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Oh the drama..... [emoji849]

I have an 18 month old baby, I'm type 1 and I massively struggled post birth to get any sort of normality to my blood sugars. Your body goes through this massive thing and then your hormones are all over the place, lack of sleep, stress.... Its no wonder our diabetes plays up. As you know, you...

Hiya, On the libre front, I self funded it for over a year and because I was scanning my arm over 10 times a day, I qualified for it on prescription. However, finger pricking, I was terrible at - lucky if I did it more than three times a day. So I'm just wondering if you bought a couple of...

Sounds like your body has been through a lot and still going through it! Hope the pain eases for you soon [emoji172] The so called number of pounds you put on or number the scales are telling you isn't what is important, it's how you feel. Which is exactly what you've said, the numbers don't...

I do have a diabetic midwife(who is type 1 herself with 4 children so very experienced), pump consultant and a diabetic obstetrician that manage my pregnancy care from 6 weeks to birth. I don't bother with a general midwife, as you say, they know diddly squat. I probably wasn't clear enough in...

Hi, I'm nearly 11 weeks pregnant, had an early scan at 8 weeks and all good. My blood sugars went up as soon as the pregnancy started and so I adjusted my pump and was getting great readings for a couple of weeks with no hypos. I use a libre. The past few days I have been hypo central(3-4 per...

I agree, I had terrible problems with my local pharmacies, but pharmacy2u have been brilliant. If you ring them they are very helpful. Yes I have to wait for my prescriptions, but i make sure I have enough to last, if I don't then I go through the nightmare of a local pharmacy getting it wrong...

Lancet change.... What is this that you speak of? I think I'm on year 5.... [emoji33]

Hi Tilly, I'm on a medtronic 640g, it works fine for my lifestyle but it's big, clunky and uncomfortable. However, I like how it functions and it's not glitchy. So it's 50/50. If I were 20 and at uni I would want one that is more discreet. I was offered one by a Welsh company that works via a...

I believe its veterinary, as OP is stated as a veterinary surgeon. From my experience, there are many loopholes in veterinary as, unlike doctors, it is privatised and many vet groups opt out of using certain standards. It is common for staff to work over 24 hours with no break in some places. I...

@ejcaswell I hear you so much! I was in the same profession as you (went on maternity leave 2 years ago and didn't go back), I had exactly the same problem. My employers and coworkers always tried their best to let me have a lunch break but you can't stop emergencies, long surgeries and short...

Sorry, you misinterpreted me. I meant it won't happen if you are feeling pants, managing diabetes takes determination and motivation, none of which you have when you are depressed. I was just trying to say that our mind should not be ignored if we are not in a good place. Thank you for your...

Firstly, I think it's amazing that you created this post, for whatever reason. There is a lot to feel **** about with diabetes and I think sometimes the "good" diabetics can harp on and make others feel worse, but their enthusiasm is needed. We are all different. What works for one, doesn't...

Thanks bluetit1802 and tophat1900 for remembering who it was! That info is really great, I will probably send the thread to my DSN and bring it up with GP when I next speak to her. As frustrating as it is, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one!

Hi all, I've been using a libre for a few years now and the estimated hba1c is always within 1 or 2 of the actual result. I changed to a new GP 6 months ago, because my old surgery was a nightmare. I'm really happy with my new doc and standard of care at the practice. However, since using the...

Fab, thanks I'll check it out! [emoji179]

Hello all, I didn't get notified on your responses and I apologise for the late reply. I am on no medication, no different diet etc etc. Scan showed no abnormality, no fatty liver. I then saw a specialist who said there are 100 things that could cause a rise in ALT and AST. As I don't drink...

Sorry @Jaxx just reread your comment. I will give it a go if I can clip to bra and neckline [emoji171]

Thank you all for the tips/advice [emoji173] @helensaramay really useful tip re airports! I will defos remember that from the image I have in my head of you [emoji85] nightmare! With regards to attaching to the neckline, is this on the back of the dress? I think it could work on sturdy...

Thanks for responding @Juicyj, is the pump then on the outside of your thigh? I never wear dresses either but went on a mad one and bought 4 for the summer. [emoji849] I'll try a thigh belt but am not convinced anywhere is going to be that good [emoji17]