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Hi, I've been diabetic for 24 years and really struggled to gain good control during teens and early twenties - busy lifestyle, huge amounts of competitive sports and working as a nurse certainly did not help. I'm quite sensitive - everything and I mean everything affects me, I have been using...

Thank you so much for your reply, have just finished five day course... The steroids have been horrendous on my control, but hopefully that is me over the worst of it!

Hi I'm currently an inpatient after suffering with migraine and eye pain for 2+ weeks - they think I have tolosa hunt syndrome and are going to start me on high dose steroid treatment tomorrow morning - extremely nervous - I know it's rare but does anyone have any similar experience. Or even...

Hi I tend to need to increase by insulin intake two or three days before my period - then i get random unexplained hypos as well as the normal cravings for everything i really dont want to eat normally!

Thanks for your replies! and congratulations Jess... sorry for the personal question but did it take you long to get pregnant? Thanks for saying about the aspirin - pre eclampsia is a worry for me as my mother had it. re labour - I am in agreement - i wouldnt take the risk either, just heard...

Hi I use the animas vibe (for last 2 years) and CGM g4 sensors (since jan) - the freedom and huge improvement in my life is unbelievable! I think they work so well for me because i lead such an active life - I play a huge amount of competitve sports, work as a Theatre Nurse and have two...

hi, its been a few years since i took lantus - not a particularly effective insulin for t1's as it really only works effectively for around 20hours (in my experience). I did split mine which helped a bit, but clinic were not happy as i think its only licence for once a day - could be wrong about...

hi, i am not 100% about this but in my experience if the nurse is referring to a low number it is possibly your eGFR test, which you really want to be above 60, anything lower indicates kidney disease, and i believe any lower than 15 is kidney failure. Mine fluctuates continously between 40 and...

Hi, Just looking for some advice or to hear from anyone who has been/going through what i am... quite bit of history - i am 29, married and been on animas pump for 2 years, i have been using dexcom CGM sensors since feb and LOVE them, last results in at 6.7% (sorry still deal in old money) i...