Recent Content by Innocent

Firstly congratulations on getting your degree that in itself shows you have the discipline, strength and determination to cope with diabetes. It’s just a case of refocusing that same energy to cope with the challenges that may lay ahead. I’ve been T1D for 28yrs now but I still remember what it...

Indeed I wouldnt recommend injecting this way for every injection, but in times of need it comes in very handy. I have injected through clothes on occasion for the past 15years and have no dodgy side effects re fibres etc but I see the point. Do be careful though, if injecting through white as...

Aww ozzieonline Reading your post has made me :cry: As a Diabetic Mum I was reading it from the how I would feel if my daughter was diagnosed and also from the perspective of being the child that was diagnosed and how my mum coped. As a Mum, even though I fully understand all about being a...

Fizzy water also often has high sodium levels, check the label before buying, as price or brand is no reflection of whether the drink is safe.

I absolutely agree, I used to feel self conscious about going off to the loo in a restaurant to inject which sometimes raised even more eye brows and funny looks. I did that for ten years then realised if I was going to enjoy life being as outwardly normal as possible and not have to excuse...

Hi Newbie here my first post too. I hope I dont get my hands slapped on my first post, but the issue of proper skin care for diabetics is very close to my heart. I am Type 1 diabetic have been since 1988 A1 control Hb01c 5.7 and indeed we diabetics must take good care of our feet and rest of...