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Wow a lot of work :) thank you very much

azure: "Lots of ladies use a pump in pregnancy as it can help get better control, which is very important. I had my pump before pregnancy so just carried on using it. I didn't have any problems at all with it during pregnancy. In fact, it made it easier to adjust my insulin. I also kept it on...

Wow a whole family of diabetics

Me and my sister are both type 1 I think it's easier to put out of the way on guys but my sis just clips it under her top to her bra

Is there anyone who is of similar age and both bro and sis are diabetic like me and my sis

My sister is type 1 and I'm asking on behalf of her as she's not on the forum

Mine lasted 2 weeks of being in Spain the sweat, diving in the pool, sun cream and having showers the edge had abit that wasn't stuck but it still lasted the full 2 weeks, but if you think it's coming off I just put a plaster over it.

Has anyone had a baby with a pump? If so how did you deal with the pregnancy ?

I have the Medtronic minimed and it's brilliant and as I'm quite muscular the plastic cannulas broke as it hit my muscle so I have the sure-t ones as they are metal cannulas :)

I have an app on my phone called carbs and Cals it's for working out how much carbs is in your food/ drink it's the best diabetes app it tells u the carbs it has different size portions so u don't have to do any hard maths it's all done for u and u can take pics e.g. of your pint and keep it...

This is for everyone and sport !!!! Adrenalin will push your blood sugar up I get it with running and gym so always test your blood sugar after just as a Guide but say my blood sugar is perfect after the gym 5.8 chances are I will go low if I don't do something like eat or sip lucazade sport...

People have different ranges mine is 5.8-8.5 but if I was 15 I wouldn't panic there could be hundreds of reasons why I'm above my target, from cannula broken to eaten something and the carbs gone in before all the insulin can catch up. it's not possible to be in the target range constantly...

I was diagnosed with type 1 when I was 9 years old it was on a holiday to Spain got off the plain in uk and mum new straight away what was wrong and next day was on injections and life with diabetes began [emoji4]I'm now 19. literally a year later on the plane back from Spain again I asked my...

If it really did work them maybe but Honestly I would say no I'm on a pump and it's part of my life sure u get hi and low but I can't think of anything I could do if I didn't have diabetes that I can't do already [emoji4]

Hi Mel , I'm Always up for a chat and trust me I was diagnosed when I was 9 years old I'm now 19 and u will get idiots who don't have a clue what they are talking about as they don't have diabetes but if u ever feel down go on YouTube and type in "stupid thing people say to diabetics" it makes...

Flat lucazade as if gas is in drink it sits in stomach for a bit. it may sound silly but it works

I am lucky enough to have the libre as I signed up and I was able to buy them before my holiday I think I waited 3-4 months before I got them. They are fantastic bits of kit to have you still have to do blood tests even though libre say you don't but it is fantastic for instance if you are in...