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  1. carolmcewan

    DIY face masks & info on wearing masks effectively...

    Has anyone seen these re-usable masks - they protect YOU as well as other people? Yay! It won't let me paste the website link here but if you search on the web or Facebook for BREATHE HAPPY mask you'll find it. (website is breath 'dash' happy dot com) And they filter out more than a...
  2. carolmcewan

    changed GP and no accuchek mobile prescriptions..

    I was recently switched from an accu-chek nano to a Tee 2 machine and I wasn't keen on the idea at first since it was slightly larger. The difference in price was amazing when I looked it up though... about £25 for 50 strips compared to £7 for Tee2 50 strips. So I was happier to change since...
  3. carolmcewan

    New diagnosis/confused Mum!!

    I was 32 when I was diagnosed Type 1, a similar age in which my Dad was diagnosed T1 as well. My poor sister was only 2 years old though. My Mum has recently been diagnosed T2 in her 70s. Looks like it's pretty hereditary in our family! I wonder if your Mum might have had undiagnosed diabetes...
  4. carolmcewan

    parent of newly diagnosed type 1

    Hi I'm type 1 (for 10 years) and if I hypo in my sleep it always wakes me up so I can get up at eat something. My sister was type 1 from 2 years old and when she was younger if she had a hypo in her sleep then she would wake up moaning loudly so my parents would hear her no problem and be able...