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Hi guys, Bit of a controversial topic! I was just wondering, considering diabetes is considered a disability under the Equality Act, can we get disability discounts ie cheaper entry to attractions? If so, how can you prove that? I’m certainly not saying that living with diabetes is...

Good evening everyone - really need your help! My blood sugars have been consistently high for about a week - around 17-20 pre-meal and 11ish in the mornings. I live in uni accommodation and I came back after being home for a week to find the fridge wasn’t as cold as normal. Could the insulin be...

Hey guys! So my DSN can’t solve this one, but I’m sure you lot can!!! I keep getting a rash around my infusion site. It’s not too itchy but I just want to know what it is. It comes up around 24 hours after a set change and goes about 24 hours after. When I do a new set change, it appears in the...

Hey guys - My doctor has just prescribed me antidepressants. She said that the one she had given was the best with diabetes. I've just picked up the pack of sertraline and there are so many warnings about blood sugars in the leaflets. I'm convinced she said another name when she was writing the...

Hi everyone, I hate to rant and I don't wanna bring anyone down but I'm really struggling at the moment. I've been t1 for a year and a half and I don't think I ever really came to terms with it. Obviously I got into the monitoring, carb counting and injecting routine really quickly, so I...

Good evening guys. I've been on my MiniMed 640G for a month now and I was getting so confident with set changes. Until today... Just had a very frustrating change and I'm not sure what happened! Hope someone can help explain these problems. First of all, I had to use three reservoirs. Each...

Good evening guys! This is not a concern, just a query. Last summer I noticed some AWFUL blood sugars and almost doubled my basal twice!!! It was assumed to be the end of my honeymoon as I had only been diagnosed for about 6 months then. However, I've noticed it again this year. Could this...

Hey guys, I got my Medtronic MiniMed 640G on Tuesday so I'm very much still learning!!! I've just done my first set change on my own and I'm getting a bit paranoid. I'm sure everything this fine but there is a faint stinging feeling around my site. I was wondering if you can feel a kinked...

Hey guys! I've just done my first injection of my new basal insulin!!! I was previously on Lanctus glargine (24 units) but I was experiencing horrific pain when injecting it and nocturnal hypos every night. My consultant prescribed this new insulin (he gets very excited by these things) and...

Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone else has serious problems with hiccups??? I get them so randomly and they'll sometimes last up to an hour. They often make me feel very sick and make it difficult to breathe. The NHS suggests that there is a link between diabetes and hiccups but gives little...

I don't know about you guys, but I am sick and tired of the comments I get when I tell people I am diabetic! "But you're not fat", "maybe you shouldn't have eaten so much sugar", "you love cake then?". We know the causes of type 1, but the lack of education on it and then stigma attached to the...

I'm a t1 and I've recently had some problems with hypos in the night and high sugars during the day. They've got better in the last week but I was really sick yesterday morning after being hypo during the night. I assumed it was something I ate and I felt better after but I'm feeling really sick...

Hey guys, I'm desperate for your help because my DSN is on holiday all week! My sugars have been high lately (between 7 and 10, sometimes up to 12 or even 16!) and I've been correcting generously using 1:2 but little has been changing. My sugars keep going up without me eating! Just an hour...

Hi guys, Sorry for the ramble coming here! I've out on sooo much weight since I was diagnosed T1 6 months ago and I'm desperate to lose it for summer. I've just been through my AS exam period so during the last few weeks I've been eating a lot of high carb ready meals that I crave with...

Hi guys, I just wanted to ask a quick question as I've noticed so many of you have started pumping recently. I'm desperate for a pump as I find injecting makes me very uncomfortable in public places and I still get weird looks in the common room at lunch time! I'm not entirely sure how the...

Hey guys, I'm new to this so not sure if I'm doing this right! I was diagnosed T1 6 months ago and I've been doing really well with injections but I'm desperate to get a pump in the hope of finding a treatment that's as close to a pancreas as possible, as I'm sure you all feel too! I've been...