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Hi! I am a type 1 diabetic and I have a place at university starting this September. Could anyone please advise me on which loans and/or grants am I eligible to apply for? Thanks!

I have to eat carbs right before I exercise otherwise I have a hypo, but this is annoying because then I feel like I'm only burning off the calories of what I have just eaten, which is counter-productive. If I inject a couple less units for my previous meals, then my sugars do go high as...

I go swimming twice a week, which I enjoy, but I struggle to control my blood sugars when I exercise. I was advised by my healthcare team to make sure my blood sugar is 7-12mmols before I start exercising so I either don't inject as much as I usually would for the meal I eat before I go, but...

Does anyone else feel like they talk about their diabetes a lot of the time? I feel as though I want to explain it and I want everyone to understand it and know that it is difficult to live with. But I also don't want it to define me and moan about it too much. How do you find the right balance?