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Ok that's cool. That was my understanding. The biggest frustration is that I'm currently wanting to buy a new car and can't due to them not letting me take it on a test drive

Hi all. Just a quick question.....I sent off my license renewal but haven't heard back from the DVLA yet. It was sent via post a good 3 or so weeks ago but my license has now officially expired by a few days. Can I still drive? Nothing has changed with my diabetes and I have read up on their...

Supermarket manager here too. I cant work from home but am in an office upstairs which is used just for me doing admin etc. Im in there all day and the only time i interact with the public is if i do any shopping at the end of my shift. Ideal world i want to be at home for 12 weeks, but i am...

My cousin is type 1 since childhood and now 40's

Hello all, I havent posted in some time as life has been carrying on after diagnosis of type 1 17 months ago. So i had my hospital appointment via the phone today and they are a bit baffled by me. My c-peptide was 1380. On diagnosis it was 395. (If anyone has a pocture of the scale it would...

Soooooo.....I survived! Kept blood glucose between 5 and 9 all weekend with boosting up before the kayaking and regular check. Went down to 4.5 before bed after drinking so nice excuse for some carbs pre bed. Had an awesome weekend even tipping our kayak and getting soaked in some rapids while...

Thank you everyone, much appreciated! I had a catch up with the diabetes nurse yesterday too which was very handy! On a side note my HBA1c when diagnosed was 49 then 56 when confirmed as type 1 and now 3 months later I got 42!

Any good tips for food or snacks to take with me? We are surviving mainly from a stove and bbq

Thanks for the heads up! No we wont be mixing alcohol and kayaking, diabetes or not Im not that silly! We are being given a full training session beforehand where they ask about any medical conditions etc too

Hi all, ive been pretty quiet on here since my diagnosis 3 months ago. Still honeymooning and just using 2 units of levemir every night at 9pm. Number around 4-5 pre meals and when waking, anything up to 8 post meals. Carb counting is going well and apps are god send for working it all out and...

Thank you for all the replies. So so helpful and i cant thank you enough. Hospital went great with a lovely and very helpful diabetic nurse. It has been a rough few months beforehand with little or no information and only 3 letters.... I have been told to eat a bit more as i lost over a stone...

Im new to all of this and just wondering which monitor does everyone use? Im newly diagnosed ( off to hospital tomorrow to start insulin) and just using the one the doctor gave me for the last 2 weeks. Any help or advice welcome as its a bit of a minefield!

Thank you for all the replies. Off to bed now with a bg of 5.3! My body must know its D day at the hospital tomorrow!

Thank you for your reply it has really helped. Im just in a world of confusion at the moment. Checking bg 4-5 times a day and always 6 when i wake up and around 7-9 when i go to bed. Drops to 5 before dinner, so i dont think the readings are too bad but i am really watching what i eat at the...

Hi I have just been diagnosed as T1 at 36. I am a 36 yr old male and had a random health check at work back in november which showed bg of 9, so followed it up at doctors and then hospital. C peptide of 375 so now diagnosed as T1 and due to go to hospital Monday to start insulin. My doctors...