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  1. Tweety88

    Type 1 Retinopathy/Maculopathy

    Hello, I have been type one diabetic for 26 years and have always been fairly well controlled. I have never had any problems, which I was hoping would last for a while longer. Until, my eye appointment this year. He diagnosed a tiny clot, and a very small spot on the macular (same eye)...
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    Medtronic keeps coming disconnected

    Hello, Posting on behalf of my mum. She has a Medtronic 640g and it keeps coming disconnected when she either gets her hand stuck in it (she has had a stroke, so doesnt find things easy) or it comes out overnight. She currently uses micropore to tape it down, which isn’t ideal. She used to...
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    Macular something and a massive wobble!

    This may or may not sound like a massive overreaction… but I had my eye clinic appointment last week and he said there was a small spot on the macular (I think). He said macular something, but I can’t remember what he said. He was very hard to understand, and didn’t really explain anything...
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    Half marathon hopes

    Hello! I’m a type one and have been for 22 years (I’ll be 32 next week). I’ve recently taken up running (as well as lower carb meals) for weight loss after my 3 babies, and to fit into my wedding dress- married in August. My Hba1c is okay- 7.2 mmol last time, but I’m hoping it’s under 7 when...
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    DKA SCARE!

    Hello, I was just wondering if you could do me a post please... I’ve been type one for 21 years and had my first brush with DKA yesterday! It was scary! My Omnipod had come out while I did the school run- my sugar was 7.8 before the school run and 19.8 with 1.5 ketones on my return! (We were...
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    Pump problems

    I have the Omnipod, and when it works- it’s great! But I constantly seem to have problems with high blood sugars and I know I have bolused right etc. It seems that every 2-2.5 days I will have a high (16mmol) that I just CANNOT get down. Today I had this after lunch, I noticed a red patch round...
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    Women’s problems!!

    Hello! I’ve been type one for 21 years now... I’ve been on hormonal contraceptives since I was 15 and I’ve had 3 children in amongst that. (2 living and one angel- not diabetes related.) on the whole my control is good, but I had my daughter almost a year ago and I had the copper coil inserted...
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    Omnipod Issues

    Hello, I’ve been type one for over 20 years. Always been well controlled. I was on injections but have been on the Omnipod for the past 2 and a half years due to wanting to extend our family and a previous pregnancy where my diabetes battled my hormones and was difficult to control. I have...
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    33+5 insulin requirements dropping!!

    Help! I’m 33+5 today and over the past few days my insulin requirements have dropped quite dramatically! I’ve basically had no basal on for a day. I’ve dropped my carb ratio and still it’s dropping! I’m in hospital to be monitored as I write this! Baby seems happy on the monitor! What could...
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    Baby measuring huge!! Sugars brilliant?!

    I’m SO frustrated!!! Baby is measuring massive (around 5lb) at 31 weeks! My Hba1c has been brilliant throughout my pregnancy and even before conception!! The highest it has been is 5.8% or around 40! Why is this happening!! I can’t physically do any more to control my bloods and the diabetes...
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    23 weeks baby’s tummy measuring big

    Hi all, So I had my scan at 23 weeks and baby’s tummy was measuring almost on the 97th percentile at 24+2 days. Legs were measuring a bit bigger and head was right on gestation. I’m being scanned again in 3 weeks, but I seem to have big babies! I’m type one. My first son was 11lb 1oz at 38...
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    Pump failings

    I’m on the Omnipod and this week I’ve had 2 pods leak out the majority of my lunchtime bolus and one that didn’t leak but didn’t deliver. Resulting in sugars of 20 less than an hour after! I’m very well controlled and I know it isn’t a carb ratio/basal issue! When this happens, with the help...
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    20+5 need help!!!

    Hello! I’m 20+5! My last hba1c was 6.0% (42) the consultant was more than happy. That was 2 weeks ago. But this past week my bloods have been all over the place and I’m getting really frustrated! I have dawn phenomena my basal insulin requirements at 2am change from 0.25 to 1.65!! This was...
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    Hypo treatments

    Hello, I’m roughly 7-8 weeks pregnant! I need any alternative hypo treatments! I used to use lucazade which I didn’t mind, but now since lucazade has changed I have to use jelly babies! For example we do a mile walk each day at school and before my sugar was 5.2, usually is just have had a...
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    Rant!!

    Ok so, I have always been well controlled, am not on the Omnipod and libre (libre because of pregnancy funded by our local diabetes charity). Yesterday the nurse put a new libre sensor on for me, it began reading LO but I knew I wasn’t low so I checked, I was 5.6. I checked again just after my...
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    It’s happened...

    Some of you may remember I had my son Arlo last year after a very complicated pregnancy (none of it diabetes related) my waters broke at 19 weeks, he was born at 27 weeks and tragically passed away 6 weeks and a day later.[emoji174] We have been ttc for a few months and I got a positive on...
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    Libre frustrations!!

    Ok, so I love the libre! Really enjoy using it and I think it's fab! My only trouble is the fall out ALL THE TIME! What am I doing wrong! I put one in on Sunday and went upstairs to change my top, before I looked in the mirror (half an hour after it was put in) and it was hanging out of my...
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    Levels and cycle

    Hello, We are currently ttc. We lost our son, Arlo, last year. [emoji174] I stopped contraception in July so I'm just getting used to my natural cycle I'm finding a massive difference between my readings throughout my cycle! I'm on a pump. Does anyone change their basal rates according to...
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    Omnipod/ libre and rollercoaster! Tried and tested!

    I'm pleased to report I'm the second person I know who has tried out the libre and omnipod at a theme park and I would like to report no problems with either! I was a little high after lunch, but feel that was more user error than any machinery! No problems to report, despite their warnings. I...
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    Omnipod and libre on rides

    Hello, I have phoned freestyle customer services, they were no help whatsoever! I am about to put a new libre on, but we are going to Alton towers on Monday! Do these rights with their magnetism affect the libre and it's workings? Also, I asked this question about a year and a half ago, but...