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Sorry Fergus, I typed 'blood pressur'e in my original post but meant cholesterol. I have amended the post now. My BP is fine! He mentioned a low dosage statin (10mg maybe?) But he never offered to give or show me the cholesterol figures you speak of. Hmmmm...

I would be happy enough with it sitting at 5.6. But keep an eye on her and test again in 30mins. I know everyone is different but for me when I'm low, taking a good couple of mouthfuls of lucozade sorts me right out! Not needing anything else to eat.

Hard to remember my highest but it's certainly between 25-29. My lowest was 1.7 and ended up getting rushed to hospital, I was barely conscious and my mum found me in a pool of sweat. I can't remember a thing about it but apparently I was abusive/violent towards the paramedics who came to treat...

I went for my 6 monthly check up this morning and as usual the doctor was very happy with my results (My overall reading has only been high ONCE in the 20 years I have had diabetes) - I hadn't seen this doctor before and when I was called in to the room his first words were, "I have came from...

I was also told that I 'shouldnt' take extra insulin when drinking alcohol. That's all well and good for a non-diabetic nurse to be telling me, but she doesn't understand how ****** I feel when my bloods are really high!! I absolutely HATE being high and I will do anything to avoid it...

I always end up going high when drinking alot, but I do small injections every now and again to keep my bloods below 10. It seems to work for me that way, but if I end up taking TOO much insulin and go low, I just have a few sips of Lucozade to bring it up slightly. I would edge on the side of...

What exactly is the problem Beth? I'm 28 now and have been Type 1 since I was 7. I regularly go clubbing and drink more times in a week than should be legal lol. What insulin are you on? How much are you taking and more importantly, what are you drinking?

:wave: Hi, I have a Bayer Contour blood machine. I actually think I got it off this site for free? But not sure on that one... Anyway, the plastic part inside the case that holds the machine has ripped and the machine keeps falling out! Could anyone please tell me where I could get a new case...