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Hi @Andy Moore, I have a similar problem, and have for a number of years. I am told the best thing to do is get put on a CGM and pump as this can then automatically administer insulin if necessary. I went through a stage of waking up every morning at 4am and injecting and then going back to...

@aspot I also love my Accuchek Mobile, and its the reason I got back into actually testing and taking care of myself a few years ago! @ROE100 I have a similar issue that now I have been told that I will no longer have access to the test strips (apparently they are going out of production - but I...

Hi @CazC, I would advise taking all your medication, plus extra! I travel frequently, and both NZ and the USA will let you take in your insulin/medical supplies no problem. I second the point of having a doctors note, although I have also never been asked for it! I spent ~3 months in NZ, and 1...

Hi @Zande, Again I am talking from a child's point of view, but I was diagnosed aged 3.5 and my parents helped me with my injections etc throughout primary school (it was easier in some respects then as I was only on 2 injections a day). At secondary school, I started carrying and doing my own...

I also travel a lot and like everyone else keep my insulin/blood tester and a small supply of food on hand at my seat. I actually begin to adjust my basal insulin a few days before traveling, knocking it back (or forward) an hour at a time to bring it more in line with the daily routine wherever...

@gog1978 and @Pol_Ie - Thank you very much for your replies with your experiences!!

Hi @Mike D We haven't actually booked it yet as still in the planning stages but likely to be either Hainan Airlines, or an American one (e.g. Delta) as I will be transferring in Seattle (WA). Its not the airline I am worried about (I have lived and worked abroad for a number of years in North...

Hi everyone, I am looking for advice for anyone who has traveled to China carrying insulin and needles. I am a little worried about it, as online it says they allow "a ration of 7-days worth of medication", but I am going for work for approx. 6 weeks! And I will obviously be carrying extra (I...

@ktkrshw Having diabetes is hard, and it often sucks! But like @Grant_Vicat, @SamJB and so many others have said.... you can turn this around! I was diagnosed aged 3, and like you spent most of my teens not caring about my diabetes. I actually managed to go over 9 months without testing my...

Hi @EllsKBells Just wanted to let you know that you can totally get through a PhD with diabetes. If I can do it, so can you! :) I completed my PhD in 2015 and then moved to another country for a research position (I am currently living in Costa Rica, my next job is in Canada and I am originally...

I went on a DAFNE course a few years ago and I thought it was brilliant. The staff who led the course were very informed and helped alot, but for me and many others, it was the chance to meet other local diabetics that I found helpful. We still keep in touch and have a christmas meal! I was a...

In Spanish I would say: Soy diabético (dependiente de la insulina). Necesito un poco de azúcar por favor. (I am diabetic (dependent on insulin). I need some sugar please.) Hope that helps xxx

I have discussed all of these issues with my GP and heathcare team before I left. My contract is for 2 years only, and I have been diabetic for 26 years. Although I have access to a healthcare system in my work country, there is no diabetic care system as such. Diabetics here have access to some...

Hi @chloenelson1993 I moved to Costa Rica last year for a 2 year job so I know what you are going through! Its scary but alot of things can be sorted out before you leave and (luckily!) you are going somewhere where the language is English! Definitely follow the advice of @NoCrbs4Me and...

Hi @gemma2530, I did the DAFNE course a couple of years ago in Leeds and it is honestly the best thing I have ever done for my diabetes. It really is worth it, and teaches you so much. I was diagnosed 25 years ago, and so much of the advice has changed, but it takes so long to filter down to...

I have to take insulin first thing in the morning even though I do not eat breakfast very often! If I do eat, my carb ratio is double that of what it is at other times of the day. Its sadly trial and error until you find a fit. If I am not eating breakfast, I typically take 4 units of lantus in...

Every day is a challenge, and like @Juicyj says, most people struggle. For example today I have had readings of 9.4, 8.3, 4.6 and 2.7 - hardly brilliant, but also could be so much worse! How about you? As for the meter, you may have to fight your GP, but if it helps you then its worth fighting...

Hi @bexblu, This literally was me a few years ago! I was diagnosed aged 3.5 (I am now 27) I dont think I picked up my blood tester during my teens at all. And no amount of other people telling you to test is going to work I am afraid (I cannot tell you the number of docs appointments where I...

Hi @baileysmum, Firstly, you are not a bad diabetic! We have all been there, and will all have good and bad days. I spent much of my teenage years not blood testing, with high HbA1c results and a general disregard for my diabetes. But I was fed up of feeling **** about it. Try and make one...

Hi @annapanna93, I would definitely go for it, but as others have said make sure you keep hypo stuff with you, test as much as you can, and tell people that you are diabetic - its nothing to be ashamed of, and it can sometimes be hard to tell if you are having a hypo or just having a bad day...