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So I am trying very hard not to panic because I know the whole point of screening is to spot things early, but I have to admit it is scaring me a little. I have had type 1 for 17 years and am 32. I have had very poor control in my younger years and generally have only had reasonable control...

So this morning I got results of my annual retinopathy screening. The good news was nothing has changed retinopathy wise but at the bottom of the letter it states 'we have noted a non-diabetes related eye issue which may need further assessment, we have written to your GP and suggest you contact...

So I've been googling and scouring the App Store but I'm not really sure exactly what to look for! I'd love any recommendations for any great all round tracking apps. I have an iPhone and Apple Watch, and currently use libre and omnipod though I am considering switching to dexcom G5 in near...

So I guess I'm not sure what i'm hoping for by posting, maybe ideas for what to do next but I don't know what do next! I had really made a huge effort to exercise more (mostly walking/swimming/yoga) in the last few months of last year and was doing well, but I started to get pain in my left hip...

I have been using apidra in my pump for the last 7 or 8 years and prior to that humalog. I tried the apidra initially in the hope it would help with post meal spikes which it didn't seem to but just continued it anyway. I have really struggled to get decent numbers, I went low carb which helped...

So while having a browse on input I came across this section discussing employers providing Cgm. http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/cgm/tax-break/ It makes it look so simple but I'm guessing that based on the fact they only know of one person doing this it probably isn't that simple! My employer...

So today was time for a review at Pump Clinic. I have been using a pump for 7 years but control has always remained pretty mediocre, but around September I realised I needed to do something drastic so switched to a Low carb diet (around 60g/day) and along with using libre to help with timing...

So last week I was at a conference where top bods in the NHS spoke about how important patient empowerment is, how looking after ourselves is a partnership, how patients should be educated and supported to play an active role in their own health, blah blah. It all sounded fantastic and lovely...

Help! I got all smug recently when I bought a new computer and finally got set up with Diasend, I downloaded the uploader and straight away it worked to upload both my meter and my pump, and then also my libre. Now I can't get it to download the meter or the pump at all. I plug in the smartpix...

I have only been low carb for a couple of months and generally do pretty well, even when eating out I have normally managed to find something and switch/omit sides but the times I have slipped a bit have been things like a work provided lunch. Today I am going away for 3 days to a conference so...

I am type 1 on a pump so most of my diabetes care is handled by the pump clinic, and I am due to see them early in the new year. I do however agree to the GP 'diabetic review' with the practice nurse because I understand they have certain targets and it is not a hassle for me to do it as my GP...

Hello, has anyone got any inspiration for me, ideally with recipes/links for something I can make and take to a firework party tomorrow night at a friends house. I'm thinking maybe some sort of cheesecake type dish! I am T1 and low carb and the host is T2 diet controlled so would like to take...

So I am a type 1 and have had to finally admit that i can't really handle carbs even with careful counting and bolusing so for the last month or so I have gone low carb, most days less than 40-50g per day (bar the odd relapse!) and have also been using Fitbit to track food. My blood sugars have...

Hello! Just wondering what people's experiences of attending a pre-conception clinic were? I am type 1 for 14 years, on a pump for the last 7, so I see my consultant around 2-3 times a year anyway, for the last year or so my thyroid has been classed as borderline hypothyroid and I knew that...

Does anyone know much about Trialnet screening in the uk, or has had it done? (Or have family members who have it done!) I thought I was the only one in my family to have type 1, but about a year ago I found out my half brother had died from DKA, and had been diagnosed with type 1 about a year...

Hello again! Well I posted a while ago that I was feeling rubbish despite much improved diabetes control and was basically totally exhausted with a few other things like gaining weight, memory problems, brain feeling like mush, persistent pins and needles. I reluctantly saw my GP about 6 weeks...

I posted a couple of weeks ago about feeling generally rubbish - utterly exhausted, gaining weight, pins and needles, I suppose just generally feeling not great despite improving diet and diabetes control (though still not perfect but still working on it). I saw my GP who was pretty dismissive...

So I have a history of not being great at keeping my diabetes in control, and in fact just a few months ago my A1c was 11.2%, but I needed to get in control as want to try for a baby so have done everything I can to turn things around. I'm still not perfect despite a lot of testing and adjusting...