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yes plaease that would be great as i cant seem to find it. not been on here in forever xx

i am on day 4 without insulin and am finding it so hard to get the motivation to actually take control of it. i havent even been checking my numbers but i know they are high as i have the constant thirst and weeing non stop......i have recently moved and dont have anything sorted down here as...

does anyone with 1.5 struggle with this at all please? i have had type 1 for almost 3 years and only recently been told its type 1.5, I suffered with diabulimia about 18 months ago and slowly slipping back into it. I need some advice and help really. i am still struggling to deal with diabetes...

No i didnt stupidly, when i spoke to my dsn she asked me that too!! I just didnt think as this was the first time of having flu since diagnosed. I have found the sheet she gave me so will defo prepare myself nxt time. I have been offered flu jab but so many people have put me off getting it...

So this week has been the worst so far in my 11 months of being a T1. Ive had flu since last week and sugars kept creeping up even when i didn't eat for fear of throwing up. I tried my best to keep hydrated but today in work i almost passed out. My sugars were at 22 an ketones 1.4. Went to hosp...

Hi. I got diagnosed in apr last year an i was scared of my first eye test. Yes they do need to dilate the pupils. It stings only for a short time. They let it settle for a short while then They get u to read cards using each eye separate then they take u to the other room to take pics of the...

Omg my dad passed away 7 years this may 29th which made me worse too. It is hard living with depression and people who arent goin through it can sometimes be ignorant to the struggles we go through. Even getting out of bed some times is a task in itself. Here if u need to talk huni. Xx

Thanx Lynz84, yeah took me 7 years to realise he wasnt the one for me. I didnt think i would ever be strong enuf to leave him but with great family an friends, i finally was free in 2008. Best thing i ever did. Yeah i have kept one since i was 13 but i still get days where i cant be bothered to...

Its hard to explain really. I have times of mania where im bubbly, hyperactive, talkin fast, big plans an then with the click of fingers, it changes to deep despair where i feel the only way thru it is to end it. I also self harm so that is an outlet for my, not ideal but it helps me. I get the...

I have suffered for years with depression and had bipolar before i became diabetic. I know what your going through to some extent as i have found it hard to adapt to T1 let alone live with the depression. If u need to talk, im here xx

Well, yesterday went better than mon but decided to err on the side of caution an start on 10, my ratio was 1unit per 20g with a 2 meals but still went down, not all the way into hypo mode so tmz am gonna try 1unit per 25g an see what happens. Not eaten today coz dont wanna deal with it x

I did not factor in a correction and also was bout 2.5hrs after eating xx

Thank you, that makes sense. Not everyone is the same i guess x

I had decided to start with my tea tnyt. My bm was 10.2 so worked out what i needed to take and ate happily. Unfortunately, about half hour ago, i started to shake and feel sweaty so i checked my sugars. It had fallen to 3.1, pure orange at the ready!! I havent had a proper hypo for weeks so...

So i went to see my DSN today and she has set me up with carb counting. I have taken peoples advice and got the app for carbs & cals as well as "think like a pancreas". I have also asked about the daphne course which i will be going on too. Im ready to take control!!