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Hii, I've struggled with this problem, embarrassingly I stopped taking my insulin on and off for the last 3 years.. it was a cycle, I would start taking it and get freaked out by the pounds I was gaining and stop again, I was so scared that I was just going to get heavier and heavier, All I can...

That sounds interesting..I will see if I can try it out today..

Yes I have been on DAFNE, I started doing my own research on hidden carbs when I noticed that even a simple salad raised my blood sugar a little. In the process I have sent myself into hypo a few times, but that was only when I was just guesstimating based on how high my sugars have gone from...

I might try that as i've never eaten egg completely on its own so maybe it will be ok. Thank you

Hello :) Well none of my friends from Uni actually know I have diabetes with an exception of maybe 1 or 2 people. I don't even Inject in front of family members so a Buddy to help me feel comfortable injecting is unlikely, Probably need to deal with my psychological issue first.. Thanks :)

Ahh I see, I wasn't aware that it was person specific I thought it was just something that has been overlooked. Hoping to go on the pump soon so I guess I will just have to try my best to inject until then :)

Well an example is my salad yesterday which consisted of romaine lettuce cucumber and tomato amounted to 10g of carbs. I use the Myfittnesspal app to calculate.. the lettuce came to 0.8g cucumber around 5 and tomato 4, I understand the tomato as its technically a fruit but I would of never...

Hey Guys, Not too sure the best way to explain myself but here I go. Long story short i've started a low carb diet, since doing this I've realised (because I measure and weigh everything) that things such as salad and vegetables actually do have a small amount of carbs, which when put...

I've just changed hospitals so I'm hoping the new one will be more help, I've never taken a carb counting course but I have done a lot of research on it myself My parents or family aren't really helpful, family mostly give me sympathy ..dad hasn't a clue what diabetes actually is I'm pretty...

Thanks everyone SamJB, I don't exercise much but I've joined a gym and i am planning to make it a priority in 2013 I started going gym in like September but because my sugar is always high I ended up feeling quite ill after like 10 minutes of exercise.. I never knew that 1 unit of insulin...

So I've been diabetic for 3 years now, had good control for about 6 months after diagnosis and pretty much running high ever since then. I just turned 20 years old and I'm beginning to worry about myself, my family don't really know what's going on and when they ask me I just say everything is...