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  1. VsUK

    Statin's causing erratic sugar levels

    My sugars have been largely controlled & perfect from my blood tests I have every 6 month. But for around a year I stopped taking my pills which include Simvastatin's. Then I had a blood test 4 months ago & my cholesterol levels were high but my sugars under control to a T. I know if I eat what...
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    Wanted to share with you all!

    Well I'm pretty sure my sugars can't rise beyond 9.4 & drop again within the 2 & half hours without insulin considering the quantity I ate lol.
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    Wanted to share with you all!

    I have made a great discovery. Was looking around the shops & found Gullon Sugar free chocolate flavoured waver biscuits. I thought why not. But before I ate, I checked my sugars & they were 7.2 before eating. I didn't take any insulin. I opened the packaged & inside were individual packets of 8...
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    Best Milk powder option?

    If you bake. I recommend you try Xylitol. It's used in sugar free gum & in all toothpaste. It's 1/1 in sweetness to sugar so you can measure it as if it was the real thing. The only thing you can't do with it is caramelise it. No matter how hot you heat the pan. it won't caramelise! But it will...
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    Best Milk powder option?

    I've seen coconut milk powder & I do like coconut so might try that & let you know how it goes ;) I've mastered Victoria Sponge mix using just flower, egg, milk & low sugar butter & ground up Xylitol sugar using a coffee grounder. It looks & tastes like icing sugar. It's fab stuff. I can eat...
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    Best Milk powder option?

    I'm experimenting with sugar free chocolate I make at home using cocoa butter & powder + sweetener & milk/milk powder. But I'm finding that I need powder form over milk as it prevents it from setting. I've looked up some sugar free on google & it presents me with Coconut milk. Goats milk & so...
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    15.+ sugars & no ketones!

    Yep. As soon as I can I will be going to the store where I purchased them from Home Bargains I believe & let them know that these so called sweeteners are anything but sugar free as you would expect from a sweetener. Stick to what you know is what I usually say but hay ho, we all learn from...
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    15.+ sugars & no ketones!

    Hi, that was just a generalisation of the food I eat. I don't eat cakes, sweats or sugary drinks. I've always been spot on with everything until now. However, I just had some food today, had my insulin & everythings been spot on! I tried to think of what caused this sudden change & I've only...
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    15.+ sugars & no ketones!

    I'm on NovaMix 30 since day one.
  10. VsUK

    15.+ sugars & no ketones!

    I'm not on a pump. I inject for breakfast & before tea. Had no issues until now!
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    15.+ sugars & no ketones!

    Been type 1 since I was 25, so coming to 10 years this august. Now from day 1 I've been very careful & my sugar's have always been spot on. I like a bit of routine with my food. For example, on Fridays I always have fish. Mondays I have a some meat & veg & so on. Anyways, for the passed 2 weeks...
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    Brown Rice Syrup good or bad?

    Hi, I use stevia also for some baking but sometimes you need something thick & gooey like syrup to make the sugar free chocolate & coconut oil is great as its sugar free but it returns to melted form when it warms up to room temp. I have grown Stevia plant, difficult but never again. But the...
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    Brown Rice Syrup good or bad?

    Hi, I have been playing with baking & ways to enjoy treats with little effect on my sugar levels & I have discovered sugar free chocolate using coconut oil, coco powder & vanilla & its nice but it requires the constant refrigeration as it will revert to liquid state if left out too long. I baked...
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    loo at night

    You know I sometime's have to wake up 2 or 3 time's during the night to urinate. But sometimes I get the sensation I need to urinate but all I get is a drip. It's an extremely uncomfortable feeling & unable to relax until I've been. Recently went on holiday to Turkey. On the plain for 4 & half...
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    Why I think all diabetics should have a CGM

    I honestly would hate having a device attached to my body. I'm type 1 & the thought of having a device that slowly pumps insulin or glucose into my body whenever I get low or high is just a way to get lazy. I'm on top of my Diabetes & I take 2 injections a day, 1 before breakfast & 1 before tea...
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    Type 1 Feet, Hands & Eyes

    Vitamin levels have never been tested. I was lead to believe that laser eye surgery wasn't an option for diabetics on top of the fact its very expensive. I do try & watch what I eat & things get under control & then I have a wobble when feeling down or whatever but my sugar's are usually around...
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    Type 1 Feet, Hands & Eyes

    I've been a type 1 diabetic for around 13 ish years now as I was diagnosed at 25 with it. Since then my ability to read has diminished & to focus on things. I've had different glasses as I do wear them & I have now ended up with a pair for very short distance, a par for long distance & a pair...
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    Diabetic for 1.5 yrs now..

    Well, so far ive been feeling well, although i completed one of my med course & left with a few more days of co-codamol's. I forgot to take some this morning n my headache is starting to come back. I agree with the symptoms of migraines as when, which i believe it has to of been a migraine as...
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    Diabetic for 1.5 yrs now..

    yep, he said it could be a possibility however migraines usually go after a good nights sleep & not persistent for a few days like mine is. But 2nd day of taking the pills n i feel much better, so lets see how it goes after completing the course :D
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    Diabetic for 1.5 yrs now..

    Hi, went to the GP this morning & he did a few checks & he says its not my sinus when he checked, however they could be some small infection of some sort. Was not quite sure what was the cause of it but with it been persistent & painful, he told me to complete a course of medication, co-codamol...
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