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Thank you everyone for your replies! @EllieM I have heard of the blucon and another device similar and I’m looking into it more now this is happening! But, like you said, the Libre can be inconsistent with blood tests when low (I always blood test when below 4 to see where I’m actually at) and...

I don’t even know if I’m really asking a question here... Since the weather has become more mild and breezey I’ve been having a lot of difficulty keeping my daytime blood sugars within range (they’re often between 11-15 no matter how much insulin I take and begin to rise as soon as I hit the 5...

Thank you everyone for your replies, I'd read everything online about the 'slight' stinging but wanted to make sure it really was SLIGHT. You know how these things tell porkies :) I'll definitely be wearing my sunglasses and no make up! And I'm glad I won't be completely blurred :) Thanks...

I have my first eye screening this week (Friday) and I'm already anxious over what actually happens. I understand that I'll be given eye drops that sting... How long does it sting for? Then they'll do all the pictures and everything that I have no problem with. My main worry is the blurring, I...

I definitely agree with the above, everything works differently for each person! Personally, I'm high carb - I eat bread, pasta and huge jacket potatoes - but I know some people's bodies go crazy with that. You'll work out what's good for you! Right now though, on set doses, you do need carbs...

Try and see if there's a trend with your hypo's too - write everything down. Even if it turns out you're doing everything wrong at least you'll be able to pin point it right away.

Are you currently on set doses through out the day? If so, it could be what is causing your hypo's and hypers. Eventually, you will be offered an appointment with a nutritionist who will explain carb counting to you (I highly recommend the carbs and cals book - it'll come in VERY handy). Right...

I'm currently at university and have been recieving DSA for the last 3 years due to an anxiety disorder, but next year I'll have to add on that I have diabetes. When you have the needs assessment, you can get some great stuff that might help out! One of the best things I got was a voice recorder...

The treat kitchen do an amazing range of diabetic sweets! They even have cola cubes! I bought a selection for my T2 Dad at christmas and he says they taste exactly the same as regular sweets. Personally, I stick to small amounts of regular chocolate... funsize packs of malteasers are only 12.1...

I would start by making an appointment with your GP so you can be put on antidepressants and also calling IAPTS if you are over the age of 18 (If not, your GP will refer you for counselling). Once you've got everything in place it will be far easier to tell your parents, and they will know...

The only problem I have with make-up bags is that they have no organisation, everything's just in there and my mind doesn't cope well with that haha. Thank you everyone for your replies though.

Ah that must be where I've been going wrong @JohnEGreen! I've been searching 'BG monitor case' and all that's ever come up with is monitors for sale.

Not really a serious topic, but I'm looking for a nice case to carry my BG monitor/test strips/ lancets/ lancing device and insulin pens/ needles. I was given one by the hospital, but it's not big enough to carry my insulin pens and right now they sort of just float around in my bag when I take...

My friend and I went out to dinner about a week after I was diagnosed, to Nandos (which are brilliant by the way because all of their carbs are available online). We were sat at a table where people were literally a ft away from me on both sides but I powered through, knowing that if I didn't do...

Don't worry about not knowing what you're doing for now, just make sure you're taking care of yourself and taking insulin as you've been told. Your dietician will probably want to discuss 'carb counting' with you, which is just as it sounds really, you count your carbs up and from that work out...

Thank you everyone for your replies! @azure I will certainly be looking up that book! I keep saying to my Mum that I am my pancreas now and not to worry about how much insulin I'm injecting as it's what my pancreas would have given me anyway if it didn't decide to go on a permenant holiday...

I'm being treated in Coventry as I'm staying at home with my parents right now. I wasn't really told what to do, other than phone them, but I tried ringing yesterday and was told just to ring 111. I have had an appointment with the diabetes nurse at my local GP and plan to make one again...

Hi! Four weeks ago I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes after being rushed to hospital experiencing laboured breathing... turned out to be DKA. There is no diabetes in my family at all, so this has come as a massive shock, I barely even knew what diabetes was before. The main reason I've...