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  1. type1harley

    Accu-check Says Hi- Should I Be Worried?

    Thanks for the help everyone, I'm fine now, my bloods were 4.9 when I had breakfast. I didn't know what to do since I never had that come up before.
  2. type1harley

    Accu-check Says Hi- Should I Be Worried?

    Update: my ketones are 0.2 mmol/L.
  3. type1harley

    Accu-check Says Hi- Should I Be Worried?

    I just tested my blood sugar again, I'm 31. I'll have 10 units since that's what my meter suggests and then test for ketones.
  4. type1harley

    Accu-check Says Hi- Should I Be Worried?

    Hi, So I had a pizza today and my blood sugar was low before I ate so I decided to give my insulin after eating, which I then forgot to do and now my blood sugar machine says "HI". What should I do? I've been chugging water. I feel guilty because I've never had this happen before and now it has...
  5. type1harley

    Why is my blood sugar so high?

    So basically, ever since I woke up today, I checked my sugar and it was 12.4 mmol/L. I had a small bowl of cereal with milk which was 41g and I did 4.5 units of insulin. Usually I have a snack around mid morning, but since I was at home today and my sugars were high yesterday, I decided not to...
  6. type1harley

    What should I do?

    Yesterday I had 3 separate hypos (before breakfast, lunch and bed) and have just had another one. I really want to know what's happening but my mum and dad aren't helping.
  7. type1harley

    WORD ASSOCIATION GAME 4

    Water
  8. type1harley

    What song is this?

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3052258/TV-channel-E4-switched-polling-day-young-people-vote-instead-watching-sitcoms.html It's in the video, thanks.
  9. type1harley

    Injecting in public?

    I used to be nervous, but in public I've injected about 3-4 times and no-body even notices.
  10. type1harley

    Polyols in sugar free sweets?

    Hi all, From time to time, I like to have sugar free sweets. Some of them list 'polyols' under carbs, and supposedly polyols affect your sugars, but not for me. Should I eat them or not? Thanks!
  11. type1harley

    What are your hypo symptoms?

    Most of the time I shake, but other times I get hungry, dizzy and tired.
  12. type1harley

    Pen or Syringe?

    That's not right... You should tell your diabetes nurse.
  13. type1harley

    Losing motivation...

    I will be getting a carb count letter, thanks for all your help everyone!
  14. type1harley

    Losing motivation...

    My nurse said that I can have up to 19g of sugar for a snack, so I don't really eat very sugary snacks, and my diabetes nurse/doctor said that my sugars were a bit high (I'm on fixed doses, so it was changed from 5 NovoRapid for breakfast, 8 for lunch, 8 for dinner and 16 Lantus before bed to 5...
  15. type1harley

    Losing motivation...

    Hello everyone, I am a type 1 diabetic (since Jan. 27 this year) and recently I've been very unhappy with my sugar levels. My last A1c was 7.7 and for the past month or two, my sugars have always been 10-15 mmol/l and quite frequently higher. I use a paper diary to record my blood sugars, but...
  16. type1harley

    Diabetes vs Diabeetus

    Discuss the title.
  17. type1harley

    Diabetes vs Diabeetus

    Discuss.
  18. type1harley

    My chemist is USELESS!!!

    Now I get 200 per month! Best turnout I could hope for!
  19. type1harley

    Microlet 2 Lancing Device Broken

    Hello all, I use 2 Contour XT meters, one for home and one for school, and recently I noticed one of the lancing devices is not working very well. Before I would only need to pull back the thingy before you could press the button and prick yourself, but with this one, I need to do it at least 20...