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Hi Fairygodmother, nitrofurantoin is pretty standard fare for a UTI, we give it out all the time so hopefully you'll have no problems! All antibiotics can upset your stomach a wee bit and I think I've seen further down the thread you've already experienced the interesting side effect this...

Morning guys - just wanted to share what I am feeling was a huge win for me yesterday! The screenshot of my Libre graph circled in red shows how my bg was after a freakin humongous Chinese takeaway. And not a "oh I'm being good so I'll get the less carby stuff" it was batter balls with sweet...

Now that sounds lush!

Is it text only or does it contain an image? Guess I'm really asking for a pic! [emoji4]

Think I had the right idea with the ID band... tonight's run dropped me from 11 to 5 with a straight down arrow and still dropping... haven't got any IOB either - glad I didn't have any!

Do you guys wear anything identifying you as a diabetic? I've just bought a rubber wrist band that says T1 diabetic (kids size - tiny wrists [emoji23]) as I'm attempting to start a bit of running and will be out alone mostly. It will only be for then though I should think- not allowed anything...

Admittedly today was a sandwich made with white bread... I blame the 3 day migraine earlier this week on having not gone to the shops this week! So much for you can eat whatever you want ha! @Mel dCP Only got 1 half unit pen at the moment for my Novorubbish. Might ask next week when I'm back in...

My mid afternoon hypo saga continues. I've already dropped my daytime basal down to 2u and switched my lunchtime carb ratio to 1:15 from 1:10. My post meal spikes are already bad enough at 1:15, a bit wary of moving it further. But I continue to go hypo :( not sure what else to do, I'd even had...

After consuming many carby sinful calories last night watching the match I floated at 12 all night according to the Libre. I could have told you that without it judging by the way I just want to drink a gallon of water! Ugh!

The bit that does my head in with the commentators and pundits is they all talk like they've won the blooming thing before! Like when did Gary Neville (for example) ever get as far as a semi final? Hmmmm....

I'm very very lucky. My consultant is awesome. I shocked the whole team with how much my Hba1c had dropped when I went back 4 months after diagnosis and the nurses had been suggesting a pump for a while even then, they'd suggested it to him before my appointment and he agreed. I just don't want...

I understand, but you have to be diagnosed 6 months to do DAFNE and I'm not even there yet.

@helensaramay thanks for your insight! I do carb count already and even have my ratios down pretty good (1:8 breakfast, 1:15 dinner and tea) - I came into all this from a fairly informed position to start with..All the DSNs I've seen - knowing this - were still adamant I'd get a lot out of DAFNE...

Had what I feel is bad news today... tried to book onto the DAFNE course only to be told I can't do it because I'll have started on a pump by then. I understand it's more geared towards basal bolus but I'm not getting CGM so most of the carb counting stuff will apply. When I told them I've had...

Morning all. Terrible evening for me yesterday, had a big fat migraine complete with total nausea, couldn't keep anything down and was getting very concerned as my bg kept creeping downwards but couldn't get anything into me. Went to bed the second I got back from work and stayed there all...

Do we think BG can drop via the placebo effect? Turns out I didn't give Novorapid 3.5u as I thought I did, but unsure whether I sleepily gave myself some extra Levemir by mistake as my levemir isn't in a half unit pen! At work now so no way to check. But I definitely had a drop before I ate...

Why is it hospital wards always seem to be kept at about 300 degrees c! Working on them is hell never mind being a patient trying to get better. I hope you're starting to feel much better and hope you'll get home asap!

Hope you feel better soon once you get some insulin in your system.

*puts pharmacist hat on* Have you checked for ketones? I know you do low carb/keto so I guess you maybe have some ketones normally? But worth checking the levels if BG is high and you feel ****! edit: rubbish! Didn't know that one wasn't allowed hah.

@Mel dCP when are you next seeing your consultant? I think you might have said earlier in the thread but I'm on my phone and can't find it! I'm getting a pump and I'm pretty sure one of the reasons why (apart from them being amazed at my hba1c reduction) was when I explained that my best control...