Recent Content by Gem_Gems

<font color="purple"><font size="3"><font face="Book Antiqua">I've had type 1 diabetes pretty much all of my life. And I don't give a sh*t what anyone thinks! I'm always in posh restaurants, and I do my injection at the table. I don't care what anyone thinks! This is part of me. I'm...

<font size="3"><font face="Book Antiqua"><font face="Century Gothic"><font color="purple">Can anyone give me any information on the cannula used for the insulin pump. I've always been interested, as I've never seen one on placement and wonder how they work! Any brand names would be ace! Please...

<font color="green"><font size="3"><font face="Lucida Console">Yeah Sarah I had thought of that one, or maybe instead of MDI have a subcut cannula (same as CSII) meaning that MDI are a thing of the past. Cool so theres one idea to think about! Thanks :)</font id="Lucida Console"></font...

Maybe your mum should be taken to the diabetes centre for a check up. She may have an under-active thyroid problem (related to diabetes) and it has a quick onset. 12months ago after a check up I was fine. Next 6months I was confirmed with an under-active thyroid. I always felt sleepy.

<b><font color="blue"><font size="3"><font size="2"><font face="Georgia">Hello everyone. I'm a IDM diabetic & a student nurse. I want to focus my research project on diabetes, but I can't think of any ideas! I'm having a blank moment. So does anyone have any questions they would liked...

If your in the UK do a DAFNE course! Yes you should be injecting quick acting insulin when your BG is above normal, but don't do this until you have spoken to your diabetes team!