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hi paul .i started off as type 2.i feel lucky i work in a hospital and had been aware that i hadnt been feeling right for a few weeks..very tired all the time and working nights didnt help..lol..1 night i randomly asked the nurse in charge if she would take my sugars and they were 18 which shocked me.by the time i got to the docs in the morn they were 23.6.was given a leaflet about diabetes and that was it..even tho i had knowledge of this i was still in shock..was referered to my local diabetic clinic where i recieved fantastic care.was put onto metformin which worked well for a few months but then sugars began to raise again..they then tried mixing various tabs which didnt work so i had to start taking insulin..i have to say i gained more control of it after.i know ur prob reading everything right now checking for foods with sugar and i bet ur shocked at how many food products have sugar in.just avoid the foods with high sugar contents..things like beans and cereals which do contain sugar are ok to eat.🙂
 
Hi, I'm Alan. I'm new to the site. I've been Type 1 for 18months or so. I was wondering how high people's sugars have gone as everytime I say about mine I get some strange looks - even from the healthcare workers. When I was admitted to the hospital I was up at 66.8.
 
Burtybob - I was 39 when diagnosed and it all came as a big surprise too. I got up for work one Monday morning and wasn't feeling too chipper. By the following Sunday I was in intensive care. I'm on 3 Novorapid & 1 Levemir per day. Don't worry you'll get the hang of it.
 
Nowadays - that is unusual - they have normally caught it by then! I was over 100 - the meter did not read any higher. I was in a coma for 3 weeks and only given 6 hours to live! Here I am - a fighter to the end!!
Nice to have you onboard Alan x If you want more responses I suggest putting a separate thread up about it - as this is really the introduce your self thread. 🙂
 
This is where my techological limitations kick in - I have no idea how to start a new thread!! I was in a coma for a while too. I fact that I'm needlephobic stopped me going to the doctors earlier. I was still refusing to have a blood test or drip when the paramedics arrived.
 
Aaargh! I got your personal message - i now can't find it to reply to it!! I don't see any button in the top left (although I do have retinopathy which might not be helping!)
 
Hi everyone,

I am new to this modern technology, so please bear with me if I screw-up. I have had type 2 since January 1994. For the first three years I was on Metformin, but since 1997 I have been diet controlled. Since becoming diet controlled my A1cs have been in the 5% range and my average Fasting Plasmer Glucose (FPG) is less than 6mmol/L. I was never able to get such good control whilst on Metformin.
 
Hi,

19 years of type one. interested to catch up. only know one other type I, though used to go to YD confereneces and also went to Firbush. trying to get on Daphne but cannot get referred to hospital again( too good!!!)
 
Thanks Bluebird, really helpful. Lovely to see everyone else on here too. Seems a lovely community.
 
Hello all,

What a great site - its such a relief to have somewhere to talk about diabetes without worrying that you are 'going on about it' all the time!

I am type 1 and was diagnosed four months ago, aged 24. It came as a surprise as I hadn't been experiencing syptoms, but an occupational health test for my work picked up high sugars. They referred me to my GP, who, amusingly, told me I couldn't possibly be diabetic with no symptoms - but then a number of fasting glucose tests proved her wrong.

I have been told I'm in a 'honeymoon' phase - ie. pancreas still producing some insulin, but not enough. Gradually the BGs have been getting higher so I'm now injecting three times a day.

Look forward to many interesting conversations here!
 
Hi, new here and new to diabetes. diagnosed with type 2 recently and still coming to terms with it and what to do next. looking for as much help as i can get. glad to know places like this are here, what a good idea.
 
Hi to you all.

My son 14, was diagnosed nearly 3 yrs ago with Type 1. It's been very hard to deal with but I'm looking forward to getting to know you all and hopefully to learn from other people about controlling diabetes.


