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Hi All Quick one luckily I will be travelling through London tomorrow for work and am interested to find out whether there are any Diabetes events tomorrow in the capital. Thanks in advance Joe

Hi I am writing because I am having a hard time at the moment. I had my driving licence taken off me in May due to an unexplained loss of consciousness. Since then I have been coping with a good network of friends for commuting and groceries but it is starting to get me down. I regularly will...

Hi Yes I reduced by Basal by 5 units and did not help the outcome was high BG in the mornings :(

Hi All I hope you are well. I am concerned as whenever I do any activity I will go into Hypo although eating glucose during activity and after. I can almost eat an additional 120g carb meal straight after exercise and then again at meal time and hypo :( Has anyone else experienced this...

Hi I had my consultant review 2 weeks ago and was advised to change injection site. I have been using my legs but I get bruises such as this. Should I be concerned or is this normal? Thanks Joe

Thank you for responding some great feedback, I will look at my foot several times during the day to monitor. If there is no improvement by middle of next week I shall get it check out! On the boot front I absolutely agree with buying new ones, I am in the process of buying some world cup boots...

Thanks! I have always had pretty bad toe nails, had a set of cream for them that did not work.

End of the football season until Jan, slightly gutted but a chance to rest the aching limbs! When I got changed this afternoon I checked my foot and a small red flesh mark is there. Although I know you should check feet regularly, but what are we mainly looking for!? Could my mark be from...

Hello All :) I am wondering whether it is a reasonable request for me to ask my employer that I can use my personal car for business miles (around 400 per month). I have used both my personal and hire car whilst working at my employer, the actual car is not a problem I enjoy trying out new...

@noblehead @tim2000s thanks for the replies! I finding it hard to adjust to T1, only had it since may 2015. I struggle to play my competitive football and keep my bloods between 4-7 :(

Hi All I am wondering what is considered stable bloods? I have been as high as 13 or 14mmol and then drop to hyppo within a couple of hours. My morning BG is between 4.8-7.5 and after waking up I have breakfast at 7.30 by 11am I am hypo so have a snack, come 12 noon I am hungry again so eat...

Hi All Just a quick thread because over the last few weeks I have been very busy at work, as a result I do not have adequate time to eat my lunch. I found that if I use my normal carb counting for breakfast I will begin to be hungry around 12 noon, but I have reduced my Humalog at breakfast...

have you been travelling before? if so what is the best way of keeping insulin safe?

I think I will talk to my nurse tomorrow, I just do not want this to stop me doing what I want to do :)

@asparagusp @Jay-Marc thanks for the response, I have seen some countries require a payment such as 5% of the overall cost. Are you able to recover these costs upon returning? The point made about 3months coverage, if I was to travel for 3 months and then return home how long will i need to...

Hi All Firstly thank you for looking at my thread; I have a question regarding travelling and the cost of prescriptions. I currently live the U.K and I plan on travelling round Europe between March-August 2017. I will mainly be travelling via air travel, coach and train, and staying in...

Cool, how far to you usually cycle? We could potentially go out on a ride sometime?

Hi All I have recently had my 1 year anniversary of being a T1. I am still yet to meet another t1, is there anyone in the Lincolnshire area? I also have a keen interest in road biking :-) Thanks Joe

I like the idea! I have been T1 since June 2015 yet to meet another T1!!

Hey All Just a quick one I play 11 aside football on Saturdays, pre kick off my bg is 5.1 by half time its 10.0. I will drink a lot of water at half time but by about 75/80 minutes into the match I will begin to cramp. Does anyone else find this? If so do you have any advice on how to avoid...