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Hi everyone, thanks for allowing me in! I am pre diabetic and weigh 25 stone. Clearly what I have is more than just a situation of "eat less, lose weight" as there are mental issues involved as I was neglected and starved as a child and now food is the whole world to me! I am not yet...

Hi! I am looking into going to Australia on a working holiday visa and am trying to find some answers about prescriptions for type 1 diabetes car. I am 26, was diagnosed with T1D last year and have been getting along alright but cannot find any information on whether CGM of flash GM's are...

Hello Wondering if anyone can assist/advise/offer advice. Father is 88 years old. Been injecting for last 40 odd years. He measures and injects himself. We have never had to interfere. He is now developing dementia and it's progressing very fast. Too fast for our liking.. like changing every...

Hey. I’m a type 1 diabetic and I love travelling. I would love to travel long term (over a year) or want to teach abroad and possibly move long term. Has anyone had much experience in regards to this? How did you find getting hold of insulin or moving abroad and getting regular medical...

Hi i am struggling I am hungry all the time I am type 2 and on tablets can anyone advise me what I can do I finding very difficult

Hi, I’ve just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the last 4 weeks. It’s been a bit of a difficult time trying to come to terms with it all. I’m 29 years old and healthy. It only got picked up due to a random blood tests as my levels were sitting at 22mmol. I’ve got these back down to...

Any suggestions for the best Instagram/Twitter/etc accounts to follow for T1 related content? Magazines or mailing lists recommends would be helpful too. I feel a bit out of the loop and use these socials a lot so figured I should follow some good accounts to keep updated with news, research...

Hey, so, having been for my first ever blood test last week the results have come back and my HbA1c score was 55. Obviously, as soon as I heard the nurse mention the words diabetes I freaked out and immediately went to worse case scenario. I’m 33 and I’ll be honest I’ve not lead the healthiest...

Hi all! I just started my second week of Ozempic and today I have not felt hungry all day. Is it safe to skip eating completely today? Last week I stopped all sugar and carbs, and stuck to green leafy veg, meat, Greek yogurt and berries. Lost 7 kg over the week and Glucose is 4.6 this...

Hi everyone, I’m a type 1 diabetic currently in recovery from an eating disorder, alongside this I would restrict my insulin to prevent weight gain, I’m now doing my insulin and physically feel a little better, but I am really struggling with the weight I put on, especially as it’s been so fast...

I'm so fed up of my bloods being so high. Today for example: I woke up at 18.6 Take 80mg of gliclazide No breakfast Lunch I had left over rice and veg and an apple at 1pm. Get home at 7pm test my bloods before dinner and it's 17.5. I've not had anything to eat between then and now Why won't...

Hi All, So I've been diagnosed with fasting levels of 21 and a hba1 (whatever it is) of 128. Been told to limit carbs to 100g a day and obs cut all sugar. I have no gall bladder so need a low fat diet and I can't digest protein well - gives me severe digestive discomfort. I don't know what...

Hi, I’m a type1 diabetic of 33 years, over the last few years I’ve really managed to get my overall blood sugars under better control than ever before as a result of using the freestyle libre, a good local diabetic team and getting a bit older. However I am a bit frustrated with my lack of...

So I’m going on the Pump next month. An Omnipod Dash (for a variety convenience reasons). I don’t have the funds for an attached CGM (got a disconnected Libre 2 though). What are things you wish you knew before you started using the Pump? Had my first induction session today, so think I have...

Hi there another newbie needing some help.I had a heart transplant 16 weeks ago and since been diagnosed with type 2 which can be caused by the transplant,can be quite common.because I’m struggling to eat and exercise really struggling to control my sugars.a lot of my symptoms I was putting down...

I understand no one is a medical professional etc; but need someone else's perspective on this. Thursday/Friday I had a rash appear on my lower leg above the ankle. The rash is nearly a complete ring around my lower leg and looks like is starting on the other leg. I've tried calling doctors...

I started a Keto diet 10 days ago. So far I have advanced 1 belt loop (in the right direction) but I have not lost any weight. I use Ketosis test strips which have shown me to be at the high ketosis end of the scale since day 3. Why am I not losing weight? My diet ingredients are pretty bland...

In a low-carb diet, the carbohydrate intake is limited to about 5 to 10 percent, such that protein and fats take precedence in one’s eating habits, to be able to keep sated and avoid bouts of hunger. It is in maintaining that feeling of fullness that one is able to avoid craving for sweets, and...

Hi everyone Just looking for some advise, I have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for the last 5 years this is currently managed with Metformin and Aloglipton. Recently had bloods taken and they are now at 69 (previous year was 50) to my knowledge I haven’t changed anything however I am now...

Does anyone else suffer with this and how do you manage to deal with it. I've mainly managed to overcome anorexia followed by bulimia and I have had BOD for many, many years. I'm obese and now a type 2 diabetic. Has anyone been in this position or is in this position and how to cope with it...