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  1. HeatherJoy_

    Injection site routine

    I use my right arm and leg and stomach for novorapid and my left leg for lantus unless im out then i use my left arm
  2. HeatherJoy_

    Injecting in public?

    I just get on with it now. A few weeks after i was diagnose i went to alton towers and was injecting and someone started shouting druggy and things like that at me, i was only 13, so my dad (not so politely) told them where to go! Doesnt bother me now, my best friend makes silly comments...
  3. HeatherJoy_

    Survey based on blood glucose meters

    Thanks everyone i have enough now so please dont waste your time filling this in :)
  4. HeatherJoy_

    Lantus background sting?!

    Make sure its something your diabetes team agree to worked for me though
  5. HeatherJoy_

    Lantus background sting?!

    Nope doesnt feel any different to the shorter one to be honest
  6. HeatherJoy_

    Lantus background sting?!

    I went to my diabetes team about this and they gave me slightly longer needles (8mm instead of 5mm) pain has pretty much gone since!
  7. HeatherJoy_

    Diabetes getting too much

    I had a similar problem when taking my GCSEs a few years back where i couldnt keep my levels stable not matter how hard i tried, several lows followed by stupidly high results. This lead to me having a hypo during an exam, things only got worse that day as I raised my hand to explain to an...
  8. HeatherJoy_

    Survey based on blood glucose meters

    Hello everyone! Im currently studying at Nottingham Trent University. I am doing a project which involves blood glucose monitoring and was wondering if possible could you all help me out and take this survey please? Thank you to everyone who helps me out and if anyone does anything similar feel...
  9. HeatherJoy_

    Does anyone agree?

    Thank you Yes i remember these havent seen them recently
  10. HeatherJoy_

    Does anyone agree?

    Thank you so much
  11. HeatherJoy_

    Does anyone agree?

    Going to be a bit cheeky here, Im doing a university project about making a more compact blood glucose meter since i have a similar problem with carrying everything in my bag, if anyone has a spare few minutes could they fill it in? https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2Q6S2QL Sorry for being cheeky...
  12. HeatherJoy_

    Does anyone agree?

    This one actually sums me up
  13. HeatherJoy_

    Does anyone agree?

    Even after 7 years my best friend still cant get her head around the fact that if i go low i have to eat something sugary not take insulin no matter how many times i explain! Coming to uni and meeting people for the 1st time and having to explain it over and over again was such a chore! But when...
  14. HeatherJoy_

    High when exercising?

    My sugars normally crash between am hour and 12hours after exercise, my diabetes team told me this is normal amd so is a slight rise in sugars during exercise