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I have just reached the maximum amount of sickness allowed for the year. My recent sickness period was stress/depression - a combination of not managing my diabetes very well and also being stressed at work. My last two periods of sickness were I started vomiting at work - not sure if related...

Thanks all for your replies. Our sickness recording system means your line manager enters the reason as soon as your absence is reported. Then on your return you do a 'Self Certificate' on the computer where you see what they have put - this time I decided to look further into the choices that...

Shortly after I was diagnosed last year I started vomiting at work one day - no reason, I hadn't previously felt unwell. At the time I put it down to the sudden changes in my diet and as I was still feeling nauseous and unwell, I phoned in sick the following day. We have a new system of...

Does anyone else have trouble with mood swings when their BS is high? I have had a stinky week. I know I have made bad food choices and my head feels full of absolute rubbish. I also feel very tired and extremely irritable and at times on edge too. I have decided I need to keep a more detailed...

Almost six months after diagnosis, I finally had my Diabetes education session today. I was hoping for some new information or at least confirmation I was doing the right thing and maybe speaking to some others who had been having similar symptoms. There was nothing wrong with the session - but...

I think it's the way people think it's funny to bring the sweets/cakes etc over to my desk and then laugh and say 'Oh but you can't have this!' I don't mind so much if people do it by mistake but it took a lot of effort not to say something when it was implied that I was being unreasonable by...

That was another thing.....my team leader said that this year he planned to either take people out for lunch on their birthday or buy a birthday cake. I don't think either of them would be my choice! lol My birthday lands on a Sunday this year - I'm hoping to play it very low key but I know...

I thought I was starting to get used to my diagnosis but this week I feel like I have taken several steps back. I know I shouldn't listen to other people's opinions - especially when they have little or no knowledge of diabetes but some days can be really difficult. It has been a hectic week at...

Natural yoghurt and berries is my usual choice. To make things worse.....OH phoned them to see if they had ice cream and was told yes. It was a frozen ice cream from Macdonalds! I remember when I worked in an old people's home years ago, the only change for diabetics was they weren't given...

Brunneria - figure is has been regularly 8 or 9 before meals with an occasional 7. After meals it has been between 8.5 and 11.5. I think the problem is - I have listened to other people too much. My Inlaws are now both diabetic. She says she is Type 1 having previously been Type 2 and he is Type...

I think my diagnosis test after the glucose tolerance test was 13. I just feel like I have been left to get on with it with no help or guidance and it's not been an easy journey so far.

How soon after diagnosis were you prescribed medication/insulin? I've been testing myself for the last couple of months (since diagnosis) and despite the best efforts in changing diet - numbers stay around 8 or 9. I've also put all the weight lost back on over Christmas and I've got my first...

8.5 but ate loads of roast and mashed potatoes last night and a few sneaky chocs later on. First diabetic clinic appt next Tuesday so hoping for the best.

Thank you for your reply. It's just as I thought. She is insistant that she has been told she is Type 1. I didn't think so but she cannot be disagreed with. I think she is trying to prove that 'her' diabetes is far more serious than mine (Type 2). It's not a competition!! I've decided to avoid...

Is it possible to progress from Type 2 to Type 1? My partners mother says she started off as Type 2 and is now Type 1. I asked if she was a Type 2 who needed to inject insulin and she says no she is definitely Type 1. Mind you - I don't know what to think when she tells me things like eat a...

Yep, chocs and biscuits here. I can't deal with the people who don't understand particularly OH's mother (Type 2 and now she says she is Type 1 and his Dad Type 2) who gave us a 'joint' present of chocs. We normally say 'no presents' to his sister. That is ignored - we give them chocs, they give...

Thanks for your replies folks. The friend who gave me the chocs later sent me a message saying they were diabetic chocs. I think that because they were 'no-added sugar' she thought that meant diabetic chocs. I felt bad because she meant well. OH's mother on the other hand.... I said thanks for...

Merry Christmas all! I was diagnosed in September and just starting to come to terms with all of this stuff. I'm slowly coming to terms with it all but what I am really struggling with is people's attitudes and lack of understanding. OH is supportive beyond belief and so is DSnearly18 but as for...

louch1 - don't worry about the rant! Rant away! Like others have said - it's great to be able to come here and say exactly what we think and how we feel because we are all in the same boat. I feel a little bit like that at work - people think it's hilarious to wave around the Christmas chocs and...

I didn't need the drops as I was told my pupils were 'HUGE'! lol I felt like asking - is that a good thing or a bad thing?!