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Hello, my current bolus ratio ranges form 1 unit / 4.5g of carbs to 1 unit / 6g of carbs, with 27units of basal. I don’t know if this classes as insulin resistance but it just seems like such a large amount of insulin. I find it really hard to loose weight, I’m not over weight but I have been in...

This is amazing thank you!

Thank you everyone for your responses, I am so so grateful. It’s made me feel so much less alone. I have a CGM, a Libre, but I think I must have knocked off the notification when I was half asleep (I have insomnia so I find it really hard to get to sleep, but when I am asleep you could play a...

Hello, I’ve had diabetes for 20 years now and have never experienced this. I am known to have a few hypos as I have limited symptoms of going low. I woke up this morning and didn’t feel great but realised I was loosing my grip in the right hand. I tried looking for my phone but couldn’t find it...

Thanks guys, this is all really helpful!

Hello, I use a guardian sensor I’ve tried the not just a patch patches and also the Medtronics ones and they both really irritate my skin. The not just a patch is less irritating but still not great. Does anyone have any solutions that work for them? I never got it as much with the Libra patches...

Hi just looking for some advice or if anyone has any knowledge. I’ve always wanted to travel and at some point would like to move abroad. However I know that this means it’s going to make my diabetics very expensive how would I go about getting my medication etc and how much would it actually cost?

Hello, I have Type 1 Diabetes, my blood sugars are sky high at the moment and I don't understand why. I have have exhausted all other avenues so I was wondering I have recently became Anaemic. Can anaemia cause high bloods? Thanks :)

Apart from Immune do you ever think they are related like your body doesn't have the defence so just lets anything in? I am allergic to a lot of animals, asthma, hayfever the usual kinda of group related things? I just feel I know people either with one thing, nothing or about a billion!!!

Yeah, one of my diabetic friends has celiac and another with lupus :(

Thanks I will take a look! :) I cant speak Italian, my boyfriends Italian but I cant really get him to translate anything english?

Hi, i'm Alicia, i'm 22 and i've had Type 1 Diabetes for about 12 years now. When I was 16 I was diagnosed with CFS and then for about 2 years now i've had some problems with my kidneys (Not diabetes related). I was just wondering about other peoples experiences with having diabetes as well as...

Wanted to give an "Interesting" reaction but you cant. Maybe rationing isn't the way forward haha but this really shows something!

I understand this but this was far from my point my original post wasn't about this, I appreciate your insight and have actually looked into it a lot more now but this was a very small thing on a list of common health problems I wasn't even on about heart problems originally a lot of people...

Im hoping your right with the amount of KFC and Mc Donalds I had this week :facepalm: I think it must also depend on the person for example I "technically" have high cholesterol, but its my good cholesterol which is HDL but my LDL and Triglycerides are all at a good level. I think its likely we...

This is interesting but it still doesn't justify bad diet, this point was picked out of a lot of other examples by some picking a fight about nothing. Thanks for the info, i am very open to new ideas thanks I will take a look :)

I also have CFS/ME I find it really hard with weight/depression/sleep and I cant walk up the stairs without that lead legs feeling. I am agreeing with you totally we are all born with different genes my sister eats a lot more than I do and she is a lot slimmer than I am. Diet didn't work for me...

"Research makes it clear that abnormal blood lipid (fat) levels have a strong correlation with the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack and coronary death. In turn, abnormal blood lipids are related to what you eat. A diet high in saturated fats (e.g. cheese) and trans fats (often used...

Sorry I do know this but I meant as a general rule!

Because we aren't all the same, it can increase your risk of Type 2!. I know she is Type 2 thats what i'm saying not all Type 2 is the same just like not all Type 1 are the same. I actually know a lot about Type 2 diabetes Im not ignorant to the fact a lot of people cant help it hence why I...