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Hey everyone! Just had my consultation today, and after 27 years of living with type 1 diabetes, they’ve finally convinced me to start carb counting – using a new app called Sugar Snap. The app itself seems pretty decent so far, but one thing they didn’t really explain is how to turn the carb...

Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I'm reaching out for some guidance and would like to apologise for the images attached, but I thought they might help. I've been managing type 1 diabetes since 1999 and recently, I've noticed some dark patches on my feet that look like bruises, along...

My 14 year old son has just been put onto the omnipod 5 insulin pod which he is really happy and impressed with but finds it sore and hurts whilst removing the old one, was wondering if anyone has figured out and easier less painful way of removing the old one to help him out a little bit. Any...

Evening all, Just wanted a bit of feedback and personal experience if possible. I’ve been using my Libra sensor for many of years now and as fantastic as it is, I’ve seen to have hit a intermittent problem with it were is randomly malfunctions saying *Glucose reading unavailable please try...

Hey Everyone, Was hoping to get people’s views and opinions on something. My eldest son is turning 14 next week and has been type 1 since the age of 3, his diabetic team are now trying to force him on to an insulin pump called the Omnipod 5 system I believe, they have given me a 34 page...

Hey all, Just wanted to discuss the fact my pharmacy have notified me this morning that the insulin me and my son both use is not available until the earliest of January 2024 and have advised to speak to my diabetic team about and alternative insulin. Was just wondering is anyone else had...

Like many off you I have been using the libre sensor for many off years now, and was actually excited about the new update they were bringing out, however since the update I am having nothing but issues, I get messages like sensor unavailable please try again in 10 minutes, signal lost, sensor...

Hey All, I would like to create a discussion if possible regarding diabetic retinopathy that i am currently suffering from. I am 33 year years old and have been a diabetic since i was 9 years old. In August 2022 i gained a problem with my eye sight which turned out to be a condition which...