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Re: Swine flu jab and blood sugars Cheers Deeby - good to know I'm not alone. How long did it take to go back to normal? Not looking forward to the crashing low when my body decides it's got over being insulin resistant...

Swine flu jab and blood sugars Bit of a speculative question. I've had higher than normal blood sugar for the last couple of days (hovering around 10 when normal is usually 4-8)and it's taken more insulin than normal to get them down. I had been thinking it was maybe just diabetes being...

Hey Sam, Sorry you're feeling down - it sucks you're having such a tough time. One thing I did want to mention is I think it's a shame your last hospital appointment seems to have made you so worried about hypos. Obviously they're to be avoided where possible...BUT I think those in the...

Hello one and all, Just wanted to let you know for anyone that lives in or near London and is around on Saturday 4th July, Diabetes UK are holding an event in Islington for all T1's and T2, recently diagnosed or just people who want to know more about diabetes. Diabetics eat out.com will be...

ps - however I don't know if we've yet contacted Diabetes.co.uk about it and that's definitely a good idea - especially as all you guys who use their forum support us :D

Thanks Paul - good suggestions all and we're looking at ways to get the message out via diabetes charities and publications. Katie may be able to give more info on this, but from what I remember the team has already contacted DiabetesUK. Unfortunately, I believe they weren't interested in...

Nah, I can't hear it enough and I know the rest of the team will appreciate it too - so cheers Sam! I'll try and get that link fixed for subway. And Ask is one of the ones we're petitioning, so we'll do our best. I know that Pizza Express is planning to provide nutritional info later in the...

:D I'm so chuffed that everyone is finding it useful! Thanks heaps for all the positive feedback. We'll do our best to convince more restaurants to start providing carb info to make it even MORE useful (yes I was shocked at the amount of carbs in some things too so it's clear this info is much...

Hello, I hope it's ok to post this here - I've been on this site for a while but only posted a couple of times and not sure about the etiquette of recommending websites. I wanted to let everyone know about a new website - http://www.diabeticseatout.com/ - that I and a fellow group of...

Hello, I've not posted before but just wanted to post a slightly more positive tale - I guess I was incredibly "lucky" compared to many who've been diagnosed as adults! I had all the standard symptoms. Went to Lloyds for a diabetes test after about a month of feeling rubbish and eventually...