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I've been on the Omnipod for just over a year now. I can totally understand you. I have became so lazy and started guessing the amount of carbs and giving myself either too much insulin or not enough. When I was on injections, I had perfect and tight control and the fact that we have a bit more...

Hi :) I was diagnosed when I was 15 and now I'm 17. How long was it since your diagnosis? As soon as I was diagnosed, I instantly got the support and help from my hospital. I had my nurse come over to my house, had regular meetings and a few weeks later, my blood sugar levels were excellent...

Hi :) I will do, I am just very confused because whenever I go to a theme park with bigger rollercoasters, I never experience anything with my pump. Thanks for the advice :D

There are 2 roller coasters within the park but my ride is just a balloon ride which goes round in a circle and then goes up into the air. I'm also close to the control box daily so maybe that's the cause? I'm very confused. Yesterday my pump was fine, no problems. It's whenever it's on my leg...

Hi guys, So I am currently on the Omnipod and have been since February last year. I've not really had any problems with it at all, maybe the odd few times where my pump will break and do that continuous beep until I stop it and change my pump. Anyway, I started working as a Ride Operator a...

I used to have the Libre which I was able to afford by PIP before they stopped my insurance : Wishing so bad for the Libre to be available on the NHS in Merseyside :(

I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis and of course you losing your hair! Let me tell you a story - I've always had really long, thick curly hair and months before my diagnosis, my hair was falling out in clumps and by October my hair was completely thin and felt like straw. I got many nasty...

Thank you both @Snapsy and @Kristin251 my period thankfully started today! Panic over, but best still and find out why it was so late...

Hi guys, Currently I have been having very irregular periods, but they haven't been that big of a gap. Maybe 3-5 days. 3 months ago, it started on the 15th. After that, it started around 5 days later (I was really concerned and even went for a pregnancy test which showed up negative)... This...

Thanks! I will do! You're free to message me too :)

Hey there! :)

Here's a bit about myself: My name is Eireann (Irish spelling - not Irish though!) and you pronounce it as Erin :) I'm 16 years old and was born in Southport, England :D I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on the 25th October 2016 after getting rushed to hospital with ketones of 5+ and blood...

Hey there Ben! I'm 16 too and don't have any mates who are diabetic so it'd be nice to know at least 1 person!

Oh, thank you!

I'm not sure what my lowest has been. On my Libre, it's read LO (not sure what that means) and I did feel quite disorientated lol.

Went and my bloods were excellent all throughout the whole day. Even ate a massive waffle smothered in Nutella and ice cream and guessed the carbs and I didn't go high or low :p

Thanks everyone for the responses :) My mum double checked by calling up the diabetic consultant I usually see and she said the Omnipod and Libre should be no issue, she also wrote a letter from the hospital saying I should be able to skip the queues in case I go into a hypo! Lol!

Good afternoon :) I have read on the internet and on the forums about how rollercoasters affect your blood sugars but it's still confusing me. This Saturday, I'm going to Pleasure Beach in Blackpool with a few mates for my birthday and I'm a bit worried of what to expect and watch out for...

My Libre helped me get to 5.6%, so good luck on your next HbA1c results!

Hello and welcome! If you're concerned about your readings, I would book an appointment with your GP :)