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You can of course, if you have severe hypos or frequent hypos, drain the Liver and it cannot produce any sugar release, to aid recovery, this is often overnight and why Diabetics still end up in Casualty. Frequent Hypos are very dangerous, and can cause brain damage or worse, if Frequent...

Unfortunately my lowest Blood Sugar reading lately has been 0.6 but I was unconscious at the time in bed, woke up with paramedics at side of my bed trying to bring it up. Got taken to A&E when we couldn't get it above 1.0. I've had type 1 diabetes for over 50 years, on an insulin pump for last...

What a croc of **** that statement is re Lifestyle bring a cause of type 1 diabetes. I have had it for over 50 years now and was diagnosed just before my 5th birthday, due to rapid loss of weight and kept "falling asleep" then waking up and carrying on as before, so I've been told. I know many...

You should always have fairly frequent blood tests for under active thyroid, at minimum once a year. It can change drastically, common effects that you need more drugs is putting on unexplained weight, tiredness, lack of motivation, the list goes on, but if in any doubt a blood test can be done...

It should be easy to put on weight with type 1. Generally more difficult to loose it. Best people to discuss this with are your Diabetes Specialist nurse at hospital, your diabetes consultant and Dietian.

You should be measuring rather than two sips which means you have no idea of amount of Carbohydrate going in. If very small sips I wouldn't think you are taking enough to bring you around without returning to hypo shortly afterwards. I have similar problem as you, but on a Insulin pump, and had...

If worried about what to take when having a hypo, stick with a 200ml small carton of Orange Juice (or other types of fruit) from concentrate, as these only have natural sugars and contain 20g of Carbohydrate in each 200ml carton, regardless of manufacturer or supermarket, less calories than...

Fruit juice in this instance is defined as either Fresh Natural Fruit Juice with nothing added like Tropicana, or fruit juice from concentrate, anything with water added to juice and any sugars added such as fruit juice drinks, which are not natural sugars, will be taxed, qmost of the named...

I've been on 1000mg x twice daily Metformin for many years now together with being on a Insulin Pump. I appear every few months to get a couple of weeks of sickness and feeling ill, but then seems to return to normal till it happens again. I have told GP send Insulin Pump clinic, their only...

I purchase my Cannulas, reservoirs etc direct and are delivered to my home address. The Pump is purchased and paid for by my Diabetic Clinic (NHS) but they cannot afford cannulas/Reservoirs/inserters and accessories, but fully monitor me under NHS. The continuous carbohydrate readings from the...

I've been on 2 X 500mg Metformin Tablets for around 12 years now and am a Type 1 diabetic with a 24/7 insulin pump. I take them before food by about 60-80 minutes to try and stop the sickness now. (Not working). It all started In the last few months, I get really painful cramps that I cannot...

Mine @ 09:15 this morning was 5.8mmol/ml I am on a Insulin Pump for better control 24/7. I have noticed that some have stated below 5.0 for their blood sugar reading, if you are driving to work or at anytime, the law now states your blood sugar must be above above 5.0 at all times you are...

If you visit Wales and either need a prescription or bring one with you to Wales you will be charged as in England. If you have an English Exemption Certificate, I'm not currently sure if altered, you use to have to pay the charge and then claim it back in England, as two different health...

I have been a Diabetic Type 1 for 50 years next year and have only ever had one card, and never renewed it. Oops. But being a resident in Wakes I assume you don't need one? No one pays for prescriptions, no one has to sign the back of a prescription or otherwise, as long as your registered...

There is a set of tables of the different type of readings on The Diabetes.co.uk site. It shows good/bad results, where you should aim for. You can compare the results which you may be given with others by referring to this useful information. Different Drs and Hospitals seem to set different...

That's the same for many now I should think, order on Computer, and delivered by Chemist, but I have to sign for my Morphine, but nothing else as described earlier.

Hiya, I joined yesterday and not sure how I missed this Forum before, as coming up for Fifty years with Insulin Contolled Diabetes T1, now using Pump method of delivery and how things have changed over all those years. Some things come and go and then get launched again as something new thirty...

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In Wales it is slightly different to England, as everyone that resides in Country does not pay any prescription charges. I have been on Insulin for fifty years next year and even in Wales use to have a Exemption Certificate. I don't know what happens now "legally" in England, when visiting and...