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A few weeks back I started to experience a constant feeling of blood rushing to my head. I thought it was a little strange and attributed it to the fluoxetine (prozac) I'm taking. I saw the GP and mentioned the symptoms to him and his suggestion was to lay off the medication for a few days to...

Does anyone know where your meant to get a replacement card from?

Now I know everyone is an individual and we're all different, but as I had my blood taken this morning for my forthcoming HbA1c I was wondering what the average reading is for T1s nationally at any given time? Does a primary care trust have a specific target to hit for example :?:

Does anyone know where I can download a carb counting guide, i.e a document that lists all the foods and their associated carb value? I've mislaid mine. :?:

It varies but mainly speaking when my BG gets to around 7 0r below I start to feel shaky, hungry and generally just not right. These, for me are the early signs of a hypo. My BS has been on the high side since diagnosis and it's only in the last couple of months that I've stepped up my efforts...

I've forgotton to bring my Novorapid insulin to work twice this week. As a result I've had to make dashes home to fetch it which is a 20+ mile round trip. So I was wondering if I can keep a pen needle at work, but how long would it be good for unrefridgerated? There is no where to store it below...

I'm type 1 and I've got to go for a blood test shortly for my HbA1C. For the 1st time it says on the form that it's a fasting blood test. Is this right? All of my previous ones havn't said this so I havn't fasted. Would this ahve greatly affect my results? P.S How long are you meant to fast for?

Hello, Been reading this forum for a couple of weeks now and discovered from posting that a lot of diabetics (exclusively type 2 it seems) are being told they dont need a bg meter and subsequently not being given one by their GPs, Nurses? What's this all about. I know the test strips are...

Hello everyone, 1st posting, so here we go. I've been Type1 for 3 years now, done DAFNE early year last but I've largely forgotten everything I learnt there! Need a refresher, I really do. At time of writing this post I've got a BS of 18.5. I had lunch around noon-ish. What kind of corrective...