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Small bottles of coke, full sugar kind. Irn bru used to be great but like most others they reduced sugar content, half small bottle of coca cola and you'll be fine

Hi, I sometimes get extreme thirst when low, but not always, I crave fizzy juice like coke, but because I don't always get it it can be confusing

Thank God I got the vaccine last month cos I've just tested positive for covid. I do lateral flow tests twice a week because of my job. On Thursday night 8 got a positive test and yesterday after a pcr test I got a positive result. So far I've had really sore head, no appetite, might finally...

I need a new pen, does the all star pro pen work with lantus cartridges

Well I got the vaccine on Tuesday, only side effects were swollen arm and sore head and maybe a bit more tired, it doesn't seem to have made blood sugars high like the flu one did. My hubby had it yesterday and all he's had is a slightly sore arm [emoji4]

Has anyone had the covid vaccination and had any side effects? I'm type 1, have been for 44years, I took a reaction to my flu vaccination this year, it made my blood sugar very high for few days, I'm normally quite well controlled. I work as a health care assistant and I'm getting 1st...

I got really bad mumps on boxing day when I was 10,by April I was diagnosed as type 1, my dad also had type 1 from his teens, that was 44years ago

That's bad that they didn't test for diabetes instantly, my control is just a bit erratic, no where near as bad as your poor wife. Hope she gets in control soon. I'll be fine, I have had this for so long I will just muck about with the amount of insulin till I find out what works.

I've been type 1 for 44years always well controlled. In the last year my sugars have been erratic, I've been told this is probably down to menopause. I've recently got a libre and have had to up my basal and reduce my bolus, it's getting a bit better but doing loads of scans

I took the mini pill for 4years, too old now and don't need it anymore, didn't affect my blood sugars but I did put on a bit of weight.

42years and no complications due to good blood sugars, a bit over weight and finding it hard to lose it but that probably age related too

I had my first son with forceps at 38 weeks, I held him for 1 hour then his blood sugar fell so he was taken to sc where they fed him, he was there for 4 days but I was allowed to breastfeed. With my second son 3 years later I ended up with a section at 37 weeks but they decided not to take him...

I had a severe hypo with no symptoms and my diabetic nurse thinks it was my novopens fault because it's one of the recalled ones but no one told me. No idea what happened but was totally unexplained Sent from my WAS-LX1A using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

SNP, sorry but the Scottish health service is in a much better state than down south, no tuition fees, free school meals for infants, free bus passes for disabled and pensioners, free prescriptions for everyone plus they are trying to make sure everyone is paid living wage...that is just the tip...

Irn bru, has just as much sugar as the old lucozade , if its not available where you live Coca-Cola is almost as good

A headache then cold sweat

My sugar rises the day before then falls rapidly for the first 2 days of period

I got a contour next meter from Bayer but my surgery wouldn't prescribe the strips cos they cost more than the contour ones that I have been using, they then changed me to a Tru u meter which is the cheapest . I don't mind helping the nhs but am annoyed that when I now order I only get 1 box...

After being diagnosed 40 years ago aged 10 its only now I feel I've got a serious illness. It hasn't stopped me doing anything I've wanted including having 2 healthy kids but recently I've been finding myself struggling to lose weight,get fit and it takes me longer to get over a hypo..I also...