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I have been speaking to my doctor about a flair-up in my IBS and he has suggested that I try the FODMAP diet and I was just wondering if anyone else has tried it? I am slightly concerned at the amount of food it expects you to eliminate and I worry that it might affect my Blood sugar control? I...

Recently my family had a conversation over what would happen if I was in an accident and had my arm chopped off - I pointed out that If my arm was chopped off that would need dealing with first. Which led on to the conversation about chopping my arm off to see if I would need less insulin. As...

I was just wondering if anyone has had any similar experiences? Just over 6 months ago I lost my Mum, to be honest I have taken it pretty hard. Anyway my Diabetes is really hard to control at the moment, I go through phases where my blood sugar just drops dramatically. For example in the last...

I'm waiting to hear back from my diabetic nurse but I was hoping for a bit of advice whilst waiting. I have not be able to take insulin at breakfast since I was diagnosed because I will have a Hypo before lunch. Recently I have also had to stopped taking insulin with my Lunch (for the same...

I'm waiting to hear back from my diabetic nurse but I was hoping for a bit of advice whilst waiting. I have not be able to take insulin at breakfast since I was diagnosed because I will have a Hypo before lunch. Recently I have also had to stopped taking insulin with my Lunch (for the same...

I was diagnosed just over a year ago. I had lost about 6 stone in about 4 months, had very high Ketones and hb1ac was off the doctors scale. After 6 months I had my next HB1Ac results and had got them down to 48. I was really proud untill I my doctor told me off about my weight. I had put 4...

I just had my first proper meeting with my consultant after being diagnosed in January. I was feeling a bit nervous to see what my HB1AC would be, as despite working hard I felt that it was going to be high due to lack of control in the summer. I felt like I needed a bit of support as I have...

I had an awful day yesterday. An all day interview, that was not successful and a mild hypo in the evening. My other half has been keeping an eye on me, I think waiting for me to get upset. However, being diagnosed less than 5 months ago and having been so ill, I can't help but feel grateful...

I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. I was diagnosed with type 1 in January and since then I have not been able to have a bath without having a hypo. I have tried carb-loading and reducing insulin but nothing seems to work, I have even tried to have cooler baths. I am now...

I'm a secondary school history teacher who was only diagnosed in January with Type 1 diabetes. My sugars are well controlled and in most aspects I am coping well with my job. However, I am hoping to get some advice from other teachers that are living with diabetes. At the end of last term I had...

Hiya I'm 26 and was diagnosed with type 1 less than a month ago after being rushed to hospital. When the doctors explained it all to me, of course I was upset and thought my life would be limited at the least. However, since I've been home I have been suprised by how well I have taken it. I've...