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Re: Friends! Hey :) I'm 22 and had type 1 since I was 13 and been on the insulin pump for about a year now :) I'm happy to chat! Xx Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

You should Deffo look into carb counting, it lets you work out how much insulin you need for what your eating so allows you to be much more flexible with what you eat :) x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hey I'm 22 and have had diabetes for just under 9 years, I think it's normally to feel down at times about diabetes and you should allow yourself treats at times, do you use carb counting? X Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I have an animas vibe insulin pump and I would Deffo recommend it x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi, are your taking lantus for your background and novo rapid when you eat? I was the same as you when I was at school was really shy about my diabetes and not a lot of my friends knew I had it, have you heard of an insulin pump? I've been on a pump since last May and I find it much better, it...

I'm 22 was diagnosed when I was 13 x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi Billie, I'm 22 and have had my pump for almost a year now and I love it, if you look on youtube there are a lot of videos showing you how to insert the cannula for the pump which I found useful to look at, if you have any questions feel free to message me :) x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

aww i hate the snow its so annoying! it didnt really affect my placement no i think maybe because i was only on 2 injections at the time so i didnt have to worrie about doing injections and we got quite a lot of breaks so was able to eat when i had to. Try not to worry about it if ur organised...

Hey Im doing social work at uni 2! in my 2nd year at going on a placement in febuary at a childrens residental unit and i have the same worries as you. I had a placement last year but it was quite close to my house so got up at normal time and we normally got to leave at 3 so didnt really have...

hi i just changed from novomix to lantus/novorapid about a month ago so went for 2 injections to 4 even though its been harder i think its been worth it as i wasnt getting good readings and they have been much better since the switch. i've heen diabetic since i was 12 im 19 now and my doctor has...