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Hi everyone I started on my new Medtronic 640g Insulin pump yesterday (5th December 2019) The training I had was about 2.5 hrs long by the Medtronic Representative and a lot to take in. My question is if I get air bubbles in the tubing, how do I clear the bubbles without doing a complete...

Hi everyone, I’ve been a T1 for 57 years, I’m getting a bit confused with some of the Salad foods when counting Carbohydrates in Cucumber, Rocket lettuce leaf. The Carbs & Calorie Counter Book edition 6 states 40g of weight =0 Carbs, 80g & 120g of weight =1G of Carbs When I google Cucumber I...

Hi everybody I phoned my surgury this week and asked them if they could confirm that I have had type 1 diabetes for 50 years, they told me it was not 50 years but 51 years. :shock: I was told I was diagnosed in 1961. I have asked for this in writing, but they informed me the letter from my GP...

Hi I am wondering if their are any Radio Hams on the Diabetes.co.uk web, site who have diabetes :) I am a licence Radio Ham and my call sign is G6ZDP I look forward to hearing from you. :thumbup:

Hi All I thought I would post this subject, I have had diabetes for nearly 50 years, it will be 50 years in March 2012. It would be nice to hear from the long term and also the short term one,s who have diabetes I got diabetes when I was 6 years old and it was a bit confusing to me in those...

Hi everybody I have had type 1 diabetes for nearly 50 years, I am trying to contact anybody who lived at Palingswick House Diabetic Hostel, I lived there from 1963-68 you can read about me if you go to http://www.palingswickccen.org.uk and look for Kevin Baum. It would be so nice to find all my...

Hi everyone, I thought I ask the question on how many blood testing meter do you have? :)

Hi I,m new to diabetes UK I have had type 1 diabetes for nearly 50 years now, I have been taking insulin injections from the age of 6 years old, I have had my ups and downs with the complaint but have always got through it with the problems, I lived in a diabetic hostel in Palingswick House in...