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Hello, I was just wondering if anyone has applied for this? I was told by my student services that I am eligible so I have applied. However I do not feel like I have a disability and I feel a bit stupid for doing it. They send out an assessor to assess my needs whilst on my course and again, I...

Does anyone use a mini fridge to store their insulin? I am moving back in to university halls to do my PGCE and I don't want to keep my insulin in the shared kitchen. I have just bought an Argos mini fridge but I am dubious to use it after reading the guide. Does anybody else use these? Sent...

Help, I'm confused! I went to bed at 7.8 which was perfect but then I woke up in the middle of the night feeling very weird. I decided to check my levels and they had risen to 13.7!!!! I never have readings that high, could someone please explain why levels rise in the night? I don't understand...

Hello everyone :) Tonight I have an hour and a half of netball but due to timings I will need to have dinner before. Now, since being diagnosed I have always made sure I exercised before dinner. I still sometimes get t wrong as I have a delayed drop even when i inject only 1/2/3 units for...

Just wondering what levels other type 1 diabetics like to go to bed on? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I have a dilemma and was wondering if anyone could help or share their experiences? I have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for 7 months and I have notices recently I have started I pt on weight due to too many hypos and low blood sugars before bed time leading to a bed time snack which I...

Just wondering if anyone experiences lower blood sugars when they have a cold/are poorly? I thought it was meant to push your blood sugars up? I've got a stinking cold at the moment and I've had to reduce some of my doses by as much as half to be able to get through the day safely without my...

Hello :) i am pretty much a newbie to this forum. After a lot of mishaps in October being told I wasn't diabetic, then told I had type 2 and then a few weeks later finally receiving the correct diagnosis of type 1 diabetes I have been (touch wood) managing my levels really well. I just had my...