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Hi all Wondered if anyone has some advice I had to Inform DVLA back in April last year that I had type 1 insulin dependent diabetes. They sent lots of forms and I had to go to a assessment with the DVLA medical doctor and was granted a 1 year HGV Licence ( 3 year car ) in September 2023. My...

Hi all I'm sure this has been asked on here already but is levemir being discontinued in the UK at the end of this year ? I'm aware this is the case In the US (vials)

So I've just had my 1st year appointment with the consultant, he has put me on statins as I'm a type 1 diabetic and he said its normal and for prevention against heart disease and stokes, etc Has anyone else had this ? My cholesterol isn't high, I would have thought I would have been advised...

Good morning all , This is my overnight levels which I'm happy at , I currently take 15 units of levemir every 12 hours . Do this compare good to others or should I be aiming to get this lower ? Somewhere around 6mmol ?

Hi has anyone had issues and fixes where the pen won't connect to libre app?

Hi all I finally have my appointment with the consultant after 10 months of being diagnosed in November and just wondered what to expect from it? Is it much different to seeing my diabetes specialist.

Morning all I have had high levels for the past two days and can only put it down to bad insulin? I'm half way through the novarapid pen and noticed yesterday it went high and this morning I woke up with 7.1 and had a normal sized bowl of cornflakes and took 5units and my levels have risen...

Hi all Not sure if I should post In here........ I have just been switched over to the the above pens which I haven't received any insulin or needles yet as I still have stock of novarapid and levemir and wondered if the same needle tips fit the new pens? Or will I need different ones? Thankyou

Morning all , hope everyone is okay? I Wondered how many people use a smart Insulin pen ? I wasn't given one when I was 1st diagnosed around 6 months ago and think it would be a great help I'm managing day to day how much insulin I've taken etc. Is it a case of talking to your GP to get one...

Last night I went out and had taco Bell and got home worked out the carbs etc and it was around 140 carbs so sticking to my ratio of 1:10 I decided to take 9 units of rapidnova . Around 1hr40 after eating I get low sugar alarm on libre sensor 2.9 take finger prick and it's 4.4 , upon waking up...

Hi All I relatively new to Type 1 and struggle to take the right amount of insulin when eating out at a restaurant etc as don't have any information on Carbs etc. Also when I count carbs I'm on a ration of 1:10 but I seem to spike to around 11-13 and then it drops to low giving me a low...