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Hello I need a bit of help with regards to the Dexcom G5 Mobile because it is completely battering my brain We are looking into getting a G5 for my husband as he has received an email for the transmitter and one sensor for £160, which is good but what would be the running costs after that? It...

Hi We are travelling to the US in a 2 weeks with British Airways and I wondered if anyone that has been to the US lately could tell me if you have ever had to produce a doctors letter? We have travelled to many places in Europe and never needed it but wondered if it was more strict going to...

Hi Quick one, my OH has tonight started vomiting and the rest and cannot keep anything down. I've just given him some sugar in water and he's had a rich tea biscuit but not sure it will stay down. Checked his blood and it was 6, so need to keep it round that reslly. Bit worried i'm not doing...

Hi My partner has had retinopathy for about 5 years now and has had maximum laser, he has gone through a period of being stable. One of his eyes bleeds probably twice a year and takes a while to clear but his other eye has been stable throughout, but he has just had a bleed in his good eye :-(...

Hi Peeps My OH has just started taking statins as he suffers from retinopathy and the specialist told him to go on them as it would help his eyes, his cholestral was 5.4 and they said he should lower it and it would help. They are just 10mg ones. He started taking them at the weekend and today...

Hi all My T1 boyfriend has had an upset stomach now for about 5 days, he's got diarrhea but only been sick once. He is eating toast and last night he had a proper meal but this morning the diarrhea contiunes. We have been checking his blood regularly as it is running low and checking for...

My partner went for his 4 monthly checks at the eye hospital today, good news, the new vessels that were seen back in April seem to be inactive as the consultant said they would have bled by now and they are happy with the laser that was done two years ago, so all is good at the moment. My...

Hello peeps As i've mentioned in previous post my other half has retinopathy and has had laser about 2 years ago now. He had a bleed in 2010 that has been lingering ever since and left a floater in his left eye. We have been to see about having surgery to remove this and will be going back in...

Does anyone know if you allowed to food on holiday? It would alll be dried food in sealed packets, so no meat or cheese or anything like that. We have managed to get my T1 boyfriends blood sugar under good control and would feel better if we could take certain things with us. I know you can buy...

Just got back from an upsetting and some what confusing eye appointment with my T1 partner. He has had laser in both eyes his right eye was done in feb 08 and left done mar 10, since then we have been for checkups every 2 months and everything has been fine, right eye stable and left eye stable...

Hi I've been reading up on Coconut Water and it claims it can be useful in the control of diabeties! It's supposed to be really good for circulation and weight loss too. Just wondered if anyone had tried it? Sarah x

Does anyone have any good stories about there retinopathy after laser? Everything i read seems to suggest that it just gets worse and no amount of good control will make it stabalize! I don't have it but my other half does he had his last laser a year ago and has no new vessels at his last...

Good evening everybody I'll be moving in with my boyfriend soon who is type 1 (20 years now). He has a morgage which we'll be changing into joint names, the only thing is he doesn't have morgage protection. I'm quite a money worrier and don't like the thought of having no protection but i've...

Hi We're having a stirfry tonight and I thought I'd do some noodles with it but not sure which will have the least effect on BS. Do I get the fresh noodles or the dry one's? The thin one's or the fat ones? Leeds Lass (Partner is Type 1 Diabetic)