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Recently I’ve found to be needing at least ten injections a day. Some days it doesn’t have much effect, I’m very aware there’s so many different factors that affect sugars but it’s becoming tiring injecting all the time. I definitely can say this isn’t my best controlled time in 12 years and my...

I get that often when I have a bad infection. First of all don't panic! When you're unwell your body needs more insulin because your liver kicks out more glucose into your blood which is why you're seeing these very high levels. So it's a good idea to slightly higher your insulin doses with your...

That's an example of a day where it was completely off. The sensor said i was a 20 but then came back to 14 which my glucose sensor was saying all along. I've been made aware of it sometimes goes overly high when it's over a certain amount but that's way off.

Never knew that was a thing if I'm honest. I've definitely had it happen several times!

This is an example

Hiya everyone. Just a quick one to see if anyone is having the same issue. My libre sensor keeps giving me the wrong results (3 sensors in total now). I understand Vitamin C supplements impair the sensor but this is now after a week without taking them I'm still having issues. Last night it said...

Very quick question. Can minor neuropathy affect driving. At what point do I have to consider not driving? Thank you

I am having weird tingling in my toes, no pain but it's a weird feeling like something is stuck between my toes. Anyway I'm having an appointment regarding this. If this turns out to be early neuropathy do I have to tell the DVLA and would I have to surrender for an amount of time. It definitely...

Thank you for everyone's replies. My HBAC1 has been a lot higher for the past year, the last one was 60mmol which is high for me. I used to hit around 49 to 54 easily. That was my concern for driving.

Hello just a quick simple question. What does your hba1c have to be to drive in the UK or is it measured of that? The rules are confusing.

I am having an appointment soon as well. Hope all goes well with yours x

It Depends on your insulin but 2 hours is the usual guideline

So I think I potentially might have some issues with my feet. So recently I've been unwell and my Bm's have been on the higher side. I've had some of these symptoms for years but not really fully acknowledged them until now. Sometimes I feel like I've got something stuck between my toes...

Thank you!! I've been here before, it's just a long frustrating journey to get back to good again.

So just needing to get this off my chest. I'm having an awful time with this lovely condition lately. So for years I've not been the perfect diabetic but I used to be able to achieve HCA1s of 49 percent which is almost non Type 1 level. Since I contracted COVID early 2022 I've not been able to...

Yeah the highs weren't as bad on the glucose meter but it's the way it rockets up after even a small meal. Each of my novorapid doses have gone up by at least 2 units and still not much impact. But thank you I had the vaccine the day before the first graph.

Hiya. Has anyone else had this experience with the COVID vaccines? The first 3 hardly had an effect on me. This one my arm was hurting really bad and had been feeling slightly under the weather. As you can see my sugar's have been all over the place. I wouldn't say I've been completely on it...

Probably been asked many times I feel this is more to just vent. I'm preparing to get in contact with my Diabetes team in the morning. My blood sugars have just been terrible for my usually good levels. The past six months I have struggled with it as my sugars haven't been the same ever since I...

I am feeling better than I did but I'm suspected to be suffering from long Covid oh dear [emoji1787]. Definitely dragged on for me. The best advice I can give on sick days is following the rules of testing every two hours and if higher than 13mmols test for ketones. Adjusting both background and...

To be honest it was years ago when I made the switch so I can't quite remember how they worked out what background insulin I required. It does sound familiar the amount being half of what novomix I was taking when I was doing just two injections a day. On sick days I tend to try and avoid cough...