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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 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 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, 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...

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 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 guys, new here not sure if this is right place to post, first off I'm 28 and in good shape size 30 waist and all (which is pointing me away from type 2) i think i may have type 1 diabetes. lost a stone in last two week, constantly thirsty have a dry mouth, lost all energy, weak and feel...