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Hi thanks for that I've signed up to that, and posted over there too. I was made to believe it was quite common in diabetics so thought I would find loads of people on here with both! Whenever I google it I get more websites about Addisons in dogs than about it in humans! Lol

Hi, After a period of struggling with diabetes, extreme weight loss and fatigue, dizziness and headaches I've been diagnosed with addisons on top of my diabetes. Just wondered if any other T1s on here have got it? And can give me some help comng to terms, tips etc As its supposed to be very...

Hi all, It's been three and a half years now since got diagnosed as T1dm. At start I was determined to not let it define me or rule my life. I'm fully aware of all complications I'll get with bad control but I'm getting to the stage where I'm caring less and less about managing condition. Every...

Hi all thanks for thoughts I decided to go to a and e in the end and risk looking stupid. I ended up with a drip in my arm for three hours! Turns out normal sugar+high ketones meant severe dehydration! Tested ketones as had it drilled in to me to always test if feeling unwell. Good job I did...

Hi I'm having my first bout of food poisoning as a diabetic, have not been able to keep anything down at all (not even one sip of water) for about 12 hours. I didn't tale my lantus yesterday as didn't want to contend with hypos as well as constant vomiting. I've stopped vomiting as frequently...

Hi guys, wonder if you can help have two questions that I can't find answer to in my 4book diabetes library! :D 1) is the effect of insulin directly proportional to blood sugar level or constant For example, all other things being equal (exercise, CHo etc) if 1 unit takes me from 15 to 10...

Hi, this is what I've found works for me, means I can exercise anytime of the day without adjusting any insulin first of all check sugar level is above 5.5, if it is procede to exercise if not 3 glucose tabs before I start then just exercise and top up sugar along the way if i'm doing...

Hi everyone, as in previous postings went through a honeymoon period (had a great hol btw :-) my honeymoon period seemed to last just longer than my holiday as few weeks after getting back sugars flew up into teens again, ok end of honeymoon....or so I thought. went back to old normal routine...

hi guys thanks for your thoughts and sympathy Jopar thanks for advice, regularly do the injecting after, but never tried the two part injection, might have a go. See what you mean about timing but often its not just pasta, any sort of carbs, pasta was just what I had that night as far as...

hi, been diabetic 2 months 7 days now. have never really been on much insulin, 1U :20g CHO. 12 u of lantus all of a sudden in last 10 days, I'm hypoing 3 times a day (not just after meals) or waking up hypo. taken my Lantus down from 12 to 6 still waking up at about 5.0ish. tonight I had a...

only problem is if you give a child sweets when they have a hypo, they might let/make themself hypo in order to get sweets glucose tablets are much better IMO

I just thought of something that might be contributing... ..recently had a few high pre meal blood glucose readings (>12). I'm carb counting so worked out my dose and added an extra unit to compensate for the fact I had high sugars pre meal. am I doing that right? or should I not add extra...

cheers for reply tasha I'm on 14 units of lantus every night and on insulin to carb ratio of 1U:20g. I'm really anal about things and weighing food then consulting my book or going by backs of things on packets so dont think I'm giving too much novorapid. I am quite active, and was superfit...

Hi Guys, has this happened to any of you? when first started taking insulin 2 and a half weeks ago, I was starting to mild hypo at 4-4.4 just feeling a bit funny and not 100% and symptoms gradually got worse (shaking etc) as my sugars dropped. anyways after two weeks i find I have no warning...

Hi, everyone seems to have covered the advice I was going to give, so all I can offer is fresh empathy! got diagnosed on wed (type 1) and can share the feeling of ARRRRRRGH, been through denial, grief, depression and now finally acceptance might not mean much to you but I'm already finding it...

hi guys, thanks for responses as ever. I use a Onetouch Ultra easy monitor, the "pricker" is this contraption that you load a lancet into, spring load it then press a button and it fires at you with a sickening "pphhwwwang" that sounds like a cross bow lol I changed the depth and now seem to...

hi guys, just wanted to share my experiences here and see if they sound familiar to any of you all? think I was in shock yesterday and it hit me today that my life from here on in is to be filled with pricks, sugar levels and injections, didn't want to get out of bed this morning as knew first...

Hi, I'm similar to you, wondering what I've done to get it (diagnosed yesterday) but I live a really healthy lifestyle, in great shape, never smoked rarely drink, exercise 5 times a week, don't eat ****, no family history. Yet i still have it! mates of mine get ****** every night, smoke 20 a...

Hi All, just to update, I was ok overnight. I was in the hospital this morning for nearly 4 hours talking to Diabetic nurses/consultants/dieticians. They say i'm fine now i'm on insulin my head is now spinning with the masses of info they gave me lol but beginning to digest it, beta cells...

wow guys, overwelmed by nice comments and support. Glad I found this place and all you nice guys and gals :D I'll keep you posted