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  1. frankyscouse

    Very high Blood sugar overnight and still rising

    Hey Ruth ,look on YouTube and type in Richard Bernstein ,he is the oldest type 1 diabetic , he will break down everything ,but basically it's low carb , potatoes , gravy etc is full of carbs , I tend to avoid pasta ,/rice / potatoes etc because I spike (not what we want to hear ) but that's...
  2. frankyscouse

    Please someone help me

    Hey I am a type 1 diabetic, for about 4 years, if you search on YouTube there is a Dr bernstein who is a expert and has been a diabetic for over 70 years, he has broke down a plan that works for everybody, basically it's low carbs. Not gonna lie its tough to avoid rice /bread/pasta /cakes etc...
  3. frankyscouse

    Type 1 xmas dilema

    had 6 or 7 coors beers , was tipsy not drunk , woke up thirsty in the night , had a orange fruit drink (in case i had a hypo ) got up in the morning tested my levels (9.6) not sure if i was just thirsty or panicked and drank the juice in case i had a hypo . yeah i guess its trial and error ...
  4. frankyscouse

    Type 1 xmas dilema

    newly diagnosed type1 for the last 6 weeks hi with xams coming up & the food and drink festivities on offer , any suggestions ? i had my 1st alcohol on saturday (mums 70th party ) drank coors light beer , done the recommended (ate before i drank & had something to eat before bed ) etc the...
  5. frankyscouse

    official type1

    cheers chris
  6. frankyscouse

    newly diagnosed type1

    hi nicole thanx , very good got a crash course on what to do , which was great but also overwhelming had a random blood test which showed i was diabetic then the journey begun
  7. frankyscouse

    newly diagnosed type1

    haha cheers mate , i never realized i sweared to be honest ,happens to me all the time ha, got told i have high cholesterol so i might as well make the full switch to a low carb plan , will deffo download that app . cheers amigo .
  8. frankyscouse

    DLA/PIP Loss :(

    Appeal mate .I have recently been diagnosed with t1 diabetes but have epilepsy since I was 17 .same thing happened to me , was on dvla got moved to pip and got booted off You will have to take it to a tribunal. The mandatory appeal always fails . Defo speak to citizen advice bureau .I am...
  9. frankyscouse

    official type1

    well i got my blood results today & i am officially type 1 a bit gutted even thou they did say from day 1 i was prob type 1, false hope because i have not been taking my mealtimes insulin as my BGL have been stable and good ,but as they and on here have told me about the honeymoon period . i am...
  10. frankyscouse

    newly diagnosed type1

    ty kim ,will do.
  11. frankyscouse

    newly diagnosed type1

    well done too you .
  12. frankyscouse

    newly diagnosed type1

    ty and will do .
  13. frankyscouse

    newly diagnosed type1

    yeah i did get told about the honeymoon period , so not getting my hopes up. thanx maria
  14. frankyscouse

    newly diagnosed type1

    cheers karen
  15. frankyscouse

    newly diagnosed type1

    hi i am franky , i recently found out i a diabetic , they think its type1 as i have a lot of relatives on my mums side who have it , still waiting for the official bloods to confirm it . must admit it was a ****** shock when i found out ,still getting used to it now , since i have changed what...