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Hey everyone, Hope you are all doing well! I was just wondering who else has the Carbs & Cals app? How do you find the app now? I am not too keen on the subscription side of it. Why couldn't it have stayed the same. Best wishes Becca

Hey everyone! I've recently been put on a new insulin called Fiasp, I was on NovoRapid before but they thought it would be better to change it to this one as it has a faster onset. Is anyone else on this insulin? And how are you coping with it? Does it work better? How long do I wait till I...

Hey everyone, So I got my prescription today, I re ordered Novofine 30G (8mm) needles, and received Novofine Autocover... Are these replacing the old ones or has my chemist made a mistake? They are so chunky and I am not liking this change. I have added some photos. [emoji31]

Hey Everyone, Hope you are all keeping safe and well. Just some questions if you have this pen. I recently noticed that when I press the bottom of the pen down to check when I last did my insulin, it just shows end. Does anyone else's do this? Does it have changeable batteries? Do I need to get...

Hey everyone, I hope you are all well and staying safe! So, recently I went for an eye screening test, and I know I have had retinopathy stage 2 since 2018 but unfortunately the blood vessels have become 'more juicy' as my doctor put it, I am going to have to have my eyes lasered. My eye sight...

Hey everyone, just wondering if these are still the right guides for ketones?

Hey everyone! This is the longest hypo I think I have ever had! Has anyone else had a hypo for this long without waking up? Slightly worring if I am honest!

Hello everyone, hope you are all keeping well and safe! I've discussed with my consultant about starting Liraglutide, I will be starting it next week. I am just wondering if there are any other Type 1 diabetics who are on this medication too? How have you got on with it?

I have Addison's Disease and Type 1 diabetes, I was in hospital last month as I had an addisonian crisis which then caused ketones, I tried my best to manage everything at home but it got to the point where my glucose levels were good but I still had very high ketones. Like in the picture I have...

I haven't been well, I was being sick yesterday but haven't today as of yet, I've eaten but had to wait to make sure I wasn't sick before I did insulin, I'm 16.0 and also checked my ketones to my surprise I have 3.4 ketones, I've never had that many for such a lower ish level. My level was 20.0...

I've been unwell for just over a week now, with vomiting. I'm type 1 and also have Addison Disease. I've been to the doctors but he didn't know what exactly is wrong with me, so he has put me on antibiotics just incase. My mum found this website, and everything on there is what I am getting...

Hey everyone, I am just curious, how many of you can wear stainless steel without it tarnishing and making you skin go green? I have problems with wearing some metals, like the S.O.S necklaces and bracelets as they just start going brown and make my skin go a horrible colour.

Hey everyone, I am claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and have heard that I could claim Personal Independence Payments (PIP), I have phoned PIP and they will be sending me a form to fill out, I am just wondering if PIP will affect my ESA in any way or are they to separate benefits...

Hello everyone, this is a question for all the people who use an insulin pump. When you are having an intimate moment, where do you put the insulin pump?

I just thought I would share this for people to read! It is so shocking! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47491964

Hey everyone, just a quick question, does anyone that uses the Libre Sensor get pain just after putting a new one on? I replaced mine a few hours ago now and every time I move my arm or it slightly presses against my bed I get a pain in my arm. It's not the first time I've used one but it is...

I know this isn't to do with diabetes but I have been put on Docusate tablets for the next 2 week's, I'm just wondering if anyone else has had these or are on them, do they work? Did you get any side effects? Do they give you diarrhea or just help things along and make going easier?

Hey everyone, does anyone know if fennel has any carbohydrates? It's not in the Carbs and Cals book, and my diabetic nurse said if it's not in there then it doesn't have carbs, but chestnuts aren't in it and they do.

Hey everyone, I am just wondering do you need to do insulin for chest nuts? It doesn't have them in the Carbs and Cals book or app, so I'm not sure if I need to or not. Can anyone help?

Hey everyone, I've added a picture below, I'm just wondering if anyone knows where I can get these blood glucose diaries from?