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    virus

    i think im coming down with a virus my first one since diagnoses 3 weeks ago what am i to expect are my bs going to go wild are might they just be normal i know everyones different but ive heard horror stories about catching things and diabetes
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    carb counting

    anyone else please
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    carb counting

    hi billybadger im not going to lol but im on a low carb diet due to wanting to lose some weight but i thought you have to inject insulin what ever you eat but she said not
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    carb counting

    Hi ive been on a carb counting course today and she told me if im only eating salad and low carb veg like cabbage sprouts and so on ive no need to inject insulin before my meal i was shocked when she said this
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    nuts

    High ive just been looking at nuts on my carbs and cal app and it says walnuts are1g per 30g portion and brazil nuts are the same is it true or am i reading wrong
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    background insulin

    hi i rang her this morning and she told me to put it up from 5 to 6 so we will see if that makes a difference x
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    nuts

    thanks everyone your all so helpful x
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    nuts

    Hi i love nuts but wont they send my sugars high
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    Honeymooning?

    im newly diagnosed 2 weeks and i would like to know too you wre lucky to get an information pack i got nothing only insulin and needles and blood tester x
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    background insulin

    thank for your relies i will give her a ring tmoz x
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    background insulin

    Hi my diabetic nurse put my night time background insulin levemir from 4 to 5 units last thursday and its made no difference at all to my morning readings which are between 9 and 10 im not seeing her for 2 weeks what do i do shall i ring her monday do i increase it myself or just wait till i...
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    bs after argument

    ive just had a few harsh words with my partner mine were harsher than his lol about his lack of support my bs are around 5 or 6 this time of day but they were 7 when i checked can being upset push my sugars up a bit
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    background insulin

    i injected it into my thigh and my skin bubbled up and it bled which it doesnt usually do so im wondering if i bled some out it was like a bruised lump as if the insulin hadnt disperced
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    background insulin

    im on levemir background insulin
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    background insulin

    hi i went to the hospital yesterday and my diabetic nurse is very pleased with my progress i was reading 26 12 days ago now with the help of levimir and novorapid my numbers are between 11 and 7 mainly 7 8 my nurse uped my background insulin from 2 to 5 units at night time because they are still...
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    changing your needle

    hi do you have to change your needle every time you inject your insulin
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    confused

    thankyou all x
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    confused

    its not strenuous exercise put its exercise im not used that time in a morning because i dont usually get up before 9 oclock
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    confused

    hi ive been diagnosed a week today with diabetes dont know which one at the moment well ive started back to work this morning cleaning at our local school which is 5 minutes walk im a up and out person so am washed and out within 20 mins im on background insulin levemir which i took this...
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    Moving in and out of ketosis

    i though ketosis was bad for you i dont understand im new and im still trying to get my ketones down could someon please explain x