Recent Content by El_em

Are there any other Type 1 diabetics here who have been denied the Omnipod closed loop system because Birmingham NHS trust won’t fund it? Curious to know whether you have appealed - and if you’ve been successful/unsuccessful. It was suggested I move house (we live about 2 miles from...

Hi Just considering a trip next year with my husband and two small kids - I’m reading that an easy access pass is available for type 1s at Disneyland Paris - which allows you to book slots at the attractions rather than wait in queues. Great for me (T1D) as I can have days where I get really...

Hi Looking for some advice. I recently returned to the Uk after 5 years overseas and have been trying to figure out my type 1 diabetes treatment here. I have had a blood test with the GP surgery and been referred to the hospital team since the GP don’t generally deal with all treatments...

Ah thank you - I will do that!

Hi My family are considering a move back to the UK later this year, we are British but have been living in the Netherlands for 5 years - during which time I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. My diabetes care here has been pretty great - we pay health insurance which isn’t cheap but my...

Hi all I tested positive for Covid yesterday after getting the sore throat and congestion symptoms that seem to be common with Omicron. Have since found out my daughters entire class have come down with it, and so we have our main culprit for where it came from! As type 1 this has obviously...

I’m pregnant with my second child and dealing with random high sugar spikes at 10 weeks. For some reason my Dexcom isn’t alarming which isn’t helpful as I’ve woken up at 12/13 the last couple nights and spent hours awake checking it goes down. It starts to drop then rises again an hour later...

Hello! I’ll be eating out at a Thai chain called giggling squid later this week and very curious about others experiences with lower carb items or managing their sugar with things from the menu. I’m type 1 and particularly trying to stay on top of my blood sugar at the moment and worried about...

Hi Does anyone know if it’s possible to purchase microfine pen needles from a pharmacy? We usually live abroad but have ended up a little stuck in the Uk since last year. Thanks a lot for your help

Hi! I actually came on here to ask about purchasing needles and lancets - we live abroad and have gotten a bit stranded with the latest lockdown, and my supplies are running a little low! I’m struggling to find many places selling 5mm pen needles in particular so I’d be super interested in...

Ok thank you everyone!

Hi I missed my lantus dose last night at 10pm, wasn’t sure what to do and my diabetic nurse is on holiday - another nurse told me to take half my dose now and then my normal dose again tonight as usual. This strikes me as potentially dangerous - surely I think have 1.5x the dose in my system...

Hi - I also was diagnosed with Type 1 very close to finding out I was pregnant (a few weeks after in my case). I found around 20 weeks I needed to do some light activity after eating to almost help kick start the insulin - don’t think this is in any way scientific but it worked for me, along...

Thanks! I still don't know exactly what triggered the beta cell fail, the doctors don't think it was the pregnancy - I'd been really ill a couple of months previously with a virus and they suggested that could have been it. I am very grateful to the medical team for their intense help, but at...

Hi! It’s been 12 months now and to mark the anniversary I wrote a piece on how I handled being diagnosed as Type 1 at 8 weeks pregnant. Hope you’ll take a read and it helps if you are in a similar (of unusual) situation. Feedback welcome...