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Hi everyone I have been on the medtrum patch pump for a month now, omnipod was too expensive so I was offered this one instead. I wanted to try pumps as been on pens my whole life and wanted to see what the hype was about [emoji4] I appreciate it has only been a month but just looking for...

Hi all, I hope you're all going ok and safe! I dont really know where to begin and it is quite difficult for me to write this. I am 27 and have been diabetic for 26 years so I've never known anything different. When I went to uni I loved with some toxic girls who made me feel terrible about my...

This may be a controversial one, but when someone says 'type 2 and type 1 are equally as bad' ummm i would prefer to have an actual chance to avtually get in remission but with having type 1 for alll my life, i knowni cant be cured and have to have injections, blood tests for the rest of my life...

Chinese or thai are my absolute favs! But also the worst for sugar unfortunately... but there are low carb options ive learnt over the years! Chinese i always go for spare ribs (hardly anything in them, just dont dip in too much of the bbq sauce). The best low carb as a main is meat in black...

Hi Emily First things first, youve made such a big step i2b admitting you are depressed and are reaching out [emoji5] . Secondly i can completely relate, i am 25 and had T1 diabetes since i was 1, when i went to university i sufferred from diabulemia put on antidepressants .. but now getting...

Hello! This is one for the ladies.. ive been diabetic for 24 years, im 25 on tresbia and novarapid. I do alot of running and some weight training but the main thing i struggle with is when its that time of the month! Its usually a week before my period starts, my sugar levels are so hard to...

I had the exact same problem with my OH when we got together. It was my fault in the beginning, i was trying to protect him and not let him in.. after having diabetes for 19 years you just seem to bw used to dealing with everything single handedly! We used to have arguments too, i think it was...

Helllo fellow diabetics! :) I am a type 1 diabetic for 24 years im 25 now, my hbac1c was 118 a few months ago when i was suffering from diabulemia and depression, with the support of my diabetes team ive got it down to 86 just 3 months after :) i run and dp yoga, just completed the great north...

Hi [emoji4] I used to be exactly the same, i had a few years of burnout and literally ate what i wanted, didnt focus on low carb until a year ago i went low carb and got my life in control. Id feel really shaky and low, only to test and see i was 6 making me apprehensive to keep in proper...

Hi everyone [emoji4] I have been a type 1 for 24 years, im 25 so have lived with diabetes all my life. I had a couple of years previously that i was on burnout due to the stress of it all, but now im back in control and managing on novarapid and tresbia [emoji4] Im thinking of going on the...

I have been trying to lose weight (im 145lb) and i swear being diabetic its harder to shift the pounds! Problem is i get into a viscous cycle of 'oh ill run high a little' as that does work very quickly and effectively. I then feel bad and not well, and then get in control of my sugars again to...

Hi briony I have to say dont worry about having these thoughts - it happens to all of us every once in a while! Ive had diabetes for 24 years (im 25) and the worry never goes away. Some days you end up crying just thinking all the things that can go wrong. Plus diabetes is a 24 hpur 7 day a...