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Hello, So I will hold my hands up and be completely honest (no one is allowed to tell me off ok![emoji28][emoji85]) I have used my tummy to inject my insulin, I've got into really bad lazy habits of not changing my needle every time and I tend not to rotate very much. I think it's because as the...

Morning [emoji4] So it's been a strange couple of weeks. I work in an oncology day unit, so we have patients coming in and out all day as it is outpatients. Just last week we only had standard PPE, gloves and aprons. I has a risk assessment with my manager and sister in charge that Monday, the...

Hi there everyone. I am aware there is news coming anytime for people with underlying conditions and further adduce with the coronavirus. However, I am finding it so difficult to work out what's right to do for myself and for others safety! I'm a type one diabetic, working in a chemo day unit...

My hypo awareness has always been so so good. Maybe because I used to run high a lot so as soon as I got to 5/4mmol I'd start to feel shaky. Since having the libre I have been having highs and lows more often as previously posted on here... My hypo symptoms are next to nothing at the mo?!? I'm...

Hello lovelies! I'm struggling at the moment.. I take levemir split dose before bed and first thing in morning. No matter how perfect my before bed glucose, if I correct or what site I inject I just seem to be waking up glucose 16mmol plus. I have a libre and that shows steady incline during...

Hello [emoji112] I'm trying to be good! I want to lose a bit of extra weight but also try to cut down on needing the extra insulin! What low carb snacks do you guys like?[emoji16]

Has anyone ever seemed to get stuck in a cycle of hypos and highs? I'm literally bouncing around, as soon as I think it's levelling out I spoke or drop. What do people use as hypo treatments? I wonder if I'm over correcting? Feel so lost! FYI Ive recently started using libre, I'm on the 6...

Hello, So me and my other half managed to get a mortgage (yay!!![emoji537][emoji16]) And have been strongly advised to take out life insurance. Our mortgage advisor helped us apply for legal and general life insurance cover. After them requesting a medical report for me from my GP they...

Hello lovely people Anyone had trouble with scanning libre sensor using android app on a Google pixel 3?? It's working perfectly from the libre meter! Huffff[emoji1787] Thanking you in advance [emoji170]

Hello everyone, So I'm due to see the diabetes team tomorrow to check up and see how things are going as well as possibly getting a libre !!! So so so excited but I get can't help but always get so anxious about diabetes appointments? Does anyone else get this? I'm not sure if it's them...

Hello everyone[emoji4] I'm quite embarassed to post this and would really appreciate no tellings off (please) For a while I was struggling with depression and burn out, I've been diabetic 13 years, diagnosed at 10 years! With this I completely gave up, stopped testing, barely injecting, just...