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I have always been told to avoid insulin altogether when you're on the beers. Also i have always been told to eat a bag of chips or something carb like on the way home too. Being hyper for a few hours whilst you sleep is far less dangerous than you having a hypo which is mistaken for you simply...

Re: diagnsed as diabetic im in shock anyone advise Hey Sandy If you are on diet control only then keep up the good work. Perhaps for diet only the range of blood glucose is small and a meter could cause you to be too obsessive with your sugars. If you are on diet only then your chances of a...

It's funny but even watching a scary movie will put my sugars up. It's the body natural defense to "flight or fight". When we are stressed we either choose to take it on or run away. Either way the body interprets this in the literal sense and the liver releases glucose, bumping up your sugars...

Re: diagnsed as diabetic im in shock anyone advise Don't be upset about Diabetes, I've said before in another post that the only way to positively look at diabetes is that it is an inconvenience. It does not rule you or own you unless you let it. The thought of having to take pills, or...

My advice is to just have fun and go a bit crazy!! If you have been insulin dependent for a number of years already, going to university isn't going to change that much. Be wary of the amount of alcohol you drink and ALWAYS buy a big bag of chips for the way home!! Higher sugars whilst you sleep...

Hey Lea, Congratulations on your HBA1C. It's an incredible score and something you should be proud of. My experience of my own diabetes is to always expect the unexpected. I began with doctors telling me that I was a certain Type One. 7 years later this is still being discussed and argued...