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Any other ladies been prescribed fragmin during pregnancy? I have to inject it up until baby is 6 weeks old. I started it at about 16 weeks. I thought I was used to injections being type 1 but these fragmin are painful!

I recently found out I am pregnant. It wasn't exactly planned but I was getting healthier in order to get pregnant so I am happy, just shocked and anxious! I think I am at least 10 weeks but it's such new news I am waiting for an urgent scan. I was on the waiting list for a pump but now I am...

What was your hba1c before starting pumping and after? I know for some people they go on a pump to help with hypos in which case there might not be a drop in a1c. But I thought it would be interesting to see if and how pumping has affected people's hba1c ☺

After spending months trying to get my diabetes team on my side to get an insulin pump, I had a good appointment with my dsn who, after talking with the consultants agreed to put me on the waiting list for a pump! So now I am just waiting. I am very grateful that I have their support now, but...

I am just coming out of a hypo (2.2, not nice!) So bear with me while I explain. I just noticed that one of my main hypo symptoms is actually to do with a change in the way I think. I start thinking of philosophical, random ****. Like just now the thought was "how lucky am I that all it takes...

Hello I just wondered if there's anyone else here who rides? I have a 14.2 connemara gelding called Shuffles! This is us: I wondered how riding affects your blood sugars and if you eat before riding? I actually find my bg often rises when riding. Presumably due to liver dump but I find it...

Do you ever do this? I have a bad habit lately of giving a bolus for a meal, then not managing to eat the whole meal. Which obviously leads to a hypo if I don't eat more carbs. The best thing wold to he able to bolus after eating, but I am trying to reduce post meal spikes and I am using the...

Thought I would make a place where we can share our graphs/data from libre/dexcom etc. This is mine from today.. in range 93% is amazing for me. And weekly averages: What about you?

I found out two weeks ago I have this. I was away camping and receive an email saying an urgent appointment had been made for laser treatment from the retinopathy screening I had been to. I went to the urgent appointment, terrified I should add... the Dr spoke very poor English but from what I...

Hello, I have a few questions regarding pumps/funding and criteria and know you are the experts here! I am 26, been t1 for 19 years. Had periods of very poor control mainly due to ED-DMT1 (diabulimia) but haven't omitted insulin in 2 yrs and have been trying my hardest to control my diabetes...