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Hi I've been type 1 for 40yrs plus and my symptoms have changed over the years. If I into the 2's my eyes go funny too. If it's first thing in the morning, I can't quite make myself out in the bathroom mirror when brushing my teeth. Sometimes I can hear my heart beating. My previous signs...

Get over yourself You don't have to take part. The whole point of this is to bring people together, share ideas, questions. You do have to accept that you have diabetes - it doesn't define you, it's just a part of what you are. The size of that it up to you.

Hi Nicholas I've had type 1 for 42 years now and am still the only one in my family with it. Happy to answer anything you throw at me Been the rebellious teenager, now the sensible adult (still have a mental age of 12 according to my husband). There's loads of info on here - especially stuff...

I have been on an insulin pump for just short of two years. Last year was very hot (I live in The Lake District so a bit of a shock for it not to rain in the summer) and had to reduce my basal rate for most of the day in work to 30-40% This is the equivalent of cycling up some of the passes such...

I used to be an industry specialist corporate manager (Transport & Logistics) for one of the Big Four banks in Canary Wharf. Moved back to The Lakes, spent some time at Outward Bound and am currently in a finance role at a well known Nuclear Licensed Site.

I wou l would always tell the optician about my diabetes as they always do more than just a sight test even though they know I have an annual retinal scan. If nothing else it means the test is free. No idea what hard exudates are - I've had type 1 for 42 years. Personally, I would speak to the...

I generally have 1 slice of toast (19g carbs) but when cycling to work 2 shredded wheat with 250 ml semi skimmed milk ( total carbs 42g). Love Rice Krispies but BG varies with the weather 2 hours later, and I live in The Lakes. Try and find something that works for you consistently - porridge is...

In my pump session I was told that the insulin pump was more efficient in dispensing the insulin. Not quite sure of the numbers but I think it was something like 95% efficiency with the pump compared to 50% with the pens. I guess the logic is that once the cannula is inserted the insulin won't...

I've been Type1 since the age of three (1972) and have been skiing since 1989. I've been on a pump now for 18 months which has made my control so much better when doing any sport. I used a CGM on my last skiing holiday in Courchevel back in January which was great - I could definitely see the...

Hiya Chris I started on my pump around 18 months ago, and it probably took the best part of 6 months to get the readings somewhere near what I wanted. I started off with one basal rate over 24 hours but am currently on 9 different ones. It's a lot of hard work but I wouldn't be without mine...

Hiya I was diagnosed with Type 1 at age 3 in 1972. I don't really remember much, apart from crying in hospital when the nurse removed the drip from my arm and the plaster hurt when she pulled it off. I don't celebrate the actual day, partly because I'm not really sure when it was (sometime in...

Hi Calum The first BG meter I used was back in the 1980's and was huge. It was about the size of an A4 sheet of paper, so things have moved on a bit. I currently use Bayer 's Contour Next USB Meter as this was provided when I started on my Medtronic Pump. I like this meter because it can be...

I was prescribed statins around 10 years ago.Initially I was put on Atorvastatin, but after a while my surgery told me they were changing me to Simvastatin (I believe these are cheaper). Within a couple of days of taking Simvastatin my arthritis flared up so much I was unable to stand, let...

I used to get 4 boxes per month (50 test strips in each), but since going on my insulin pump I now get 6 boxes instead. My surgery was very accommodating about the increase when I asked. Hope this helps.

Hiya I've had all sorts of IDs over the years and would definitely recommend Road ID. It's an American company but p&p is still reasonable. My ID has a bright red strap and has my name, DoB, Type 1 diabetic, allergies, husbands contact number. I particularly picked this website, as I cycle to...

Hi Sophie I live in Cumbria and have been Type 1 since I was 3 (1972). Currently on a Medtronic Insulin Pump, but have been on 5 injections per day with the pen, 2 injections per day with disposable syringes, and 1 injection per day with a a syringe my mam used to sterilise by putting it in a...

Hi I'm on a Medtronic Minimed too. I've found that I need to increase my basal rates to 130% to 150% around day 14 for a couple of days. The rate depends on exercise as I often cycle to work. It was pure trial and error. I started with 110% and increased the rate by 10% increments until my BG...

Great news on getting a pump. I 've had mine 18 months Absolutely love it.What I would say is that it can be a lot of hard work to get the basal rates right - I'm currently on 10 different ones over 24 hours and have 3 different patterns dependent on exercise. Please take this comment as...

Hiya I've had Type 1 since 1972 (3 years old) and since getting an insulin pump in 2012 the ability to be spontaneous in sport is great. When I grew up in the 70's I was told I couldn't do sport both at school and at home. In the 80's I discovered skiing, so this helped me to try other sports...