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You may be admitted into hospital to treat this. Call your team ASAP x

Hi, I don't mean to butt in but I have had 3 children and am a type 1 diabetic. My consultants advised me to have my blood sugars perfect (between 4.0 and 7.0 with 5.4 and lower being the optimum) for 3 months before attempting pregnancy. I was struggling to conceive my second child (15months...

* previous not precious lol

I have one from around 4 years ago, I have never been asked to produce it though lol. I would assume that unless it has your precious travel dates on it, you will be fine x

I am type 1 Diabetic, my car licence is a 3 yr licence. They contact my Consultants to ensure I haven't had any severe hypos. (Its low blood sugars that concern them as they affect your sight and judgment almost immediately, when you have high blood sugars you are more able to think and get...

I have been diabetic for 24years in Jan. Would I take a cure......yes I definately would. But....I'd probably still stick to sugar free juice and the healthier eating though.

I too am the only type 1 in my family, my dad is the youngest of 8, and my mum the youngest of 5 - there is a lot of us, I have 22 aunties and uncles, my mum and dad along with 36 cousins and my sister who don't have it - lol, I got type 1 diabetes as a child. It can and will happen to anybody...

Its defo a nice idea but blood testing will always be my first point of call for ketones. Why? Ketones show up in your blood well before they register on ketostix and im guessing your breath. I prefer to fix mine at blood level because when its in your urine - thats when the feeling **** and...

As above, its the infection causing the raised blood sugars. Stress can also cause high blood sugars so try to chill out a bit, let the anti biotics do their thing and keep testing and fixing your bm's.

Yes all non diabetics have glucose spikes, the difference is that their bodies deal with it for them. My partner (non diabetic) tests his blood sugars on occasion with my machine and the highest he has ever recorded was 12.2. (After Lucozade). Within half an hour his body had him at 5.4, then...

If you can't control your blood sugars manually then the pump won't help you. It will be the same thing different apparatus. The pump is usually only advised for people who have brilliant control over their carb>insulin ratios etc.

I am also very skinny, I have the 4mm but prefer the 5-8mm needles. I find the 4mm needles bruise me quite badly. I have been injecting for over 23yrs though, so can only assume its because my skin has toughened and I need the longer ones to get through.

Re: Have you ever had mental health issues related to diabet Yes type1 with severe anger depression currently receiveing treatment for it x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App