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Hello Strachan 1 I also had extreme hair loss my dearly beloved started on about buying a wig but luckily it stopped falling out and has nearly all returned. Katrina

Hello DCUKMod No we have no idea of what bit me. I live in the South of England so nothing exotic. I have never had any problems with bites in the past. I doubt it would be a tic as they tend to hang on and burrow in with their heads. Katrina

Hi Odin the bites happened in this country just before I was hospitalised - I have two rough collie dogs and we walk through various terrains pasture, orchards and arable land. I have no idea what bit me but usually like everyone else they just come and go but not this time. No discussion took...

I was hospitalised for infected bites on my back requiring an operation to remove the infected flesh etc (yuk). I was put straight onto insulin administered by the nurses to start with. Whilst in hospital - three week stay - I had three consecutive hypos in the mornings and the following evening...

Thank you all for your replies. Some interesting things here. I suppose at present I should run with what I am doing and go from there.

Ok so now I am very confused. Last year in August I was hospitalised with insects bites on my back which were operated on and at the same time was diagnosed with T1 diabetes - blood sugar level of high 30s and a measurement of 113 ketones. This was a shock but ok as all of you out there have...

Thank you for all your replies there is interesting advice there which I will investigate further. Thanks again Katrina

Really pleased. Reading on diagnosis August 16 13% (113 yes I was very poorly) this week 6/7% (47). Hopefully down further next time.

Thank you azure. Yes I have the book I also have the carbs and cals book which is never far from my kitchen. Katrina

Thank you everyone. I know it is up to me to take a different route but it is hard not to see a similarity and let it get you down. I do have pretty good levels - in fact having read other threads I think I am doing quite well - my levels are usually around 4.8 to 6 during the day and when I...

Hi, I was diagnosed with T1 in August of last year after an operation on a badly infected insect bite on my back - I haTd been feeling tired etc for a couple of weeks. When I came round and realised I was going to live I was told about the T1 and that my blood sugar level had been 40 and my...

Hi HoneyBea, I was diagnosed in August last year and suffered from diarrhoea from the word go - I had an operation for an infected insect bite and came round to find a large wound on my back and a T1 diagnosis. For the first few months they kept saying it was the antibiotics. I also had a...

Thank you Struma, I read these and they are interesting I think I need talk to the diabetic doctor when I go for my review. Katrina

Thanks Tony Think I would need to change docs to get that done - I was basically told to take the tablets and manage it. But will take it up when I go for my review at the hospital in June. If I can keep to being at its worst late evening until then at least I can enjoy taking my dogs out...

Sorry to take so long to reply - laptop packed up. I am keeping it fairly well under control in that it usually only flares up at about 8 in the evening for a couple of hours which is when I think my Lantus runs out and pushes my b s up. I am looking into changing the one dose of Lantus to two -...

Hi I have also suffered with very similar problems to you and have been tested coeliacs and told it was not that. My doctor believes it is autonomic neuropathy and there is no test for it. I keep it nearly under control with immodium type products and alpha lipoic acid supplement and try very...

Thank you everyone. I have been tested for coeliac and indeed although I did not test positive tried a gluten free diet for 3 months and it did not make a difference - I have still got loads of GF flour in the cupboard from the experiments with GF bread. Going back on to gluten containing...

Hi Yep tested and passed as ok. Thank you

Just looked on the complications sections and I should be calling it Autonomic Neuropathy

Thank you everyone I tried the intolerance route and nothing made any difference. I was diagnosed last year (at the age of 60) after an emergency operation for an infected insect bite and they put it down to the amount of antibiotics I had to have. But according to the experts this should now...