blood control

Hello everyone new user here 23, 24 tomorow had t1d since i was 12 recently been put onto dexcom one which i love as i have always struggled to manage my diabetes for the last year i havent really taken it serious at all and have pretty much resulted in having no insulin to maybe just enough to...

TLDR: I have two questions please: 1) Can stress and anxiety cause higher blood sugar readings? 2) Is HBA1C as accurate as an OGTT? (I am scared to do an OGTT because of how stressed I get) Some background, I am 5 weeks post partum, I had gestational diabetes and was put on 1,500mg of...

I'm a 27 year old male who's just had my highest reading of 123 mmol/mol. I eat badly - mainly down to an eating disorder, I have liver disease and high cholesterol but I've lost over 2 stone since my first diagnosis which was 80 mmol/mol. I could really do with some encouragement... Have I left...

Hi. I am writing to ask you how often you check your blood glucose level (test-strip)? I am afraid that I have become obsessed as I use about 15 strips a day. In addition, I had problems getting a drop of blood, which causes myself to sting a few times ... I feel a bit depressed.

Hello. First post although I have watched this place for a while. I have been type 1 for about 34 years. The last 15-20 years have been on lantus and novorapid. For the last 10-12 years I have been under the supervision of the GP surgery and before that the diabetic clinic. During that time I...

I was recently told I have type 2 diabetes after getting my blood and urine tested. Since then I have started taking metformin twice per day. What I was wondering is my Doctor showed me on her monitor that my my blood sugar was 82 in a red box. What does 82 mean and where would that put me on a...

Was wondering if anyone can offer advice. So I take 7units in morning and 8units in evening of levemir. I take 1unit of novorapid for pretty much anything I eat. At lunch this seems to raise my levels from 4.5-5 to around 6-6.5. This is with a small lunch. For my evening meal I take 1 unit and...

Hi, I am going back to work next week, I work in a supermarket and a few of my colleagues have told me nobody follows the rules. Since my blood sugars aren't controlled, I cant take any risks I have told my manager I will only return if its safe too. But I still think if my blood sugar arent...

Hello! At the start of the year I had my annual Hba1c test having had two Gestational Diabetes pregnancies which both involved Humilin I and Novorapid from week 8 of pregnancy with weekly increased doses. Anyway, hbA1c came back as 6.5%, right on the cusp, I wasn’t told that I was prediabetic...

I'm trying my best to figure out what is causing me to be high throughout the day. Carbohydrates are bad, but my blood sugar just seems to stay high throughout the day. My libre tells me in the last 7 days I have been 0% in the range. My doctor has put me on novorapid, 5 unitsx2 a day. But...

Its world diabetes day on 14th November. It seems a good day to highlight to the powers that be that: 1) current t2d guidelines are wrong 2) we need to be offered blood glucose monitors (what is measured can be managed) It seems the majority of us coming to this site (and many others) are...

Hello I am sorry to be a bother to you all today, I was wondering if anyone could help me I'm a little confused in regards to counting Carbs, ill list my issue below. Before a meal my sugars can be 7, I do my insulin 20mins before my meal, for breakfast it was porridge and a banana, it started...

So next Friday and Saturday I’m going to spend some time with family who I havnt seen in a while...apparently they have arrange for a meal out at Frankie and bennys...we are going to the Harry Potter studio tour which includes a hot meal...and a butterbeer which is probs full of sugar...and then...

Hello, I’m 21 years old and been a type 1 for over 3 years now, I’ve done a lot of drinking over these years as I’m at the prime age of wanting to go out and get smashed! I’ve never ever had an issue with alcohol affecting my blood sugars which is extremely lucky, however recently over the past...

hi, is this a normal thing to happen. So my blood before my meal was 5.3 One hour after my meal it was 5.4 Two hours after meal it was 6.3 Then after 2.5 hrs is was back down to 5.5, Is it normal and okay that blood sugars doesn’t rise within a hour? I know the numbers itself are okay but...

So I had my second blood test today to confirm if I have diabetes or not....I mentioned in my first post I was told my number was 8.4, which was my hba1c result I think converted the new way it’s 68mmol/mol....so I am very nervous now they said they should get my results back tomorrow. I have...

I have pains and burning in my palms and aching in my wrists and shoulders as well as pains in my arms. I’m 28 and feel a little young for these types of pains. My diabetes control hasn’t been the best I admit but I saw the diabetic nurse two days before the pain began and she said my feet were...

The difference between the Freestyle Libre and the Dexcom Clarity 6. I have been using the Dexcom G6 which is the new version for the last 3 months before that I used the G5 which you had to do a blood calibration twice a day the newer version you don’t. I just wanted to point out what a life...

Hello my partner is type 1 diabetic his 21 years old and in the past month this is the second time he was woken up in the morning with nausea, sickness, and stomach pains. His blood levels and ketones are ok one minute then rise but go back down again so hospital have refused to take him in as...

I just had a meeting with my GP (General Practitioner) about the results of my last blood test. The doctor confirmed that my HBA1c has gone up from 38 to 39. This was due to the fact that he suggested way back in February to have 2-3 fruits daily in my diet. I told him afterwards that I should...