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Hello lesleyr284, The forum has lots of low-carb experts, but low-carb in pregnancy could well be uncharted territory. You'll also need to be careful about using supplements to help, I would imagine. I've included a link below which may help to explain your morning highs. Ultimately, if a...

hi TROUBR, I find very often that the point where I get hypo symptoms will vary depending on how quickly my sugars drop. If it's the bolus insulin bringing my sugars down, then I'll get fairly strong symptoms. but If it's the basal insulin, the hypo can be more insidious. Also, I find if I'm...

hello mrsb2b, welcome to the forum. There is a condition, which is becoming increasingly common in the UK, called "Double Diabetes". This condition shares symptoms of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, making it tricky to treat. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/86826.php Hope you get...

hi POPPY52, If your mum wants to stick to her current diet, then oral medication will be the way to go as far as the diabetes is concerned. (quick, someone fetch fergus!) It's worth remembering, although diet is very important, exercise helps with both high cholesterol and a lazy carbohydrate...

hello RPNKW, Your eyes may need a little while longer to adjust to your better control(keep up the good work!). Even if your problem is down to macular oedema, this is a treatable condition. So the answer is no, you won't go blind. Just remember to keep up your regular eye screenings, usually...

Hi cyb3rminx, Blurred vision can be caused by rapid fluctuations in blood sugar. It can also be caused by prolonged periods of elevated(high) blood sugar. Blurred vision is also seen in diabetics who have recently been keeping tighter control on their sugar levels (e.g. a newly diagnosed...

You're right Fuggsy, everyday's a school day on this forum. Novo Nordisk don't really recommend using actrapid in pumps. http://emc.medicines.org.uk/emc/assets/c/html/DisplayDoc.asp?DocumentID=15204 Anyone pumping with it needs to be more alert about the possibility of blockages. A total...

hello Honey monster, welcome to the forum. All the best diabetics are type 1 :wink: The type 2's are all part-timers really :mrgreen: It's like comparing the S.A.S with the T.A 8) chocolate has a lower G.I than you may expect :shock: (although it is high in fat :( ) I have to go before...

hi donnamum, Now and again I feel a bit "hypo" after meals (45min - hour). When I do a test my sugars are fine. I've always put it down to my body's reaction to the rate that the sugars are dropping rather than the actual level the sugars are at. hope this helps, the fuzz.

hello RPNK, Welcome to the forum. Your blurred vision could possibly be down to the better blood sugar levels that you've be keeping recently and should soon improve given time. Also, your sugars have likely been so high for so long that your body needs to get settled at your new level - this...

I've decided to make 'idiopathic' my word of the week. an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause. From Greek ἴδιος, idios (one's own) + παθος, pathos (suffering), it means approximately "a disease of its own kind." thanks Nellie...

Go easy timo, I'm on a road trip in a tour bus called "Good Control" and EVERYONE'S invited along for the ride. We were all ignorant once, but we stopped giving clever answers and started asking wise questions :wink:

luceo, remember... DAWN PHENOMENON!! nowhere is safe.. DAWN PHENOMENON!! is that a rumble in your belly or is it?... DAWN PHENOMENON!! it's why you sleep with one eye open.. DAWN PHENOMENON!! you think you got it all sussed until... DAWN PHENOMENON!! comes and shows you who's the daddy! don't...

i'd hang on for type 4 to come out if i was you - its much better :wink: http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2582 i assume that's talking about the same "type 3"

this is a link to a Dave Allen sketch on youtube(you'll need flashplayer) the idea of coffins racing cracks me up every time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kLTbvjqF6Y

mum and dad

Fizzy, I do love the positive thinking, but with all the talk of a cure being close, I worry about the diabetes specialists getting that "End of term" feeling and just messing about making paper airplanes and writing rude things on the blackboard. :mrgreen:

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hi Sugar pie, Dare I suggest a little exercise to go with the diet? when it's easy we love it... BUT IT'S NEVER EASY! :D

a rude name