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I used to run high blood sugers just to keep working, eventually I got really ill through doing so... It is not a good idea to do that.

I remember running out of bloodsticks and when i asked for urine sticks (because i really really want to know what my bloodsugers are) the chemist said its a waste of time, he said urine sticks tend to be 6 hrs behind and so completely useless for a type 1.

I always keep in the back of my mind that the average doctors and nurses interaction with diabetics will be type 2, so they do say silly things when talking to type 1s'. I guess thats why we get to have our own specialists.

So, reading this thread a pump is the preferable option for a lot of type1 diabetics then? My specialist keeps telling me to go on an insulin pump, but I say no as i feel more in control with injections, maybe i should rethink it.

I lost 2 stone in weight and started being sick after i ate, MY Auntie Sadie noticed this(my granny died of type 2 complications) and decided to take me to the Dr where i was tested about 32, then i went straight to hospital. Im so glad she noticed as it could have been a lot worse.

Lol, that levothyroxine sits right next to my insulin in terms of what I do first when I get up ;) cant wait to see what fails next :)

Generally speaking, if you have a particlar routine every day, your insulin intake is balanced against that, and all is good. If your routine is lots of excercise then your insulin intake will be balanced against that, and so, the moment you stop that excercise it is going to 'not lower your...

I have just changed from lantus (which is 20-24 hour) to another insulin called levimir which works over a 12 hour period, it does seem to give more control over the base insulin i have found. you have to give an extra injection though as its half a day instead of once a day like lantus. maybe...

I hypo 2 to 3 times a day and the specialists always bring this 'relative hypo' up as a first cause, so it is a real thing. according to them, even if you are having a high blood sugar situation, if it drops rapidly then the body can experience a hypo even though your blood sugars are not...