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Everyone is different, and this worked for me. I was injecting the same amount of novirapid didn't matter what I ate as the doctor told me to and ended up on 30 units of novirapid cause it didn't seem to be working and ended up injecting more and more. It was what they called insulin stacking...

I live in Scotland and get prescriptions free. This might work if you take diabetic medication. Worth a go I think.

Personally, if my potential other half is not bothered about a serious medical problem, then you’ve got to think to yourself, Is he going to bother about anything in life. My wife is my support on my journey through my diabetes and my taking ownership is my choice. Edited by moderator to remove...

Don't be embarrassed about going to the doctors. Now is the time sort yoursel for yourself, as you said your worried about it. The longer you leave it, the more damage could be done. Forget about your food intake as a diet this mentally prepares you to fail, reduce the amount of sugar and...

Any place not allowing and diabetic not have snacks or fluids for medical reasons are breaking the law under disability discrimination. I have had a few conversations with business owners over the years and as soon as I mention that it changes their tune.

I assume you don't drive as the rules of driving from dvla when taking insulin and I was finger pricking about 18 times a day and after 2 weeks I told my diabetic nurse that my hands were to swollen and sore to prick any longer I got the libre sensors and I'm a T2 they were a game changer for me.

I have a Samsung, and I noticed after the last update, my WiFi had stopped working as you do rest everything on the phone reset the WiFi in the house turn phone and off my libre wouldn't read unless I scanned it. Turned off my Bluetooth and hey presto everything back to the way it was. So when...

Anything in a toilet should be well and truly avoided. Tables at a cafe get cleaned more often. Cafine spikes some people. Most soaps have glucose in them. I use alcohol wipes that don't spike my readings. Danny

Lower carb intake is where I would start, and for sugars, don't follow the coloured boxes on the front of food products that all about your daily intake, look at the back of the packet or tin for cabs and sugars and go from there. I set myself a target of 15% anymore than that. I just didn't...

My blood sugars were sky rocketing everyday but hardly ate anything, then would have days that I would eat certain foods to see what was making me do that. Never really helped find out what was making my blood sugar levels skyrocket. 1 day I was at a friend's house but he doesn't take milk so...

I know this is easy to say, but don't worry, it causes stress, and that in itself is bad for your blood sugar levels.. If you have the same number in Jan, then you're still pre-diabetic, which is a good thing. A little change to your diet would hopefully keep you at that level.

If you have switched to a low sugar low-carb diet and you've got a severe headache, you might be suffering from what I called "my sugar come down."" Mine last for about a month when I cut out sugar and reduced cards. You will spike regardless of what you're eating, but it should come back down...

I had my flu and covid jag on the same day 2 weeks ago. Can't seem to get my numbers back into range. IT doesn't matter how much I try.

Hi try not to worry about it to much as it will send you crazy. With me it all went wrong as I couldn't control my blood sugar with metformin and glipizide(low carb diet, cut out nearly all sugar) and still ended up on insulin best thing for me, bearing in mind everyone is different, sugars...

Your doctor is wrong on this. What ypu must dp is to test by evey 2hrs when driving and must be above 5 and only have to give up your licience if you require help from someone to recover from a hypo. If you do have a hypo you must get above 5 and wait 45mins and check again but you can't be in...

I was having hypos at night but wasn't realising until I got the libre 2, I had to do a full reset is what my diabetic team had called it. Which was to cut my basal by 50% and not to worry about the first days reading then increase it by 1 unit everyday until I was back in range. I don't use...

What are you eating before 00.00 which I presume is bedtime, by the looks of it it's either a sugar snack or carbs. The majority of people's blood sugars drop when sleeping the you get a dump of glucose when awakening which is known as dawn phenomenon.

If your taking metformin it depleats your folic acid levels. I got folic tablets on prescription.

Diabetics have not been removed they've introduced another list with "higher at risk" catagory This is still on the gov website...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults