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Hi all, I have been using my omnipod for about a year now (would highly recommend). My levels are the best they have ever been and I am proud of the control I finally have over my diabetes. I want to set up a closed loop with the omnipod. I have done some research and have a basic knowledge...

Does anyone else ride motorbikes? What does it do to your BG? When ever I have a day out on the bike I find my BG climbs rapidly. For example yesterday my BG was 5.4 before going out, 2 hours on the bike later I pul over to grab a drink, check my BG and its 15.4! I haven't eaten anything for 14...

I'm currently on a DAFNE course, 1 day a week for 5 weeks. I had my first day last week and decided I wanted to do a fasting day to check my basal dose was correct. We were told last week not to count carbohydates in baked beans as they are high in fibre and you should not count these carbs. I...

This is the first post I have made in several months, but I'm feeling abit stressed and fed up so thought just writing this down would help vent off some steam. It's long and I don't expect people to read it :-) My diabetes journey so far.... So I was diagnosed at 14 after reading an article...

I have always been very skinny and been able to eat whatever I like and not put on an ounce, some people get jealous but it's a major pain for me. Since trying to get on top of this whole diabetes thing I have stopped snacking. Just to stop me stacking bolus on bolus. I don't eat breakfast (I...

Does anybody have any tips for working out your insulin sensitivity? It sounds really simple, inject 1unit of bolus and see how much your BG drops. But I am concerned that my BG always seems to be going up or down and is rarely stable. Plus how long do you wait? I'm using Novo rapid so do I...

I've always been told that NovoRapid takes aroung 15 minutes to get going and lasts for 4 hours. I bought a Libre sensor at the weeking (amasing) and have been using it since Sunday lunchtime. On Sunday night my BG was about 6 when I ate at 10pm (60g carbs patsa) I took my normal doe of novo...

I have noticed the symptoms get when having a hypo have changed. I used to get shakey and my tongue would go numb. I don't seem to get these symptoms anymore. Now I tend to notice a hypo when I can't concentrate and struggle to focus my sight on something. When I get these symptoms I'll do a BG...

I've recently switched to carb counting. I have asked my diabetes team to put me forward for a Dafne course but I think there is quite a long waiting list at the moment. I have worked out a ratio that seems to work pretty well for me (8:1) and have found a great app for logging BG, dosage and...

I've had type 1 diabetes since the age of 11 so I know abit about Diabetes, but my understanding of type 2 is very limited. A friend of mine recently had a couple of episodes where he passed out unexpectedly. His doctor eventually diagnosed him as type 2 diabetic and said that the passing out...

I have been struggling to keep my bg below 12 for the past few days. Today for example... I wake and test 14.1, so I take a correction of 10units of Novo. About an hour later I have a cup of tea with 2 sugars and do a test 8.4 Another hour another test 4.8 (yay) Another hour 6.1 (I haven't had...

Several years ago I went to donate blood for the first time. I filled in the form etc went to the seat ready for the nurse to take the blood. As she was getting the needle she asked if I took any prescription drugs. So I replied just insulin for my diabetes. She was shocked and quickly explained...