blood sugar control

Hi I haven't posted on here in a while. My diabetes control is not good. I feel tired all the time, My latest Hba1c was 71. My Endo told me to go onto insulin and yet after a few weeks it isn't bringing my blood sugars down. I am still working and i am struggling at work. I just thought i...

Hi, so I started on metformin a week or two ago and have already noticed my blood sugar coming down!! It was reading between the 20s and HI when I started but last night I had an 18 (after a crumble and Indian takeaway) then this morning down to 14!!!! I was wondering if anyone knows how long...

Hi, I’ve been Type 1 for 20 years but have been having real trouble controlling my blood sugars lately (which normally haven’t been this much of a problem for me in the past) - I take 12u of long acting in the morning and evening, and then 1u:10g of carbohydrates. My blood sugars have been...

Hi! I have been living with reactive hypoglycemia for two years although I do not have diabetes which I know is quite rare. Anyway I just wanted to share that for the last six months and after a lot of hard work I have been symptom free. I wanted to share the blog site I put together documenting...

Hi all, Its my first time posting in here - and probably the first time I'm being completely honest with myself about my feelings about my new diagnosis. I'm 24 years old. At the beginning of February, I went on a skiing holiday to Bulgaria with my sister - and 2 days in began to feel lethargic...

Hello everyone Out of curiosity, I was wondering, based on your personal experience, if eating the same amount of white potatoes as sweet potatoes results in the same amount of insulin usage, or if you tend take more or less when eating one over the other? Most likely is an individual thing...

hello all, I’ve been feeling a bit off lately - slightly achy, an occasional sneeze, shaky and tired and I think I might be suffering a cold although it feels very different to previous colds so I am a little unsure... it could also be stress (new job this week and getting the results of a type...

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...

Hi everyone, My name is Dannia, I'm 25 and recently been diagnosed with Diabetes. May 2019 is exactly 1 year since I have been diagnosed. I have a family history of Diabetes as my father had type 1 and passed away aged 35 from the repercussions of uncontrolled diabetes. Before his death he...

Has anyone been prescribed Freestyle Libre since 1 April in accordance to NHS new policy? My GP seems to think nothing changed and that they cannot prescribe it. Any news on that?

hi everyone so today before lunch my blood was 5.0 mmol..... One hour post meal it was 5.5 Two hour post meal it was 6.6 Three hours post meal back to 5 Was the rise and length of it good?

I've been lurking for a while but this is my first post -- hello! I was diagnosed with T2 in September 2018. I've read the advice on the forums about diet changes and using a meter etc (I was lucky enough to be hospitalised with hypertension and so got one prescribed) and my morning blood sugars...

i know some people havnt or can’t get there blood sugars down to normal levels....but those who did, how long did it take you? And what number did you come down from?

Hello everyone. I’m a newly diagnosed pensioner. I’ve been hovering in the pre-diabetic spectrum for three or four years.... but now, according to two HbA1c tests (taken a month apart), I have just crept into the diabetic part of the spectrum. I have a meeting with the Diabetic Specialist Nurse...

I found this interesting. Was slack on cardio exercising for a while as I was really busy in other things and found that my sugar levels have not been flat as they were before. Can someone please share some info on the liver which am guessing it's the liver that randomly throws out more sugar...

Yesterday after my evening meal after about an hour and a quarter I took my blood sugar and it was 28.7mmol and a ketone warning. I have never seen my meter this high before and kind of panicked and jumped onto my bike and went out cycling for an hour which got my reading down to 7.5mmol. I am...

just having a moan really I have been doing so well with weight loss, low carb high fat diet my blood sugars have been on average 5ish before and pre meal but I got slapped cheek of my daughter and have felt like I have had flu for past two weeks, followed by the awful rash now bad joint pain...

he everyone Iv have been diagnosed for 2 month and managed to loose 1 1/2 stone my diabetic nurse is re testing my hba1c again already as she thinks my blood sugars are really well controlled and wants me off metformin (100mg a day ) asap. She recommended a low carb 1200 cal a day diet and I...

currently testing two types of CGM devices. Really impressed with one which proactively downloads data onto smart phone. This provides a clear picture of my current BS levels which prompts much thought on my activities and eating. I now NICE have now approved CGM devices but it would help to...

Hey So I was only diagnosed with type one in September and before this diagnosis i didnt always eat breakfast, either because I would wake up too late or just because I'm not hungry in the mornings. This became my routine. But since I was put on fixed doses i felt like I absolutely had to eat...