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  1. knighthoppers

    Type 1: I'm a horrible diabetic

    Hi Jessirene, I am 47 years old and have been Type 1 for 30 years now. I lost control of my diabetes throughout most of my 20's and was lured into thinking that stopping my injections was the answer to weight-loss and happiness! About the only time that my blood sugars have ever been under 10...
  2. knighthoppers

    Numbness in my lower lip area ....

    I've just started getting a kind of numbness in my lower lip, a bit like when you've been to the dentist and the injection is starting to wear off. Except it's there all the time now. I'm just praying this isn't the start of some new kind of neuropathy symptom for me! I've had Type 1 for 28...
  3. knighthoppers

    1st t1 pregnancy planning

    Hi, I had my first and only daughter when I was 38 - I've been Type 1 for 27 years this year. It was hard going but so worth it! I did not manage to get my Hba1 down until I was about 8 weeks pregnant but then maintained a 6.2 throughout. However, one of the biggest things I learnt (afterwards...