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Hi everyone, I definitely have a mild Urinary tract infection (UTI) so have been following sick day rules whilst I try to flush it out my system. I have just checked my ketones and it is 0.8 which I know is just over that threshold. I have injected more insulin than the food I need in th...

Hello all! I just did my lantus injection and when I was wiping away the drop of blood afterwards I felt a small lump. Now it wasn't there before the injection and I always feel my thighs to check for lumps and bruises as I regularly use them for injections. I had just taken my new pen out...

Hello everyone, Apologies if this has already been covered on another thread - I couldn't find anything related to type 1 on type 2. Since diagnosis last year I have put on a LOT of weight and fat and I 100% put it down to having insulin as my food and lifestyle has not changed at all. I...

Hello everyone, I am type 1 and only just over a year into my diagnosis. Since July last year I have been self funding a Dexcom and it's been fantastic! The alarms have saved me so many times as I'm hypo and hyper unaware!! Unfortunately at £160 a month it's far too expensive to continue...

Hi all, I'm a type 1 (newly diagnosed) and Got my 6 month check up (it's actually about 9 months now.. earliest they could get me in!) tomorrow. I have had more or less NO education apart from one dietician appointment a week after diagnosis so have been pretty much in the dark this whole...

Hello I am a (fairly) new type 1, I've got a split between my little toe and the one next to it. This is not something new since getting type 1 - I have had it in the past before diagnosis. It's not athletes foot as I don't have any other symptoms and take care of my feet. My main question is...

Hi everyone - apologies if this has been asked before I couldn't find a post on it! I am travelling to Florida tomorrow morning and am unsure on how to adjust my basal timings for the new timezone! I did receive a leaflet from my diabetes team but have misplaced it so now in the dark!! I am...

Hello everyone, It's been exactly 3 months since I had my hbA1c that diagnosed me with type 1, when I was diagnosed it was 11.3%/100. I had another a1c exactly three months after and the results have come back today at 7.3%/56. Please could someone explain what this shows in regards to my...

Hi everyone, I'm trying out the Dexcom G6 for a trial and it'll the my first cgm. Their approved location is the stomach but I'm aware that people wear it all over their body. As a bit of a stickler for the rules I was going to use my stomach however I regular do abdominal exercises and...

Hi everyone, I was out for a family member's birthday tonight and had a few drinks... I've not been drunk since diagnosis and starting insulin so not sure what to expect! I am on novorapid and Lantus. I had a vodka diet coke, 2 regular glasses of wine, an espresso martini and a Bailey's... A...

Hello, My ratio for food has just been changed and my levels have come right down since (new type 1). I thought I would check 1.5 hours after my lunch today just to see what it's doing. It was 8.5 before lunch, had a BBQ only carbs were potatoes and 2 rolls - also had half a choc ice that I...

Helloooo!! I'm 21 years only and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 3 weeks ago (had to spend the night in hospital)! I was in my last few weeks of University so sort of had to be positive about the diagnosis, deal with it and focus on getting my work done.. Now I'm finished everything is...

Hello I just have myself a novorapid injection so I could have some cake and I did it in my leg, when I pulled the needle out it bled slightly and when I looked a vein on my leg was really prominent right next to where I injected, is this something to be concerned about?! Attached a photo - you...

Before my dinner earlier I had my Novorapid and gave it in my stomach. It hurt the usual amount going in - nothing major, gave the dose. But when I removed the needle it hurt and there was a blob of insulin and blood! Then I looked at my pen and there was blood on the needle and it looked like...

I was diagnosed for diabetes officially a week and a half ago (2 weeks since sent for hbA1c) and have been put on novorapid and Lantus. I have since seen the dietician and been switched into carb counting. Despite this my sugar still seems to be high - they didn't really give me a target range...