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Hiya everyone Really struggling lately to keep my levels under control. I am carb counting but my ratios are all over the place so its almost futile! I seem to change sensitivity (?) on a daily basis (like every meal), so I am wobbling between hypers and hypos. The first few weeks after...

Hiya For the last few days I have had several unexpected hypos. I ALWAYS check my sugars before and 2 hours after food, and these have been good. I average around 5.6 before meals, and at average 7.3 2 hours after. I use novorapid, and levamir and I carb count. However as I said, for the...

Just because I'm a nosey cow I was wondering what (if any) pets people have? I have a bit of a menagerie, after volunteering for rescues and being such a terrible failed fosterer lol. Sooo. 7 rescued mice 1 hamster Officially those above are the kids, and they're good at taking the...

Hiya Just wondering if anyone else has donated to or is taking part in any medical trials? I have been given info on several, and I am in the process of deciding which - if any - I choose to join. The first is simply a matter of donating blood samples, its a t-cell study in which the...

Hiya Well, there is only so much bacon or eggs I can manage... so I decided to sacrifice some of my daily 100g carb content on breakfast, and more specifically porridge. Its just the thing on these cold mornings. So... this is my own recipe 30g readibrek/porridge oats made with water 20ml...

Hiya ok its still early days for me, so I wont be rushing into anything yet... this is purely research. Does anyone have a medical alert tattoo? I'm not a fan of things on my wrist (dont wear a watch let alone jewellery), and my concern with a necklace is that it wouldnt be spotted quickly. So...

ok I'm not sure I understand this yet, so can someone please define or correct me? Blood ketones is a sign of too high bg and a warning you may be heading (or already in) DKA? Urine ketones is a sign that your body is burning fat to use as an energy source and therefore your in ketosis - this...

Hiya - me again! I'm becoming very frustrated since my diagnosis not quite a week ago. I've seen the dsn once and go back next week but i was hoping someone here can help me out. One of my most annoying symptoms has been the blurry vision,it stopping me reading a book, but more importantly i...

:crazy: Hi Everyone I'll apologise in advance but this is kind of a longish story. Ive had a horrible virus for the last 3 months, coughing, cold and flu type symptoms which just wouldnt go away. I have been to the doctor a number of times and been told its viral and time will heal it...