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Hi You really do need to eat, probably cos you haven't eaten much your stomach has shrunk, maybe get some dry biscuits as well and gradually eat abit more or try putting something on the toast. It is a horrible feeling but not eating is not going to give you the energy you need and you will end...

Hi I had very itchy/sore toes last winter and was diagnosed with chilblanes, so this year i have invested in a pair of slipper socks from marks and spencers and also a pair of slipper boots and since wearing them my feet have not had a chance to get cold so no chilblanes, try not letting your...

Hi I had problems when i was put on a pump back in 2010 and it was a medtronics veo but difference being i was put straight onto insulin with no chance to get used to the machine. I kept at it for 3 weeks but had problems firstly with the delivery from TNT for all of the bits, they kept losing...

Hi all Had a bit of good news friday. I rang one of the housing associations i am on there waiting list for and am down for 3 different areas and they told me we are 2nd place on all 3 areas which is really good as with this housing ass no one can jump in front of you on the list its first...

Hi I get very tired by about 9pm every night but a couple of years ago i was told to split my slow acting insulin in half and take half in the morning and the other half at about 9pm, which to be honest has made my levels alot more easier to control but i found lantus made me put weight on so...

Hi all If there is any landlords out there just wanted to ask a quick question (not diabetes related) My landlady has told us that we have to give 2 months notice if we want to end our tenancy we are on a periodic tenancy (rolling month to month) but surely our rent is paid monthly we should...

Hi viv I have spoke to my G.P he told me theres not alot he could do, my diabetic consultant wrote a letter for me a few months back but it did'nt seem to help it obviously gave us some priority but even stating that the property we are in is in poor state does not give you any extra priority...

Hi I had a ears, nose piercing and belly button piercing years ago and never had any problems with none of them, but since having my last child 9 years ago i no longer have in my nose or belly button piercing, my belly button closed up as i had to take it out when i was pregnant and could'nt...

Hi I went onto the insulin pump back in 2010 but i had a bad time with it but i think that was due to not being trained properly on how to use it and also NO aftercare. My sugar levels went through the roof at one point and it made me ill so i came to a decision to give it back and go back...

Hi I had my nosed pierced about 14 years ago and my belly button never had any problems, decided to get rid of them once i had my 3rd baby now they have closed up. I never experienced no problems after having them done. tracey167

Hi sorry to hear of your bad time at your G.P's the thing is alot of G.P's these days are not much good all they seen to do is look everthing up in there little medical bible. Do you have a diabetic consultant he/she would be alot more helpful, I had a G.P once who had ago at me for having...

Hi rob2205 Wow how scarey i've been a type 1 for 28 years i got it when i was 13 years old and now i have no awareness of hypos and my hubby has had to become my carer, i don't know if i could have gone through what you went through it must have been hard and abit disheartening when the...

Hi nicbarnett To be perfectly honest it was no problem at all i brought myself the weight waters calculater that calculates how many pro-points everything has and into it you put in amount of protien, carbs, fat and fibre so really the only extra thing i had to do at the end was to look at the...

Thanks everyone I think i will give the sudacream ago tonight, last night i put some johnsons baby moisturiser on them and to be honest it eased the itching, my podistrist said its not worth getting any of the creams avaiable as they are not that good she told me once the weather warms up it...

Hi All Has anyone got any remedies for chilblanes my podiatist said thats what i had a few weeks ago. It started to ease off but for the past few days my toes have started really getting itchy especially at night, when i've looked at my toes theres what seems like red bumps and my big toes are...

Hi Yes i occassionally have a small amount of chocolate to kill that craving dark chocolate if possible its not as sweet and less sugar, Does anyone know what dark chocolate is the best to get i always thought Bournville would be the best dark chocolate. tracey167

Hi all I am a Type 1 diabetic and tried to find different ways to lose some weight i.e calorie counting, low carb etc... I then see a advert about Weight Watchers i have heard about it before but thought it was another one of those diets that just ends up costing you loads of money for...

Re: Do UK paramedics not leave copy of treatment information Hi Yes i remember years ago paramedics leaving a copy of there sheet i still have them, i haven't had to have a paramedic called for a while as my husband knows as soon as i start going low and in the night he is forever checking on...

Hi Diva I was diagnosed type 1 when i was 13 and to be honest did'nt have a clue what diabetes was at that age just thought i could'nt eat sweets. I also refused to to take it on board how important the disease was and wanted to do the same as my friends drink, smoke and party. I then fell...

Hi Jude Welcome to the site, I have been a type 1 for 28 years and my husband has had to become my carer as i have lost all awareness of hypos and they are very erratic. I was put on a insulin pump in 2010 but i had a bad experience with it and gave it back after 3 weeks as my sugar level went...