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I've had a few DKA episodes, although none now for at least 5 or so years but all of my episodes were when I was late teens/early twenties. My symptoms have always been the same - - Dying of thirst/Needing to pee A LOT - Can't keep anything down even small sips of water - Felt like my heart was...

I always tell any new employer that I have diabetes, especially since I know I will need time off for appointments and don't feel I should always use my annual leave for that. Funnily enough, my manager although he doesn't have diabetes some of his family does and he suffers from hypos so has a...

Hello @Melody123 Thank you @Hopeful34 for the tag! I think I’m just going to echo a lot of what has been said above, you will definitely get more used to it with time. I’ve been pumping for going on 9 years now and my pump is just a normal piece of my day to day life and I forget it’s there...

Welcome to the forums - First of all I am really sorry you are having a poor experience with your diabetes team but it seems like you are heading in the right direction in terms of wanting to use a CGM to better understand how your blood sugars are day to day. I think doctors sometimes forget...

Hey there, I'm on Lyumjev which is basically the same as Fiasp but to answer your questions the best I can do; - Generally, with both of these insulins they can kick in within 5 minutes of taking the insulin so you do have to be careful when you take it. I generally take mine right as my plate...

Funnily enough I did read in the leaflet it can affect your b12 levels, although I am on lifelong b12 injections for what they suspect is pernicious anaemia so no worries there :hilarious:. I've been on Lansoprazole now for just over a week, my symptoms have definitely improved (although the...

I do think that there does have to be a cut off point at which they offer it as realistically it isn't feasible to offer every single person this extremely expensive tech when they are able to manage their diabetes with treatment that costs much less. I was one of the few who got onto the...

My insurance was more bothered that I had an epilepsy diagnosis than a diabetes one :hilarious: Although neither condition affected the price and really it shouldn’t do, you can always shop around for deals though but mine was a fairly average price and has only ever gone down.

Welcome to the forums, I don’t use an omnipod sadly but I’m sure @Marie 2 does, unsure of anyone else who uses this so can’t tag anyone further. Just thinking though if it is that inconvenient have you considered using a tubing pump? I know you play football but you can disconnect for up to...

Just tagging a couple of people who I'm sure use the Tandem pump which uses Control IQ and are from the UK to see if they can assist but if all else fails I would see if you can get into contact with your diabetes team to see if they can help guide you. I don't use a Tandem pump so unfortunately...

Nothing really to add onto advice on what to do as @In Response has given some solid advice but just by looking at your date of diagnosis you could possibly still be in the honeymoon period which won't help matters very much and your insulin needs may vary during this time. I don't believe in...

Hi All, I’ve just been prescribed lansoprazole because my doctor believes I have “silent reflux” and to be fair he isn’t wrong as all of my symptoms do match up, although unsure of the cause as nothing has changed with my weight or eating habits and I don’t smoke/rarely if ever drink. Has...

Still have to go back for my eye outpatient in 3 months although at my optician appointment today my optician was able to tell me that compared to last time when they looked there’s less bleeding spots in the Macula on my right eye (1 compared to 3 previously) and my left eye just has background...

Thank you, it’s always nice to see other people’s views/advice on the same things. I appreciate you coming in and expanding on some of my points to better help :) it’s been a long time since I’ve actually had to think about holiday rules! :hilarious:

I have never been on a cruise but have been abroad many times so I don't suppose the advice will differ that much since both are types of a holiday. My biggest piece of advice is don't stress too much about your diabetes, you're on holiday, having a good time, probably not eating what you...

As a Type 1 who dropped their HbA1c from 78 -> 38 in less than 6 months ish? (not by trying just hybrid closed-loop things), it's not something I would personally recommend or even a doctor would probably recommend. A significant drop of 3% or more in a short space of time can bring on...

I have Maculopathy (started in both eyes) when my HbA1c dropped from 78 -> 38. A significant drop in HbA1c can unfortunately also cause Retinopathy to develop. I was diagnosed in June 2022. As of November 2023 (don't have my results from March 2024 yet!!) the maculopathy has gone in my left eye...

I was terrified of going on a pump, especially knowing I was going to be tethered to a machine 24/7 it just didn't seem like it was going to work for me. 9 years down the line though and I do chuckle thinking back, 99% of the time I forget I am tethered to a machine until it screams at me for...

I couldn't imagine my life without an insulin pump especially now I'm also hybrid-closed looping which by the sounds of things you are too. Given that you are only a couple of weeks in it's not surprising you havent got it all figured out yet as it can take some time to fine-tune everything. My...

I'm already under a consultant for my diabetes care although at my last appointment (April 2023) I was told they would see me again in 9 months time and only got an appointment for 11 months time (March 2024) so I can only imagine how difficult it is for everyone else. My eye outpatient...