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Got my fist check up results yesterday. Got my reading down from 123 in July on diagnosis to 55 yesterday. I'm chuffed, although my consultant said it's easier to manage in the honeymoon period. Still I had a celebratory drink or two :D

Hi Jelaca, Whether I'm out with people who know I'm diabetic or not, I personally don't worry whether or not people can see me inject. At first I went to the toilet to test and inject, but I don't see why we should have to do that. I jab in the stomach if in a public area and can do it...

Thanks for all your thoughts and comments. I'm pleased to report the feeling in my fingers is mostly back to normal now, although I'm finding that when I lean on my left elbow or underside of forearm, at my desk or the dinner table my fingers go tingly/numb but are soon ok again when I lift my...

Thanks all for your thoughts and advice. It's my little to middle finger that are affected, they're still numb, although not so bad as this morning. If it persists I'll do as suggested and visit the medic, but fingers crossed it will just ease off on it's own! I think I mentioned on my...

Hi all, Firstly I apologise if this is a regular topic or obvious question, but it's got me a little concerned. I woke this morning to find my left hand and in particular three of my fingers feeling numb, as though I had slept on my hand. I've been up for a few hours now and the feeling hasn't...

Hi Diva, I'm using a free downloadable app for my phone... it's called iBGStar. It allows you to record your BG levels against the insulin and carbs you've taken on board. The best feature is that it plots your BG results on a graph so you can pick out trends etc and you can also email results...

WOW!! Thanks so much to each of you for taking the time to share some of your knowledge and tips with me. Some really great information there for me to take onboard. I'll definately get myself a copy of Think Like a Pancreas. At the moment I take 16 units of Levemir in the morning, I'll...

Hi there, I was diagnosed with type 1 about a month ago after showing some of the tell tail symptoms for around 8 weeks before. After the initial shock and disapointment, one of my first thoughts was that I must have in some way brought it upon myself - I'm not sure of that is a common...