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  1. claire_786

    Diabetes of hormones (women)

    OK I have to let this out.. So with us women our hormones go up and down every month and with me during certain times of the month like just after my period my blood sugars go on a mad one and most of the time can be high and about 2 weeks after that my readings then become perfect...so does...
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    dvla question 3b hypos

    so im reading the dvla diabetes form and on question 3b it says Have you had an episode of hypoglycaemia? Yes No If you have answered NO, do not answer questions 3c, 3d, 3e and 3f. Go straight to Section 2: Special Controls (see overleaf) what exactly does it mean... im confused
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    Telling dvla about diabetes

    So I passed my driving over a year ago and just started thinking about driving as my husband are i doing different shifts and he is sick of picking and dropping me to work, so I think the main thing they are worried about is hypos and I've been diabetic for 6 years now and I never passed out...
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    Hba1c gone up doing ivf fet

    So last year my hba1c was 9.2 and it went down to 7.3 and I just got my latest results today and it's 7.5. My blood sugar levels have been excellent later. I am doing medacated frozen embryo transfer and I am half way through it. So do the drugs get your HbA1c up. I'm feeling a bit gutted as I'm...
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    when to take levemir (slow acting)

    so im currently on nights at the moment, and i take my levemir at 8pm and when i finish at 07.30 in the morning i go to sleep and i wake to about 01:30pm and that is when i have my breakfast but most of the time my levels can be 15 when i wake up, but throughout my night shift my levels are...
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    Diabetic eyetest and small changes to eye

    So I had my yearly diabetic eye test not long ago, and got the results and it says there is small changes to the eyes but you won't need treatment. It's just getting my worried, cause last year my hba1c was 9.2 and now it's 7.2. So I have been trying my best to get it down. And and have I got...
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    supplies for long holiday outside uk

    so i will be going on holiday on the 12th september for 6 weeks, and i test about 5 times a day so im expecting to test a bit more while im away outside uk, and i need to have about 8 boxes of strips, im going to the gp and wednesday so that will include the days before my holiday aswell as i...
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    type 1 and going under general anaesthetic

    hi everyone, so maybe on friday i will be going under general anaesthetic for about half an hour, and they told me not to eat 7 hours before the procedure, so that is not eating 2:00am and it starts at 09:00 in the morning so any tips on how to avoid hypos and even going too high
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    latest hba1c results in and ivf

    so i have my hba1c results from last thursday and its 7.6... so it going down and im happy... and ive spoken to my diabetes nurse to see if i can start my ivf next month, and by that time i will have another hba1c done... so she will speak to the specialist at the birmingham women's tomorrow...
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    high blood sugar readings on that time of month? for the ladies.

    ok so i recently had that time of the month and a few days before it started my blood sugars was going high and that time came and went and about 2 weeks my blood sugars were high (but not too high), which made me really depressed and now the last few days my blood sugars are back to normal does...
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    new hba1c results are in... should i feel gutted about it

    ok so got my new hba1c results and its 7.9% now and it was 8.1% 5 weeks ago ...im just thinking could it of been lower.... ive changed my diet, i dont have milk in my porridge which is keeping me stable in the morning and not getting me high reading after, and im doing low carbs for lunch still...
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    disappointed with hba1c...only down by 0.1%

    ok so i just got my hba1c results today and on the 12th of march it was 8.2% and 4 weeks later its 8.1%... ive been trying soo hard with walking a lot, eating the right food with no extras and no sweets and my overall blood glucose was good... i have another appointment in another 4 weeks...
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    hba1c lowering for ivf

    Ok so my ivf has been delayed cause of my hba1c which I'm gutted about... so I've been working hard to lower it down and it was 9.2 in November and 8.8 in February and 2 weeks ago 8.2 so I am doing some think right and trying soo hard to get it to 7% but now I understand why it should be low and...
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    ran out of insulin and out of the city

    hi everyone in type 1 and i live in birmingham and im in manchester at the moment till the 12, the problem is that im running out both of my insulin so if i show my repeat prescription to the pharmacy can they give me the insulin that i need ...or if i havent got my prescription slip on me...