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Thanks for all the replies, they're really appreciated. A quick correction on my original post, I may have gotten it wrong when I said; "Doctors and Diabetes Nurses tend to class them as whenever your blood sugar is below 3"... It was a paramedic that mentioned it but he could of actually...

Hi, first post on here in a while...anyway I always classed a hypo as when you 'wake up' with a couple of paramedics and half of your family standing round you - all with various types of sugar/glucose etc etc in their hands. But Doctors and Diabetes Nurses tend to class them as whenever your...

Thanks Jo, that makes sense. I find it difficult to eat anything until at least an hour after waking up. I know I should and I'm going to start trying(soon anyway). And concerning the diabetes nurse Chris. The last 4 or 5 times I've been to see one, it's been at my local doctors, and I...

Optium Xceed. It's by far the best one I've had so yes, I'd definitely recommend it.

Anyone else find that their blood sugar can rise without having anything to eat or drink in the morning ? If on waking up my blood sugar is say 5.5, if I don't have anything to eat or drink and check it again maybe about an hour later it will more often than not have shot up to about 12.0 or...

Hi and thanks. I actually saw the nurse on Friday(6-monthly check up) and she told me to phone the podiatrist as well. But I probably won't get an appointment for a couple of months so I was just wondering whether anyone has the same sort of problems and what they do to prevent or treat them...

Hi, I'm type 1 and have been for almost 7 years now. I've always had problems with my feet - mainly blisters - and was wondering whether anyone has got advice on good ways to prevent or treat them effectively. Can diabetics use anti-blister gel ? Any good socks that have worked well for you ...