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Help! I know there must have been threads on this and I’ve searched but can’t find them, so I’m giving up and starting a new one. I’m lucky enough to have got a funded libre as I’m planning a baby and need to get my hba1c down first. I got it last week and so far it’s been great, I’ve learnt...

Hi everyone, I have been keeping my carbs lowish and counting everything. Then a couple of weeks ago I did the DAFNE course and was told not to count veg or pulses. So, just out of curiosity really, when you say “20-100g a day” are you counting veg?

I’m getting very fed up with the pharmacy attached to my GP. Three times out of four they miss things off my repeat requests and I have to go back a few days later, dragging two children under three on a one hour round trip every time. An online pharmacy where I can order on a website and have...

Is there a reason why my blood sugar would be really low today? I’m still working on my control and normally I’m around 7 or 8 for most of the day, often creeping up during the afternoon as my lantus wears off. Today it hasn’t gone above 5.9 and before my evening meal I was actually hypo, where...

Those who have done the DAPHNE course, what did it cover and how useful was it? I’ve been offered a place on a course but it’s every Monday for about 7 weeks. I have two small children and no childcare or family nearby, if it was every day for a week I could maybe get my mum to come and stay...

I’ve just had a dietician appointment, having been diagnosed about 4 months ago. When I was diagnosed in A&E I was told T1, then two weeks later I saw a consultant who was very dismissive and basically felt it would be T2 based purely on my size. He did blood tests and a week later I was told by...

Apparently it’s “diabetes month” in October and I’m thinking a blog post, something like 10 things you should know about Type 1 Diabetes. It will be aimed at friends, family and the general public - not HCPs or people with a diagnosis. So, since I’m fairly new to this I thought I would ask you...

I’ve just managed to scare myself with my lowest hypo yet - 2.4. Probably connected to exercise earlier, although I only walked for half an hour, not like I did anything strenuous. Felt ready to pass out, panicked as I’m home alone with a two year old and a baby and ate half a packet of sweets...

Having one of those days where I just feel fed up. My blood sugar has been high despite me doing my best to control it, which is probably why I have a headache. The children are in grumpy moods and just want to cry/climb on me. The toddler fell asleep in the car which means he’ll probably be up...

I love bake off but watching is hard this year! Plus it’s my birthday in a few weeks and I want cake. Please share any good low carb baking recipes, bonus points if they are also dairy and egg free although I think that’s next to impossible! I know I can google or look on Pinterest but I’m...

I’ve just woken up to a surprisingly high reading (12.6) and I’ve realised I forgot to take any lantus last night. I normally have 40 units. Presumably I can’t take it now, or I won’t be able to take this evening’s dose. I also have novorapid. What do I do now?

How long after exercise would you expect to see a drop in blood sugar? I’m fairly recently diagnosed and getting the hang of carb counting, adjusting my insulin dose etc. This morning I decided to risk a bit of gentle exercise (I’d been nervous of throwing that into the mix!) and went...

I’m pretty sure my basal needs to be a lot higher, and bolus lower. I’m swinging from hyper to hypo and back again (yesterday saw 3.5 and 16) and always get a fasting of 12-14. I also seem to rise in the late afternoon/evening regardless of what I’ve eaten, would that suggest splitting the basal...

I was diagnosed about a month ago but they still can’t decide if I’m type 1 or type 2, which means I’m not being advised to count carbs and haven’t been offered any training or anything. But I’m on insulin, and I have been told to take extra if my blood sugar is high or less if I’m planning to...

Is it possible to be low carb on a very small budget? I feel like I’ve lost all the cheap ingredients that turn a small amount of meat into a filling meal (pasta, rice, bread) and while I would love to replace that bulk with more meat, cheese, cream, eggs etc those are all pretty expensive in...

I was diagnosed when my baby was 5 months old (he’s six months tomorrow) so obviously my sugars had been very high for a time before diagnosis and are lower but still not normal now. I know sugar goes through to milk and noticed some effects on him but I can’t find any info beyond “it’s fine if...

Hi everyone, I’ve been diagnosed with diabetes for a couple of weeks now but they still haven’t decided if it’s type 1 or 2. For background: I had an hba1c about 3 months ago and it was 6.1. Two months later I’m in hospital with blurred vision, sugar so high the meter won’t give a number...

Just hoping for some support really. To go back to the beginning, I had gestational diabetes but it went away when my son was born. When he was 13 weeks old I had an HBA1C and it was OK. So that was that. Then last week (2 months after that test) I got ill and ended up in hospital with my...