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I haven't heard anything but it hasn't been 6 months since my last jab

? So am I..... o_O You said she will become pale and sweaty, I'm just saying that she might not.

Not necessarily. Admittedly I'm not a child, but I've never been pale when hypo and very rarely sweaty, when I was younger I definitely never had sweaty hypos. Hi @mISSLGR, obviously the best thing to do would be to check with her parents/guardians what signs they usually notice if she is low...

Hello and welcome :)

The diabetes centre I attend has several DSNs (I'm still not sure if there's one in particular who is 'mine' :nailbiting:) and when you phone you leave a message and someone rings you back, I haven't rang since last year but in the past they have phoned back within 2 hours (sometimes it's been...

Hi @borderter, best thing to do is ring 111 if you're in the UK. I agree with @In Response, dodgy insulin is the most likely cause aside from any illness/stress/hormones/bad nights sleep etc etc. Make sure you have some hypo treatment handy as you may drop hard and fast

Hello @Joco1971, welcome :) I'm assuming you are type 2? I'm type 1 so can't offer any advice, I'm sure some type 2 people will be along shortly to share their wisdom.

My teeth are rubbish, I've had many broken teeth starting about 7 years ago. I had to have a molar pulled after it was root canalled and crowned as it cracked (the root canal and crown was because it broke) :( I put it down to a few things including previously not going to the dentist often...

Yes to the first question, no to the second :) I just put a note on my prescription request when I need a new one.

I have hypothyroidism. My GP said it was "subclinical" and to wait and see if it sorted itself out (I think my TSH was 9) and I did that for a while but then went back and said I'd like to start medication and they agreed. I started on 50mcg levothyroxine and am now on 100mcg, although my TSH...

Same :arghh: My old DSN said "have your bolus extended for as long as you normally feel full" ok, well that's about half an hour :hilarious: I think she suggested 6 hours, but I haven't worked out what works best for me yet.

Hmm well if you want to buy your own pump you have the choice of all the options, otherwise I think you'd have to make a good argument to the relevant people for why you want a different pump. I had a choice of 2 (but not really, I use too much insulin for an Omnipod) and the consultants and...

I used to see a psychologist a long time ago, I imagine it'd be a bit different as I was a teenager so it was a child psychologist. It was about my diabetes (referred through the diabetes clinic) but they weren't just a diabetes psychologist. I was 14/15 when I used to go and I'm 34 now so my...

I think you mean it's completely unreliable for you.

Not gonna fib, I'm worried :nailbiting:

Oats are supposed to be good for eczema, you can put them in a bath (in a bag, not loose :D) or you can get creams with oat in, if you google colloidal oat you should get some better info than I have. Otherwise calendula is good, I use it on my dodgy skin conditions, the one I use is calendula...

All of it! Not sure I can pick one thing. But maybe that it just keeps getting harder and more unpredictable :( I thought it would get easier to deal with, but nope, no such luck.

I have a Medtronic pump but when I first started with it I had 2 group training sessions at the hospital with DSNs and a rep, first one we set up the pump with saline and then the next session was a week later and we started insulin. The next pump was an upgrade but still Medtronic so just the...

I see a consultant at a hospital clinic, where there are also DSNs and dietitians. Bloods, foot checks and retinopathy checks are done there too. I see my GP for a "diabetes review" once a year, which involves blood tests and a chat about any problems. I've never seen the diabetes nurse at the...

Hi @Ipodlistener, I suspect things like that vary massively between different hospitals so your best bet would probably be to ask the dietitian or your DSN. When I changed from Libre 1 to 2 I didn't know that was happening until I got a letter telling me and I think it had a code I had to put on...