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So I see a lot of posts recommending DAFNE. I did it last year, and was told that it was revolutionary and would be life changing. Don't get me wrong, it was great to meet other diabetics and discuss some of our experiences and learn about the carb counting. But for me, it was a bit of a let...

So I'm a type 1 diabetic, and getting confused. I was told that I could get a free eye test with being a Type 1, and so checked out Specsavers near me and they had a bit on their website about doing free eyetests. Yet when I phoned, they wanted to charge me for the test some 60 GBP. When I...

I'm going through a hard time at the moment with my diabetes care. My sugars are up and down all the time. I did a DAFNE course and it was good but my sugars didn't come into balance during the course and I was told repeatedly it would some time after. I used to cook a lot of my own meals so...

So I’m struggling reading food labels and someone mentioned to me I could get hold of a label magnifier. I did a quick search and haven’t been able to find anything that does the job. A nurse told me that Diabetes UK sold them and I searched their website and gave them a call and they made me...

We all know meditation is good for us generally for wellbeing, but I came across an mp3 recently that I really love that is both a guided meditation and affirmations specifically for diabetes. Its been created by Belleruth Naparstek and has some beautiful imagery. (Edited by a moderator to...

So at my last hospital appointment (back in May) the doctor there said he would write to my GP about putting me on some ace inhibtors. These are for blood pressure as when I was in hospital apparently my readings were quite high/low (not surprising by any means). So I had to chase my GP...

I'm finding as the years progress that when it comes to illness/sickness, when I need to do more tests its getting more difficult to get blood out of my fingers onto the strips. I am talking about those times when you have colds/flu - and you do them before and after eating. Is it just me...

Okay so I was lucky enough to be diagnosed with diabetes at an early age (4 years) so have had it 30 plus years now. Last year, I was told that the insulin I was on (that I was injecting twice a day) was being discontinued. So they moved me onto newer insulin of Novorapid and Lantus. The...