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Hi I would split your background insulin im suprised the hospital havent told you to do that already i find it alot better, it maybe an extra injection to do but it will ease your worry. Do you eat a small snack before bed, i find that if you are 6.0mmol or below before bed a small bowl of...

Hi have you applied for DLA now known as PIP, as long as you have supporting evidence how your diabetes is effecting you i.e letter from G.P, diabetes nurses and even your diabetic consultant it will all help plus if you an get print off of your blood glucose reading especially if you are...

Thanks for everyones replys, I am also shocked that a child can not go on the DAFNE course until they are 17 years old, i understand you could'nt have young toddlers or even 4 and 5 years olds but children who start secondary school this course i think would help them a great deal because when a...

Hi All Just wondered if there is anyone who has been on the DAFNE course and felt like it did'nt really help them and they did'nt really get much out of it. I went on a 5 week DAFNE course back in February 2014 and even though i learnt a few things about like what to do with your sugar level...

Hi My daughter is 11 years and was diagnosed t1 august 2013. recentley changed her meter to a aviva expert to help her in secondary school working out her insulin levels with her lunch and there is NO WAY you can change the glucose levels, i also use the aviva expert meter for my t1 so i know...

Hi How did you manage to get a omnipod, its just i'm looking at different options for me and my 11 year old daughter we both have type 1, and i don't want a insulin pump but have read a bit about the omnipod and i would like to find out where and how you can get one, is it funded by the NHS?

Thank you for your replys Spiker and donnellydogs, i will find out what the hospital have to say. It would be great if the CGM was funded. I honestley cant see why they don't fund CGM's by what i have heard they can be life savers for diabetics that have lost awareness and could surely save...

Hi All I recentley transfered to a London hospital (charing cross) for my type 1 diabetes and i am seriously considering getting a CGM as i have lost all my awareness of hypos and my hubby had to pack up work due to my hypos being so erratic. tried a insulin pump back in 2010 and had a bad time...

Hi All Just wanted to know if anyone has got a CGM (continious glucose monitor) ? I have recently changed hospitals due to the very poor care i recieved from diabetes nursed and the bad attitude of a diabetic consultant and besides putting in complaints about how i had been treated they still...

Hi all Not sure what to do i have a small cut on my right index finger which i noticed a week ago, but yesterday it became quite painful and red and swollen i put savlon on it with a plaster and it was still painful today i managed to sqeeze a small amount of puss from it and relieved the pain...

Hi Yes i have tried Tescos finest dark chocolate 85% i think its lovely, i also see dark chocoalte with mint its 73% coco that is also Tesco finest, does raise your levels a small bit but ok as a small treat as long as you only have a small bit. tracey167

Hi Kate Yes when your children reach 16 years old in some respects they are classed as an adult, If your son is still in full time education you would still be entitled to working tax and child tax, child benefit and if you are caring for your son for 35 hours a week you would still be entitled...

hi Mark As far as i am aware DLA has changed over to PIP now and at present they are dealing with people who recieve DLA for 3 to 5 years then have to re-apply, if you recieve DLA indefinatley they are not looking into them untill october 2016 maybe later, so if you have to tell them that...

Hi Sugar pie I just want to wish you all the best and that everything works out really well for you, to be honest you are so brave, like you i think i would feel happy but also nervous and shocked to think you are in with a chance of never having to inject insulin for hopefully many years...

Hi I know what you mean with patient care in the hospitals, i'm in the east and the hospitals are terrible. I know that most of the hospitals in london are really good. I went Kings College when i was pregnant with my daugther as she only developed 1 kidney and kings had all the proper...

Hi Hope you feel better soon, are you on Lantus long acting insulin as well as short acting insulin? the reason i ask is when i was put onto 4 injections a day i was put on Lantus and humalog and i started to put the weight on and when i spoke to my nurse she said Lantus can cause weight...

Hi All Thanks for your replies, thankfully i managed to speak to someone friday morning at my daughters school and apparently there is another little girl there who is also type 1 diabetic and the first aid member of staff has been trained to deal diabetes. I informed the receptionist that the...

Hi Sounds yummy , i know that other diabetic chocolate they sell in the shop is no good for you its about time someone came up with a alternative for us diabetics, plus my daughter was diagnosed type 1 4 weeks ago and i know she misses her littlle treats of being able to eat a chocolate bar...

Hi My daughter was diagnosed 4 weeks ago and is not yet carb counting she has had a few hypos i tend to give her 2-3 big gulps of lucuzade if its before a meal i do her insulin after she has eaten but if its after eating maybe he needs more carbs is he doing any kind of exercise which is...

Hi To be honest medical conditions are taken into account when applying for housing but because there are so many on the housing lists it does not seem to get you very far. But don't let that put you off i am a type 1 and we applied for social housing with the local council as we were...