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I have been on the 780G for 3 years with the freestyle Libre. I am treated at KCH in London but live in Kent. They contacted me before Christmas and invited me to go onto the Guardian 4 as the NICE guidelines had changed. I started last Wednesday and the improvement in control has been...

I had a high temperature for 3 or 4 days but no cough about a week into the lockdown. I don’t know tonthis day if I had it because I wasn’t I’ll enough to go to hospital. If I had it, I suppose I had mild symptoms. The fever was a lost worse than previous bouts of flu but I didn’t need any help...

I was diagnosed as Type 1 14 years ago and have been on a pump for nearly 6 years. I lived in Kent when I first tried and was told to sign up for a DAFNE course first. I had moved to Essex by the time they organised that. Essex was much more interested but I hade to meet the NICE criteria. I got...

Louby, Hopefully by now, your son has been referred to a diabetes clinic, where he will be given the advice he needs to get on top of his diabetes. I was diagnosed late (42) with type one and was put on 3 or 4 injections a day and carb counting. Leading an active life and coping with moving...

I have never had itchy hands as a result of a hypo. Sometimes handling photocopy paper causes it. I use E45 soap or cream and it goes away.

I have never had itchy hands as a result of a hypo. Sometimes handling photocopy paper causes it. I use E45 soap or cream and it goes away.

That is exactly what I do and the insulin seems fine. Nigel

Nothing special. I treat the insulin exactly the same as cartridges. You will need to take some spare infusion kits and cartridge packs. Split them across 2 different bags. Take more than you could possibly use. I got stuck by the Icelandic volcano and was away for nearly 2 weeks more that I had...

It is also possible that the insulin in the pen has gone off by getting too hot and become ineffective.

If you see som of the insulin on your skin after injecting that is an indication that you are not receiving the full dose. You may have insufficient sub-cutaneous fat on your arms or the is a problem in the way you deliver the shot. I would discuss this with a diabetic nurse. I have always...

The other key symptom in the young is rapid loss of weight. I was diagnosed by a finger prick test done in the doctors surgery. Blood tests were sent off and the results were available in a couple of days. My view would be there is no risk in going for the test. If you're wrong - that's...

Josh, I was diagnosed T1 much later than you (42) but it was much the same. My pancreas produced some insulin for a couple of years and the my sugars got higher and I had to increase my insulin. I didn't take time off work except for the first three days as I was hospitalised - there was no...

I was diagnosed as Type 1 while serving in the Army at the age of 42 (12 years ago). Because I was already in I was not kicked out but was medically downgraded and not sent on operations. At that age most jobs were desk bound a d this was not such an issue. The ruling was because the medical...

I have had outstanding experiences of diabetic nurses. When treated at the Liverpool Royal Hospital, I had an annual appointment with the doctor and the diabetic nurse was in attendance and I had appointments with the nurse on her own. I use a pump and the nurses are the ones that really know...

Great advice about the iPhone App - it's great. I have downloaded a couple of others and they were not as good. Being able to see a picture of what's on the place is a big advantage. Thanks. Nigel

Romola, My HbA1c was very good forthe first couple of years. It slipped after that - a combination of the end of the honeymoon period and my pancreas finally giving up altogether and becoming more casual aboutthe whole thing. With injections, I found that I could never remember whether I had...

Obviously a bit late for your conference. I attended a course in Colchester General Hospital which was run over 4 wednesdays. I had wanted to go on a Daphne course, which I had heard a lot about. On reflection, doing it in a less intensive manner (with "homework" - well tasks) had huge...

I too used an Innovo for some time. The die because they have an internal battery which cannot be replaced. I got in touch with the company when mine died and was told that they had had some problems with patients making mistakes and over-injecting. I was never able to replicate the problem...

Travis, The book I mentioned is "Using Insulin" by John Walsh and Ruth Roberts and others. Published by Torres Pines Press at $23.95. It's a little heavy and more of a text book than a bedtime read, but it does contain real info which is very helpful. Nigel

Travis, You don't necessarily needto be on a diet. You need to be aware how much carbohydrate here is in each meal you eat. All carbohydrate converts to BG in the blood - some quickly, like refined sugar, and some more slowly like wholemeal bread. Regimes that work are either, eat the same...