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Is a blood sugar over 30 dangerous in itself? In other words, should you only seek medical attention if ketone levels are high or does the blood sugar itself require some intervention? My blood sugar is currently 31.2 but I have no way of testing for ketones as the ketostix the doctor gave me...

Hello! Does anyone know roughly how much CHO there is in an average hot cross bun? It's that time of year already and I do love a hot cross bun.... I usually get Tesco own baked ones if I give in to temptation.... But because they're from the in-store bakery there's no nutritional info. Any...

I've been type1 for 20 years and apart from my initial diagnosis where I had DKA I have never tested for ketones. I have struggled with control of my blood sugars for many years and quite regularly find my blood sugar to be 20+. When this happens I take a correction dose of insulin and usually...

I thought I would share this with you... the parents who had tattoos of insulin pumps on their bellies so that their diabetic son wouldn't feel "different" here's the link to the original place I found the photo (I had to upload to a host as it wasn't posting properly)

Hi. I'm on antibiotics (yet again!) for a recurring abscess that I get as a complication of diabetes/PCOS/my body generally hating me. I have to take them on an empty stomach or an hour before food. My question is, does a cup of tea count or not? I have it with sweetener and a small amount...

Hi guys. I was wondering if you could help me out.... Yesterday I was potentially going to miss my daily dose of victoza. I didn't miss it in the end, mum to the rescue and all that! :) But it did make me think about what effect it would have to miss a dose. Im type1 but have pretty bad...

I don't know if this is an appropriate topic to post when this is something so many people struggle with, but for the first time ever in my life I have actually lost weight and I am soooooo pleased about it!! I'm type 1 and I started on Victoza back in July. I have pretty bad insulin...

The recent announcement that food labelling is going to be improved is a very welcome change but I have been staggered by the lack of joined-up thinking in terms of this. I receive the British Heart Foundation's support magazine (Heart Matters) and have done for the past few years after having...

Hi everyone! I've been a member for a little while so I thought I'd better come and say hello. I'm female, just turned 30, from the south of England and I've had type I since I was 11. My control isn't great and I have a whole host of other medical problems ranging from annoying to very...