hypo

Hi all! Just wanted some thoughts from other diabetics. I've been type 1 for almost 20 years and for the last 2 years moved onto a closed loop system with a pump and dexicom and I've managed to bring my hb1ac to 43 and overall my control has become better. Over the last year I have noticed...

Can anyone give me some advice on bolusing when having a takeaway? I'm currently on fiasp and my basal insulin is all correct. I've discovered I certainly can't inject the fiasp before a takeaway, I have been taking it 5 minutes after but I find I'm having a hypo within half an hour (if I'm in...

Hi, I have recently been diagnosed with yet another health condition for which I will have to take steroids for the foreseeable future. I have also (partly as a consequence) been moved onto Insulin and my meds adjusted so I only take 500mg metformin twice a day. I had my first follow-up...

Hey there, Diabetes UK community! I'm Emeline, a student pursuing my Master's in Biomedical Management here in France. I'm part of a team of fellow students working on a consulting project focused on developing a diabetes treatment. We're currently surveying the type 1 diabetes landscape in...

Hello, I’ve been recently diagnosed with diabetes type 2 back in January and have been having stable blood sugars (4-6 before eating and up to 8 after eating) and feel quite proud of it. I’m currently on metformin (2000g a day) and gliclazide (80g a day). However, I have been dealing with...

Hi all, my daughter has been diagnosed with T1D 2 weeks now. She is only 4. We’re struggling with night time, she tends to get the majority of her hypos in the night (they’ve now changed her levimer to 1, hopefully it helps). But when she has a low we tend to treat with apple juice. This is...

Hello everyone! I would really appreciate it if you could take a couple of minutes to fill out this questionnaire on driving with type one diabetes. The aim of these responses is to gauge how diabetics find driving; how technology is used to check blood sugars whilst driving; how hypos...

Hello, I’ve been a type 1 diabetic since August 2021. Yesterday I had an odd experience where my blood sugar was continually dropping after a few hours it seemed stable. As precaution, because my hypo awareness is weak, I didn’t take any insulin with my tea, which was carb heavy and I didn’t...

Hi there! I got diagnosed with type1 a few months ago I use Levemir for my long insulin and Trurapi for my short/meals insulin. I keep having this situation where I will take my Trurapi, have my food then if I do any sort of physical exertion whether it be walking, standing in the shower, even...

Hi, I have had Type 1 diabetes for 48 years now and the symptoms of hypos have changed a lot during this time. When I was young they showed all the classical symptoms, such as sweating, problems with eyesight etc. Now all that is left are psychological symptoms like sudden depressive mood and...

Hi Everyone, I'm new here but not new to diabetes! I'm Ivy, 29 years old and type 1 diabetic for 22 years. I have always had relatively well managed diabetes and not had any issues, however, over the last few years this has all seemed to go downhill and to be honest I am really struggling with...

Hi there I’m just looking for some advice and to see if anyone else has been through something similar. In the past year my insulin sensitivity has increased dramatically. I used to take novorapid 12-14 units with meals, rarely suffering from hypos. My insulin requirements have now gone down...

Hello. I’m a Type 1 Diabetic and have been for about 12 years now, I was diagnosed when I was 13 and now I’m 25. My relationship with diabetes has always been a hard one. I’m needle phobic and went through therapy in order to do my own injections which took a good 3 years. I often also don’t...

Hi all. I had a severe hypo after injecting my Lantus last night. The first time that happened to me since my LADA diagnosis 5 months ago, and at the risk of sounding dramatic, I’m feeling this morning like I literally had a brush with death. I take 8 units of Lantus at about 10 pm daily...

Hello everyone, Hope you are all well. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a little over a year ago but I feel like I still have so much to learn. I am going through a bit of a weird diabetic situation and was wondering if anyone else went through it: a few months after starting my insulin...

Hi all, I was diagnosed T2 a few years back and am now eating low carb, but I've found that today, after some food I'm feeling quite light-headed/confused, want to eat more and aching a little. Thought I'd do a quick test and it came back as 6.3 - does anyone have any clue what's going on? It's...

Hey people! :) My name is Cristiana and I'm 27 - I've been riding the rollercoaster of the 'betes now for 16 years. My fiancé told me to explore the world of forums because it's something i've never really participated in. Up until about two years ago I was very reserved about my diabetes and...

Hi my partner just been diagnosed with type 1 and we are all trying to learn more about what to do in the day. One thing I am particular scared about is hypo if insulin is too much. Apparently it can be very often and dangerous! We wanted something easy to carry and works well l so found this...

Hi all, I joined specifically to ask this question. Lately I've been feeling as if my bloods are low; achy, tired, adrenaline rises, all that jazz, but when I check my bloods they're normal/high. I think the weirdest was a level of 16mmol, but I was sweaty and weak. Obviously when I Google...

Weve been living with diabetes for about 6 years and as the kids get older and life becomes more stressful it's hard to wake anyone up in the house once they're sleeping. We had a scary couple of hypos on the bounce and with me being in work I must have rang over 40 times to get through. Is...