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Is there an insulin pen/gadget that has large numbers on or makes the numbers larger on the pen dial to clearly see if you have poor eyesight?

MIL bought us a tassimo coffee machine for Christmas, other half threw all packaging away, noticed when making a coffee it tasted so sweet! Do tassimo add sugar to their products or sweetener? (the coffee bought for us were just regular latte/cappuccino with no syrups)

Hi there, Thank you for asking this question, I hope you get some more replies. I'm currently a carer for people who live in their own homes too, this is something I am worried about with having insulin-dependent diabetes and hereditary chronic pancreatitis. Currently, I am studying at home and...

Hi, Could anyone recommend anything to keep my Omnipod from coming off/out and not too expensive? With the extra heat and showers and my job it’s becoming a nightmare, not lasting a day!

Hi, Has anyone got any tips to help lower hba1c? I seem to get told to lower it but not advised how other than try to bolus 15 mins before eating and extending the bolus. Found it more difficult since starting creon and just changed to Omnipod pump from Animas.

Hi, I've heard of some people switching to injections whilst on holiday but I stay with my pump usually. I did spend all day at a water park though so I took my pump off and put the plastic end on and injected instead and went back to pumping the next day. I know some people use skintac or...

Hi, I always try and ask the diabetic nurses at the hospital clinic for a letter to take with me - it's free and has the NHS header and trust on the top and doesn't usually have a date on so can use it year after year. Otherwise it is £11-15 for one off the GP-make sure it has everything you...

Hi and Welcome! It may not be a club you wanted to join to but it's full of great people! I won't add anything already said as you're probably on overload! I was diagnosed at 16yo just after exams and school finishing and it is hard at 22 because you know what life was like before. One thing I...

Hi, Does anyone have any information about the Roche Accu-Chek Solo Tubeless Patch Pump? I've been asked to consider it by my consultant as well as a few others now Animas has stopped making pumps. I have only had a tubed pump before (Animas Vibe). Accu-chek do a tubed pump too with a separate...

If you are on Instagram or Youtube, recommend following T1d_sarah she is trying out tickleflex though not sure if there are any specific vids on Youtube

A colleague has developed shingles. I haven't had chicken pox before and have type 1 diabetes. Does it mean I could be at a higher risk of getting chicken pox should they still work or no higher risk than anyone else who hasn't had it? Do diabetics really have a lowered immune system or is it...

Hi everyone. First post, just found type 3c. Originally diagnosed as type 1 for 6 years. On insulin pump. Now diagnosed as secondary diabetes due to hereditary chronic pancreatitis because of a gene mutation. Taking creon and vit d for pancreatic insufficiency and vitamin d deficiency.