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I'd like to point out I'm a type 1 diabetic and attend Swansea University :)

Yes I done a urine sample and had blood taken prior to the review. Not many hypo's very very very rarely. All good and I just hope I can carry on and lead a normal long healthy happy life until I'm really old and grumpy! :)

Hey fellow diabetics. Many of you may have read about my struggle when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, good news is I've gotten used to it and have it under very good control. Don't get me wrong I still get the odd occasion when I hate myself for having it and hate my life but this is just...

Thanks for the help Cugila Soo really then keeping sugar levels before 4-9 and having good control is just like non-diabetic's then?

Hey all, I play 5 a side football twice/three times a week and before I begin I test my sugar levels are always been 5-8mmol which is fine. After the football I'm always between 10-14mmol, which is high obviously. Just wondering if this high sugar level will cause any complications etc? My...

The dvla have been informed and his license has been returned, he scored 2.9 before lunch because he went for a run in the morning after breakfast. Forgot to mention it. He is always caution before driving and checks etc. He is recognising hypo's and treats them with lucozade tabs etc.

Yes he drives and he checks everytime before he goes to drive short/long distance. He is recognising it now (hands shake etc) and he treats it and rechecks.

Yes he always tests regurly for ketones when high blood sugar. Yes correct, stopped humalog before meals and still takes lanthus once a day. He is not recognising hypos and is very active throughout the day doing various stuff; gym, football, university and work etc. He doesnt have a pen with...

Sorry i'll use this as a joint account. His diabetic nurse told him to stop injecting before meals but to still take his 6 units of Lanthus 24 hours and Humalog short acting before meals. For example on Sunday when waking he scored 5.5 before breakfast he injected 1 unit of Humalog then at lunch...

We, us parents are concerned for our son's diabetes.. he is at the end of his tether.. is there any advice that anybody can give because his bloods keep going up and down, he has been told not to inject insulin before meals? Can you tell us where we're going wrong? Thankyou.

With the 100 i got once i get down to 20, ill put my prescription in for another 100 and keep it going and going, if they moan ill ask for 200 haha!

Good news. Went to see my gp this morning and he's changed my prescription from 50 strips to 100 and he asked me how long 100 will go for and I said depends on when I test, explained to him before driving, exercise, food etc etc he said when you need them they are here for you :) Happy I'm...

Yes I will. I will check before driving at all times, the doctor will have to supply more strips to every diabetic that needs them. Because without any doubt we do 100%. Quick question though on the checking front, when checking i got told to get cold water on a tissue whip the finger im...

That is very true i wasnt going to decline doing it? I will check before driving and my control is getting better. I wish you'd give me some credit tbh. The strips are very hard to get as many doctors etc think 3-4 times a day is more than enough.

I recently diagnosed as type 1 and only recently had my license back, it says everytime you go to drive a car (short or long) test before driving...surely this is going to be abit of a pain if you just going down the road or havent got the time or you can recognise your not in a hypo mode?

Mhmmm its a very confusing matter, I was diagnosed last month and I thought it was just sugar intake you had to reduce, not carb intake. I personally would say I eat a lot of carbs but spaced out throughout the day, say around 30-40grams per meal something a lot more. I also think that as carb...

Thats very true, god i can't wait to get to the carbo counting in mid feb :D Going to benefit more so much ill be able to eat carbs but would have learnt how much to inject to cover that meal etc :) Thanks guys!

Right me again, just a question that I think I may know the answer to haha! I had egg sandwiches in wholemeal bread x 2 for lunch and 2 rich tea biscuits. I injected 2units of humalog insulin for this meal. 2 hours after lunch I scored 5.8 which is goood. 1 hour and half after the last check...

Any idea why after football I scored from 5.7 to 9.1? Was it the foot entering the bloodstream and the exercise?

Just checked again before supper and it was 6.6 at 10.30pm to hours after being 9.1 and 5.7 before football