Type 1 Olympic hero overcomes needle phobia View online
 
 
 
We're stronger together
 
Whether you’re a child, parent or in-law of someone with diabetes, it helps to talk about it. Diabetes affects families, not just individuals, and communication is important. Communication is the bedrock of our Diabetes Forum, and the posts below show how families learn to tackle diabetes together.
 
We all need support
 
There's no I in team
 
"My boyfriend was diagnosed a few months ago and it was a massive shock," writes Girlfriend01, who is worried about the future.
 
Keep a clear head
Starting a family
 
Forum user t1d08 is looking to start a family. She asks what information she should know before trying to conceive.
 
Type 1 and conceiving
 
It's good to talk
 
Alex_B is worried that talking about diabetes is annoying his family and friends, but talking about it can prevent burnout and keep you on track.
 
Do what works for you
Struggling to cope
 
This thread is a great example of the community rallying together to help a mother struggling with her daughter’s recent T1 diagnosis.
 
Help is always available
 
 
Take a look at some of today's top threads:
1 How can I sweeten my coffee?
2 Losing too much weight
3 Test results, wide variations
4 CT scan and Metformin
5 Low carb recipes to take to a holiday dinner & relatives
6 30 weeks and waters have broken
7 What have you eaten today?
8 Tricky Vitamin C tabs
9 Cutting back on BG testing?
10 Pre diabetes

There are 1,773,109 posts from 286,924 members in the forum right now.

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Low carb put my T2 in remission
 
Forum user Yvonne Lane was in the news this week! She spoke with inews about how going low carb helped to put her type 2 into remission.
 
'I feel so much better'
 
In case you missed it...
 

Olympic hero's new challenge
 

Paralympic gold medallist Jonathan Fox was diagnosed with type 1 earlier this year and has since had to overcome a phobia of needles.
 
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