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    iPhone app

    I'm stuck in 147, can be a bit stressful at times Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Type 1 18+ Diabetic

    Hi Caitlin, I'm 25 next week and will have been diabetic for 24 years in may, Send me a message if you want to chat :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    coping with a toddler when having a hypo

    I've had type 1 diabetes for 24 years of my my 25 year life, I am on a pump and have a 2 year old boy, does anyone have any advice on dealing with an attention seeking toddler when having a hypo? I'm a single parent which can also make things a bit harder at times. Any help would be fab thanks :D
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    Retinopathy..pregnancy..aspirin & bleed in the eye??

    Re: Retinopathy..pregnancy..aspirin & bleed in the eye?? I was being treated for retinopathy when I was pregnant and was advised by my eye dr that unless I had problems with my bp then to avoid medication that might thin the blood ie aspirin. It seems to be like everything else, you can be told...
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    Irregular Neuropathic sensations in feet and lower legs

    I was diagnosed in 1989 also at the age of 13 months, over the past year or so I have had pain in my feet on and off and my feet are allways freezing cold (even in summer), yet again all the drs at hospital clinic do is test the feeling in my feet which is fine and say there is nothing wrong, :(...
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    any 16-18 year olds out there?

    Hi guys I'm bit older than 18, I'm 25 next month and been diabetic 24 years in may, have been on a pump for around 3 years, if you want any advice or anything then give me a shout :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    How old were you when you were diagnosed?

    I was 13 months when diagnosed Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    diabulimia

    thanks all for your advice,i have sent a rather lengthy e-mail to my dsn and also sent it to my consultant explaining how i am feeling and that i need help. i will let you know what happens in due course. :)
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    diabulimia

    hi all, i need some help, ive been type 1 for 20 years, am on lantus and humalog. i have stuggled with my diabetes for many years and have had several stays in hospital with dka, i also suffer from severe depression :( i was reading an article yesterday in balance magazine about diabulimia, as...
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    Depression links? - lantus and levemir

    hi, im female, 18-25 yes, currently suffer from depression diagnosed about 18 months ago type 1 diabetic for 20 years last hba1c was around 13 on lantus also on humalog hope this helps, if you need anything else just ask :)
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    dinner

    what was your bs before dinner? i have been told that your bs will rise and fall after eating and that it should be within 2mmol/l of what it was pre food. hope this helps
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    new type 1, confused and angry

    hi leanne, i know exactly how you are feeling, ive been diagnosed for 19 almost 20 years (admitted several times over the years with DKA) and i still find it hard, like you i tend to skip injections but in the long run it only makes things worse and makes you angrier!! find people to talk to...
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    HELP!!!

    hey thanks again for yor help!! i think that the only reason that i have 'told all' is because im not talking face to face and dont feel as though anyone is thinking well she is obviously doing this on purpose which i have had said to me in the past as most people on the forum can probably...
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    HELP!!!

    hi sarah, i have previously tried spliting my lantus with no luck, i was having hi's during the day which i do anyway but was constantly going hypo during the night. i am currently trying to get a pump with the help of my dsn but have been told that i am borderline on qualifying for one and that...
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    HELP!!!

    hey fergus yes i think i am definately discouraged by the way things are going and yes i am in a routine of well it doesnt seem to work when i try so why bother, although i probably dont stick with it for long enough i dont have the patience anymore!!!!!! i am 20 years old and am currently...