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Hi I've been a Type 1 diabetic for 32 years and really you just have to get on with it. Mostly it doesn't stop me doing stuff, I just have to be aware and test my BG a lot. I've walked 7 miles this morning and had to test 3 times and eat chocolate etc to get my BG up, nice chocolate but...

Hi, I've had quite a battle with my PCT and surgery but my MP has been great, he wrote to CE of PCT and got agreement for me to stay on current insulins 'as I am well controlled' and also that their target was to get '50% of diabetics on to the new meter. My surgery was effectively threatened...

Hi, I'm a Type 1 diabetic for 30 years and today I went to collect more Accu-chek BG test strips only to be told that all diabetics at our surgery now have to have a TRUEResult Twist meter and strips, this has been decided by the Berkshire PCT. When I first heard about this a couple of months...

Hi I am now 64 and have been a Type 1 diabetic for 31 years. I'm fit, run a few miles 3 or 4 times a week, walk lots, do pilates and am fitter than people 20 years younger. If diabetics lose 20 years off their lives I wouldn't still be here! I retired a year ago and am busy doing stuff all...

Hi Harry It can be devastating when you are first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes but there are lots of us around who have had it for a long time so anything you want to know, just ask and someone is bound to have an answer. There is nothing like living with diabetes for a fast learning curve...

Hi Emmaa Every diabetic has good days and bad days, trust me! You can eat the same food, do the same amount of exercise and your blood sugars can be totally different, you just have to adjust your fast acting insulin to control it. It really is a day by day thing. Tell Harry who was talking...

If your young son is drinking as much as you say you need to get his blood glucose checked out as soon as possible. The fact that you had gestational diabetes indicates a possibility of your son having diabetes, let's hope it isn't but the sooner you find out the safer for your son. Regards...

Hi Durwyn, you must take a cereal bar or some sweets or chocolate when you go out walking as your blood sugar can drop suddenly with walking. I keep Nature's Best bars in the pockets of all my jackets as I have also been caught out with a hypo when walking so prevention is best. No hard and...

Re: how rude is your GP is so upset with the way I was treat That's really bad and I suggest you write to the Practice Manager telling him that you overheard the conversation and that they both showed no understanding of your concerns over high BG's and should have been more professional. If...

Hi Ebony One unit of fast acting insulin can certainly work if you need to bring down your blood glucose but don't try to go too low at bedtime in case you go hypo during the night. I also correct by upping my long acting night time insulin by 2 units if I need to so I ensure my morning BG is...

Hi From what I have been told if you start off as type 1 or type 2 that is what you are classed as. Type 2 diabetics may be controlled by diet, diet and tablets or with diet and an injection of long acting insulin at night to keep your basal rate under control. Same controls apply whichever...

Re: Recently Diagnosed, have no idea what it means and Pregn Hi Gestational diabetes is when you are diabetic due to the stresses of pregnancy but the diabetes goes once you give birth. It probably would mean that you have a tendency towards diabetes so a good diet is essential without too...

Hi Ebony I am Type 1 and my recent HBA1C was 6.6 which pleases my GP no end. I am strict with my diet and go running 4 times a week and walk a lot. Exercise is vital in reducing the amount of insulin you need and making you fitter, plus you feel a lot better about yourself. When you've run...

Hi you are not alone as a teenager refusing to believe you are really diabetic but you CAN'T ignore it or you are really storing up trouble for yourself. If you test your blood sugar regularly you can keep track of where you are and still do exercise and most things you want to do. The upside...

Hi Dani-a, suggest you write to your local Primare Health Care Trust and explain the problems you are having with your GP who is being really unhelpful. Before you do that you could also ask at your surgery if there is a GP there who is interested in diabetes and who might be able to help you...

Hi Mandi, I've been diabetic for 30 years and I inject short acting insulin in the top of my left leg, lower buttock and the long acting Lantus in my right lower buttock. I've never had any soreness in either site and you don't really feel it there either, a real plus! You shouldn't need to...

Hi, the hot weather can have really bad effects on your insulin levels, worth having less during periods of very hot weather, you can always adjust your short acting insulin if you need to. I had a bad hypo out walking in the hot weather that took me by surprise so unfortunately it's all part...

Hi there, it's common for your insulin needs to change with your hormones and hot weather can make you need less insulin too. Pretty much everything can affect your insulin levels, unfortunately it's down to experience and experiment. If your blood sugars regularly drop near your periods try...

Hi, I'm Type 1 and prefer to run in the early morning before I have any insulin, this works well for me and perhaps you could do this by taking a breakfast bar with you to eat on the train? I find you have to be really careful about what cereals you eat, carbohydrate and sugar content can work...

Hi, your Hypo is not unusual, unfortunately. Different cereals followed by walking or other exercise can be enough to make your blood sugar drop, just be aware of the symptoms and never go out without taking a cereal bar or some sweets with you just in case. I have Type 1 diabetes and have...