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@Amy2993 We were prob diagnosed a similar time! I was in DKA and spent a week in hospital. When I left I was on around 40units of insulin a day (9 novorapid for a piece of toast in the morning!). But like you I was slowly reducing it as kept hypo-ing. For the last 3 weeks i've been on only 1...

Thank you everyone, been really useful reading through all your comments :)

I'm definitely going to have to be on the look out for a pink sparkly bag now!

I've only been diagnosed a month and they started me carb counting on a ratio of 1:10 on Monday after 3/4 weeks of fixed dose, but I was on higher (9 8 8 and then 7 of long acting). From day One i did start carb counting and recording to get into the habbit and so i could see what changed my BG...

I was diagnosed type 1 on 6th June. I'm not good with blood or needles and the finger pricks were really difficult for me so I've got a trial of one. I can't begin to describe how much anxiety its removed along with how much information I can see which i'd have never have seen with finger prick...

I'm newly diagnosed type one and once lockdown is over I've several meals out planned as catch-ups for missed events. My wonder is what do guys take with them? I need NovoRapid before meals but don't want to have to take a big sharps box (even the smallest are massive) do I now need a...

I'm 35 and was went to docs for similar thing. I was sent to hospital and stayed for a few days on drips as i was in diabetic ketoacidosis and type 1 diabetic! Must have brushed symptoms off for at least 3 months!

I called them as I posted mine off today too! They said as long as a doctor had not suggested it was unsafe for me to drive and that id advised my insurer then it is fine :)