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Thanks for all your advice. Think tomorrow might be a sick day so i can get myself well again. x

With each prescription I get at least 200 strips. I test all the time and especially on days like today when I am quite ill. I think it's ridiculous to suggest that anything less than 3 times a day is sufficient. I'm on insulin and I need to know what my BG's are before I can calculate my dose...

Hi Shan, If your body is used to high levels a lot of the time when it goes below a certain level you can feel like you are having a hypo as your body isnt used to going that low. As you get better readings you will find that a hypo starts much lower. Good luck with the weightloss, i'm...

That is fab!! i have a few myself and i was thinking of the same sort of idea for my next one. Now i have seen how good it can look i am going to get cracking with the design. Great idea and it looks amazing.

Hey all, I woke up yesterday feeling terrible and today is even worse. Seems to be some sort of cold thing and it's really messing me up. BGs are all over the place!! I came into work (bad idea I think) and I have just had my lunch which I had counted all the carbs for and matched my insulin...

I drink quite a bit of the Asda own brand stuff and I have found that my levels are always pretty good. I drink it cos I have boring job and need to stay awake :lol: Finally found something I love doesnt have to be stopped lol.

Hi Hanadr, I live in Aberdeen, is it anywhere near you?? probably not lol i have started making a point of twice a week going with my friend craig, he is also trying to get fit so we are setting goals etc which is really helping me a lot. i also go walking with my mum and her dogs there is...

Hi qimqim, I have scrambled eggs every morning and it doesnt raise my BG very much at all. i sometimes add a little bacon if i have time and this makes no difference either. i think the reason that your BG would rise is if you have a lot of milk in it as this has more carbs than the eggs do so...

Mullaneder, i think i need to go and get a tattoo now to prove your theory, all in the name of science you understand :lol: They get a bit addictive and i'm having withdrawals!!

Hi, I just wanted to know whether just brisk walking for an hour + at a time, 3-4 times a week is enough exercise?? it's a lot more than i used to do and i am walking fast enough to get my heart rate up and so im a little breathless. im asking because someone commented to me that running would...

hi, i'm on Lantus as well and i split that dose and it works for me. I also find it very stingy when i inject so i only inject into the fleshy bit of my bum and stay clear of my legs and stomch as i find this unbearable sometimes. i hope that things even out and you find something that works. x

Hi, I have had all my tattoos done sonce i was diabetic and had no real problems with them. the only suggestions i have is that you have extra tight control before hand and the same afterwards as well as the better your levels are the better you heal. Also make sure that you take extra care...

Hi Chris, Congrats on the wake up call. i had one of these myself a couple of weeks ago and I can appreciate the way you feel with regards to feel in control and on top of things. I totally neglected to care about myself and wasnt taking my insuin until i was feeling so high that i thought i...

hi, Just wondering what you feel the differenced are between the natural and synthetic insulin??

Hi Miasma, I get days like that too but I just have a good blub and tell myself the cheese roll will make me feel worse....the will power I have is a good feeling now, didnt know I posessed such a thing. My boyfriend is a bit rubbish at listening as he has the attention span of a flea, but if...

I'm almost 25 and still don't quite 'get it' :lol: I carb count (or try) and i still get it a little wrong sometimes but I think that a little trial and error go a long way to helping you further down the line. Have you tried keeping a food diary?? I found this helps. take note of bg before...

Hi Cowden, God i totally know where you're are coming from!! I'm sick of explaining that I am not diabetic cos i ate to much sugar, I can have chocolate, I do not pass out all the time and I AM NOT THE SAME AS YOUR 90 YR OLD GRANDMA!!! :lol: glad to get that out lol. I hate my disease but...

hi Jenny, I totally agree with Samcogle here, it's totally about Trial and error and seeing what works and what doesnt. I follow the low-carb diet like a lot of people on here and i find that works for me. I can't eat most fruits, bread, pasta, starchy veg and millions of other stuff but i...

Hi Sandy, Like others have said...don't stress! I had a day like that the other day and my levels were mental. Couplf of Q's, were your meals normal ones for you?? Sausages can be quite high in carbs (i don't know what's in them to make them high) which might suggest that because of the fat...

Thanks Catherine :D That's why I love this forum, everyone just 'gets' what you're on about :lol: