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I did the same aged 19 and put myself in a diabetic coma and intensive care for 10 days. If you want some scare tactics tell her that! Happy to be put in touch with her if need be. X

Yeah to which I've replied it's an auto immune disease that runs in my family. I wasn't eating many sweets when I was 1! Haha

I've got 3 spare if you really need one! Can post it :)

Because they assumed I got diabetes from eating to many sweets as a child and have seen me eat them on the rare occasion I'm hypo

It didn't to start with I just took it on the chin but its just frustrating that there's so little awareness and they think it's okay to comment.

Yeah that's a nice way of putting it. I'm trying not to snap at them cos I know they don't understand but I don't get why they comment if they don't understand.

Yeah exactly they wouldn't say it to anyone else and I'm just at my wits end and I don't wanna have to kick off but they shouldn't comment on what they don't understand

I didn't eat any sweets they just assume that's what I eat!

I don't eat sweets....they just assume. And I think 1 McDonald's is okay to eat....

Hi. So I've recently started a new job and I've reviewed endless comments from colleagues about my diabetes, the latest 2 being 'you eat bags of sweets for dinner' and 'why are you eating a McDonald's?'. The next person to say something is going to get their head bitten off and I just can't get...

Nothing at all its come out of nowhere! My DN is hopeless but I'll keep dropping the basal I think for now!

Humalog with meals and Lantus before bed. Normally around 2am I suppose I don't normally check the time haha!

I do Lantus into my thigh every night. Have done for years. I just use a 0.8mm needle and pinch the skin. You may just bruise easily? I've never bruised from it but then again I very rarely do from anything xx

I've been diabetice for 19 years. Last 2 weeks I've been hypo every night! Have dropped both insulin doses, tried high carb meals, bananas/cereals before bed etc all the usual. Assumed it was the cold weather but it's warmed up and still no change!!

I once got a call asking me to give blood. Told the lady I was type 1 diabetic and she replied 'Okay let me know if anything changes' hahaa x