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    Corona and weekly wage need advice

    Hello all!. I’m really sorry if I have missed something here I did have a brief look. I have been sent home from work for 3 months due to the corona virus. I feel completely fine and I have no symptoms. My boss said I’m not allowed back into work for 3 months and have to self isolate. My fear is...
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    Pump broke!! Help?

    Hi all!, Sorry for posting this in a couple of catergoruies but unsure which.. My omni pod pdm broke earlier today and I’m a bit worried. I were prescribed the omnipod in Manchester but I am now based in Blackburn and the doctors or hospital have not heard of the omnipod. Luckily I recently...
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    Omni pod broke back to old medication?

    Hi all!, My omni pod pdm broke earlier today and I’m a bit worried. I were prescribed the omnipod in Manchester but I am now based in Blackburn and the doctors or hospital have not heard of the omnipod. Luckily I recently got back up medication for novarapid and levimir which I were on before...
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    Type 1 Question about going on holiday to another country (Urgent)

    Hello there. I am the biggest worrier known to man haha. I go to France in 2 days (fly from UK to France) and I am freaking out as this is the first time I will be going on holiday as a diabetic. I have got a letter from my diabetes center as proof that I am diabetic. How should I prepare...
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    Diabetes and being Vegan? (share experiences/opinion)

    Hello. I have previously watched a number of documentaries which has got me considering turning vegan. I am thinking about this because in these documentaries it follows multiple people who have type 1 diabetes and they say how much better they feel and how they have halved there medication...
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    Question about any pump / specifically omni pump

    Hello. I am new to the whole pump side of diabetes and was just wondering if anyone who has used them if they are more useful/stressful than manually injecting insulin. I have been recommended to have the omni pump as my blood sugars when I wake up every morning range from 15-20mmol which has...
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    Type 1 Pins and Needles and High Blood sugars

    Hi, I am looking for any advice to be honest as I am starting to get really down and depressed about this whole situation. I have been type 1 diabetic for 4 and a half years and I completed the DAFNE course 4 weeks ago. Previous to the course I was on 24 Lantus before bed and was recommended by...
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    Type 1 Please help Constant dizziness

    hi. At night I'm constantly dizzy and always feel I'm gonna pass out. I don't have a blood monitor so I can't tell if I'm high or low please help Thanks
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    Type 1 Need help or advice (is anyone from Manchester)

    Truth is I'm really bad with my diabetes and recently I've had a kick in the ass and been motivated to get myself back on track and sort my diabetes out. I have had diabetes (type 1) for over 4 years now and I have literally no knowledge or anything except from obviously how to inject myself...