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I’m having mine tomorrow hopefully I’ll be ok

I’m due to have my covid jab in a week or so. With my diabetes I wanted to ask others here who have had their jabs how they were after? Not well or fine ... basically any side effects

I’ve been having bad stomach cramps and a headache and whole body seems to be hurting and nauseous for a couple of days. I rang the doctors this morning and she said these can be covid symptoms but first check for keytones it may be cos of that. I checked and I do have ketones- although not...

I’ve had a cold for the past two days and sugars have been above 15 all the time even after just a cup of tea. Should I be worried about keytones or is this quite normal to be this high for a diabetic wen unwell?

I woke up on 6.4 A couple of hours later it was 7.0

If a person keeps a fast - doesn’t eat till 4ish , for religious reasons then what will the sugars be like during the day?one mistake was made. The lantus at night wasn’t reduced [emoji85]

Thanks for your replies they all make so much sense!

Hi I think I’m getting the cold symptoms and already noticed spikes in my sugar levels. Does that happen to slot of people? Sugar going high or low wen having a cold. Another thing I want to ask is what are the first symptoms many of you have when getting a cold because I’m denying I’m getting...

Thanks for your message which I think needed to be sent to make others aware of diabetes week - abit of a late reply from me..I did feel like I was being ignored a little or people weren't interested in the post

Anybody doing anything different or planning on learning anything new this week seeing as it's diabetes awareness week?I think it's a very good thing this is. It makes others aware about how common and how lifestyle changing diabetes is

Davidgrahamjones As a matter of fact I am gluten intolerant and I am lactose intolerant.

It's my birthday tomorrow! But I'm dreading the party my family n friends have prepared [emoji85]..the food will no doubt be high in carbs but I don't want to spoil things and not join in with eating like the rest! Not many of them understand...but for one day I might have to treat myself [emoji85]

Thanks for your reply helensaramay. I've told her to be vigilant for next few hours

It was time for dinner and my sister had a hypo...would she need to take sum insulin after her meal and less amount? Am I correct telling her that? She's type 1

What have you all had for breakfast? Something carby or low carby....

Hi Daibell...wouldn't that lower her sugars even more?

KK123 yes she is in the UK. And has done what u mentioned. Everything uve said is what I told her about and I've told her she needs to ring the nurse again. She rang yesterday and was told to reduce. I agree that they are simply guessing how much inslin u need

Rokaab she is only on basal so takes a certain amount that her nurse has told her. She rang her nurse who told her to reduce it which she did but still ended up with another hypo during the night

I discussed my sister being told she has lada diabetes. She started her insulin Yesterday just like her nurse told her to. All was ok until in the evening she had a hypo. Obviously it being her first one she was quite frightened. She had her supper- a carby one and took the amount of insulin her...