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Thanks for posting this @Jaylee , really interesting. I'm not normally a fan of videos but this one was fascinating.

Not sure whether to give your post a winner emoji for making the best of your diabetes or a hug for dealing with depression, but I am very happy to count you as one of my friends. @Hoodiegirl , I'm afraid I 100% agree with @Zhnyaka here. I was miserable when I was 14 (bullied at school) and I...

Just remembered one - "The late Nancy Irving" . She has an extremely rare blood type and is kidnapped after a fake death to be a living blood bank to a rich man with same type who needs regular transfusions. In the end she injects herself with an overdose of insulin to kill him as well as...

my pump will inject as little as 0.05 units....

I can empathise with the assumption that people assume that all other health conditions you have or get must be caused or related to your diabetes. (I also notice it here when people tend to assume that their new symptoms are diabetes related.) Diabetics can get the same health conditions as...

I went through a brief phase thirty years ago when I watched Neighbours. I have a vague memory of a new character being suspected of being a drug addict, and it turned out they had diabetes...?

I think there is more information out there than there used to be, but I have always happily educated the people around me about basic T1 stuff and haven't felt stigmatised. (I think there is more stigma re T2). You have to remember that possibly 90% of diabetics are T2, so it's not surprising...

When I was diagnosed (1970 aged 8) I was given a blue book of carbs in proprietary foods, which I had (mostly) memorised relatively quickly. There was also a leaflet with carbs in things like apples/bread/potatoes. But I was very lucky in that my mother was already T1 so knew how to carb count...

Ratios are much much better than fixed doses in my opinion. (I was on fixed doses for the first twelve years of T1 and still remember being given an insulin pen and my first glucometer and being told that multiple daily injections would make my life easier, even though I'd be injecting more...

Welcome to the forums @Jodes 7 . I think we're all still learning about our T1, even those of us who've had it for decades. Luckily there is some really good technology out there now to make things a little easier. It sounds like you have a very positive attitude which is great. Hopefully...

My understanding is that toujeo is a "concentrated" form of lantus, so should have the same effect? https://www.drugs.com/medical-answers/toujeo-lantus-difference-between-3420904/

We can't diagnose here so I can't guess what you have. But if it were me my order of actions would be 1) see pharmacist and/or GP for advice 2) try gargling/rinsing mouth with salt water to see if that helps? 3) I wouldn't assume that this is necessarily a diabetic complication, though I'd...

A consideration in studies like this is that they need enough people to keep taking the placebo so that they can validate the results. They need validated results so they can justify prescribing the medication in the future for the patients who might benefit from it. I really feel for those of...

We can't diagnose on here and though it could be caused by your diabetes there are plenty of other possible causes. Please please please tell your GP about all your symptoms so that they can consider all the possibilities. Good luck, I hope your doctor gives you some clarity and looks into...

We can't diagnose on the forums but if I were in your position I'd be wondering whether the aches and pains are symptoms that might be causing the bg swings, rather than the other way round.... Have you talked to your doctor? While wildly fluctuating bgs generally make me feel bad, 3 months...