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Hi all, I've been diagnosed type 1 for 10 and a half months now and im thinking about getting a pump. I have a couple of reservations that come in the form of my 20 month old and 7 week old. Has anybody had a pump before and successfully not had it yanked out several times? This is a big...

Ok this will be a long post so please bare with me... I'm currently finishing my maternity leave and going back to work after 16 months off. I was however, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during my mat leave. I am also going back to work pregnant again (it was planned and I know I'm crazy haha)...

Hello, I am 24 and a type 1 diabetic, diagnosed 18 years ago. I work in the City of London and as we know, the UK is experiencing a heat wave. Temperatures this week are around 33/34 degrees - 91.4F. The office I work in does not have air con and minimal fans. The humidity in London is...

About three years ago I transferred to a new department at work, then for Christmas I received the gift of being diagnosed as Type 2. After returning to work after some time off I had a meeting with both my manager and department manager over the situation. Naturally being a new experience to...

Hi all, I am brand new to the forum and relatively new to Diabetes, only having been diagnosed a short while. I wanted to get your opinion on a topic that's really got to me lately. I recently started a new job back at the start of October 2016 and through no fault of my own have had 5.5...

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone in the community could help me - as I sit here bored, frustrated and a bit disenchanted by my job, day dreaming of doing something I am passionate about. I have always wanted to do my PhD, I currently have my masters in Organisational Psychology however my...

hello, I've been a type 1 diabetic for about 6 years now and through out those years i have come across certain situations that i found to be a bit annoying that you wouldn't have thought would be a problem when you became diagnosed such as thinking about different types of jobs that would...

I work a stressful job (Chartered accountancy practice) at the beginning my diabetes didn’t affect my work life much at all I was able to keep on top of my work and charge my 7.5 hours a day 5 days a week. However as I progress the stress of work has meant my control of blood sugars is not as...