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Thank you for your reply. I'm proceeding with caution and injected levemir and will take off two hours at a time. I'll set reminders in my phone from now on. It happens to the best of us. It was that pesky high reading last night that threw me off. I'm testing a lot now and will monitor...

Hi all, Went to bed last night and made a correction dose with 1 unit of novo rapid at 9:30 (blood was 9.7) I think the high reading me off and I ended up forgetting to bolus my levemir!! I never usually forget :(. This morning I woke up and it was 18.8!!! How should I proceed throughout the...

I had similar issues myself in the past. Even now there is some kind of presumption that if you look ok you're doing well. Like juicy said. The swan on the water analogy. I find that my people understand to some extent but the truth is they will never fully understand but that's ok. I tell my...

I agree with you there. Even when you're going for a routine appointment at the GP you can only discuss one thing at a time (sometimes I forget that!) He was very friendly and able to put me in the right frame of mind for how to deal with my sugars. I don't think my mental health issues are...

Hi there!! Well needless to say I've been running between 4s and 6s all day yesterday!! I had the odd 8 but feel like I'm much tighter controlled now. I don't want to assume everything is back to "normal" but I'm on track now to keep going. I didn't feel like that would be possible to achieve...

Just thought I'd put a quick message on here. I don't know for certain at the moment but the last couple of days I have felt a lot better. I don't think I mentioned this earlier but I came off all forms of contraceptive medicines about 8 weeks ago (hubby had the snip). My period started again on...

I have had a look at costs. I think over all it will be worth the money... you can't put a price on health. The miao miao also would be beneficial to me too. I'd like to know what's going on in the night especially! Has anyone self funded to have it switched over on prescription in the UK...

Using the Aviva expert. I like the carb counting and bolus advice other than that it does what any other meter does. Would much rather a CGM. How does a libre work for everyone? I'm hearing about these attachments to get constant readings as well? I would love to know a bit more :) Currently...

That's great!! I whatsapped the husband this morning for a cup of tea and my tester :) he didn't say anything to not scare me off I think, but I have never had a cup of tea delivered so fast! I guess that's his way of saying he's proud of me. I will have a lurk on the thread for type 1s. I'd...

Hello to everyone. I wasn't able to manage a face to face as planned and somehow have realised my appointment is the 9th!!! I spoke on the phone to a lovely lady who was part of the diabetes helpline and she gave me some reassurance. Having an impartial voice to my situation was nice to hear...

I will. It can't carry on like this. I remember being offered counselling a year ago by my dietician and I thought I was in a good place then to not take her up on the offer. I wish I had now. It's a shame I had to let it get this bad to finally admit my problems. Right, so on the phone to mum...

I rang them and left another message. I feel like every time I try to contact them they aren't there and I continue to leave messages. Would it be worth physically going to the department? I'm slightly worried as I know it's Friday today. Also having the children to think about. My mum would...

I called the nurse and still haven't heard back. I will try again tomorrow. It's something we shouldn't be ashamed of or fear. Diabetes happened to me because I had gastric flu and for what ever reason my pancreas packed up. In that respect I am at peace with it. My management isn't awful but...

Family is everything to us (italian) and to hear about your loved ones dealing with things like this it makes them uncomfortable. Because I regard my mother like a friend, I forget that she doesn't want to hear these things about her daughter. I think seeking help elsewhere is best. I'm trying...

Thank you for letting me know how to navigate these things. I honestly wouldn't know where to start. I looked on the mind website and it was quite shocking to see the symptoms of anxiety in black and white. It was describing me! I managed to get an appointment for the 18th September with the...

Thank you for your response. I should get some counselling- you're right!! I have had so many amazing things happen recently, I would love to be able to sit back and enjoy them. I won't be able to do that unless I address the underlying cause for why I feel so low. Typically for a non...

This has been such a weight off my shoulders! I'm on a path to recovering. At least for now I'm acknowledging my feelings without trying to suppress them. Next step is the GP and DSN. My husband loves everything about me and I guess it makes it harder for me to see the good qualities I do have...

Thank you all for replying!! The one thing I do do is to take my insulin because I honestly would have been in a hospital by now... and I just can't do that because of my family. The problem for me is the fact I have these feelings about myself and it's a vicious cycle. It's the testing, feeling...

Thank you for your response! I feel a bit adrift at the moment. I really should reach out to the team as I am sure they would appreciate it. I'm holding myself back I think because this feeling of guilt and failure that is lingering. In the end it only makes things worse. I will push forward...

Hello everyone, I need some help and advice. I was doing really well a couple of months ago and reduced my hba1c to an acceptable level and even made my diabetes specialist really proud. I haven't tested my blood sugars for just over a month now... I feel absolutely awful and so guilty about...