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Whilst your facts are true - I would argue this isn't expensive... The Dexcom and Medtronic sensors average out to be about £200 - £300 a month, as long as you're not damaging your transmitters, which I've seen happen reasonably regularly. The Libre averages out to roughly £110. If you have an...

Hi all, I've been type one for eighteen years and understand most of the symptoms of hyperglycaemia and therefore can tend to spot if someone's heading in the wrong direction. My mum is healthy, exercises a lot and eats really well. Somewhat paleo eating but she does enjoy a good ice cream on...

Morning all! So this morning, I've woken up with all the symptoms of DKA. My breathing is strained and has that 'burning' feeling. My arms and legs are tired, heavy and somewhat shaky. My head is muffled and I keep zoning out and I'm seriously thirsty. So naturally I tested my blood sugars...

I was 3 years old and tested for a blood glucose of around 50 mmol/l (Roughly translates to 900 mg/dl). I lost a lot of weight according to my mum, but all I can remember is trying to hide how thirsty I was because I didn't want to go to the doctors again at that age! It got to the point where I...

Morning all, Whilst sat at work today with high blood sugar levels, I realised that when I'm either low or high, I go out of my way to do weird little things that make me feel better. For example, today I've made sure that my Diabetic ID necklace is always visible and am constantly touching...

My motivation usually comes from realising I feel so much worse. Not to mention the weight gain!

Thank you for the scientific answer - t'was exactly what I was after! Is there anyway of recognising the different types of carbohydrates through packaging? Or is it simply a case of research, experiment and knowledge? Once again, thank you. The question applies to all others whether you've...

So after being diabetic for 16 years now, I have a good grasp of Carb intake vs Fibre intake and how they affect my blood sugars. However, Cherries confuse me. Before I started my low carb diet and placed myself in the state of Ketosis, I could eat Cherries and not inject at all. However, from...

Thanks to you all for providing the term 'ketosis' as I've only ever been aware of Ketoacidosis... From what I've now researched, it looks like so long as you have enough insulin, you won't defer into Ketoacidosis... So I guess as a type one on a pump I should be okay... So long as I'm not ill...

Hi everyone :) So for a while now I've been slowly reducing the number of carbs I eat a day, both for my health and for my diabetes. This time a few months ago I was eating 300g+ which obviously isn't all too good. I was reducing the amount in increments of 20g per week, and I'm now where I...

Re: Have you had problems with the DVLA since being diagnose My apologies, my phone is playing up. Basically, due to an Admin error, I was told that I was blind and had my licence removed. After 8 months of arguing and attending appointments left right and Centre (about 7 in total), I got my...

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Diagnosed since I was three and am now 19... My levels were perfect until I hit my teens and discovered unhealthy and sugary snacks. My HBA1C hit 14%, and so I reached for a DAPHNE course too... My levels perfected for five months before I lost my motivation just like you... I kept it up, simply...

Haha! My apologies on the 'generation' wording, but when I meet older and younger diabetics at my clinic, I really do feel that there are strong generation differences... I'm always happy to speak to all types of people, I just felt that as a teen, there's not many here on this particular...

Thank you all! Gosh, well done on the HBA1C drop too! That's amazing :grin: