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Hiya, just wondering if anyone has come across similar/ knows how to fix it: I have found especially recently that when i remove a pump site i am left with a little red dot where the site was, which is fine but they seem to last a lot longer than they used to! I have found that especially...

So im on the medtronic 640G which I love but I have quite high basal rates, my dinner time one being 1.2U/hr which is the maximum the pump will allow. I'm currently sick and my levels have been going quite high and so I wanted to use the temporary bolus to add on an extra 15% to my doses but...

Hiya, I'm doing my GCSEs and gold dofe this year and I just wondered if anyone had any advice for this kind of stuff? I did my mocks not long after being diagnosed so I'm not confident, but I at least have an idea. I have done bronze and silver dofe, however, I dd both of them before being...

Started on the libre yesterday and I already love it! I've seen that some people have wildly inaccurate results but mine seem to come up within 1mmol so v. happy. Disappointed that the costs seem very much like a postcode lottery as ive seen now that some locations, the sensors are on...

hiya, ive been on injections for over three months now and i havent been having any issues, but recently its been really hard for me to get the needle to go through the skin, and i often have to try multiple locations. Additionally when i do inject the insulin it often stings. The insulin isnt...

seen so so many threads of teens wanting to meet other teens so here's one that everyone can add to! and hi, im emma, im 15 and i was diagnosed in september. how is everyone?

which process do you find the most difficult? -injecting -testing -carrying equipment/ treatment everywhere if you have another answer please let me know!

Hiya, for my school project, I need to create a survey, so if anyone would like to help me, please fill out the poll! -sorry for those trying to fill out the survey earlier- I couldn't include the polls for some reason. Please bear in mind that the project is aimed at children, so answer what...

So in the Uk, the skins available for the pens are: orange, green, butterfly and football, none of which really appealed, but I ordered the butterfly one anyways by calling 0845 600 5055, THEYRE FREE BTW Once it arrived I didn’t really like it so I decided to diy it! Here’s how to do it: Push...

hiya, ive been diagnosed for 2 months now, and I signed up for gold dofe beforehand, I still want to go but i don't know how im going to manage everything. I've talked to my team and they say they are going to put me on the pump so i won't need to be doing loads of injections, and my dofe leader...

Hiya, I am looking to make a petition for getting carb counts on the traffic light system on food packaging in the UK. In order for me to start one, I need at least 5 email of supporters to get me started. If anyone is willing, please send me a private message including your email - you must be...

Hiya, I’m doing a design project at school on ways to make diabetes easier and less scary for small kids, but I was only diagnosed at 15 so I never knew, but I really want to design something that will help! If you have any ideas or anything you wish you had when you were younger - please let me...

So I was sent in for a blood test for my go after some stuff wasn’t going away and went to sleep that night as normal after having a late birthday party and making a killer cake. At 3am the next morning I woke to hear the door bell ringing over and over, and once my mum had opened the door she...

I haven’t actually tried this myself but my care team told me that one of the other teens had used their hospital letter to get a queue jump disability pass at Thorpe Park! Worth a try I guess- gotta make the most of it :)

When I'm at school I have a very specific lunch slot that I have to go to cause my friends cant get their food another time(i have a packed lunch) but a couple of times I have had a hypo just beforehand, is it better to wait the 15 minutes out or can i simply get on and eat my lunch after...

hiya, for my design project i am looking for ways to make diabetes easier and less scary for small children and also easier for parents to get kids to do their tests and have their injections. Do you have ideas that you think would help you and your child? Thanks x

Hiya, I’m doing a design project on ways to make diabetes easier and less scary for small kids, but I was only diagnosed at 15 so I never knew, but I really want to find something that will help! If you have any ideas or anything you wish you had when you we younger - please let me know! Thanks x