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Thanks for this. I have continued to work but I am currently in an administrative role. I am due to go back on the wards next week. My manager took me off the wards for 2 weeks due to my blood sugars dropping. They seem to have settled down now though. I can't deny that I am nervous about this...

This is a tough time for me and I'm sure there are other people out there in similar situations. I'm type 1 diabetic on insulin pump therapy. I work at the hospital as a Health Care Assistant. The team I work on is Multi Area Support so I can work on any ward they need me on. I am being very...

Well you are definitely not alone with that I went through a really bad phase of secret eating, binge eating and then wanting to make myself sick. Just take it one step at a time, remember you are not alone and there are people around to talk to. When you go for a biscuit ask yourself if you...

Oh you are definitely not stupid and you are not on your own, we all go through this from time to time. Anytime you want to talk just let me know I have sent you a message with my email address for if you want to talk personally. We all need help every now and then. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I'd love a diabetic friend, I know exactly how you feel, I've been diagnosed for about 4 years. I have ups and downs and although you can talk to family and friends sometimes you need to speak to someone else who has been there and understands, I am also looking in to doing a councilling course...

Insulin brings your keytones down, if my keytones are above 0.6 then I need to bring them down as they can then start making you ill if your blood sugars are high as well. I had to play around a bit until I found out how much insulin I needed to bring them down. Keytones are a sign that there is...

I get where you are coming from. I never understood this either I have only found this out since I started having problems with my keytones getting high and I found that by blood sugars didn't come down until I brought my keytones down I found it was a case of trial and error. I only ever check...

My bg at the moment is 15.6 and keytones are 0.2 my bg's aren't coming down even with correction doses. My husband is very supportive but I hate having to tell him about this as I feel like I'm letting him down. The rest of my family tend to ignore my problems. My sister lives in New Zealand and...

Your keytones will always come down before your blood sugar, so if you know how high they are then you can incorporate this in to your insulin dose and give yourself enough to bring down the keytones and your blood sugar. If you don't know how high your keytones are then your blood sugar will...

Thanks, I think I just feel worse as I can't go to the gym or out for a run at the moment as my blood sugars are too high due to having this stupid cold. I hate feeling out of control and that is exactly how I feel now. I have been through this before but it seems to be getting harder to...

Please is there anyone online tonight to talk I am going through a really bad few days, I have been ill and so I have not been sleeping properly this is causing my epilepsy to flair up and my blood sugars to go insane. I have been really hungry but I am craving food that is not doing me any...

Please is there anyone online tonight to talk I am going through a really bad few days, I have been ill and so I have not been sleeping properly this is causing my epilepsy to flair up and my blood sugars to go insane. I have been really hungry but I am craving food that is not doing me any...

Hi manda and welcome to the forum. The people on here are very helpful if you need answers or a bit of advise. My sister Emily lives in NZ in Waikai. Her husband Grant is born and bred kiwi, he is also a Maori. From what I have seen it is a beautiful place. Unfortunately haven't been able to...

She will be a bit higher than normal tonight but it won't make too much difference as Lantus takes around 3 days to change in your system. Check her bg before you do her Lantus tomorrow and keep an eye on her blood throughout the day as she may drop a little. Don't panic I've forgotten and taken...

I suffer very badly with dry skin, I also have psoriasis, so I know how much some creams can hurt and really sting. I have found that the dream cream from lush works really well. Get the original recipe one as they have just brought out a new one. It is about £10 for a tub but it lasts a long...

The highest they have been is 1.9 but my blood sugars have been alright so didn't know if I should worry or not. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Anytime you need to talk message me. You are not alone. You can be strong you proved that by not having that cake you just have to believe it. You won't get over this overnight just take it a step at the time and you will start feeling better. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Firstly well done for not eating the cake. I have a tendancy to do the same thing even though I know it will not help and will end up having a very bad effect on my health. I suffer with severe depression and sometimes you just don't know what to do. All I can suggest is talk about it or maybe...

Thanks for the ideas. Does anyone have any problems with their keytones while doing this I went to the gym on Wednesday and my keytones have been very irratic since. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I would be interested in the answer to this as well as I have also been thinking of doing this. I have lost approx 2st recently and what little breasts I had have now gone. My sister in law has had one and she says it's the best thing she ever did and has boosted her confidence so much. So any...