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Thank you I called Abbott and they are sending a replacement!

Hello, each time I scan my freestyle libre, it is completely inaccurate compared to my finger prick tests. I have had it on for 5 days now, and I would think by now it would be accurate. For example it will scan as 5.7, but when I finger prick- my BG is 10.5. does anyone know what I can do...

Sorry where are these facts from? Is it true that t1ds have 3.5 times the risk?

Hi HI I just want to say I feel like I could have written this post, I hugely relate to you, especially about the whole suicide ideation and not planning on being here. I too am terrified of the current state of the world regarding covid-19. I just want to say you are not alone x

hi yes I use the freestyle libre which I find very helpful. thank you

I'm in my final year of university, this might be a silly thing to say but I'm worried about my bg levels having an effect on the amount of time I can work. I'm not sure if I'm the only one but when I have a high BG I can't concentrate. and obviously that can affect the work I do. At the same...

thank you x

thank you that's kind of you to remember. yes I am and I'm in my final year. I often feel like I don't have any future but I try not to act on my suicidal thoughts. Thank you for the link I will have a look x

I used to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder as well but then was undiagnosed. I find it really hard to know if I am 'depressed'. I know that might sound silly, given what I've just said. I worry I'm just bad at 'life' hence why I feel suicidal. I find it hard to say I'm depressed because I feel...

Hello, I have t1 diabetes and have done for 20 years (I'm 23.5). Since the age of 11, I've had suicidal thoughts and wishes to end my life, I do currently. I just wanted to ask, does anyone else with diabetes and can this be linked/ because of it? It's not that I think 'I'm diabetic, I want to...

me too, i find them so debilitating. i am actually wearing a libre right now (but paid for myself) and my diabetes doctor has filed a thing to say i should get one on the nhs as it reduces my blood sugar finger testing so much and is very helpful for me.

i think i might bring it up seeing as it does affect me daily. i am currently writing down everything i eat (eg carb grams and calories), exercise i do, and blood sugars and insulin taken. i have had it for 19 years so its not like im new to it. i cant really see how much more i could do. i...

luckily my course doesn't have exams, so its just coursework i am worried about. i might speak to student welfare anyway but i feel like i might be asking for something i don't deserve. my diabetes is 'well controlled' (according to doctors) but i just feel like every day i will at least have...

honestly i dont understand how she is managing to keep her job whilst having diabetes. i dont agree with her political stance but well done to her for managing both.

i see, sorry you had to go through that! ive never ever passed out in the 19 years of having it, but every day my diabetes will knock out time i could have spent working, which is why i wanted to ask for extra time or maybe not even extra time but some kind of thing that could make working and...

Hi, I am almost in my 3rd year of university, and I want to ask for more time on my assignments due to my t1d, because I feel like my diabetes prevents me from working sometimes, especially when my blood sugars are fluctuating. i try as hard as i can to manage my t1d, my hba1c is 7.0, but it...

i use exercise to get my blood sugars down in the morning to deal with dawn phenomenon

thank you, i did just email them to ask and said my diabetes shouldn't affect me, but hopefully this was ok!

hi all, this friday i have a trial shift at a cafe from 5-11pm, waitressing. i don't know if i should ask them before when the break is to know when i can eat and tell them i have type 1 diabetes. im scared this will put them off me. does anyone have advice about what i should do?

hi, i was just wondering if you find that when your blood sugar is high, it is very difficult for you to focus on work? for me this is definitely the case. if i'm above 11, i feel like my focus drifts away and im very sluggish. it makes me feel guilty for not being productive when im trying...