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Just wondering if anyone on here has been approved for the Omnipod 5 hybrid closed loop system and how "easily" you were prescribed it. I know two people whose doctors happily put them on it, even though neither of them met the NICE guidelines for blood glucose control. I certainly don't meet...

Since the dawn of the new year I've started eating salad one night a week (trying to be healthy). But, I've found that the nights I have salad, which is virtually carb free, maybe 8g max, I will always have a night time hypo. Levels are fine when I go to bed, usually between 7.5-8 mmol/L...

Hi, I seem to have developed a bit of an issue where I'm a bit trigger happy with adjustment doses. I think it's a psychological issue with high sugar levels that worries me and has made me way too quick to inject adjustment doses, which inevitably end up being unnecessary and cause a hypo...

Morning all, I'm T1 diabetic and use Humalog and Levemir. My Levemir is a split does, 8u on a morning (7am) and 13u at night (7pm), which, after lots of fine adjustments, seems to be the perfect ratio for me. However, since I've started using a FreeStyle Libre (Privately funded FWIW), I...

Hi, is there such a thing as an insulin pen that tracks your doses and allows you to retrieve the tracked data? Either NHS or privately funded would be ideal. I use Humalog insulin cartridges which I use in an Lilly HumaPen. Thanks Ian

Hi, I'm 33 and have lived with Diabetes for 16 years. I use Humalog and Glargine insulins, my control is very good and I have had no complications thus far. However, if I have a large, carbohydrate rich meal, such as a Chinese or Indian I find that my blood sugar spikes to a high level...

Hi, I've noticed for a long time after eating a large meal on an evening my blood sugar level will be perfect (5-7mmol) when I test it two hours after the meal but if I wake up during the night and test my sugar level it will have rocketed to anything between 15-20mmol but I'm at a loss as to...