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I get breathless, dizzy, dry mouth and clumsy (I will trip over the smallest things) and just the general yuk feeling with it

I think it may depend on the person and the reasons. In cases where hypos can cause mental health issues then it may help to reduce this but it depends on if they are willing to be attached to something all the time. In my case I have rather high anxiety when having a hypo due to a number of...

If it helps I was diagnosed at 8 years old and now 27 and I worked in retail for roughly 10 years. Work have to allow you address your medical needs i always used to carry sweets in my pocket and also had some in staff rooms and when needed just told them I need to sort my diabetes out and they...

Hi, I recently got changed from Tresiba to Tougeo as all the others I have tried so far hasn’t worked in stopping the hypos (I even surprised the nurse with how many hypos I had) and the first 2-3 days were great but now I seem to be running a bit high and struggle to get it to go down but...

I’m type 1 and for a little while I had an Aviva expert but I also had a glucomen areo as I tested so many times a day and they were cheap. For a while now I had the expert taken off my prescription. I was given the expert for the carb counting as it helped to try and gain control of my up and...

Hey, Hope your doing ok? In my personal experience my university has been very fair when I have needed extensions for complications of diabetes, as others say it depends on their policy. I would speak to student support as they will be able to advise you and also contact your tutor and just...

Hi, In school I was given extra time if I had a hypo/hyper so if an exam was 1hr 30 if I didn’t have any problems I would have the same time as everyone else but if I did then I would get the extra time added to the end. Currently doing my degree in the exams if I had to treat a hypo/hyper I was...

Hi I have an insulin pen that has an electronic display on the end not because of visual impairments but because it shows how long ago you last injected. Could something like that be discussed with your DN?

Hi, I have only just joined the forum but have been diabetic for coming on 19 years. I had the same a while back where I had pains in both legs and various places, when it got to the point I could barely walk I went to the doctors and they said it is neuropathy just because of the length of...