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    Neuropathy worries

    Hi everyone Diagnosed with T1 in March so all very new still. I have my foot check up soon with my doctor but I am so worried. I’ve been getting a burning, numb feeling in both my ankles and feet for just over a week now. When I google it it obviously says it’s neuropathy and I just feel so...
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    Help on night time hypo

    Hi all! I have just woken up and checked my libre app. It says I was in a consistent hypo from before midnight until around 5am with literally no rise. I was wondering if this is possible. I had absolutely no symptoms and when I finger pricked before bed at 10.30 pm I was at a 7.1. I had no...
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    Short acting insulin

    Hi all, I have recently switched to Lyumjev as my short acting for food. However even when injecting 1 unit for a meal I am having a hypo afterwards. So even for a meal with 100g carbs = 1 unit hypo. I have now stopped taking my short acting at all and just do my basal every evening. Is this...
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    Bed time alarms - at a loss

    Hi all I am constantly being woken through the night by my low glucose alarm, I have it set on my libre to alert me when my levels drop below 4.5. I try to eat a sugary snack and a slow releasing Carb but it will still go off. For reference I feel Absolutely no hypo symptoms at all at these...
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    Libre 2 constant alarms

    I have the libre 2 fitted on the back of my right arm, I sleep on my left. Every night pretty much without fail my libre low glucose alarm goes off around 5am when I’ve just bottle fed my daughter. I treat it and it goes up quickly to within normal range, then within another 10 minutes the alarm...
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    Help with sensor

    Hi all I’ve just replaced my sensor and immediately got the ‘your sensor is not working. Replace sensor’ message. However I don’t have a spare one and it’s 9pm so my local diabetes clinic and doctors are closed. I’m unsure what to do, so looking for some generic advice. Do I wait until morning...
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    Tell me it gets better..

    Hi! I was diagnosed just under 2 weeks ago as a T1 diabetic after a few weeks of symptoms. My sugar levels are still not completely under control but they are slowly coming down. However I feel SO unwell. Dizzy episodes, struggling to concentrate on anything, constantly exhausted and just...
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    Type 1 and struggling

    Hi all, I was diagnosed 5 days ago with type 1 diabetes. I had it gestationally when pregnant with my daughter 7 months ago but have only had it confirmed as type 1 on Monday. I just feel so deflated and I’m honestly terrified. My sugar levels are ranging between 15-24mmol despite injecting...
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