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I was wondering exactly the same. I err on the low side as, like you say, highs tend to create more complications. My Grandfather had type 1, and was forever falling into a coma, as i remember when i was a child, they would always wait for him to come round and give him a cup of sweet tea and he...

Hi Dave, you don't say what type your diabetes is, but as a type 1, if I had lucozade and porridge, both high carb, and no insulin, i'm sure my readings would be 15! Are you taking insulin to enable your body to process the glucose? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi Ben, I got blurred vision when first diagnosed and it was scary! Thought i was going to lose my vision. However after getting my blood glucose levels down, it returned to normal within a week or so. So don`t worry, good luck.

Hi Indiana, everyone is different so here`s my story. I decided to quit after smoking for nearly 30 years and always joking that smoking would be the death of me. I decided to smoke e-cigs and used skycig as they seemed to be the most like cigarettes. After day one, i didn`t smoke or crave...

Wish I had a nurse like yours John! I`m averaging about 5/6 tests a day, bollox to my nurse it`s my f@cking health she is playing with!!!

I`m only a about month into it and have had a couple of low readings of 3.5 or so, i felt a little shaky, and would describe it as feeling a bit nervous. Would this be classed as a hypo? I would certainly say i was aware but didn`t feel threatened by it, and just went and sat down with a cup of...

Hi fellow sufferers, I am taking the family abroad soon and wanted to know if I need a letter from the doctor to permit me to take my medication and testing kit. We are going by ferry to the continent so no airports, but I dont want to get there and they say sorry sir you need permission to...

This is disgraceful and the same happened to me last week. I have only been diagnosed Type 1 about a month, and am trying to build up a profile of my blood glucose. The receptionist called me at work last week to say i was testing way too much (7 times a day, first thing and before and 2hrs post...

That's about the amount of testing i wan't and would be comfortable with to be honest, but that would be about 7/8 times a day! I'm still ****** off about getting diabetes it in the first place and am struggling to appreciate the seriousness of having the condition. The trouble is I don;t want...

cheers mo, i`m more concerned of going hyper as i thought this could cause long term damage where hypo is just feeling shaky?

Hi totsy, thanks for your reply.I am taking 15 units of Lantus daily and 6 units of Novorapid with meals I wasn`t going to wait till i collapsed though, the other day i felt a bit shaky so tested and found a level of 3.8mmol/l. so had a snack and felt fine. I am taking 15 units of Lantus daily...

Hi there, as a newly diagnosed (1 month) type 1 diabetic I am finding this condition a bit of a pain lol, however I have a question. Up till now I have been blood testing first thing in the morning then before and then 2 hours after eating, trying to build up a profile of my blood glucose...