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    G.P refusing to give me my insulin

    I have just had this as well all my medication has gone to the minimum which includes only 50 test strips a month (I do have the libre but at times when these fail you need a backup)
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    Lows

    I tried doing a carb free day and found that I go high and keep needing fast acting so i think you are all right and I will separate them and also look at maybe splitting it so do some in the morning and some at night again. Thanks everyone for all the advice :)
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    Lows

    Hey, Just looking for some advice really. I am currently on novorapid at meals and have 17 units of Lantus at night with my evening meal. The problem I currently have is that even if I have a high carb meal and have a little novorapid (lately even a correction for high sugars and not counting...
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    Urgent any type1 diabetics tried metformin?

    I tried it twice and couldn't carry on after 3 days as it made me feel so ill I couldn't eat or drink at all and made my already terrible sugar level control even harder to control
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    Type 1: How many times do you have to test your blood sugar

    Thanks for this it is extremely helpful and will use it towards getting more strips as they base things on cost and not needs
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    Type 1: How many times do you have to test your blood sugar

    That's really interesting to know I will question them about that as I always have to think if there is enough to last and they also keep storing them in the fridge so will have to write a letter to them as calling is not getting anywhere does anyone else have this much hassle?
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    Type 1: How many times do you have to test your blood sugar

    I am based in Cambridgeshire and yes I'm under the NHS and I originally had only a couple of boxes and had to argue for more as they treated it like I have type 2 diabetes
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    Type 1: How many times do you have to test your blood sugar

    I would like to do mine more but I'm only allowed 200 strips every 4 weeks and considering my sugars are all over the place I just have to risk and not test and hope my body tells me when I'm not level
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    Highs/Lows/Something is wrong with my blood sugars the last 7 days...

    Could it be because you are dropping so quickly? A call for advice off someone may help. I find I feel really ill when I drop to quickly or go high to quickly
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    Finding Employment With Type 1

    Sorry to hear your having such a rough time I know how you feel about the job centre as they are very impractical as I was told to go and work in a shop 40+ hrs a week unpaid and to bike there which involved 2 dual carriage ways and 2 main rounder bouts and with poor blood sugar control. Have...
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    I Know It's Early But I Don't How Much I Can Take Of This!!!

    Sorry to hear your having a hard time it can be such a struggle sometimes. Have you tried going carb free for a day? Seeing if you are having something happen before your high. Hopefully you will feel better soon there are loads of people supporting you on here
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    Petition For Cgm Please Help!

    Signed it [emoji4] will be such a great help to reduce anxiety and also help parents with multiple children who have diabetes the list of benefits is endless
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    Strange high blood sugar warnings

    Yeah woke at 7.9 which is good
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    Strange high blood sugar warnings

    Yeah I try and get it down quickly it's just a recent started at least it's a clear sign and after 1.5 hour walk it came down to 7 [emoji2] it was lucky I was walking with someone else as they managed to stop me falling into the main road
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    Strange high blood sugar warnings

    I am usually around 15 when this starts to happen normally I just get tired
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    Strange high blood sugar warnings

    Hi everyone [emoji2] When my blood sugars are high I get really clumsy and trip over loads does anyone else get any strange warnings? I have been diabetic 16years and never experienced this before is it normal?
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    Type 1s: What Is/was Your Blood Sugar This Evening And This Morning ?

    @slip I know it's just crazy my insulin just isn't working right
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    Type 1s: What Is/was Your Blood Sugar This Evening And This Morning ?

    14.3 at evening meal and 15.8 this morning
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    Please tell me you get it too! Feeling fed up and lonely X

    Sorry to hear you are having such hard times. It's really difficult when medical practices don't communicate and can get very frustrating having to repeat everything over and over again but try and take a breath. Maybe a counsellor will help to deal with all the emotions or even just chatting on...