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It's not about what you can get because you are diabetic or have complications or the amount of medication it's about how you can manage day to day with your condition. I claim high rate care and would give anything not to have to. People always seem to think that just because they have a...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I get wrong from my consultant cos I disconnect for hours at a time as when I have a hypo it can last for hours keep getting told about ketones. They tell me to programme in a temporary bolus but I think you know your own body you...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum The pump providers say you should only disconnect from the pump for an hour at the most as longer can lead to loss of stability as the pump only deals with fast acting insulin. While your daughter sounds fine on how she exercises it's...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum That's why you need to insure it. My pump is on my home insurance it's is what you do with expensive items in case they get broken. The pump would probably be good for you if you exercise that much it can be really fine tuned to...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum The thing is every one has a choice you need to go with what is best for you. I feel better on the pump to me iit just feels like any other new piece of equipment like my mobile phone, iPod this takes away some of the problems with...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I also don't understand the needle part as yes there is a needle used to put the tube into your body but then the needle is removed so any activity shouldn't be a problem. Are there pumps out there where you keep needles inside you as...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I don't know about the pump your son is will work with the CGM maybe you should talk to the diabetic nurse or consultant but i was told by my nurse that the CGM is not available on the NHS you must buy it and the accessories yourself...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I am on a pump and have been for the last 5 years and I couldn't go back to injections. My HB1C was between 6 and 6.5 but I suffered with terrible hypos and needed to take such small amounts of insulin that's why I was put on it. I...

Blind faith thank for the compliment but that was 17 years ago am more like super gran now. Seriously Daisy no point looking back even without the long term medical condition take one day at a time.

I know what you mean looking back there was a time I would like to go back to I felt like super woman i was working, looking after 2 small children as well as been newly diagnosed.I also know what u mean about feeling hypo when sugar is not low. I felt this way when I had high sugars when I was...

Welcome to the forum u will find a lot of help and support on here about your diabetes and the complication you are suffering from.

Type 1 is different I lost a lot of weight by the time I was diagnosed but after a period of time with both my thyroid and my diabetes as well as the insulin i take daily I was told my consultant that It is hard for me to lose weight. So why is it made out to be the crime of the century when I...

Artichoke I know what you mean about the constant pressure put on us about weight gain. I had a doctor give me a lecture on why I was fat he must not have looked in the mirror that morning as his butt was that big it hung over the sides of the seat which unfortunately I rudely pointed out to...

Am type 1 and my diabetic nurse is very patronising when you have a problem what ever you did at the time must have been the wrong thing and then she will come up with another way it should have been done. It really get on my nerves I like her as a person she is friendly but it's just when she...

I don't understand why you can't take the oral tablets and type 1 and due to high sugars had thrush and was given three tablets to take once a month for three months no problem getting them from the doctors but pharmasist not happy prescribing them. Still here and no side effects. The tampon...

Don't know if this is right but my nurse told me that it was a bodies defence to keep your body going as during illness when you are not able to eat so your liver provides the glucose you need to keep your body going.

I am type 1 and have been for 17 years have only had a problem with weight for the past 7 years. My weight has slowly increased until I went from 7st 14lbs to 13st 2lbs. I have tried dieting, exercise, weight loss tablets as well as going to dietician to have my food intake checked but nothing...

When we were getting nusance calls My husband whistled down the phone line as there was a moment before the person would start to speak which is the sign of an automatic dialler they had been ringing every day at the same time after he did this they never rang again. I keep a whistle by the...

Does anyone think that the manufacturers are over pricing and pushing the NHS as well as the patient into buying the stuff we need for our diabetic care. I am on an insulin pump and fair enough the pump is very good but the fact that you only get to keep it for 5 years then the NHS has to fork...

I am type 1 and I know that I need to check my blood sugar regular but before I started to have complications I only checked my sugars the minimum amount and relied on my body to tell me what my sugars were. If you rely on your body it feels like you have more of a connection to your diabetes...