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Hello all, I'm T1D and am almost 30 weeks pregnant with my 2nd baby. A bit of background - my 1st baby, I had a very typical pregnancy for a T1. Everything went smoothly and she was born by C-Section at 38+1 due to being large for gestational age. She was tracking on the 98th centile from...

Hi all, When using the Dexcom and mobile app - if you're using say a Samsung Smart Watch with your Samsung phone, do you still have to carry your phone with you, or can the phone stay home and the watch do all of the reading? Annoyingly, I'm using the Tandem T-Slim pump as the CGM and...

Hi all! I'm being started on an insulin pump a week tomorrow at 29 weeks pregnant - I know I'm likely to need a belt as all my maternity trousers are over bump ones and don't have proper waistbands, but what else am I likely to need? I'm getting the Tandem T Slim and am already using Dexcom...

Hi guys, I've been Type 1 for just over 2 years now and I've been injecting Humalog and Abasaglar since diagnosis. Recently though, whenever I inject, I get a small painful lump at the injection site which goes down quickly but turns into a bruise after. The injection itself often stings now...

Hi guys, I don't know what to do - I'm type one and I've just found out I'm pregnant (not planned). I've just moved 100 miles away from home and 3 weeks later I'm still waiting for the GP to register me so that I can be referred to a new Diabetes Clinic. I emailed my last DSN to ask and she...

Hi guys, I'm moving from Basingstoke in Hampshire to Rochester in Kent and was wondering if anyone has had any issues moving in terms of funding. I have the Libre which my DSN managed to get approved for me despite me not being technically eligible. I am a Prison Officer so she felt it would...

So I am feeling incredibly lucky. Today I got the FreeStyle Libre! I was told I wasnt eligible due to being recently diagnosed. However my return to work risk assessment dictated that I have to test my blood sugar every 2 hours at a minimum. My fingers were getting so sore due to the amount...

Hi guys, I was diagnosed as Type 1 a couple of weeks ago and I have decided to start a blog about my journey. https://www.diabeticunicorn.co.uk/ Please feel free to check it out x

Hi everyone! Thought I'd stop by and say hello I've been reading a lot of threads and they have been very informative! Yesterday I was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic by my GP. I am 27 and have a BMI of 22. My HbA1c came back at 105 and my fasting glucose level was 10.6 (I ended up having to...