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I went to Bangalore for work and it was all fine (it was a great city). My advice is: Make sure you only drink bottled water (including when brushing your teeth) you will feel awkward and a bit of an *rse constantly asking for it, (especially if you are in a nice hotel where they promise the...

@Tipetoo I am convinced that no Australian has ever had a relaxing visit to the bathroom!

Don't be disheartened @S-M your motives are good but as everyone has pointed out injecting in the same place as people poo is not ideal and as you can see people feel very strongly about not being made to feel like they have something to be ashamed of. However I could suggest a modification: if...

Have you tried a Libre? I know cost is an issue for a lot of people but maybe your DSN could help you out with a trial of one. It could help you see what is going on before you hit the spike (e.g. is it rebound from an unnoticed low? Does it creep up or suddenly spike? Are these spikes always at...

Me! I was diagnosed at 19! Which sadly is a while ago now.......

Ah I would love to have my BG at a steady 5! And if I don't eat, don't exercise, basically sit on the sofa feeling sad, as I basal test then it is just about possible! But as soon as I insist on going about my life then the line wobbles. So many things can cause blood sugar to go up and down...

As someone who just started reading this thread people seem to be confusing @lucy-locket 's message of "maybe we should just be a bit gentler with people to start with" with "an attack on if low carb diets work in general." As a type 1 I am happy to be told I do not have experience to advise a...

I had my own bout of this last year, I think the clocks changing didn't help as I went from being busy outdoors in the evenings to suddenly spending a lot more time sitting around.

Oh @Michael090382, I wish I could give you a real hug. You are not the only one to struggle with this, if you look back over the forum you will find lots of posts from people who feel the same. It sounds like you already have a lot going on in your life but how about joining a club? (are there...

I expect the person who wrote the email was genuinely trying to be helpful and as @GrantGam said, would be mortified if they realised how thoughtless they had been and the impact they had made (I am.sure we can all think of cringe worthy examples of times we have done the same!). I am glad to...

I also have been through short phases of this so please don't feel like you are alone. The best advice I can give (along side talking to your doctor) is have a look on Facebook and see if there is a meet up group near you. Talking face to face with other people who are going through the same...

So far so good! Just a sore arm :-)

Don't worry too much, the flu vaccine is one of the most commonly taken things and severe reactions are pretty rare. Even the most common ones are still better than actually getting the flu (I am not dismissing anyone who does react). I generally get a sore arm and a little bout of...

The vaccine works by kicking your immune system into action. So even though the virus is dead and so won't give you flu your immune system doesn't know that and starts fighting it (and so generating the white blood cells specific to the virus that will protect you later). I suspect that the...

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I go to St Peters and I got my pump from them back in April. When I was choosing the Omnipod wasn't an option but the nurse did advise if I really had my heart set on it to wait a couple of months as they were reassessing it based on some recent price changes and it might become an option. I...

Interesting, I am pretty new to the pump and so far the only things I have tried using the multiwave for are pasta which surprised me with how well it worked. Based on the above I will try using the multiwave more often. I find I have to pre bolus much less than on MDI but I still need at...

Useful information, thanks! I hadn't heard about not doing more than 5 units at a time so that's useful to know. My DSN did mention that the Roche rep she met had said that really every bolus should be a multi wave. I assumed she meant because of the different GI's of food in a meal, and had a...

Have you changed vials of insulin since you came back? Is there any chance your insulin could have gotten hot whilst travelling, breaking it down and making it less effective? How long have you been running high? It doesn't sound strange, sometimes diabetes does throw a spanner in the works.

When I was first diagnosed and very scared, and very alone in the hospital, Diabetes UK were there for me in a way that no one else was. They gave me the information and support my overworked DSN simply didn't have the time to give me. And later when I went through a phase of burn out they were...