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Hello everyone. I'm starting pump therapy on Monday. I'm hoping be able to shift some weight too. Hoping for some advice and experiences from others doing the same? Is it harder/easier than losing weight on injections? Do you find you're more/less hungry? How do you find treating hypos...

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed type 1 6 years ago. No other diabetes in the family. Last week my mum had a fasting glucose after not feeling well, (known B12 deficient) and it was 18. Her Hba1c was then 108!!!! She was admitted and they've started her on insulin. The consultant told us...

So.. I am practicing with a dummy pump for a week before the real one is started... I left the clinic to visit my mum who works here who asked me to test her sugar as she was feeling unwell... 18.7 with ketones my her urine test. Not sure how I am feeling about it. I want to rush around her a...

Sooooo, after all my positive posts and loving supportive replies, it's all gone **** up again! Had a bereavement and now have the damned flu (get my shot every year!). Counting down the days to my pump education clinic on 8th Feb. Not given up, but will be back once I've kicked the bug. I...

Hello! So, over the last week I've been on a wild ride of self exploration and reinvention. After making the decision to take my health back into my own hands I realised how terrible my diet is. No, actually not my whole diet. I eat lunch and dinner very well, balanced and include fruit and...

So after posting for the first time yesterday, I cannot keep up with the replies I have gotten. The support has been unreal and I am so thankful to those who have messaged/responded to me. It made me think a few things. The first was that actually, I am not the only type 1 that ever existed...

Hi everyone. 5 1/2 years ago when I was admitted and diagnosed, the nurse said to me "Eat complex carbs with every meal, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes". Since then I have had regular meetings with my nurse, consultants and dietitian and have learned carbs counting etc but that inpatient stay...

hi everyone Never posted on a forum before. Hoping to make some new contacts. I'm type 1 diagnosed 5 1/2 years ago at the age of 24. I had a really long honeymoon period so eased through my first 2-3 years, thinking I could handle it. Since that ended, I've never had a particularly good...