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I did post something about this a few days ago (admittedly in a thread about something else) about how few T1’s I have met over the years. I can probably count on the fingers of 2 hands those that I have known in 32 years since being diagnosed. These also include people that I just met briefly...

It is interesting hearing about meeting other T1's as I hardly ever meet any others. In nearly 32 years there was one boy a year below me in school, the brother of a work colleague who I got friendly with, my wife's cousin who lives in Perth Australia and an American woman on a dive boat in...

Feel a bit of a youngster here now. A mere 31 years 10 months with just a bit of background retinopathy to show for it.

This is fantastic progression. I have a couple of questions though. I am assuming you would always have to have this device inside you (or wear one like a pump)? I initially thought these cells would be transplanted via injection or surgery. Also would this device contain enough insulin to last...

Quite simply pancreas transplants are not at all effective. You would need to take anti rejection drugs for the rest of your life which (so I'm told) are really strong and dangerous and the transplants do not work over a long period of time. It is far worse than controlling your diabetes with...

I am not really bothered by the injections any more because it is just a part of my life after 31 years. I am going to go on a pump in the New Year so that will be difficult as I will probably feel strange not injecting. The thing that gets me down though is trying to get my levels right. I...

As Emmotha says. The only silly questions are the ones you don't ask as there is a big learning curve in front of you. No one here will think you are stupid and there is nearly always someone here who is ready and able to help. You may find it can take months to find a routine if you have a...

You sound very similar to me. I have always had good averages in the 40's but do regularly go to the 10-12 and 3-4 region. This doesn't make me happy but I test regularly and rarely get highs or lows for more than a few hours. I do want to tighten my control though and up the lows and lower the...

The brain is the organ which is the biggest user of energy in your body so yes it can have an effect

Unfortunately I have more of these than I would care to remember. Generally you just come around feeling awful with either paramedics standing around the bed or a very worried partner. Often you will have a foul taste in your mouth from someone trying to get you to eat things and the bed clothes...

I have been reading (admittedly newspaper articles only not medical journals) that they are already encapsulated and so this hurdle has been overcome as you won't need any immune suppressant drugs. I am a little unclear as to whether this is a permanent fix (i.e. one treatment and then walk away...

If you go abroad you must check what the Health Care system is like for diabetics. I have lived in New Zealand and luckily they had a similar type of system to the UK. However when I first got there you had to register for funding for insulin etc and this was delayed in my case and I had to buy...

Decided to call the surgery again and it seems they have resent the prescription yesterday and it is finally ready for collection so I can get it this evening after work. However no one bothered to tell me again. Still no idea what happened. I have made about 6 phone calls in relation to this...

I seem to be stuck in some kind of Kafkaesque nightmare at the moment. I contacted my pharmacy last Monday (22nd September) to request a repeat prescription for blood test strips and Novorapid. I normally get a text saying when they have been prepared. However by Thursday afternoon I had...

Yes Frio wallet will be fine. You actually soak them in water and don't fill them and there is a gel inside that expands and goes cold. They last for several days and then you just repeat the process which only takes a couple of minutes. I had 4 of the big ones which take 10 pens when I...

My injection sites are actually not too bad but because I cycle so much I can't really use my legs anymore because I have such well developed muscles in them now. There are only a few spots that really work so I do need to be careful. I just seem to be very sensitive to insulin and carbs now...

I have been considering trying the LCHF diet as many people on here seem to praise it. The reason for me is to try and keep my levels stable rather than lose weight as I don’t need to do that. For those that don’t know about my situation here is a quick recap. Type 1 for 31 years on MDI using...

I had a horrible one last night as well. I have been struggling recently with high bloods in the morning and couldn’t get the levels down. I was taking 11 units of Levemir at about 6pm every night and then increased it to 12 but this had little effect. I remembered from a few years ago that my...

It helped me enormously even though I have been Type 1 for 30 years. Many people find this hard to believe but no one had ever told me how much insulin would reduce my BS levels by and how many carbs would increase it. I was suffering up to 2 extreme hypos a week which required assistance and...

Baldness..lost most of it in my 20's and I believe it is an auto immune condition