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Hey guys, Haven't been around much lately, but I read this article this morning & my blood pressure went up oh-so-slightly to say the least! Now I know it's pretty obvious from past rants how I feel about the media's blatant rubbish mongering, but this article from BBC is truly fabulous (of...

Hey guys, Ok so to cut a long story short, a while ago (about a month or two) I had this weird lump in my right index finger. I went for my diabetes clinic appointment, but had to see another consultant as mine had an emergency elsewhere. When I told him about it he didn't seem concerned in any...

That reads so bizarre, but I just realised that thanks to my pump, I haven't done a single injection in over a year! This has really tickled me because it just sounds crazy, and is crazy to me that I haven't been near a syringe for so long! Has anyone else had this epiphany at any point after...

So since I got my pump, I have noticed a steady increase in the number displayed on the scales! Funnily enough, I didn't even put two & two together, in that it might have been the sudden lower blood sugars, you know, in a healthy region & the fact that I was suddenly giving enough insulin for...

So I ran out of test strips on Saturday - I stupidly ordered my repeat prescription too late & so got to weekend & was like, "oh". Anyway, rather than waste an emergency doctor's appointment, which someone would genuinely have needed, I decided to pootle off to Asda pharmacy & just buy a box...

So after a discussion on another thread where it took a detour onto the names of our cars/phones/shopping trolleys/insulin pumps, it was suggested by @arniemouse that I start a new thread to see if anyone else anthropomorphises their inanimate objects? Do any of you also do this?? :joyful:

How awesome is it, that it's Friday?! Wahey! I am so excited for the weekend, I have a night out tomorrow with my friends, so tonight is a military operation: 1) spray tan 2) eyebrows 3) eyelashes Haha. I'm such a northern lass! :joyful:

Ok, so this is my bug bear (I hope this falls within the rules as I'm not bashing any type of diabetes)... I am seriously getting so sick of the general ignorance, perpetrated by the newpapers/media in general about the grouping/generalisation that EVERYBODY has T2 & the only form of diabetes...

Hey pumpers! So, does anyone else have issues with air bubbles when making up new reservoirs? It happens nearly every single time I do a set change & does my head in! The times I don't get a bubble when filling the reservoir, when I attach it to the infusion set...BUBBLE. AGAIN! Any tips on...

I've been T1 for 18 years, and in 2013 I was diagnosed with epilepsy which was pretty rubbish :( As we all know, the DVLA are generally cautious with diabetic drivers - so adding epilepsy into the mix was a barrel of laughs! Thankfully, after volunteering my licence to them, and not driving for...

I'm a t1 but was curious & thought I'd ask you guys! I saw a post from a woman who is t2 but has recently had a pump fitted? I too use a pump, but I thought they were purely for t1s because our pancreas is completely shot? I'm fairly ignorant as far as t2 goes, I thought it was controlled...

Hi everyone! I'm so happy to find this forum! Anyway, hello! I'm Zoe, I've been T1 for almost 19 years now. I got the flu when I was 10 years old, and ended up with diabetes. I was on injections for 17 years (and I was old school too - I refused to use a pen & insisted on syringes - crazy...