help needed

Hello, everyone. I've been diabetic for over 10 years now and lately, I've been having some serious issues with the action of my insulin bolus doses. I noticed that its peak of action sometimes started occurring way before the expected, and as a consequence, I had to adjust my bolus doses for...

Hi all I had issues on the medication and since coming off these are my readings for this week dr said don’t worry about it

Hi everyone, I'm posting because I'm in one those phases where you just get so sick of being T1 and I feel like 7 years into it I still have absolutely NO idea what I'm doing. I appreciate I do need to speak to my healthcare team, but that is easier said than done with NHS waiting lists, so...

Long post - skip to the end if you would like (please read if you can) Hello, I’m new to the forum and was hoping to get some advice/comfort/support from anyone who has type 1 or anyone who knows about type 1 and seizures. My mum was diagnosed in October of 2018 (at 47 years old) with Type...

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 friends! I'm brand new to this site and still figuring out how to navigate it but I found myself here and Ive been needing to let out diabetic frustration for so long, thank you in advance to anyone who reads this whole thing! I'm a 23 year old t1 girl who has been diagnosed for 15 years...

Hello,I set up this account for my hubby becouse his English is not that good.He has some skin problems and I told him to do blood test for sugars. His result was 12.6mmol. We were shocked!He workes night shift for 8 years we must miss like a few years of symptoms becouse of work:(We both dont...

Hi everyone. I’m new here and in a bit of a panic. I was diagnosed as type 1 on the 2nd of January this year but i’m sure i’ve been diabetic for a loooong time. Anyway, i’ve come away for a night and left my insulin supplies at home. I had everything packed and ready to go but left my bag by...

hi everyone I posted before saying I may be diabetic( I have my second blood test on Wednesday), however over the past 3 weeks I have been testing a glucose levels and the numbers have been dropping and also losing weight, I go slimming world..... 2 hours after every meal I test my glucose...

Hey, everyone. I am a self-diagnosed prediabetic, my HB1AC levels were borderline the last time I had the test. Basically, I went to my doctor and told him about my concerns. First of all, he said it's unlikely that I have diabetes because of my age, even pre-diabetes, but my last HB1AC test, I...

Hi everyone, I am a fairly new diabetic going on 7-8 months now and have managed to control my blood sugars quite well with a HBa1c of 46 my last blood test 2 weeks ago. However the past 3-4 days my blood sugars have been really hard to manage and is starting to rise and I've doubled my...

Hi everyone I have read a few posts on here but this is my first. I’m posting to get some encouragement I guess. I’m 26. I have had diabetes all my life and my husband and I have been trying for a baby and landed pregnant in month 1! We are delighted and can’t wait but I’m so worried about my...

Hi, I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic today my hca1 test ( i think it’s called ) was 64, I tested myself 3 days ago on a friends machine after feeling off for a few weeks and my bs was 14mmols 1 hour after food ( bad food all carbs ) anyway I have drastically reduced my carbs and I am around...

So I haven't been feeling right lately, and I'm worried about it being diabetes. For less than a week I've been feeling extra hungry in the evenings, and still after dinner. Yesterday I peed one more time than what u usually do daily, but for the first 3 or 4 times yesterday I peed more than my...

I have just written this post as an answer in another thread, My wife is bending my ear saying that more people should read it, so I will place it here, if you are in agreement, please copy and paste it to everyone that you can think of including friends, family, the media, and perhaps even your...

Hello everyone! I don't have diabetes, but as you can see by my name I am a nursing student and I study in the Netherlands. Currently, I am in my exam year and I have to do a research project about new innovations in the healthcare. Since this forum is global I wanted to reach out to a broad...

Really hoping someone can help with this as the internet has only confused me more! On the Diabetes UK site I've just seen a recipe for a yellow lentil dhal, stating that a 300g serving would have less than 2g carbs. https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Recipes/Channa-dahl/ That...

Hi everyone, I've had much help from people on here in the past, so thought I would just ask for an opinion or two. My diabetes nurse always tells me that I MUSTN'T test myself anymore, as I am on Metformin. Anyway, I like to do the odd test just to be sure, (she would probably have me shot if...

Hi everyone, Just wondered if anyone on here would be able to re-motivate me to care about my diabetes. My nurses and consultant try but I cant be dealing with the patronising talks anymore. Type one for 6 years now and having a bit of a low time with it all. If anyone wants to contact me for...

So im súper confused. I was diagnosed with type 1 after going into dka bit after coming home i wasnt needimg my insulin as muchos as i should so they sent me for a ogtt (with this kinda lime sugar drink yuck) i got the results today and fasting was 5.3 (at hone i tested as 9.8?) and after 2...