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I work in mental health and was assaulted by a patient. When the ambulance did their checks they found I had a blood sugar of 16.6 mol/l and a BP of 230/135 (although that calmed down or 140/110 later). They advised I see my GP and I was sent for fasting bloods and got a hbA1c of 104 and...

Hi, I seem to have picked up a cold and I wondered if it is normal to suffer low levels while you have a cold? What is the best course of action for this if it is normal. I have only been diagnosed as type 1 for just over a month now so I am still learning and experiencing new problems as I go...

Hello I was diagnosed last week after feeling tired and under the weather on top of a 3st weight loss. My A1C came back as an average of 19. I'm on 40mg of gliclazide twice a day which is to double if no improvement after a week and 500mg twice a day, increasing to 1000mgvtwice a day over the...

Hi there, I was diagnosed with Type 1 on Monday this week, great shock and completely unexpected as i'm 39 only 11 stone and work full time so am active all day. I am currently on tablets to try and bring my levels down until my appointment tomorrow where I will find out my other test results...

Hi my name is Adil and I'm 31 years old, very recently diagnosed with Type 1. I was admitted to Hospital last week with blood sugar levels of 22 and ketone of 7 and PH of 7.3 Just wanted to say hey as I feel like I'll be on the forum a lot. Feeling slightly overwhelmed with the wealth of...

Hey, I'm a 20 year old graphic design student in Bournemouth who wants to help make new diabetics, children and their parents, lives a bit easier if I can. I have a friend who has had type 1 diabetes since he was 9, who has always said the hardest part of it was when he was a child and newly...

I've officially had LADA for a week. I was put on Lantus Sunday and then got my fast acting Apidra on Wednesday My readings are still too high so yesterday and today I have had 14 units of Lantus as advised. They were 15.9 this morning. Down from the 20's Wednesday. I've been told to have 1...

Hi, I just wanted to know if it was possible to go in to DKA with Type 2 diabetes and if anybody had ever experienced it? I am being treated as Type 1 at the moment after going in to DKA but I'm still waiting for the antibodies test so was wondering if it could still be possible that I'm...

Hi all, So my whole life I have never had to use the toilet at night (apart from the later months of my pregnancy - which I think is understandable!) Anyway, after being diagnosed last week there have been quite a few nights when I am now waking up to go for a wee! This has never happened...

Hi there My name's Caoimhe and i'm 23 and was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It came as a bit of a shock as it is not in our family, which also means that me and the ones close to me have no experience with this so i'm feeling a bit lost. I'm looking for any advice on controlling my...

Hi everyone. I was just looking for some tips, advice and reassurance really. I'm 28 and have a normal bmi. I had gestational diabetes diagnosed in the third trimester last year and managed to keep my blood sugar under really good control using small amounts of insulin. I stopped all injections...

Hello This is the first time I am posting here. I am 21 year old engineering student who was diagnosed as type 1 diabetes 2 weeks ago. I was DKA by the time I reached the hospital. I am now on multiple injection therapy (3 rapid acting (Humalog) before meals, and one long acting (Lantus) before...

Hi there! In 2015 in my first pregnancy I was diagnoses with gestational diabetes. As I didn't meet the standard criteria my wonderful diabetic consultant tested my gad antibodies and they were out of range. Post pregnancy my sugars normalised. I was followed up and my gad antibodies continued...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed today with type2 diabetes and have started taking metformin. I took my first tablet this morning and all afternoon I've had horrendous stomach cramps. Could this be due to the tablets? Has anyone experienced this? Many thanks.

Hi friends, sorry for the lack of introduction but I need a quick-ish answer. This is my first day alone with diabetes and I haven't yet gotten back to my doctor for anything. I woke up and took a reading of 15 on my glucose monitor, gave myself 12 units before eating a meal , then waited 2...

I started this thread for @irish-colt. I will start off by tagging @daisy1 for you with some advice we give new comers and then I will quote your first post in My fasting glucose this morning: Hi folks. Started my diet after New Year's Day. Down 6kg from 102kg Got my monitor last week and...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed as type 1 in December at the age of 32! I am a very lucky man as my partner is type 1 as well and has been since she was 9 years old and she recognised some early symptoms in me and tested my blood sugar for 3/4 days on her BG meter and my blood sugar was been 14...

Hi guys! I am prediabetic with PCOS and I am just so confused about life and what's going on with my health. My doctor said that because of my hormonal Imbalance that it's not IF I'm going to get diabetes it's WHEN. I'm just really discouraged and frustrated. I've always been a pretty active...

Hi everyone: I had a blood test with the doctor about a month ago that said my fasting bg was 13.2, so I had type two diabetes. I went back 2 weeks later (having cut out carbs, alcohol and sugar) to discuss the results, and the doctor gave me a finger prick test which said I was 5.8. He said I...

Anyone else having a nightmare with the early morning Dawn Effect?? - if so I would really appreciate comments on how you combat or deal with this ..... been getting a nightmare for me over past few months - always seems to raise between 3.5 and 7 mmol's for me within 2 hours of waking but the...