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Hi The last three or four days, in the late afternoon my blood sugar has been shooting up into the mid to high 30s, and refusing to come down again. For example, at 8.30 this evening it was 31.9. 6 hours and 34 units of insulin later ...29.9. I suppose I should be grateful it’s actually gone...

Hi all, Hoping to pick the brains of the more Northern among you. I'm moving to Glasgow in September, and I'm wondering what the CCG is like? Are they going to demand I have a cheap meter, or will they be happy for me to keep my AccuChek? Specifically, does anyone know if they are pump...

Hi all, I've just had my eye screening again. I've been doing this for 6 years, but this time they said "we'll invite you back again in 2 weeks", which I have never heard before. I am now becoming mildly hysterical, thinking it means they saw something bad. Like most people, I am fairly...

Why is it that, in hospitals, where they should know better, they insist on pricking your finger right on the pad, where it is most painful, rather than on the sides? Every. Single. Hour.

On days where I feel brave enough for breakfast, I often have natural yoghurt, which as you will know can be quite tasteless. I have seen many people say they include frozen berries, which sounds great, but I have a daft question. What do you do with them? Do you get some out the night before...

In the early hours of Saturday morning I woke up with a stinking headache, so bad that I couldn't get back to sleep, and I decided to take something for it. I'm visiting my parents at the moment, so that meant soluble paracetemol. I went to bed with sugars of 5.9, and I woke up at 18.3. Does...

Hi everyone :) I finally have my initial pump assessment appointment next week. However, my DSN has warned me that she thinks I am quite likely to get turned down because of my... colourful... mental health history (still take antidepressants now) making me seem like a 'high risk patient', who...

I currently use a Freestyle Libre, and I love it. However, I've just had my second dodgy sensor in a row - this one wouldn't even start up, and the accuracy is not always fantastic. I also like the idea of getting alerts when I'm going to low, as particularly when it is hot like it has been...

So, I'm on my 4th urine infection in 4 months. Although, you could technically call this 3 part 2, since I was on antibiotics last week, and I'm not convinced it ever went away, especially since the GP gave me the same antibiotics as I had last time, about four weeks ago. I also think that this...

What it says on the tin really. I would love a pump, but my DSN is dead set against it, but won't really give me any solid reason, apart from the fact that 'my mental health is a bit suspect'. I could point out that the diabetes contributes to that... A bit of background. Have been T1 for 5...

Was wondering if anybody else suffers from frequent or recurrent urine infections? I ask because I'm on my second in the space of about eight weeks, and I'm aware that having diabetes can make you more prone to them. Does anybody have any hot tips for avoiding them, or have anything that helps...

So I'm a third year biochemistry student in the middle of exam season, and today I had a hypo in the middle of an exam! I couldn't see for twenty minutes, which was a bit annoying. I had some jellybabies, but I can't test in the exam, because my meter is not allowed in the room, so I couldn't...

Hi all @Charlotte2580 and I bumped into each other on another thread where diabetic meetups were being discussed, and we happened upon the problem that there isn't really anything up north! Anyway, we can't be the only two diabetics in the north east corner of England, so the question is are...