justamom said:
Thank you Admin for creating this site. I am a mother of a 15yr old son with Type 1 Diabetes who was diagnosed in 2004 at the age of 11. It has been a general nightmare ever since with high blood sugars, behavioral problems, etc.
Im hoping to get my son involved with this site as he has nobody else to share his Diabetic problems with. Love, T x
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heidi Blakemore said:
Hi justamom, that is what I am, my daughter Elle has had diabetes type 1 for two yrs now, she has just moved to secondry school and the transistion has been so stressful , she has just come out of hospital as bms were 33 feeling sick dizzy all the signs of Dka but thankfuly was'nt,so nice to talk with other parents who no how stressful having a diabetec child is! the school have been awful just like you are saying they were making her inject in the disability toilet as they did not want her injecting in the dinner hall! have put my foot down🙂HX
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Miss Champers said:
Hi everyone, my name's Michelle and i'm 37 years old from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire. My son was diagnosed with type 1 10 years ago at the age of 3. He's currently on Novo rapid and Levemir but his blood sugars are erratic at the moment which is a nightmare. He copes with it very well but has days when he gets annoyed with continuous blood tests and injections and he has been known to sneak the odd chocolate bar into his room!
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It's great to see other mum's of teens in here. We have had similar issues with our son.


HANAAAA said:
Helloooo

Well me.. Hannah and been a diabetic since I was 6-so thats 9 years on 24th nov.
erm... went to the lobby day thing this week but failed to actually talk to any other diabetic kids (N)

thats the reason I joined this thing to get talking [well technically talking] to other diabetics and seeing if everything thats normal for me is for them cos you know how sometimes if I step back and look at my friends' lives or sisters its like a completely different world to mine...
so I need to see other people with the same world as me
🙂

Did any of that actually make sense?! haha
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StephanieLouise said:
omg yes! def... i feel exactly the same way my life feels completley different to that of my only sibling michelle... she is only 2 years younger but it seems like we ae worlds apart because of my "condition"
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Hello to you both. I look forward to "talking" to you both just to get young peoples' views, who aren't my son - if you know what i mean..
 
new to this!!

hi everyone, i was diagnosed with type 2, two months ago. i feel very down about it all although it was expected as its 'in the family'. i am trying to get to grips with taking tablets daily( blood pressure, statins ect) i'm trying to get into the gym to help with weight loss but am sooo tired. i am really interested in the cutting out high gi carbs, it all makes so much sense. i know that a diet of high starch foods during the day will put more weight on me for certain. i'm waiting to see the dietician and know i'll not agree with them! i have been reading the forum and you all seem so supportive, i'd like to join your club.
 
Hi my names Ray not long been told that I have type 2 still trying to get my head round it, already, just after joining this site I have lots of info, still much to learn and take on board
Keep Safe out there 🙂
 
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it seems that more info can be gathered by listening to other diabetics than from the surgeries. the medical staff don't appear to have taken onboard the info about low/hi gi carbs. i was told to include plenty of bread, potatoes etc at each meal. i know thats no good for me. thats my trigger for weight gain for sure. i've been cutting right back on 'high gi' and adding lots of veg and a little bit of fruit each day. i've not felt all that hungry either. my levels are ok just now so we'll see.....
 
Great site! Coming up for 30 years with Type 1, having been diagnosed aged 12. I have 4 injections a day - Humalog Mix 25 6am, Novorapid 12am, Novorapid 6pm & Insulatard 10pm which offers great flexability with eating and then injecting times. Years ago when I was diagnosed you had 2 injections a day, having your 1st injected at 7am and the second before bed if I can remember. Unless you had something to eat at 12am & 6pm you were hypo by 12:45am 6:45pm! VERY INFLEXABLE. The injections don't even bother me now and I estimate I've had 40,000 injections in total. Bad hypos are a pain although I've never been in a coma due to low blood sugars. My advise to a new Diabetic would be to stick to the diet and listen to the Hospital Consultant/Diabetic Nurse. I cannot fault them. People will not even know you have Diabetes although it's always wise to tell people close to you just in case you have a very bad hypo! The good news is that the longer you are Diabetic the less you think about it! 🙂
 
Welcome to you all!

Just a quick update to say welcome to all the new members of the forum - I am so pleased that everyone is getting so much out of it. Keep posting! 😉
 
hello all,

just joined been diabetic for 12 yrs now my regime is levemir & apidra

cheers andy....:D
 
ive had dka this year, was on dki drip etc.. not much fun, the only good thing about ketones is the weight loss!! i use the blood ketone test strips that work in my blood glucose meter,because ketones show up in blood faster than in urine. get a bit sick of all the things us diabetics have to put up with anyone else feel like this???
 
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