals to even work out why I kept passing out, but...

Please can someone help, I am having a 2 week CGMS trial. I have the Animas Vibe and the CGMS is connected to that. This morning I changed my infusion site and also the battery, for some reason instead of just asking me to confirm it was a lithium battery it was asking me to reset date and time...

Hello, I am wondering if anyone knows about this on a personal level. It has been suggested to me by my consultant as a possibility, I've looked up the general info online but would really like to know something about living with it.

Can anyone tell me if it's normal not to do fasting bloods any more ? I've been type 1 for a number of years and was asked to get fasting blood test done for my next hospital appt. When I went to my GP surgery they told me they are no longer doing fasting blood tests. Since when ? Why ? How do...