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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?

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]

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...

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

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]

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....

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...

I've been on this site on and off for over a year and still not used to it! Don't know when exactly I've got a personal message or a message on the Birnam chat!

I have both diabetes and coeliac disease..been trying my best and been good with coping with my gluten. But today I ate a whole cereal bar which I bought from the free from aisle. Im feeling shattered and not hungry[emoji21] and sleepy..should I expect to feel worse in the morning? And when...

Dexcom

Does anybody here use /have the dexcom monitoring item?

I've only heard of this LADA diabetes today and wondering the treatment n diagnosis? Does a patient be put on insulin straight away? Also I get told that I'm type 1 and inject on meals and sometimes snacks...while a patient on type 2 can't do that..so I'm better off with type 1!! I dint really...

hi guys I've not been here for a while.. I wanted to ask a question about being diagnosed with type two diabetes and then being told it might be type one diabetes? My sister has been told that. She has metformin and glucose levels are near in control. So now her doc has referred her to c a nurse...

Lady night somehow I was so silly I forgot to take my lantus injection. I only realised when I tested in the morning and my numbers were so high! What should I do? And does missing a dose make you feel drowsy?

Hi everyone..what were type 1s blood sugars this morning?

I had a hypo at lunchtime after a shower and so had a little coke and quickly had lunch - some nachos. Feel so tired I feel asleep. So I didn't check my sugars till late evening and they were 25! I didn't feel hungry at all but knew I had to eat a bite at least to in order to have some insulin...

I took my humalog lantus and thus morning my sugars were sooo high and I couldn't understand y. Then remembered I forgot to take my lantus last night! What do I do