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I am going to Berlin tomorrow and nighttime temperatures are as low as -4 or -5 at night. I know to take frio wallets when i visit hot countries but are there any precautions to take visiting a place with temperatures below zero?

Currently in berlin and need insulin in the next couple of days as i have only one pen left cause the others got frozen in a fridge. Anyone had insulin from here before and know whats involved?

I will shortly be travelling around europe for a few weeks and wondered how easy it was to obtain insulin if i was to lose it / it gets destroyed by hot weather. Can i just walk into a pharmacy or what?

Despite the fact insulin bbe date is usually 12 months down the line my insulin appears to only work for a month whenever i get a fresh batch from the pharmacy the insulin works perfectly and i store the rest in the fridge. when i come to use the next pen approx 1 month later the pen in the...

I know apprpximately 6 people in my hometown who have type 1 diabetes all diagnosed at different times i.e 20s 30s and 50s. All of them had steroids for other illnesses prior to diagnosis What percentage of people here had steroids for other medical conditions prior to being diagnosed with type...

Just wondered if any other diabetics had come across this supplement. Used it initally to help with sleep and has worked very well. Amazingly it seems to have brought my blood sugars under control at night and in the morning. Been t1 for 4 years and still in honeymoon but fasting levels were...

can anyone recommend a case for insulin in the uk? Literally just for taking out which contains compartments for needles etc?

Had an eye screening test last week Received a letter saying i have some background retinopathy. Been diagnosed since 2015 and blood sugars mostly between 4-7 (90% of the time) So shocked to see this after 3 years of well controlled diabetes :/

Went to collect my lancets as usual this week and was advised by the pharmacy that these are no longer stocked. They have been unable to locate them anywhere across the network and have told me to speak to the doctors to change the lancets. Seems a bit unusual for something as basic as lancets...

My overall blood sugar control is very good however i have noticed over the last few months an unusual feeling with my left foot. It almost feels as if my left foot is being squeezed. Just wondered whether any other diabetics had experienced this ?

Anyone else sick of their local surgery declining prescriptions for diabetes. I only request 100 needles / test strips every 2 weeks yet i constantly have to ring and complain to get them processed. How they can decline prescriptions for diabetes I will never know.

was due my 6 month diabetic consultation in october but the appointment was cancelled and rescheduled for 4th Jan. Just noticed that last time round i was not given a blood packet to get my h1abc test done a week before. Anyone any idea how i sort this out before my next appointment?

Diagnosed june 15. Fasting blood sugars always been around 5.6-6 in the morning with no lantus. Over last month or so woke up to sugars around 6.6 so decided to start a couple of units of lantus. Someone mentioned the dawn phenomenon and to eat something just before bed (no carbs) to stop...

Good evening all I have recently been on a three week tour round europe. My diet was exactly the same as when i am at home however i would say i was walking 8/9 miles a day. Whilst away i only needed 2 units of novorapid per meal compared to 8 in the uk. I could also eat a 100g bar of...

Its the first time I will be going away since my diagnosis and I would appreciate any input from members on here regarding reliable Travel Insurance companies for people with pre-existing medical conditions?

Good Afternoon, I will be doing a 3 week tour of asia in a couple of weeks and I have been advised that it would be smart to have the Hepatitis B Vaccine - higher chance of being in hospital due to diabetes. Ive noticed on the NHS site that those classed as high risk can get the vaccine for...

I was diagnosed last june with type 1 diabetes. Not much has changed in the last 12 months in terms of insulin requirements for me, but i just wanted to repeat the best bit of advice i ever read on here which was to stay on insulin from the point of diagnosis. This will help with the control of...

Had a rather nasty suprise yesterday when i took a random blood sugar test and my blood sugar was 1.4. Rather surprisingly had no symptoms either

Following a type 1 diagnosis in june everything had appeared to be going well. Had my annual blood tests a few weeks back and looks like my bilyrubin levels have gone from 30 to 36 to 42 over the last few weeks and my blood count has dropped. Looks like a potential case of coeliac. Anyone elae...

Following your type 1 diagnosis which other autoimmune conditions did you go on to develop?