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TMV wrote:- "6.9.... Again! So frustrated" Why the frustration? I understood that the medically recommended range of BG was from 5 to 7 fasting and 4 to 7 mmol/l before other meals. Why would anyone complain once the reading was within those limits? How I wish MY BG readings were within that...

So THAT'S how the other half lives! It's been a long time since my BG readings were so good! Life is very different for me since last October [first DKA in 45 years Type-1] - since then my BG seems to change randomly and VERY dramatically. It used to vary from 5 to about 10mmol/l, at most, with...

If you know exactly what you're going to have for your upcoming meal, you could reduce the spike by taking your insulin before the meal, rather than afterwards.

It's a very good survey - but, of course, it can be frustrating where one can't say 'I never would' when it's only 'Check all that apply'. I've never had an accident of ANY kind in 40 years of driving [all of it as a T1D] but I'm terrified that they'll create some unfair conditions for diabetics...

I had 3 incidents of DKA before Christmas and it lead to wild fluctuations in my BG readings ever since. That made me feel I had to test very frequently to spot - and stop - any trend towards an uncontrolled high BG. To avoid the nasty consequences on my poor fingertips, I took to testing on...

You really should not fret too much. As the 12th of June has not arrived yet, it'll be obvious to the medical staff that the meter has been reset accidentally - unless you really have got a time-machine to do your testing in the future...? LOL Just carry on and they'll see that all the readings...

I'm not familiar with the specific pump you mention, but some link with the CGM-meter to shut-off insulin when BG falls too far. In persuading your doctor to fund the CGM, I'd emphasise your concern about nighttime hypos - that should worry him/her too! I've been a Type-1 for 45 years, with a...

Like SRO, I had DKA late last year - first time in 45 years as a type-1 diabetic! This has produced chaotic variability in my BG readings since last October - but for today, it was 11.8 at breakfast, 10.4 at lunch and 8.5mmol/l at evening meal. Believe it or not, that's rather better than some...

Bluetit was spot-on about reading the dietary info on food packaging! When you're eating potatoes/chips etc. make a guess at the weight [you'll soon get very good at that!] and add 1/3 to your total for that meal. Aim to have roughly the same total of carbs at each of your three meals and keep...

I've eaten exactly the same breakfast for years - Crisped Rice with milk - allowing 40g carbs for the lot - but I find that my BG mid-morning varies hugely with tiny variations in the amount of activity. The point is that your body is not a machine and judging carbs Vs insulin and exercise is...

If you are hoping to avoid a diagnosis of Diabetes, then your best bet is to lose as much weight as you can before the test in August. The gestational Diabetes from 20 years ago will be much less 'relevant' as a possible cause than your current BMI. I'm overweight myself, so I know how hard it...

I'm sorry to hear that you have new and 'extra' unpleasant symptoms of a hypo - but, more to the point, you should be treating it earlier. Do a test when it's just at the 'kinda hungry' stage or, at the latest, when you first get 'anxious' - because a drop below normal BG can interfere quite...

At the end of May, a new EU accuracy standard for meters will be applied which will then be +or- 15%. In other words, with the new BETTER accuracy level, you could get a reading of 5 or 7 for an actual BG reading of 6mmol/l! The older meters [which most of us have] would be within their 'rights'...

It's very different for me - 9-10mmol/l is typical recently. 45 years as a Type-1, I often go low in the early hours of the morning - even if I don't become unconscious - so that's followed by the release of glucagon and my BG goes up before I rise in the morning.

I'm using an insulin pump and yet I have similar problems - in fact the time when I most often suffer a hypo is at 02:30 - when I don't wake up to the symptoms! I've been a Type-1 for 45 years and regularly suffer drops in BG just before lunch and evening meal - whether I've been 'active', or...

Allergy to the adhesive is a real possibility. I would always have told my doctors I had no allergy to anything - even after 45 years of Type-1 diabetes. Recently, though, I was tested for the HbA1C [beautifully done, no discomfort!] and the sticky-tape used afterwards to cover the pin-prick...

Low Blood Glucose should produce progressive symptoms - at 4 mmol/l you should feel hungry and maybe a little agitated. At 3.5 mmol/l you should start to feel noticeably nervous. At 3mmol/l you should start to feel some twitching in your muscles, leading to shaky hands and you should, by then...

Hi, I'm a Type-1 diabetic since 1971 [then aged 19] and since October 2015 [when I was hospitalized three times with DKA] my diabetes has been wildly out of control. It was not perfect before then but it was, at least, compatible with a good lifestyle. Now I'm having to test BG hourly by...