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Hi @Red_Fox22, That sounds an exciting opportunity! Working abroad, being a T1D, has never caused me an issue for work visas. It is good that your employer's programme should cover your normal treatment consumables. Regarding cover exclusions, it is really important to know how...

While you are abroad how do you manage your healthcare access, especially for ongoing diabetes management, insulin prescriptions, etc? Ideally you could engage with a local in-country HCP, that can advise what tests may help show if vit B12 is the issue. vit D3 may also be a useful test to have.

So far no problem getting repeat prescription of 2 NovoRapid 10 ml vials - picked up last order last week.

Actually, maybe its not so weird. If by using a pump with Novorapid you have been able to significantly improve your blood glucose control, but now experiencing side effects of more water retention, ankle swelling, etc - this may indicate that you could have been chronically dehydrated to some...

I do have, so far, relatively mild peripheral neuropathy currently with slowed nerve conduction, OK circulation and skin sensation. I remember being concerned when the small amount of hair growing on my toes disappeared never to return...

We're not allowed to diagnose, so you should really contact your GP /hospital team for more help with what may be going on. I've certainly experienced ankle swelling when in hot climates, long time sitting or driving, sunburn, insect bite reactions, etc. When I first went on insulin (MDI) 16...

I can't remember where I saw the data, but the One Touch Ultra was considered one of the more accurate meters several years ago. I have/had several of them. But these are not UK NHS issued and strips can be difficult to source here - plus when I worked out my newest one was over 7 years old (!)...

Hi @johen, I can only share what has seemed to work for me. Probably the first diabetic complication I developed was peripheral neuropathy in my feet. This was characterised by what felt like wooden toes, but my skin sensitivity is still strong and I pass the NHS filament test. Nerve conduction...

I have only ever been interested in a tubeless pump (there are pros and cons for both tubed and tubeless). At the end of last year I was approved for a standalone pump, not HCL version. I did find that having had several years experience applying and wearing CGMs, this meant it hasn't been too...

According to my addition, you have 'lost' 2% that is not attributed to any BG range (could just be rounding effects between the ranges). I only use Dexcom, so not sure how/why this happened with Libre readings. The internationally recommended definition for time in range BGs is 10 - 3.9 mmol...

Hi @Dudette1, are you UK based or in another health system? I have had anecdotal feedback from a GP friend that Wegovy ( the similar GLP-1 agonist approved for T2 treatment in the UK) can be well tolerated. The mechanism of action on BG levels is not well understood, but may be mostly due to...

@jaywak, Totally agree - and as I mentioned above I believe 3.5 is the recommended hypo threshold for gestational diabetics, which once diagnosed, will be on insulin. I suspect those suffering from the rare but increasingly accepted condition of reactive hypoglycaemia may also have insights re...

This is brilliant TIR, but humbly I may take issue with your definition of a hypo - mine is anything showing a level below 3.9, although my endo will allow me to set the CGM alarm bar at 3.5 as I have completed a DAFNE course (also, and I have no idea why, this is might be the hypo threshold set...

Not sure if this strictly relevant, but I've only had a questionable ACR once a couple of years ago. The protocol in my case was to repeat the urine test a few weeks later. The second test was within normal range. I think ACR results can be sensitive to hydration levels (I am bad staying as...

@ElenaP I sort of get where she is coming from. I self funded my Dexcom 6/7 for the last 4 years and have always shared data with my hospital endocrinology team. This got my hospital reviews elevated from senior registrars (already very experienced) to the top research consultant. He did...

@May Mic, I so feel your pain. Even as an insulin dependent T1, I simply cannot bolus enough insulin to cope with the levels that any bread products send me to. I don't have a sweet tooth, but adore bread...

Hi @megann, I have recently started with an Omnipod DASH. This is programmable for varying insulin delivery over time and for different activities, (you still need to count carbs, possibly protein and bolus appropriately) but unlike the Omnipod 5 isn't a semi-self adjusting pump that relies on...

I was late onset diagnosis, but now 15+ years in with almost benign complications, my endo is adamant that my biggest risk is hypos - he is happy for me to aim for as low HbA1C as I wish, but only if I can prove very low to zero hypo events.

Hi @Zinadane, I've just been given a new gen novopen - but not sure how to use it - I always prime my pen with a 2 unit shot (or more when changing cartridge) - obviously these values are not injected - how to use recording feature just for actual doses?