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I want to wear a freestyle libre for the full period of 14 days but I also want to go swimming... Does anyone have any ideas on how to how to do this, to make it waterproof? Thanks in advance

Hi, I haven't posted in a while but I have just changed to degludec insulin as a result of getting sore lumps on the injection sites from the levemir. I was wondering whether anyone else has switched to degludec and if what they think of it. Thanks in advance. Victoria Sent from my F8331...

Hi all, I just wanted to get your thoughts on injecting through clothing? This is something that I haven't had to do yet. However I'm at a wedding at the weekend and the outfit I've chosen means that I will have to inject through clothing. To be honest I'm quite nervous at having to inject...

I have recently had my yearly eye sceening, today I recieved the results and it shows that I have signs of Diabetic maculopathy. I have to go for further testing in 3 months times, im worried of what the further testing will show if anything and what it will mean for me. Has anyone else...

Hi all, Ive just had a bad hypo for me I am t1 I checked before bed it was 2.9 only thing I felt was my hearing go funny cant really explian this weather is pkaying havoc I thouht I was just hot but I think it was the start of the hypo I checked after having something sugary it was up to 4...

Hi all, I know that my bs generally drops quite a bit during the night and I normally try to go to bed with bs of between 8-9 so that it will be right in the morning which normally happens :smile: However tonight my blood was 6.6 before bed not sure what I should do as I dont want to risk a...

Hi all, I guess im quite lucky at the moment, as i have not yet had a hypo, however i am scared for the first one as i do not know what to expect or if ill be able to detect it coming on, has anyone got any advice on hypo's. Thanks

I have recently been diagniosed 22/3/13 with T1 and found out straight away that I would no longer pay for my prescriptions, I went for my first one explained what had happened (luckly i had an emergency card say that I have diabetes and my insulin passport) and that I had just been diagnoised...

Hi everyone, My names Victoria, I have just been diagnoised with type 1 I am 21 years old, I had no symptoms at all, even my GP couldnt believe it as I looked well, it all started just by having an intense pain in my stomach and going to the walk in centre (dam you walk in centre lol), thanks to...