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Hi, I've posted before (ages ago) but I still am no better than I was the last time I reached out and I figure it can't hurt to try again. After struggling with my diabetes for years (what other people describe as burnout is basically my life for the last 15 years) I first found stories I...

Hey :) I recently used CGM for 6 days (loan from the hospital to get a general idea of what's going on because I have loads of unexpected highs and lows) and it was FANTASTIC. First time I ever felt in control of the diabetes, and the estimate of my HbA1c based on those 6 days was...

Hey everyone, Anybody have any ideas whether it's normal for basal rates to vary depending on whether you eat or fast with an insulin pump? What I mean by that is that I was always told the advantage to the pump is that if you skip a meal for any reason, it's not a...

Hello everyone, I've been given CGM just for 6 days to try and work out why my blood glucose is fluctuating so much for no apparent reason. It's been on for nearly 24 hours, and so far has been completely inaccurate! The CLOSEST it's been to my meter readings is 6mmols, so I'm thinking it's a...

Hello everyone, What kind of basal/bolus ratios do you have and how do they work for you? I'm on an insulin pump and I started a low carb diet a few years ago because I was struggling with binge eating disorders and high carb foods seemed to trigger it, and it really...

After years and years of ill health, 13years of diabetes, about 8 years since a coeliac diagnosis and constant depression, I have now been diagnosed (for want of a better word) with IBS. My doctor essentially said "well it's the only explanation, just try to eat a better diet" and left it at...

Hi, I've never used a diabetes-related forum before so I'm not really sure what I'm looking for really, but I'm 23 years old, was diagnosed as a type one diabetic aged 11, and find I struggle just as much now as I did when I was diagnosed. I don't test regularly enough, regularly miss...