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lizabetic

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Hey Guys, haven't been around much lately. Been a busy bee with uni stuff and exams.

Just came back from a week in Spain for a university field course, very much enjoyed it 🙂 Unfortunately bloods weren't great, you may be shocked but to me diabetes has to come 2nd in my conditions as coeliac comes first 🙂 They fed me well but I didn't think to split dose for the 3 course dinner until the last night... doh! Hit 18mmol/l a good few times which is odd as it is certain that I have a threshold, rarely go past that.

Now I am trying to get back into the swing of things, my D-chart is looking rather empty so that needs to get filled up this month!

My sister has been testing a bit recently as she's been getting 'the shakes' and finds herself in the 3's often!! But more worryingly one time after a sandwich and lucozade (carby but still) she shot to 11 then 9 and then within two hours 3.5!! The 3.5 after 2 hrs worried me most, it sounds like her panc' is overcompensating :( I'm getting her to test when she feels like she needs to now but doubt that regularly haha.

I have an appointment regarding my M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) on monday, not sure what to expect. Except for that I am revising a lot now :( I hate exams!
 
Hi Liz, good to hear that you enjoyed your time in Spain! 🙂 Try not to worry too much about what has passed - you will have learned a lot of valuable lessons that will help you in the future and you're already thinking about what happened and how to improve things and tackle similar situations in future - which is what it's all about!

What sort of bread was the sandwich that your sister ate? If white then it's possible she had a bit of a 'sugar rush' which elevated her levels and dropped them quickly when her pancreas responded. The low she got was 'normal', but the highs are something to consider and eat more GI-friendly food in future 🙂

Good luck with the ME appointment 🙂
 
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