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I am on 5 days of tablet steroids for asthma, I take 8 tablets at night and in the morning my bloods are 25.9 every morning, am I taking them wrong ???? I cannot get them down until about 3 pm and I am constantly giving units of insulin. It’s so strange is this normal The steroids are called...

I am type 1 47 years old had diabetes for 38 years, I am struggling to walk a couple of meters without my legs back and buttocks hurting like cramping and burning, I also get a pain under my left rib and heart palpitations all the time, I have purple patches on my calf areas, I have been the...

Hi all, I am moving areas from London to up North and was wondering how I sort out my transfer of my Libre 2 as the NHS hospital im at now was the one that sponsored me to get it in the first place, would it just transfer to my new hospital and then I have to share my information with them ...

Hello I am type one Diabetic, I was just reading that some PWD split there long acting insulin?? I’ve been type 1 for 39 years and never new this lol, has any body got any advice on time frames to split it, I take 25 units of Tresiba at night time normally. Thank you Kate x

Hello I don’t know where else to go as I don’t want anybody that knows me to worry[emoji85] I am a type one Diabetic and have been for 38 years, I have just recently been given a libre 2 sensor which I love but am so frightened of it getting taken off me. My life is such a mess and I am very...

Hi I am just going to start on the freestyle libre 2 at end of this month, any recommendations for the wipes I need to use on my arm and what hold on patch’s you buy and where from, thank you I’m in England for buying in shop advise x

Hi I’m so scared my husband has covid and I’m waiting for my results back from PCR test, I’m fully vaccinated but am over weight with not great control. I’m so scared I can’t actually breath with anxiety. Has anyone had had Covid with full vaccination and what were your symptoms. X kate x

Last night I fell asleep and missed my Tresiba night injection so without thinking this morning I gave my full amount of 20 units instead of 1/2. So just question is what should I do tonight when I’m due to give my normal shot before bed ??? Do I give less, miss it ????

Has any Type1 Diabetic had Coronavirus? What’s it like from start to finish ?

Is there any scientific evidence that taking curcumin each day helps diabetic retinopathy???

Hi, so if by the weekend all Diabetics have to stay in for 12 weeks how do we claim benefits to help pay rents ect.

Ok so I’m so confused do we have to self isolate for 12 weeks type 1 diabetics or not ?? I read the gov website I’m still not sure ???

So worried I’m Type 1 female for 37 years with high cholesterol and slightly overweight, I’m so scared of dying that the worries are making my blood sugar in there 20’s, I’m testing all the time, but so worried as have an on off sore throat and runny nose now a little cough and now panic...

To count your carbohydrates for pasta, do you weigh before or after cooking it ????

Hi can you eat grapes to cure a hypo ??

Hi I am 43 and the doctors have found a lump in my breast and are sending me to have a checkup. I was hoping for some feedback on how they deal with a diabetic with radiotherapy ect is it different from normal person because of blood sugars ect , I’ve been Type 1 for 36 years with active...

Hi I am going on holiday soon on a 4 hour flight is it safe to go on an airplane with active retinopathy??

I’ve just had surgery 3 days into recovery and feel very weak and sick, has anyone here gone through recovery from the same operation being Type 1.

Hi I am trying to sort out my bloods as keep going hypo now I’m exercising and eating less carbs . I am so confused about fast and slow release carbs ??? So do I inject after eating with slow release carbs or before ? And also if I’m swimming at 1 o’clock do I (at my break at 11) have less...

Hi I have started to take take turmeric tablet once a day apparently it’s brilliant for diabetic type 1 and 2 complications, has anyone seen any benefits of taking it ????