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  1. beckysalvage

    Travelling to China

    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...
  2. beckysalvage

    Help! High Blood Sugars in the morning, fine the rest of the day!

    Hi everyone, I am hoping some people might be able to offer some advice. I am 27 and have had diabetes for 25 years. I am usually well controlled (especially in the past 5 years) however for the past few months I have been waking up with high blood sugars each morning. And I mean high- this...
  3. beckysalvage

    Changing insulin to NPH

    Hi all, I am a T1 diabetic, and have been for 25 years. I am now well controlled (HbA1c is around 6.8%) and I currently use Humalog Lispro and Glargine for my management. Having done a DAFNE course I carb count for my quick acting insulin. I have recently moved abroad, and here you have to...
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    Living Abroad with Diabetes

    Hi all, I have recently moved from the UK to Costa Rica for a job for 2 years and I am struggling a little with my diabetic control. In the UK I was well controlled, minimal hypos and an HbA1c of 6.5 (when I left in June 2016). I have been Type 1 diabetic for 25 years, since I was 2 years old...