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Probably best to search for hnf1A? https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/search/4747542/?q=hnf1a&o=date I think the issue may be that though there are quite a few mody members, there are a lot of different types of mody? So not many with each different type?

Hi @Garry fotheringham and welcome to the DCUK forums. That's an interesting question. I believe cars cane be modified to work with hand controls only, so I'm not sure that loss of sensation in your feet on its own is enough to deny a license, though I agree you shouldn't be using a non...

That is a massive shame, I can understand why you are upset. Is the reason that you can't stay the night because you are diabetic, or because your sugars are playing up at the moment? ( If the latter then there will be more opportunities in the future. ) If they are saying you can't go just...

If it's any consolation I had the same conversation with my doctors over 40 years ago when I moved from my childhood 1 or 2 injections a day to 4. They sold it to me as improving my control and also giving me much more freedom in choosing when and what to eat. (Though as a T1 I was already...

But you are on insulin so definitely entitled to test strips and meter on the NHS. I suspect that users of dapagliflozin on its own may not be.... (though I guess there is no harm in asking). @richf in my experience the main cost of a monitor is the testing strips - the manufacturers often...

I would argue that if you are getting hypos you need to reduce the insulin acting at the times you are getting them. Some people need drastically different amounts of basal at different times of day and they really need an insulin pump to give them the flexibility they need. (I was moved to a...

Well I guess that is better than a hospital. I hope you get your strength back soon so that you can go home. (Life surely has to be better when you can manage your own insulin via your pump, even if it's a nightmare putting it on.)

Hi @Europa01 and welcome to the DCUK forums. The first recommendation I would make is that she contacts her medical team urgently. This is the sort of issue they should be advising on. What kind of long acting insulin is she using?

Are you still stuck in hospital @Nicola M ? (I confess I can't apply my dexcom G7 on my arms without help because I have to put an oversticker on it and I find it too difficult. If my partner isn't around at cgm change time I have to put it on my stomach. You do wonder whether the...

Hi @Hoodiegirl3 and welcome to the forums. I've been living with T1 since I was 8 (in the caveman years when we had insulin but no glucometers, let alone cgms or pumps). In some ways that made my childhood easier (no blood testing) but I can truthfully say that my control in my teenage years...

There are plenty of keto cakes you can make if you are so inclined, but if you have the money (they aren't cheap) I find that keto kitchen lytham do low carb/keto cakes...

(Disclaimer: using US units for benefit of OP who is in the US) Hi @Flash007 I was moved onto a pump two years ago because of hypos and it has helped enormously. Just how low are you going when your wife calls the emergency services? Are you still hypo aware? Been T1 since 1970 and...

I am a big fan of cgms. From personal experience they aren't always accurate, particularly when hypo, so I use a glucometer if I have doubts about the cgm reading. I second @Rachox 's suggestion on the free trials. I am a happy dexcom user. It's not perfect, some sensors fail (always ask...

Hi @saffy I can't help you much because I'm T1 but I've had many years of not so good bgs in the past and I wanted to say that you shouldn't blame yourself for not having the best bg control. There are lots of reasons why many people struggle with their diabetes and victim blaming helps no one...

According to @lovinglife 's article, they are best ripened on the tree, but I doubt that they sell tree ripened feijoas in the supermarket. I've been eating all the ones that have fallen off the tree, which are really really delicious, even though they aren't as cosmetically pretty as the ones...