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I mean I won’t lie I am severely depressed already but when I have a hypo I say I wanna kill myself? I don’t act on it or think of how I’ll do it , I simply I say “I wanna kill myself”

I have been using freestyle libre sensors for a while now and the needle thing is usually soft and doesn’t hurt at all but today I got a new one and it was hard and it was soooo painful. More painful than my insulin needle. There has to have been a change???

My sensor kept saying scan in 10 minutes so I put a new one in but I haven't activated it. I have an appointment with a nurse soon and she'll need glucose readings and notes and when my blood sugar goes up etc. My current sensor expires in 3 days so what do I do

My body just craves for added sugar. Also my body because of consistent high blood sugars, alert me of low blood sugars and high blood sugars when it isn't actually. It's causing me a lot of problems but actually when I am vegetables, it goes really low. It's annoying me when I'm at work...

Study shows that it works for type 2 usually but nothing about type 1. I took it 10 minutes before my meal today and it didn't change anything. I eat food i immediately after taking insulin.

My hba1c has been ok for the last year but I noticed my urine smells really strongly. I can't describe the smell when I Google it, it says a sweet smell or whatever but to me it's just pee but a lor stronger and it's really embarrassing for me. BUT my blood sugars in the past have been...

I stepped on a bit of glass and I took it out a a week ago but it still hurts a bit when I walk. I walked today and I didn't even feel anything but other times I can feel it. I'm not sure if I should be concerned. I can feel it when I touch it so I haven't lost feeling.

So I am extremely insulin resistant and I am on novarapid and toujeo and since going on Metformin my blood sugars went from 27/H.I to 7-13. I take 1000mg a day. But I still have to take at least 5-7 more units of insulin to take food. My question is, is that is it normal for a type 1 diabetic...

So I have been type 1 diabetic since I was 1 and I have had a billion hypos since then. And have gone unconscious due to hypos a few times before. It's only up until a few months ago that I get extremely depressed when my blood sugar is going low. It's never happened before. I do have depression...

I get low blood sugars at least once or twice a week. Is that going to affect my diabetes long term like high blood sugars would? My hba1c is 53 so it is good. I don't mind getting low blood sugars but will it impact me long term?

I would like to lose 40 pounds and I have been eating 1500 calories a day. I eat 3 meals a day and I take 10 to 15 units of insulin for each meal. Does this add on the weight? I also take meformin. I know I should eat healthier but I'm trying to eat less first as jumping straight to healthy...

I've had a hypo every day for the last month. I even decided to change my toujeo medication from morning to night ever since 2 days ago and it's still the same. I'm trying to lose weight but it is affecting it.

At school, I used to be soo anxious of taking my insulin in front of people that I wouldn't take it and unfortunately my hba1c went up to 100. To this day, I still feel terrified. I'm going on a date tomorrow and when we eat lunch, how do I even take insulin without feeling terrified. I have...

My blood sugars haven’t even been high lately, and I know my thirst is this bad when it’s high but my blood sugars have been good so I keep thinking it’s high but I check my blood sugar and it’s perfect. I have been soooo thirsty lately and my lips are suffering for it, my lips are sososo dry...

I have recently (it’s been 10 days) started a low carb diet after being on a very high carb diet. I’m type 1. And because I’m insulin resistant, I was advised to take 3 metformin a day which worked but because my diet is low carb I don’t need to take metformin. Ever since I’ve started this low...

I’ve bought Panasonic and Duracell batteries for my machine but they stop working after 2 weeks- a month. What batteries can I get for my accucheck machine that lasts for months?

I was diagnosed at age 1 and omg this disease ruins my life! Every little thing triggers my blood sugars. I’m so tired of injecting insulin 3-5 times a day. I’m tired of having to check blood sugar and take injection before every meal including snacks. I’m tired of appointments. I’m tired of...

I’ve been L.O for one whole hour despite eating 15 starbursts and 3 rich tea biscuits. I kept taking more cause it wasn’t increasing. I’m worried

I was 2.2 at 1am this morning, I had 5 starbursts and at 1:48, it was LO so I had 5 more starbursts, and at 3:25 it was 4.5, I had two starbursts cause I felt low then at 5:23 it went down 3.4. Why does it go down and why is my blood sugar still low after finishing 2 packets of starbursts...

I like eating cottage pie from Asda a lot https://groceries.asda.com/product/british/asda-cottage-pie/910001374223 Is it healthy to eat everyday? It’s 39g of carbs and 5.5g of sugar? I want to eat keto but I mean is it so bad to eat just one higher carb meal a day