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Hi! So i have been on injections since i was diagnosed at 4years old, i'm now 28 and have agreed to go on the pump for various reasons, my nurse has been pushing it for years but i never (and still don't) like the idea of being connected in via tubes. I worry about catching them or pulling them...

Hi everyone! Fancied doing a somewhat lighthearted post today by telling you all my favourite supermarket discovery... no added sugar chocolate hazelnut spread aka LOW SUGAR NUTELLA! Tesco if any of you fancy it! It does still have carbs in it (of course) and some sugar - 7.9g sugar / 49.5g...

Good morning folks! So i've been trying out a very low carb WOE (way of eating) and i have to ask - is it worth the risk of late night hypos? Last night for tea we had a tagine/curry thing, homemade by the fella, with some cauliflower rice. Although we are trying to eat no carb teas so i dont...

Morning everyone! First, i feel the need to apologise. This is my second post in as many days. Moderators must be sick of seeing my face all over the forum :angelic: But my grumble today is... liver dumping! How does it make you feel? My readings have been slightly down overnight, i've woken...

Morning everyone! It's a whole new week, hope you've all had a good weekend? I've just seen a comment on a post somewhere grumbling about the lack of "diabetes education" and its got me thinking... I am currently a student at the Open University where they have thousands of free courses in every...

Morning everyone! I've let my control slip quite badly since Christmas, since i was high for 2 weeks with flu. I can all but guarantee my A1C is going to be way up - i'm due to be seen in the next month. I'm also starting to think of kids in the next 2 years, but i have a long way to go before...

Hi everyone! I can't claim credit for this idea, but it's something that was mentioned in the "Type 1 Stars r Us" chat a while ago that i've been thinking about. But i have some time on my hands, and some tools for software programming, so thought i'd give it a shot. The idea is basically an...

Hi everyone! I am going to Download festival this year with my partner and some good friends. I used to live with the friends so they know my danger signs and have helped to deal with my hypos. Been with my partner for 6 years so he knows the drill. First festival i've been to, i know to...

Hi everyone! Ladies may be more able to comment on this, so lads be warned! I feel i have quite a nice figure at the minute - but i have what i call "a ledge". This is the area especially on either side of my belly button and a little further down, where i have been injecting for 12-13 years...

Hi everyone Posting because i feel the need to rant! I've been ill with some kind of flu or really bad cold over Christmas, and today my blood sugars have finally decided to come down off their high horse (in every sense of the phrase - they have been sassy as heck with me for the last 2 weeks -...

Hi everyone I've been trying to get a hand on my diabetes properly for the last couple of months, for the most part i've succeeded. Until recently :( over the last week i'm struggling to keep my sugars below 10, if it carries on for another 2 or 3 days i'm considering increasing my Tresiba by 1...

Hi everyone, It's been a while since i posted, my sugars are much better controlled than they were, although there is always room for improvement! I am cracking down on it now, as i've just bought my first home and my boyfriend and i are discussing potentially our first child late on next year...

Hi everyone! I'm still trying to get control of my diabetes and would really like to try the dexcom, as I have learned with the libre that while it is great for preserving fingertips, it doesn't warn you if you're going out of your set target range at a certain time. This is the push that I...

Hi everyone! I know that insulin resistance does exist. I've used NovoRapid injections for about 12 years, but over the last couple of weeks I've been getting ridiculous highs, mainly after I've eaten (I'm using my normal carb/insulin ratio so this shouldn't be happening). My normal dose of...

I work with a lovely chap called Colin who has a great deal of experience with diabetes, with a T1D daughter and several T1D friends who are using the pump. I've told him about the Libre (having only applied my second sensor last night) and he agrees that its a fantastic way to help diabetics...

Hi everyone! I've heard about this NICE guideline for drivers, five to drive. Thing is, if I tested before I went for a long drive (the 50 mile journey between work and home for example) and my readings were 5, I would not feel comfortable driving until I'd eaten and was between 7 and 8. After...

Hi Everyone! I tried using the Libre in July, when I received two free sensors and the monitor free from my local hospital, as a "taster" from Abbott. I loved it for all of 36 hours, after which it started giving me hypo readings of 2.9 when I had no hypo symptoms (for me these normally start...

I've suffered from what I believe was diabetes fatigue for a while now, never wanting to admit that it was to do with my diabetes. It started when I noticed myself getting drowsy on the long journey to work, but when I pulled over to check my readings, they were high. Blood tests have come back...