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If you're regularly having less sleep than recommended such as 5-6 hours, what effects will this have on management of type 1? What if you fall asleep in front of the tv for 30 minutes to an hour in the evening? How does a nap affect things? What if your sleep is regularly interrupted for...

It's the time of year when the Diabetes UK Christmas catalogue arrives. I’m calling on people to boycott it. The absolute rubbish that’s in there! Frankly with the recession and global warming we ought to be avoiding it anyway. I’d call on people to just give presents to kids and maybe...

Since I became a dad over a year ago, it's obviously been a time of lack of sleep and lack of time. Up till now the pressure to get everything done has meant it's been the diabetes that has suffered. They now sleep through the night and there's no longer that excuse any more, but I'm still...

Can when you wean your babies affect the chances of them getting diabetes? (Father Type 1, mother no diabetes history in our case) The usual recommendation is 6 months. They warn against too early weaning as it can cause allergies. I wondered if there's been any studies in this area?

I think some of the newer disposable monitors/injectors are an absolute disgrace :!: I'm not saying health shouldn't come before global warming/green concerns but I don't think its a case of that. The scummy marketing people seem to have got into the Diabetes market and are trying to sell us tat...

I've just finished the dose adjustment course that the local diabetes care team run. I have to say it was a revelation. I never realised that I didn't really know what I was doing. Basically in summary you're counting/estimating the carbs you eat and matching the dose. You work out how much 1...

Does anyone have problems with the temperature in their office? Here it often rises well about 30 during hot days. However, it often gets up to 28 even on cool days due to poor adjustment of the radiators and staff (mostly female it has to be said) objecting to opening a window. I find it mad...

Is anyone else having problems with lack of facilities at their office? We used to be in a large building with a first aid room with a sink. This provided a private, clean place to do tests and injections. Now our section is its own company in a small office. Theres basically just the dirty...