Recent Content by Jelly71

Thank you Catherine. I will have a good look at that later. :D

Good luck with the DAFNE course. Where I'm from, in Shropshire the DAFNE course is unavailable (unless any one knows any different) and I would love to attend one. I also have an underactive thyroid which unfortunately often goes hand in hand with type 1 diabetes. I seemed to have struggled...

Hi, I too am a type 1 diabetic and have been for 25 years. I have also struggled with my weight over the years. I was exercising daily, eating only 1200 calories of low GI food and I would lose a maximum of half a stone and that would be it. The doctor mentioned metformin a few times but it...

Hi, I am a type one (have been for 25 years) and currently on metformin. I only started taking it in November last year and so far so good. I was struggling with my weight and with a calorie controlled, lower carb diet I have lost 10 lbs since taking it. Beforehand I was dieting and...

Debloubed I am not eating to my insulin dose. I dose my insulin according to what I am eating, even though I was told the opposite of this when I was first diagnosed. I still struggle with weight, so I guess some type 1's are luckier than others with weight.

Hi, I am new to these forums and have just been prescribed 500mg metformin, I will increase the dose soon if I feel well enough taking it. I am a female and a type 1 diabetic, which I have had for 24 years. I really struggle with my weight despite eating healthy and eating around 1200...