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My period is becoming a nightmare for me. Aside from the fact that as I age PMS is becoming worse, so is my diabetes control the week before. Historically my blood glucose has gone up or down a wee bit the week before but recently my insulin resistance the week before is off the charts. I've...

I've had diabetes my whole life and other than diabetes specialists and people with diabetes themselves I have found most people in the medical profession have had a very limited understanding of the condition - I think text books often fail to include a lot of factors.

I'm not really familiar with type 2 specifics - is it an autoimmune condition or just hereditary?

So it seems like type 1s are being encouraged to isolate. I think possibly they will be writing to people with poorly controlled diabetes and/or combined with other health problems and age. I believe that rent/mortgages are being put on held so if self isolation is what you need to do to...

Good fats! Nuts, seeds, legumes - incredibly filling. I don't eat dairy because it doesn't agree with my body and I found that replacing those kinds of fats for less processed ones really helped me with my snacking. I agree though if you're hungry you need to listen to your body.

Some info that might help you here - I've been testing a lot recently and found often my libre tells me I'm hypo when actually I'm just a bit lower than normal. Also my libre frequently tells me I've been hypo all night (and I do suffer night hypos) but I usually wake up for them. It might be...

When the Dr applied your sensor they really should have walked you through the process and explained how to do it. I echo the ideas of looking at the picture leaflet (if you received one) looking at YouTube video etc. As for where to put it, it needs to be on the back of the arm (can go...

Hi all - I've been t1 for 29 yrs and have some complications and other auto immune conditions. Though the govt is advising and companies are going by govt guidelines I work in care and those guidelines are very difficult to follow (ie. Social distancing - it's not really possible.) So I have...

Hi all - quick intro. I have had type 1 now for 29 years and for a good number of years my diabetes was badly controlled. As a result I have some complications. My control has been much more stable over the last 10 years and thus my complications have been stable - however my diabetes is still...