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Dear all, I really, really need your help please? I have been a Type 1 diabetic for 16 years, after inheriting it from my mother when I was 39. She also experienced problems that diabetes endocrinologists could never answer. She was happily used for testing new devices & for diabetic trials...

Hello everybody, I would love your help please? As a Type 1 diabetic I have been using the Freestyle 2 sensors for a few years now. The huge problem is for the last 3 years, I am getting the same error message “The sensor has ended” This happens randomly at anytime before the 14 day lifespan...

I have just received this pump and need to get it insured. My home insurance told me they could insure it but I would have to pay the £250 excess. I need a company that can insure the £3000 device and give me exactly that should I lose it or if it gets stolen. I am having lots of problems with...

Good afternoon, I am so happy to finally have an insulin pump after 10 years of using pens. Had to fight hard but last week got my Medtronic 640G Does anyone have any advice about this pump and what is the best & cheapest insurance to go for? Don’t want to to ripped off by a really high...

I am Kevin a type 1 diabetic for 12 years aged 51. I am currently using the Freestyle Libre and so happy it was made available on the NHS. My question relates to the current Covid-19 crisis. Now the lockdown is being relaxed I need to go back to work gardening with a friend of mine. So to avoid...

Hello Everybody, I am new to this forum, so forgive me if I am going to sound badly educated in my diabetes. Hence I am here to try & improve my control. When I have breakfast e.g. 4 Weetabix I (55g Carbs) I have to inject 18 units of Novarapid in order to have my BG between 4-7 two hours...

Please can you help me. I still cannot control my sugars after 6 years.. I have about 4 hypos a week & when my BG is not too low its too high. Please help me & tell me what I am doing wrong. I would like to chat directly to other type 1's to find out why I am doing so badly.My girlfriend says...