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I’m sure this has been asked before, but I couldn’t find a post that answered the question. Seeing as in the uk and other countries the coronavirus is now starting to peak should us diabetics and others with medical conditions be thinking about stopping work for a few weeks? Or are we just...

Thank you I’ll mention it to my diabetes doctor, sometimes I feel like they just try blame it on other things tho but I’m determined to get to the bottom of it also in the mornings I have to take 2u of insulin when I wake up as my blood sugar will rise by itself if not and I’ve been told it’s to...

Hi, I’ve just been given the freestyle Libre sensors and have been working even harder to get my blood sugars under control. But I find that If I’m high around 2-6pm and I take my nova rapid to bring it down I seem to be very sensitive to the insulin. For example I’ve been told that 1u of nova...

Thank you, so would you say that the treatment has helped? and do you get good days and bad days with your eye sight?. my blood sugar was on average between 14-16mmoll and i knocked it down to around 8-10 and then had a eye test and this popped up, also how bad is laser treatment? sounds...

Hi im 23 and was just looking for some help, ive just had aletter back about my eyes saying that my eyes show early signs of Diabetic maculopathy? but i wont find out anymore until February so my questions are. is there anything i can do to make it better or even go away? are the treatments...

Thank you for all the support, I’m going to the doctors today to speak to someone. My nurse doesn’t think it’s related to my diabetes and thinks it’s just general anxiety!

Thank you for the help! I used to get anxiety about going low! Not going high and since then it’s escalated I now worry about anything.. for example, meeting friends, worrying about my girlfriend leaving me or even going into a busy shop?! I’ve never had a panic attack or anything I just worry...

Thank you for the reply, I notice it when my bloods are up and down, so for example I went from 10 to 19 and usually when that happens I have anxiety for a couple of hours. It’s gets so extreme that i want to lock myself away before my head explodes I literally feel like the worlds coming to an end

Has anyone else experienced paranoia or anxiety symptoms with diabetes? It’s getting to much now... anyone know what the doctors will do?

Where can I get anti-bac wipes for my fingers?

Does anybody know what the different holes on top of a sharps bin are for? Just curious[emoji848]

I’m going out for dinner to prezzo! Unfortunately I can’t find any info on carbs?.. does anybody know how many carbs are in a spaghetti carbonara[emoji492]

Does anybody else get really bad anxiety when they’re having a bad blood day? [emoji849]

Hi David, everybody gets down about diabetes at times! I was diagnosed at the age of 11 after being rushed to hospital in a serious DKA, coming out of hospital was the worst I just wanted to be like all the other kids. My blood was very poorly controlled, and I was worried about telling people...

What’s the best things to eat and drink with the sickness bug? And has anybody got any tips on bg management

What’s people’s thoughts on the freestyle libre? And how easy is it to get it free on the NHS

Has anybody been successful in getting the freestyle libre and sensors funded by the NHS?, if so how did you go about it. Thank you.