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Hi, I am the mother of a type 1 diabetic and as you all are aware as you upgrade your equipment you end up with a number of items you don't need. I have a contact in Africa who desperately needs this equipment. I have started a Facebook page called 123 diabetes support to help get the equipment...

Hi a group of parents have got together to try and raise money for an interactive computer to help children newly diagnosed with type 1 in our local hospital. If you can help in any way please contact me or https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/type1

I suffer from insomnia and try to occupy myself during the wee small hours. What do you do when you can't sleep? All suggestions of food/drinks/activities welcome

Restaurant An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating,the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, 'Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly.' The...

Three buddies die in a car crash, and they go to heaven to an orientation. They are all asked, "When you are in your casket and friends and family are mourning upon you, what would you like to hear them say about you? The first guy says, "I would like to hear them say that I was a great doctor...

I had to ring my mum and apologise today. I was less than impressed when I found all last weekends ironing put back into the laundry basket because my daughter couldn't be bothered putting it away! I did something similar when I was young so felt the need to say sorry. Now I know she felt...

If you could be anyone in the world who would you be? Dead or alive!

Anybody had any real valentine's disasters? I put chocolate covered hearts inside Mr Blondie's laptop thinking when he opened it at work he would be all impressed at my romantic gesture. I didn't know he put it straight into a docking station and the whole lot melted and wrecked his...

I was out last night and a girl brought the most unbelievable lemon drizzle cake. Reminded me that I always wanted to learn to bake but haven't yet. Any other skills you wish you had learnt? M

I'm really sorry for the fact that this is going to sound such a cross post!!! My daughter was on a day out with the diabetic team today 2 diabetics nurses 1 dietitian and 1 consultant. They took them to the beach where all the children were told to take their pumps off for 2 hrs as they were in...

I was talking to parents of non diabetic children and they asked me what do parents of diabetic children need most? This gave me food for thought... Obviously a cure would be fantastic. Then I made a quick list can you think of anything you would add to it? #1 Cure #2 Out of hours help as they...

My 10 yr old daughter was diagnosed summer 2012. She went quickly from 2 injections to 5 and is now on the pump. I am fortunate in that I work in her school which made a difficult situation slightly easier. I spent 2 sessions last week informing the teaching staff and the second season for...

There are so many times that this comes into my head as a mother of a diabetic child https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4F_oYzyLFolGDaf-20KyuiqtuydDcrV_8z1ByrFsDUOkRZGnb Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Have any of you seen this. Apologies to all of you men out there! If this doesn't load just type in man flu couple on you tube. M Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Was talking to my daughter yesterday about what she would like out of her pump. She would like an app that she could play games on (she is 9). My husband and I have a list of things we would add, in built cgm, a function to set so that the pump knows she is at rest and won't need insulin as much...

My daughter has had two very high days and have to inject her a number of times. Medtronic have recommended that she now try the silhouette set as she is too lean and is bending the cannula. Anybody had a good experience with them? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi has anyone experienced the need to do a set change every two days? My daughter uses the paradigm quick set and the last few weeks we have noticed that on the 3rd day she is really high. We are having to do the set change in the morning rather than wait until evening as would have been the...

Dear pump users is there a time (or even a good long period) when as pump users you are not making adjustments to levels? Can you go days/weeks/months when all basals/boluses/ratios are so accurate that you do not have to change anything. With my daughter we have days and nights sorted but...

Hi this may have been covered elsewhere and I missed it so sorry if repeating. Is there anywhere you can get a copy of things/places that those who are diabetic and especially on a pump can not do or go etc. such as roller coasters not using microwaves induction hobs etc. seem to find out info...

Hi, my 9yr old daughter was diagnosed with T1 last yr. since birth she was plagued with chronic constipation and itching of the skin. She would scratch her legs and arms and chest until she drew blood. The constipation left her in very very bad form and in pain. Since being diagnosed and treated...