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Anyone here have problems with insulin a few days before they’re due their period? My blood glucose has been awful it happens every month. I sometimes take 3 times the amount of insulin I’d normally need to take. Gentle exercise can help but this isn’t always possible for me. I have tried upping...

Hi. I am a retired nurse who has lived a keto then low carb life for about the last 25 years. I have a sister who died after surgery, of ketoacidosis. I have another sister who has been T2 for the last 10 years and third who developed Pre-diabetes.Over the years I've tried to help them but...

This is a presentation from Low Crab Down Under. I can't mention it's title without breaking Forum Rules, but if you know Dr Fettke you know how he always speaks his mind.

I had a urine analysis done a few days ago I went in for a uti but they did all the normal check ins and tests as well. I was negative for glucose and protein in my urine but I had some ketones which I was told was due to that my body was on a fast and that I hadn’t ate. I haven’t been...

My friend's 12 year old nephew has Polycystic Kidney Disease, as does his mother, and his grandfather who sadly died from the disease. Following a discussion about carbonated and caffeinated beverages, I wanted to learn more about diet for this condition. This article really surprised me...

I've just tried for the second time 72-hour fasting. This time it ended up 74-hour. My average BG (7 days) before fasting was 87 mg/dL. During the 74-hour fasting, on the second day, I've got FBG 70mg/dL, but I guess before the dawn phenomenon period (I had insomnia and woke up really early...

Good evening I have been prescribed two sachets of an antibiotic (Fosfomycin) in powder which have to be dissolved in water and drunk. I have seen that the second ingredient is saccharose and the third is glucose. Is this a sachet of sugar? There is no further information apart from this...

Hi all, I am not a diabetic, but as my grandfather developed type 2 in his later life i decided it may be a good idea to check myself. Also i suffer from health anxiety and recently experienced possible diabetic symptoms. However upon speaking to my doctor at length we concluded that a lot of...

I take my glucose level before breakfast and it is between 17 and 20. I am on slow release Metformin and take 2 after breakfast and I have one Trulicity injection a week. I feel quite ill when it is that high. I have bacon, eggs and baked beans for breakfast. I have a tin of soup for lunch...

Low carb GP Dr David Unwin makes prestigious list of influential GPs in the UK From here: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2018/sep/low-carb-gp-dr-david-unwin-makes-prestigious-list-of-influential-gps-in-the-uk-91444560.html It ends saying "Also, among his achievements, he was asked to...

Hi guys will be flying out on my hols on Saturday and whilst I know that the bottles of very berry glucose juice that I carry on board must be in clear plastic bags was just wondering if I am able to take the rest in my suitcase. Probably a daft question but don't relish the thought of carrying...

Hi, My last request for more blood glucose test strips has been rejected. I had to ring up to find out why and my GP claims I use too many. I admit I use a lot, perhaps 15 or more a day. However, a chunk of those are wasted as my freestyle optium neo loves to give out error codes for no reason...

Hello, have you ever experienced a glucose level due to coconut milk? Today I had a homemade chicken kurma made with chicken, onions, coconut milk, turmeric, ginger, cardamom and cumin. My reading rose to 9.1 (maybe higher) an hour after my meal.

hi has anyone had any problems getting the freestyle libre on the nhs in their area? ive started a petition on www.change.org/nhscornwall tobget it available in my area, as my diabetes team told me that diabetes care in cornwall has suffered a me of the least money spent on it, and we are trying...

hello everyone i am 20 years old with no history of diabetes in family but in last 3 years i have done at least 4 glucose tests 3 of them were fasting ones 1st-was 102 2st -82 and last one was 112 since i have done tolerance test and everything was ok case was that i had blood taken at 11a.m...

Hey I am planning to get a measurement like freestyle libre (or any brand), but i want to use my mobile directly to read my sugar from the sensor on my skin, without using the diabetes measurement, because i always have my mobile in my pocket so it would be easier than having two devices in my...

Hi, My son has always treated his hypos by drinking Lucozade and has his down to a fine art of the quantity needed. The sugar content has recently been reduced so he would need to drink about 3x as much to get the same result. Anyone else had the same problem or got any reasonably priced, easy...

Hello! I have recently bought a blood glucose test as I am interested in tracking my results. I am not diagnosed as diabetic. Yesterday I had a fasting test result of 5.7. Two hours after eating it was 6.7. I did a test as soon as I woke up this morning (13/14 hours since last eating) and it...

quick query. Just finger pricked an hour ago, test was 9.9 (I had a huge bowl of mixed fruit earlier as a treat) so that was expected to be high. Tested before bed an hour later and it was down to 5.7 which I thought odd. So tested again on another finger. Result was 8.3 this time. Tested...

Hi everyone! I am a Type 1 Diabetic doing a Chemistry experiment for my senior year of high school in Canada. I want to test the speed of glucose release (rate of reaction) of various glucose-based hypoglycemic treatments (tablets, liquids, gels, etc.). The end goal is to determine which...