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Hi @keishamarie You are definitely not alone with this. I suffer from depression and have type 1. I often feel a but guilty because I know all my friends and family have been very supportive about everything but I still feel alone and feel they will never really understand. Depression is very...

@azure My hospital is no longer offering the meter at all. They say they have been told that the NHS should not be giving them out. It might be a Scottish thing.

I know this is a pain but can you test during the night using your normal meter? I know it's not ideal but I am currently doing a reading every night at 3am because I think I suffer from dawn phenomenon. It's unfortunate that there doesn't seem to be a way to get access to a libre meter if you...

This forum has quite literally changed my life. Thanks to this forum and the advice I received on here I am now working with a new consultant and diabetic team, have learned how to carb count, reduced my hba1c from 119 to 53 in 7 or 8 months and I am now expecting my first baby. I cannot...

Hi @JTenzo I'm afraid I haven't found them any cheaper than that. I spoke to my DSN about it and she said she wasn't aware of any other cheaper sources. I'm afraid I just resorted to testing a lot more using my traditional meter. Sorry I don't have anything more useful for you

Hi @Pilzy-89 Thanks for your post ☺ Congratulations!! I am on injections. I was told a while ago that I might need a pump as I seem to suffer from dawn phenomenon but I wasn't eligible for one because I hadn't taken the adapt course yet. I was originally told I would have to wait 2 years for...

Hi @azure Thanks! I am excited just worried now. I am on injections. I was told a while ago that I might need a pump as I seem to suffer from dawn phenomenon but I wasn't eligible for one because I hadn't taken the adapt course yet. I was originally told I would have to wait 2 years for a...

Hi there, I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling this way - but I can assure you that you are not alone! I spent years feeling about the same as you. My friends were always out and about, meeting up, having a great time seemingly without a care in the world and I couldn't join in. I felt...

Hi everyone, I recently discovered I am pregnant. I am 27 and have been a type 1 diabetic for 10+ years but I have had extremely poor control for most of the time I have been diabetic. About 8 months ago my hba1c was 119 and I was really ill but I got a new consultant and man aged to reduce it...

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I agree that changing your needles may not be a massive deal, but I personally find it disconcerting when I am told one thing by one health care professional and then given conflicting advice from another. This may just be me and my insecurities but each time I am given conflicting advice it...

I reuse my needles and the only adverse effect I have experienced is it tends to hurt more the more it's used...BUT given that they are single use needles coupled with the fact that I have also been told to change each time (I appreciate this wasn't necessarily the case for everyone but it was...

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Hi Daibell, I am attempting to follow a low carb diet at the moment so hopefully my weight will get better. Unfortunately my consultant has said if I want to see her it needs to be done in conjunction with the dietician and will not see me until after my appointment with the dietician. I am on...

Hi, I have active retinopathy on my left eye and have had 2 sessions of laser so far and haven't found it too bad...I will admit I that the rtinopathy came about due to my own mismanagement of diabetes and was due largely to me not getting checked. I have been told numerous times that if I had...