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Hi, I’m a Type 1 and just found out via a missed period and pregnancy test we are having a baby! No clue what to expect or what happens next regarding doctors or nurses? Any advice would be much appreciated [emoji4] Laura xx

Is this due to people having poor control of their diabetes or something out of a diabetics control? Looking at pregnancy is so scary as it is, then reading all these horror stories just make it some how seem not worth doing. THEN when you finally think 'Ok, lets give it a try...' you get told...

Morning! Just wondered if any of you lovely type 1 Diabetics had been to Croatia? Bit concerned about the mozzis eating me due to possible high blood sugars? Also how my blood sugars will deal with the heat? Ant advice would've much appreciated [emoji16] also also what it's like over there...

Haven't been on here in a while but I need advise! The last 48 hours my bloods have been wild, usually quite well controlled and carb count BUT after 4 weeks off my weekly exercise class I returned on Tuesday evening ( not sure this has anything to do with it) my sugars dropped just before so...

Hi! Does anyone know if Apple App Store has a carb counting to insulin ratio app? Just about to change over blood monitor and this new one doesn't carb count for me [emoji17] Thanks in advance!

I'm on lantus 24 units evening tim and rapid for meals counting carbs an all that shnizzle! Over the past 2 weeks I've woken up and bs are 5/6 in the morning- mid morning I test and there 19! I called the nurse and she advise to up the ratio to 1 unit to 5 carbs in the morning And see what my...

I know I'm posting a lot on here but so many problems at the mo! Does anyone have a dramatic well.. I say from 8.4-3.2 in half a hour when coming up to their period?

I've had lower back pain for the last week, did a urine sample and all ok I think, possibly could be because I recently went back to work and started wearing heals after 3 weeks off? Today I've got like an aching dull pain in my leg, like I've banged it, it doesnt hurt it's just uncomfortable...

I'm getting married in 4 months and fiancee wants to go to morocco.. I was excited about this until I has a spell 4 weeks ago where I went into major DKA, I'm now considering cancelling honeymoon as dont want this to happen in the uk let alone another country! Obviously DKA is brought on by...

After much persuasion from myself, my doctor has finally agreed to put me back on lantus! After much research on his behalf about this cancer risk, it is apparent this is only a concern for people with type 2 diabetes who are on extremely high doses! Was just wondering if anybody else has...

I've had diabetes 13 years but since I was 17 I've pretty much been left to my own device! ( I'm 24 now) this was due to my hospital doctor never being available for my check ups and a on call doctor taking his place who seamed to just not take an interest. I recently went into DKA and am trying...

Hello, I'm Laura have been type 1 diabetic for 13 years (24 now) I've never had much of a problem controlling my diabetes until 3 weeks ago it all went stupidly wrong... I ended up in hospital with ketones 5.2 and bloods @ 28.0 - To wrap this up I pretty much nearly died ( due to my lack of...