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Had a diabetic review today and my hba1c was 80 (9.5). Really struggling with motivation and carb counting which has only got worse since Covid-19 happened. Plus the fact my “rapid-acting” insulin takes at least an hour to kick in [emoji17] bloody fed up tbh!

Hi all, I have been type 1 diabetic for 19yrs now after being diagnosed aged 7. After spending most of my diabetic life on Novorapid and finding it would take at least 2hrs before bringing my glucose levels down, I asked my diabetes consultant if there was another insulin I could try. Not only...

Just to jump in on this thread, i am hoping to go onto an omnipod pump myself soon and have a query about what its like to be on a pump: Does it hurt to lay on the pump when you are sleeping and does it affect your sleep at all? I'm just wondering if you notice it being there while you sleep or...

Thank you everyone for your replies, this has been really useful and I am (nicely) surprised at just how positive everyone's experiences of using a pump have been! This has definitely given me more motivation and encouragement to go ahead and take the steps to go onto a pump and I am now looking...

That's good to hear then that there are tricks you can use to hide it! And as for the cannula insertion that sounds a lot more positive, I guess its a case of just going for it and learning to get used to it. Because I was 7 when I was diagnosed I cant really remember how I found injecting at...

Thank you so much for the advice, it definitely sounds like it would benefit me greatly! Its great hearing all these positive stories!

Ahh this is really giving me more confidence now to go for it! All of those things you have said that have improved for you are literally everything I am struggling with more and more as I get older! Being at uni in my final year is stressful enough without the set backs of diabetes and in...

Hi izzyj09, that's good to know as I have lead quite an active life myself and regularly go to the gym which can send my sugars awol so hopefully with a pump it will be easier to control as you have found! I am at uni too and yeah it is a bit worrying as I feel like a pump isn't the easiest...

Wow that's really great to hear thank you! I would love to have my bg in the 4 - 8 range! Currently i have lows in the 2-3 region and the rest of the time seem to be above 10 and no matter how hard I try its just so difficult with a busy lifestyle so it sounds like a pump would definitely help...

Hi, my name is Amy and I've been T1 diabetic for 14 years. I've always struggled with blood sugar control and yo-yo an awful lot. Previously I have never liked the idea of a pump as I'm quite needle-phobic and feel quite self - conscious. I've always liked that with injections people can't...

p.s. forgot to say I am also a newbie and just signed up this evening!

Hi everyone! I'm also an Amy :p I'm 21 and have been diabetic since the age of 7. I'm from Gloucestershire originally but I'm currently in my final year studying at the University of Manchester. I have never known anyone else with diabetes so its great to be able to meet people I can finally...

Not sure if this will be any help but I also used to suffer with hypos during and after exercise - often affected me for the whole day - my advice would definitely be to reduce the amount of insulin you give for the last meal before you exercise and then to also reduce it the rest of the day as...