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Hi, My diabetes control has been plummeting for a while now between meals and during the night. I've had several bouts of high and low sugars without reason. I've been offered a change in long acting insulin from lantus to toujeo. Advice please on the pros over lantus? Is it still lantus as...

Hi, I've been using fiasp since August apart from the usual highs and lows i get I've not had a problem but since coming away on holiday to Australia I've been getting some very high readings mainly after meals and high temperatures. Temperatures have been getting hotter +30c now and highs are...

I've just been approved a grant for an insulin pump due to me getting hypos for abour 10-12 hours a day 5 days a week and lantus can not be reduced anymore. I have a physical job which includes heavy lifting and walking. Can someone please explain which insulin pump they found most useful i.e...

Hi, Is anyone having to take 80mg statins. I'm confused as my cholesterol level was 5.5 only .5 above the correct level but been prescribed 80mg forca start but understand blood clots and diabetes doesn't go well. I'm a type 1 diabetic and have been for 21 years and am starting to get higher...

This probably been asked a 1000 times. I haveBlueberries blackberries and strawberries left over. Was thinking of making some jam. I've seen a few recipes but it doesn't tell me which sweetner is best. I know all sweetners have a slightly different taste or can anyone point me in the right...

I'm currently having to take intravenous steroids for thyroid eye disease but as some of you are probably aware steroids raise blood sugars. I'm stuck though as my lantus has been raised to constant fight off the high sugars for 48 to 72 hours. If i go above 40 units I hypo for up to 72 hours...

Hey, I know this has probably been covered a 100 times. I'm going on a Sadie course soon so I can get a insulin pump and to stop my dawn phenomenon too but was advised to get scales to count fruit mainly as the rest I can get off Google my fitness pal carbs and cals etc. Can anyone recommend a...

Every morning my sugars rise even though i have been flat all through the night in fact from when i got to bed to when i wake up it has dropped by 1.5 to 2 as in from 7 to 5 and so on but when i get out of bed my sugar levels rise to doubles sometimes. This seems to heca problem for me 6 out if...

I know chinese food is full of bad fats and sugars but is there any dishes I should avoid entirely? Or what dishes are best to keep to. Unfortunately my father eats only certain dishes i.e chicken curry sweet and sour chow mein egg fried rice chop suey which at a guess is very poor for a type 1...

I dropped my lantus autopen with my lantus inside(brand new cartridge too :-( does this stop its proficiency) as sugars seem to be a lot higher in the teens plus 20's sometimes upon wake up and keeps increasing. I took a correction dose but it just didn't flatten me out kept rising again...

I'm attempting the coffee loaf on the diabetic 2016 cookbook. Can anyone tell me what they mean by cold expresso. Can i buy it as a cold ecpresso or can i make it out of instant expresso granules or what is best to use. Thanks.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for making cakes/biscuits with Stevia. Is there a tastier sweetner to use? Also who is the author of the book. Think like a pancreas?

I saw my diabetic nurse a few weeks back and yesterday. She advised me to inject in the thight and abdomen(makes me cringe). I am too skinny no bum no fat not a mm of fat on me as a result my insulin is not being absorbed properly especially my background insulin. Every morning my sugars are...

Can anyone recommend a great tasting wholemeal bread. I'm more of a white loaf fan. I've been told Alisons loaf is great. Any other ideas woukd be great? Thanks in advance. [emoji3] Sent from my SM-G935F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

I'm trying to put some weight on. I've bought almonds as been told there good for weight gain and healthy. I've found them boring. What can i do to make them a bit tastier? Sent from my SM-G935F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Does anyone get really tired and energy less? What can i do to get some life back in me? Sent from my SM-G935F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

It was suggested to me i may have high blood sugars in the night/morning as my body is sugar dumping. How do I avoid it or decrease the amount of sugar dumping. Sent from my SM-G935F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Are fitness protein drinks ok to put weight on for type 1diabetics if so what is recommended. Thanks Sent from my SM-G935F using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

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Though been diabetic for over 20 years now I'm very new to carb counting and calculating carbs. I have fitness pal and carbs and cals app but nowhere does work out homemade food. Forgive me for being stupid but what ingredients are classed as carbs when making homemade bread so can work out...