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Earlier tonight I had a severe hypo, I don't remember anything about it. My partner is nightshift and was woken up by me shouting. This all happened in front of my almost 3 year old son who was unsurprisingly frightened. My dilemma is how to I go about explaining to him about diabetes and what...

I had quite a severe hypo in work today. I work in a call centre and was dealing with quite an irate customer so I was distracted and I missed my usual warning signs. Due to the adrenaline flowing from the 'heated discussion' I missed the usual feeling flushed and shaking hands. By the time I...

As a T1 diabetic I find that the usual illness, infection, temperature affects my readings but also if I'm worried or have been upset about something then I notice my sugar seems to spike. Anyone else experience anything similar? :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi all :) I collected my repeat prescription today and was given half my normal amount of test strips.....has this happened to anyone else? I get 25 strips per box (normally 2 boxes) so I'm now going to be ordering weekly rather than fortnightly (unless I'm ill or need to test more regularly...

Ok, so I'm T1' have been 5 years. Find that due to my variable shifts my control isn't as good as it once was as breaks/lunches always alter as do eating and injecting times. Thinking of a low carb diet to try to rectify things...I tried once before but was left feeling very hungry quite often...

Hi I'm Kim :) I've been type one diabetic for 5 years...I don't know anyone else with diabetes and have decided to join this sight for some support and to hopefully chat to people who've gone through similar experiences X Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi guys, does anyone know if ketones can affect the result of a pregnancy test? I know the chances are probably slim to none, but I have other symptoms but had a negative result on a home test...anyone experienced anything similar? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App