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Although I feel that I am forever posting problematic posts on here but this one is more worrying for me. I am 25 years old and been a type 1 diabetic for 15 years. I have noticed that since my diabetes has recently been all over the place that I am starting to find that my health is starting...

I was wondering if people who are on the pump have experienced this before... Recently I have noticed a strange pattern where it's as if my pump stops pumping insulin through the night causing my blood sugars to rise between 10-13 mmols just before breakfast. I have increased my basal rate and...

I was told back in July that I would now be offered the pump as my bloodsugars are being all over the place :/ I went to a pump talk and then saw the diabetic consultant in October who told me that I would hear back from the diabetic team 'soon'. I just want to know how long did it take for...

Over the weekend I somehow burnt or bit my tongue but I can't remember. I asked my friend whether I may have had a 'seizure' during the night cos i stayed over at hers and she said no, so in a way I went with the burnt tongue option. It may be a cause of stress as well since I work in a rather...

I am 23 years old with type 1 diabetes. For a couple of years now my partner cannot sleep due to my 'loud snoring and heavy breathing' whilst I sleep. I am 10 stone and have a BMI of around 21 (so I am not overweight). He wears earplugs to bed however the snoring is so loud there is nothing...

I was on the BERTIE (similar to DAFNE) course last july and one of the subjects was insulin and carbs. However we were told that you wouldn't have to take any insulin with a meal that has no carbs in them eg. Salad! I still don't really feel confident with what they said as I have always taken...