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Hi, I've had serious neuropathy in my feet, legs hands, and arm. Sometimes movement can be difficult so is there any way I can get a blue badge? I'm speaking to my GP tomorrow. And can the NHS provide a helper around the home to help with cooking, cleaning the house etc? I'm not asking for a lot...

Hi everyone. I hope you're all doing well. I started a low-carb ala Dr Bernstein diet late 2019. I'm quite slim, I weigh about 57 kg, I exercise occasionally. I've had some proteinuria almost since the time I was diagnosed with type 1 in 2007, though it has usually been kept at bay. My...

Hello, I'd like to ask for your advice please. Last year I was arrested and held in custody in a London police station. I was arrested in the morning before I had had my basal and I forgot to take this insulin with me when I was taken to the station. I was held in the police cell for the rest...

I'm going to the gym tomorrow. I did cardio at the gym last week and it drove my bg levels down a bit. I also want to build a bit of muscle and Ive heard that can have the opposite effect. Can I balance the drop in bg with the rise in bg? If I do equal amounts of both in the same session, will...

My license was revoked. I have a low hba1c. I filled out the application and paid the fee for a new license, had an initial discussion with my regular consultant, had a cgm for a week, saw an outside consultant who looked at my last 3 months on my blood meter. I was then given a license for only...

Hi everyone. Two weeks ago on Wednesday I developed quite a lot of discomfort, alobg with bloating, in my abdomen. I realised a few days later that I'd been eating pasta sauce in a jar that was two years!!!! past its sell by date. My gp thought i might have mild food poisoning because i wasn't...

Hi! Firstly, are other people using the recently setup medtronic website https://shop.medtronic-diabetes.co.uk ? It's a way of ordering nhs supplies (and additional paid for supples) instead of calling them. I can't log in properly on my pc browsers it comes up with a blank box. I can only...

Hi everyone. I got stuck down with an illness about 10 days ago and I've been feeling better for over 2 days now. I'm taking between 50% and 100% more insulin for my boluses and 50% more for my basal and it doesn't seem to be changing. My main symptom was a high temperature and I spent the best...

Hello, has anybody used these? I think they came with my pump, they're small blue plastic clips of some sort I think. The instructions are useless. On one side they say 'Infusion Set Tubing Clamps' and on the other side they say 'Use as a troubleshooting tool'. What does that mean? I've tried...

Hello everyone, I'd seriously welcome any suggestions/advice about how I can possibly get though the dvla medical. I haven't made the appointment yet but I've received the letter saying I should make the appointment for a dvla medical with Dr Feher from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. My...

Hi everyone. This may be a bit of a silly question but I'm not very clear about it. Is a diabetic's (mainly type 1s) feeling of hunger often a sign of low blood sugar and vice versa, if a diabetic's bbs is too high, do they normally feel full? I'm inclined to say they do but it may just be a...

Hi everyone. I'll try to keep this short. I've just made the conclusion that I was using a bad insulin vial which I realize is very unusual. I am using novorapid and had unexplained high blood sugar levels for a few days. Firstly I put it down to stress, then I changed my cannula, then the...

Hi everyone, I've recently been approved for an insulin pump and it will probably be the medtronic one. I'm just wondering which size I should go for? There are two sizes, a 1.75 ml and a 3 ml. The dimensions are very similar for both, the only difference being the larger one is about 1.5 cm...