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Thanks for all the advice....my levels continued to go all over the place and then this evening I started to feel very tired and achey. When my husband came home from work he mentioned that it could all be due to the flu jab that I had yesterday!!!!!! I totally forgot that I'd had it and that...

Many thanks for your replies :D After I had my hypo this morning (9am) I took 2 glucose tablets then had a piece of wholemeal toast. My BG level before lunch at 1pm was 10 Lunch consisted of a banana, 2 slices of wholemeal bread, plain crisps and a yogurt. I have the same lunch every day...

I had my usual lunch today and took 7 units of humalog, again as per usual. Two hours later and I started feeling tired and thirsty so took my levels and found they were at 19 ! What would cause this? I had my usual breakfast and again my usual 2 units but not long after I had a hypo with a BG...

Is it harmful to have a "treat" everyday, eg. choc biscuit or slice of cake as long as you tag it on the end of a meal and take sufficient insulin to cover it?

Many thanks for all your replies, you've all been very kind and helpful :D I know it's early days for me and I've a lot of learning to do, some days I handle all this better than others. I think once I'm out of the honeymoon period, it will become much easier to control. Thank you carbsrock...

Hi, I've been type 1 for 5 months and when I was first diagnosed my diabetic nurse informed me that I had to tell the DVLA and also my Insurance company that I was now a diabetic. I sent the forms off to DVLA and now have a 3 year driving licence. I went to see the Insurance company to let them...

Hi, I'm a Type 1 diabetic, diagnosed late last year. I think I'm still in the honeymoon period as only on approximately 9 units of Humalog a day plus 3 units of Lantus at night :? Before I was diagnosed I had a real sweet tooth, loved my custard tarts, cheesecake, chocolate biscuits and...

Hello and welcome cowmigator :D

See? All so confusing...thanks again.

Many thanks for your replies :) To be honest I'll be so glad when I'm no longer in honeymoon and can work out my ratios more accurately...it's all so confusing. Think best thing to do is try not to snack in the evening, unless it's fruit or nuts.....oh I so miss my chocolate biscuits though :(

I'm relatively new to all this, only diagnosed last November. Still in the "honeymoon period" so only on low doses of insulin 4 times a day. My question is, once I have taken my insulin to cover my evening meal ( which is usually around 4.30/5pm what do I do if I want to have a snack later on in...

Hi Libbyloo and welcome (I'm new too!) When I first found out that I was diabetic last November, I too had lost a lot of weight ( a stone in 2 weeks ) and I'm very slim already. They treated me initially as a Type 2 and put me on Gliclazide which brought my levels down initially but then they...

Many thanks for all your replies, I feel better already!! :D It's nice to come on here and find people who are all going through the same thing, it can sometimes feel like a very isolating condition can't it?

Hi Ken, thanks for the warm welcome :D

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Hello! I've been lurking outside for a while and thought maybe it was time for me to come in from the cold.....you all seem very helpful, and I could certainly do with some advice. Well,..I'm 47 and was diagnosed with Type 1 last November. It was totally unexpected, I went to the doctor after...