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Does it have a temperature control in it? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hello!! I am 23 started my PGCE this year too and was diagnosed with type 1 last October. Don't feel alone because you are not! There are more people with it than you think, I met 2 other irks on my course with type 1 and that has helped me start to realise that I shouldn't be ashamed or...

I was sick!! And sugar levels shot massively high for a day!

Re: Disabled students allowance Ha! What was your needs assessment like though? I don't know what they could possibly need to come and assess? And what did you get? I'm on my postgrad pgce so don't have any exams but it is one of the most intensive courses! I didn't have diabetes when I was an...

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone has applied for this? I was told by my student services that I am eligible so I have applied. However I do not feel like I have a disability and I feel a bit stupid for doing it. They send out an assessor to assess my needs whilst on my course and again, I...

Brilliant! Thanks everyone! I think I'm going to opt for a smaller proper fridge with temperature control for peace of mind :) definitely worth it! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

That little medicooler looks great but I'd need about 3 to store all my insulin! Anna - do you do that in a proper fridge or a mini fridge? Thank you everyone for all your help and advice! :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

See that's what is worrying me! It's a double edged sword as I'm worried about keeping it all in a shared fridge as it could go walk about, be dropped, moved etc. But then having a mini fridge in my room could lead to another disaster! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I think it's cool enough but it says it cools 20-25 degrees below ambient temp, so I'm worried this could drop below 5 degrees! As they cool based on the room temp it's not a constant temp which worries me and was wondering if anyone had us experience with it. Thank you pav, I did come across...

Does anyone use a mini fridge to store their insulin? I am moving back in to university halls to do my PGCE and I don't want to keep my insulin in the shared kitchen. I have just bought an Argos mini fridge but I am dubious to use it after reading the guide. Does anybody else use these? Sent...

Thank you very much, I'm definitely going to keep an eye and do the test again another night! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Okay thank you. I'm out of my normal routine at the moment as it's my summer holidays off work and so i'm finding my levels a little more trickier to manage as every day is different. Do you know what generally causes levels to rise in the night though? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Help, I'm confused! I went to bed at 7.8 which was perfect but then I woke up in the middle of the night feeling very weird. I decided to check my levels and they had risen to 13.7!!!! I never have readings that high, could someone please explain why levels rise in the night? I don't understand...

Re: I'm stuck!! Unsure whether to inject for dinner before e Thanks! In the end I didn't inject at all for dinner as when I tested my levels pre meal I was 3.5 and hadn't even realised! All worked out fine for the rest of the evening by not injecting, taking some glucose tablets pre exercise...

Hello everyone :) Tonight I have an hour and a half of netball but due to timings I will need to have dinner before. Now, since being diagnosed I have always made sure I exercised before dinner. I still sometimes get t wrong as I have a delayed drop even when i inject only 1/2/3 units for...

Oh p.s. exercise is the best way to reduce a high reading! As long as it is aerobic exercise! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hello there :) I'm a keen exerciser too! Basically hen you so anaerobic exercise so like sprinting, fast ad explosive type exercises, that will raise your blood glucose. If you do aerobic exercise, so steady exercise like jogging then this will lower your blood glucose readings. However if you...

Re: Levels before bed?!!? See if I eat dinner at 6 o clock I will naturally be hungry by bed time because I'm so used to having dinner about 8! But I think ill try eating a little earlier. Thanks for the advice, ill have a little investigation :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Levels before bed?!!? Ill position my testing kit next to my bed then! What times do you recommend to test it during the night? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Levels before bed?!!? I haven't no, maybe I should to see what's going on! But I like my sleep too much ha! Glad I'm not the only one! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App