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Hello, Do you get the sensors on NHS or by yourself? How much is it now and where to find the cheapest? Superdrug used to sell for £35 but then increased to over 50 Thanks!

Hello, I will be moving to Dubai and wonder how is it there with diabetes care? Does medical cover insulins/strips/sensors? My employer is providing the cover, but I am not sure what is included. Thanks for any advise!

Im diagnosed 8months ago with T1. I have stomach pain since yesterdays lunchtime and diarrhea and a bit of general weakness. My bg is 4.7mmol and ketones 1.2mmol (tested blood). Im not sure should I just wait untill this goes away? At first I thought I just ate someting bad yesterday during...

Thanks will try that

Yes, 4mm, I am quite thin. Change needles every 3-4 injections. I think its my skin, I get blue marks all the time from things like bumping into corner of bed etc.

Hi everyone, weird question here: Basically I am getting really frustrated with constant blue marks from pen injections. Its on my legs, stomach, hands, buttox. Thinking of tattoing my skin instead ‍♀️ Are there any tattooed T1s who inject into tattoed skin? Is it ok? Thanks!

I was diagnosed with T1 and finding this forum was a massive help. I did not think actually that it is T2 mostly. I just really appreciate help and support and the fact that members are so active. I would always get a reply. So I dont think isolating T1 is necessary nor that it would improve...

Great tips thanks! I want to spend as much time as possible outdoors in summer so probably will do some more shorter trips, the walk in Snowdonia you mentioned looks beautiful. I hope to travel to Scotland and Lake District too but need more planning for it. Thanks!

I just got back to London and started planing the next hike :) Thanks for tips, I will definately do more trial and error :) By the way, weather was great, a little windy at the top but nothing too extreme, which made the walk quite nice. I went up Tryfan in Snowdonia in wind and rain last...

Thanks so much for sharing this is very useful. I found that my BG drops a lot more rappidly on the hike than in the normal day and yes, I was worried about my BG at night and set alarms to check, and it was going low after hikes. I use insulin pens and when I noticed that my normal bolus gave...

Hi yes thats Kinder reservoir, I walked Kinder Scout route. You guessed right!!

Hi, I just went for my first hiking trip after being diagnosed with T1. I went to peak district and what an amazing weather and such a nice views! I barely used any bolus insulun and when I did I had to chew all my glucose tabs because my BG was going low and seemed not to be getting back up...

In my case I did not have diabetes eye complications. It was temporary blurrines because of sudden change in blood glucose. I am not sure if there is a test to check that?

regarding the eyes - I had similar story to yours I think. I always had very good vision and then I noticed that I canot focus my eyes to read small print, which was very weird. I went to boots, got eye test and they prescribed reading glasses to me. Few months later I was diagnosed with T1...

Yea, thats my tactics now..Thanks!

Thanks for a reply. What is a consultant? Is it my GP or the doctor in the hospital endo centre? I am so confused about this. They didnt ask for any critera, just issued prescription and then said that they dont issue prescriptions..

Hi, I live in North London and I asked for Libre from my local GP. I did not talk to the doctor but just wrote it on that paper form you give to receptionist with other prescriptions I need such as insulins, needles etc. They confirmed it and gave me a prescription for 1 sensor a month. Later...

Hi, I have been diagnosed recently too. Being 16 for me was soo dificult without t1 so I can only imagine how hard it is for you.. My advise is talk about things. If not with friends and family than on the forum:). Write what you think, what challenges you have, just everything. Even if you will...

I was thin all my life and putting on weight was my struggle at times. I lost 9kg before diagnosis due to dka which was horrible. And when I switched to lchf I gained all that weight back. I think it depends how much you eat. I have around 30g carbs a day and around 2000-2500 cal a day, probably...

The way you are thinking is so increadibly mature, it is almost a bit uncomfortable. I wish I could see things like you do and maybe some time in the future I will. I think the point is that how we think leads us into worse or better place and thinking t1 sucks, that it takes something away from...