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Hi I was just wondering from those of you who were diagnosed in your childhood, was there anything that you parents said to you that sticks in your mind that gave you strength or made you feel that you could cope with your diabetes? I am the mum of a 6yr old daughter who has T1. She was...

Hi! I have been recommended a spibelt as a good belt for my daughter to use to carry around her new CGM. Does anyone know if its possible to get hold of one in the UK? I can only seem to find American shopping carts for this. We use a great underbelt for her pump but we rarely need access to her...

Hi I was just wondering if anyone has managed to get a CGM on the NHS and if so where do you live? I've been doing a lot of research into the CGM and really feel that my 5 year old daughter should have one. Our NHS board is Lothians (East Scotland) and I'm going to be speaking to them about this...

Hi My 5 yr old has had her pump since last August and all is going great. This Sunday we are meeting friends out for pizza. Last time she had pizza we just didn't get it right. We set a dual bolus: 50% of insulin straight away and then the other 50% 1 hr later. 2 hrs after eating her level was...

Hi My 4 year ld daughter is on a 3 year (possibly longer) waiting list for a pump. We are finding this very frustrating. Does anyone know if it is possible to go private and in which case where? I think that there is no problem in our area with funding for the actual pump but that it is the...