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Hi everyone, So this might not be something a lot of people on here agree with, but do you ever get slighty irritated by people talking about how Type 1 Diabetics 'need' to eat/behave? We need to eat everything in moderation, just like everyone else! If you want a treat, do the insulin to...

If anyone is interested in sponsoring my then any donations will be very gratefully received. I know diabetes uk aren't perfect but they still fund a lot of things which could greatly improve all of our lives in the future.

The worst one I ever had was when my science teacher had us read through an outdated text book about diabetes, complete with a graph of diabetes 'sufferers' and their ages. He said to the class 'why do you think there aren't any older patients with diabetes?' and after a few moments of silence...

Hi Everyone, I'm currently starting a blog and after listening to a slightly odd bus conversation I was wondering if people would be able to give me their weirdest phobia/thing they can't stand. Don't worry I won't name and shame! It can be diabetes related or completely random, it's really up...

Thank you all for the advice :) I've always had the attitude I'd rather have a bit of fun than spend my life keeping my control absolutely perfect, suppose that's more my age than anything though, I'm only 19. For the moment I exercise nearly every day so I use that to keep my blood sugars good...

Hi everyone, Since joining this forum, I've noticed a lot of Type 1's have mentioned a low carb diet helps them to control their blood sugars. I'm doing fine at the moment but have had problems with high blood sugars in the past and not one consultant/nurse has ever mentioned it to me, I was...

Hi, I was diagnosed when I was 7 and I'm 19 now, when I was about 12/13 I had the same thing, food just didn't appeal to me and the consultant thought it was a body image issue but I literally just couldn't stand the thought of food as I wasn't hungry. Once I realised I had to eat though I did...

Thank you so much, I really appreciate any efforts to get more support.

Thank you, I'll definitely need that luck! Very much appreciated :)

I don't know if this is allowed but I'm not being cheeky at all so if this gets deleted I totally understand. I'm doing a sky dive on 24th May for diabetes UK and I really want to raise as much money as possible for such a good cause so if anyone would like to take a look at my just giving page...

I had a very similar experience to yours, I went for a night out and ate and drank sensibly, I was only tipsy and actually only drunk water once we got to the club as it was cheaper! Once I got home I was fine, but when I woke up in the morning I was feeling very sick and by 11 or 12 I was being...

I think if my blood sugar is high or low it really affects my temper. Tends to come out worst on people closer to me but considering I'm not naturally aggressive with other people it does surprise me at times and in the early stages of my relationship I really had to explain to my boyfriend...

I've been injecting for twelve years and have been known to wake up with terrible leg pains in the middle of the night - I'm only 19 so I was a bit worried and they were different to growing pains. However these have faded over time, I suppose my body must be getting used to the insulin. If you...

Re: Tonsillitis I had my tonsils out this June after a few bad cases a year, I used to faint, vomit and my throat was so swollen I couldn't eat so my blood sugars were all over the place. The operation wasn't a great experience in terms of pain but after about a week I started needing less pain...

I feel like this a lot of the time too, Diabetes sucks and after twelve years I'm pretty angry with the world about it some days. Well, more than pretty angry. Try taking some vitamins and drinking lots of water for energy and your immune system, and make sure you get to the doctor at some stage...