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Hi all In need of advice!! Im due to go on holiday in May (the first time since T1 diagnosis a year ago, actually the first time in 15 years!) And i have no idea how I need to prepare.... Do I need a doctors note to take my insulin etc? Also, how will hot weather affect my insulin...

Hi guys I wanted to have a thread where we can share creative media re our condition. I know when I'm down and out, poetry is very therapeutic for me. Hoping to give you a bit of a laugh and inspiration! Here goes: Misconceptions of the Non- Diabetic Mind "You shouldn't eat that" They all say...

Hey all This is a new thing - my bloods the past 5ish months within range. I've been T1 diabetic for 8 months. However the last week I've been having at least 2-3 hypos PER DAY. Every morning around 1pm I'm waking with a hypo. (Blood around 3.0). And having a further one or two hypos...

Hey all, I've been referred for DAFNE and I'm due to go on 17th October. I've needed to book a week off work as annual leave to attend, which essentially means that I've used all my holidays now and for the rest of the year can't take any time off so, say I need to attend an appointment or...

Hi all. I'm a (relatively) newly diagnosed T1 (was diagnosed in Feb just gone). Immediately after my diagnosis, up until about April, I was fine with it. Like, even eager to keep on top of my BG and return to "normal" life (I ended up signed off work by my GP for two months) but recently I've...

Hi all Newly diagnosed here! I'm currently taking Levermir twice daily and Novorapid before meals. This evening I had a BG reading of 22.0 so I checked my ketones and got a reading of LO. I use the Glucomen LX PLus meter. Please help - does anyone know what that reading is or is it an error...

Hi all This past Friday I was newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after being admitted to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis. I'm 21 and, until this, have always been healthy. Understandably, I'm pretty overwhelmed and I'm worried about how this will affect my day to day life going...