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Posting an evidence based article wasn't enough to sway this lot. To be fair to her she is a nurse so to balance it out a bit she might have been right, but still, i'm a firm believer in low carb diets.

I am pretty sure this is either diabetic related or another chronic illness that has yet to be diagnosed. Does anyone else Struggle with their memory Struggle with their speach Extreme levels of brain fog Misplace items Forget what you where doing while doing something Lose attention when...

TLDR at the bottom So I've been a diabetic for 9 years and today is the first time this has happened. Bricks were excreted by me today, how can a tiny 4mm cause so much panic in a 23 year old? I injected as normal, waited 10 seconds and went to pull the pen and needle away from my stomach...

Does this happen to anyone else, my optimism is wavering. Im still holding out for my Daniel Darkes hidden Gene to take affect :hilarious: Me : " Wow, im not even diabetic " Also me: Pancreas: " SYKE" **** YOU!

Hello. Are there any tips for getting my basal where it needs to be. Is it dependent on amount of carbs I eat. The reason I ask is because, I was on Levemir until 1 month ago, I was on 40 units in a 24 hour period of it, 20 on a morning, 20 on a teatime. All was well. I got put on Glargine...

Hello, this will be an interesting diabetic discussion for us all. What are the most annoying or meticulous things you find about having Diabetes. What makes us tick most and get in a dicky fit. What do people say that annoys you? And anything else... For me it's when you're testing your blood...

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Hi all, recently been using these vitamin soluble tablets from Tesco. Stupid me didn't check the ingredients but noticed they contain. Maltodextrin Glucose Fructose Why? But anyway, how much do you reckon 1 tablet dilluted in water, raises the sugars? Or who has used them and noticed spikes?

My blood sugar was 7.8 before driving, I went driving and was stuck in traffic for 45 minutes, 30 minutes into it, I checked my blood sugar and it was 4.7, so I ate 2 starbursts to raise it above 5 as driving below is illegal... Then checked it again and it was 7.6 , so 2 starbursts raised it...

Hi all just a quick question. For years my grandad was on 1 injection of glargine, 40-50 units to last him 24 hours until the next day, he suffered a lot with he's type 1 diabetes and recently passed away... It was taking it's toll on he's body but he died of somehing else...I can't help think...

How is everyone reading this, are you all ok? Are you? Really ok? It's ok not to be ok. You are amazing, the person reading this, you. Tell yourself that everytime you look in the mirror, everytime something goes wrong, everytime you question life, remember you are amazing, somebody special to...

Hi all, please take this with a pinch of salt, I am just opening a conversation about the possibilities of what might cause the disease, below is just what Ive thought while sat thinking about random things. New thought. Could the Hypothalamus and extending to that, Pituitary gland; be...

Hi all just a little off topic post about what you think causes type 1 diabetes, even though noone really knows a definitive answer, what did you think when you were a kid, what do you think now? I was diagnosed when I was 15, but my grandad had it. I always thought as a kid he woke up one...