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Thanks! Definitely, I'd like a lower HbA1c to be a side effect of excellent control, not a low HbA1c at all costs to the detriment of good control. My spreadsheet from my meter was showing decent numbers but now I have the Libre I've been able to see how high and often I've been spiking -...

Just got mine today, 52 down from 111 at diagnosis in February! Very happy [emoji4] I've just got a Libre too so hopefully it's still going to go down from here!

Hi guys Anyone use more than one meter/use different meters for different times? I've got the Aviva Expert meter (and a CareSens Dual but I only use that for ketone readings). However I'm going away in June and thought I might get something more pocket sized for having out and about as I'll...

As a newly diagnosed T1, when you've just finished cooking and got a delicious meal in front of you that you just want to stuff your face with ASAP but then remember d'oh! Gotta do that test and take that jab first.

I'm not a diabetes professional but I am a clinical pharmacist in a hospital, I can share what I know about our diabetic nurses in our hospital :) Diabetic Specialist Nurse is as the name suggests quite a specialised area - they are band 6s or 7s on the NHS payscale whereas a normal staff nurse...

HbA1c (bloods taken while in hospital at diagnosis, got the result at my first DSN appt) was 111! That's the second highest I'd ever seen until viewing this forum and I review diabetics all the time at work! Hopefully it will come down a fair bit at my next one now I'm on the insulin and getting...

I'm finding this forum so helpful :happy: Things you think are very clear cut when your nurse or whoever talks about them turn out to depend more on the individual, such a wealth of experience on here. It'll be good to try arms when eating out, could be less hassle. I also tried not pinching my...

Oops I meant to say in my original post I've got the BD Viva 4mm needles. So you don't pinch at any site?

[emoji23] I am very flexible due to hypermobility but I think that one is beyond even me!

This is probably a really stupid question but how do people inject into the back of their arms? I'm new to this (diagnosed T1 just shy of 2 weeks ago) and was told to pinch the skin before injecting - but clearly I can't do that AND hold the pen to inject. So do you just inject? I don't have a...

Hi Jade, I've just been diagnosed too, at 24. I knew quite a bit about it beforehand because I'm a pharmacist but it's still completely overwhelming, you just don't think at this point in your life it's going to happen. Basically in my head I felt like this was a kind of a safe spot - most type...

These Libre devices do sound very interesting, and as fickle as I am I am more intrigued after seeing a thread (was it you mentioning it actually?) about stickers to customise them! My DSN did briefly mention them, when I go to see her next week I think I will ask what the deal is regarding NHS...

Had my first hypo this evening! 3.9 so only just counts but boy did I feel it! Went out for tea as it's my boyfriend's birthday and did my best guesstimate for my insulin, which would have been fine only dessert took ages to come. So by the time we got home I tested straight away because I...

It sucks doesn't it! I hope you are doing okay with this and the other things you've got going on. We can do this!

So far I've been working on getting back to eating 3 square meals a day, before my diagnosis I was just so tired I was making really bad food choices which obviously wasn't helping matters. The DSN mentioned carb counting briefly at my introduction to all things T1 in the hospital but that you...

Now that is truly inspirational! Really puts things into perspective. Thanks for your lovely words, I'll definitely be looking into CGM and having a read up on it. I've seen a little about the Libre device but I'm not sure if that's quite the same thing. To Google!

Thank you, I will get there - just gotta be patient and keep plugging away at it! :)

It's not just me diagnosed at this age then! Everyone keeps telling me how unusual it is at my age, two different doctors said I was an enigma! Not what you want to hear when you are feeling pretty poorly! Feeling pretty frustrated at the moment, its such a learning curve and I don't like not...

Thanks for all the advice and suggestions! Is it a thing that it takes a while to get used to having lower blood sugars? I've been roughly at about 8 today (with a dip to 5 at one point) and feeling a bit rubbish in general! I'm wondering if my body just needs to get used to a new level instead...

Hi guys. I'm 24 and have just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during a hospital admission. I'm actually a pharmacist so I am coming in from a higher level of knowledge about this condition than most would be but it has still been a huge shock. I knew it was possible to develop type 1 at any...