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  1. Dannii

    Newbie - just got diagnosed today :-)

    Heya yea i know thats what i asked my doc what if my symptons get worse and he said to come straight back in. No i wasnt tested for keytones - i should of asked him to test me though will ask the diabetic nurse when i see her on friday. I bought my own BG monitor about a week before i was...
  2. Dannii

    Sugar cravings - what do you eat?

    Hi Just wandering what everyone has to eat when they get really bad sugar cravings? Im used to eating soooo much chocolate that it proberly made up to 30%+ of my diet n thats not including cakes n sweets which i quite like aswell. So to completely cut back on sugar is hard for me. I have been...
  3. Dannii

    Is KFC ok to eat?

    Omg i LOVE KFC chicken popcorn maybe if i just order the chicken popcorn and not the meal so im not eating any fatty chips also love mcdonalds hamburgers n mc chicken sandwich(no mayo) so i dont think ill stop eating them so will just order them on there own next time with no chips that would be...
  4. Dannii

    Leg Cramps

    Hi yea ive just started getting leg cramps recently like 1 or 2 a night - absoluetly kills :cry: isn't excersice meant to help? and a low salt diet? by doctor has just told me to do this but i dont want to if it means ill carry on getting leg cramps. sounds stupid but i found for the last...
  5. Dannii

    Type 1's: how old were you when diagnosed?

    Hi just wondering how old everyone with type 1 diabetes were when they got diagnosed and what is the kinda cut-off point age wise of having type 1 diabetes? Dannii
  6. Dannii

    Newbie - just got diagnosed today :-)

    Hi all :D Just wanting to introduce myself as i've just got told i had diabetes this morning when i went to see my doc after i've had 2 blood glucose tests - readings were 13.4mmol n 16.0mmol so i've definately been diagnosed with diabetes which i suspected i had already after all the symptons...