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Hi can some one advice I’m going into hospital on 16 September for knee surgery I’m type 1 diabetic. I have to reduce Tresiba the night before at my pre op assessment they have said nothing to eat after 12 midnight & reduce Tresiba from 70units to 56 units only drink water or black tea/coffee...

I’m wondering if my Libre is malfunctioning as it keeps loosing signal & again tonight I’m at 3.6. My metre says 5.4. I don’t feel as if I’m that low this Libre was put on Wednesday as previous stopped working

It was the Libre also tested with meter & that was low to. I’m back to normal bloods but not well at all today I was thinking the Libre was not correct so I’ve used both & seem to tally with each other

We have had heat here in Cumbria but not as high as some parts of the country about 21 I’ve been diabetic for almost 30 years but never experienced like last night. All I’ve had to eat today is toast at lunch & breakfast managed to get my bloods down to 8.1 at lunch but feel rubbish & tired...

Last night I had a mega hypo. 2 hours after my main meal 6pm. My blood sugars dropped 3.4 did the usual hypo routine they kept going up to 5.4 then plummeted again this kept going on I had glucose tablets biscuits lucazade by 9pm I went for weetabix still never went any higher eventually got it...

Hi I have been put on mounjaro recently I’ve been on it 8 weeks now, the first 4 weeks you go on he low dose. I have experienced side effects Nausea, headache and low blood sugars my GP knocked my insulin way too low hence highs but I started to tweak it myself, I’m now on the next level of it...

Hi I was until I went on Mounjaro it the morning bs & evening insulin doesn’t seem to be working. My sugars start raising from 12 going up all night hence the high at breakfast

Blood sugars. I am Type 1 Diabetic always struggled with my weight. 8 weeks ago my GP put me on a weight loss injection after discussing it & advices to reduce insulin which I did. I have had a few side effects but most a settling. My biggest problem is going from high to low I seemed to have...

Hi I wondered if anyone can advise me. I have been type 1 diabetic for over 25 years but recently have hit problems. I’ve always managed well , in September one of my insulin was changed from lantus to the new Tresiba . Started to have high blood sugars after my evening meal I’ve been increasing...

Hi thank you for advice I’m having chat with my diabetes nurse on Monday , I’ve got quite a few points to bring up with her.As I have said I am Type 1 & have been for over 25 years now, I went on to the freestyle Libra in March this year and I love it . It’s great & now I’m getting my blood...

Hi I wonder if anyone can help me. I changed over to Tresiba a few months ago but having a few issues: I seem to be spiking after my evening meal between. 14. & 20+. Between 6 pm and & midnight I am up to 70 units at bed time at time I was advised to take it. Through the day my blood sugars are...

Hi all I would like to mention something that I never seem to see discussed & that is Cellulitis which I had never heard of till I got it . It is a bacterial infection that can appear from the tinniest nick on your skin & attacks your blood stream, I got a attack of it in May this year which...

Hi I’m Type one with a few health issues the only other thing I think is at moment I have a fractured hand a scaphoid fracture which happened in August but it’s still very painful had a cast on for 8 wks now have to wear a brace for 4 wks & im pretty stressed out with it Regards

Hi I take short acting insulin at breakfast. 18u. Bloods 7.3 Lunch 18u. : 4.8 Dinner. 26u. 29.0 Toast for breakfast 1, lunch ham sandwich & cup soup coffee dinner chicken steak & rice I take 24 u if lantus @ mid...

Hi any advice don’t no what going on bloods this morning 7.2 Lunch 4.8 Dinner 29.2 deck Been good all day had a tassimo coffee about 3.30 Bloods @ 9.30. 20.0 Bloods 11.30 22.0 I’m baffled do I take my 43 u if lantus or more

I have just been changed over to the Accu-Chek Aviva Expert & I must say it is proving to be a excellent machine. Since I started carb counting I have struggled to get carb /insulin right, now all I do is take bloods/enter carbs / then tells you how much insulin to have which so far has been...

Hi diabetic 24 yrs (type 1) take novorapid & lantus & metformin yrs ago but had to come off it. Recently was put back on it I don't like it. I'm having really bad stomach pains & headaches & feeling awful. Strangething is that my BS have raised quite rapidly and I carb count. Finally after...

Hi caterpillar ketones clear bloods now 16.6 at lunch thanks for other advice just have keep a check on things & continue following the sick day rules thanks

Hi there thanks for replying. Yeah I do have a few health issues Angina osteoarthritis bulging discs & nerve pain in back I do have injections (nerve route & facet joint) every 3-4 months & my bloods do raise rapidly but settle after a few days. I carb/ ratio but can’t do much exercise dew to...