advice

hi, Looking for advice really I saw my nurse 2 weeks ago and my blood pressure was not checked. I have been monitoring this myself at home and it’s regularly 140 odd over 80/90 odd, my pulse is always in the 90s or 100s but that is normal for me it has been for years I was under a cardiac doctor...

Hiya, I'm doing my GCSEs and gold dofe this year and I just wondered if anyone had any advice for this kind of stuff? I did my mocks not long after being diagnosed so I'm not confident, but I at least have an idea. I have done bronze and silver dofe, however, I dd both of them before being...

Hi, I have been taking Metformin since about 2 years now and have had some additional medications added to my list. - Desmopressin 120microgram oral lyophilisates sugar free (As required if nasal spray doesn't work) Desmospray 10micrograms/dose nasal spray (Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd) These...

Hi guys, Haven’t been on here for years and thought I’d start a new account (can’t remember log in ) as I have a question to ask! I want to know more about the Dexcom G5. The cost primarily.. and how to go about getting it! I have the freestyle libre at the moment but the Dexcom appeals to me...

hiya, ive been on injections for over three months now and i havent been having any issues, but recently its been really hard for me to get the needle to go through the skin, and i often have to try multiple locations. Additionally when i do inject the insulin it often stings. The insulin isnt...

I’ve just joined this site, there’s so much information on here which is helpful already. My boyfriend has type 1 diabetes, he has had it since he was 12 years old. I want to support him the best I can but whenever I’m concerned about him, he respsonds quite abruptly. I understand that it’s...

Hi Diabetes family, I'm a recently diagnosed Type 1 diabetic coming up 7 weeks on Friday. At the moment I have coped with it well and got on with my life and adjusted pretty well, my Blood glucose levels have stayed quite consistent between 4 and 6 mmol/L for the past month and not having much...

hiya, ive been diagnosed for 2 months now, and I signed up for gold dofe beforehand, I still want to go but i don't know how im going to manage everything. I've talked to my team and they say they are going to put me on the pump so i won't need to be doing loads of injections, and my dofe leader...

hello - I’m just wondering if anyone has experienced the same as myself, just wanted opinions or advice before I see my dr My background Diagnosed with gestational diabetes in both pregnancies on insulin immediantly, 1st pregnancy I was normal weight, 2nd I was a stone overweight. In 2nd...

Hi Just been diagnosed as type 2 two weeks ago after blood test that might be skewered (the GP didnt say to fast) fortunately i hadnt eaten anything for 9 hours but had sucked butterscotch and mint before test. GP wouldnt give results but put me on 1000mg metamorphine daily and a host of other...

Hi all. I’ve been a type one diabetic for nearly five years. I posed a few months ago about my year of terrible control, but since then I’ve been getting somewhat back on track. However, I’ve noticed a couple small eye floaters, and I’m absolutely terrified. I’ve been told by a friend that I’ll...

Which glucometer do you use? What did you tried, but it failed? I found info that these three are good.

Right, I've been measuring my blood glucose for a couple of weeks now. Acknowledging that we are not medical professionals, what are your thoughts on the below readings? My HBA1C was 40mmol (risen from 36 the year before) and I have family history of type 2 (grandfather and uncle). My BMI is...

Hey Everyone, I'm new to the site and was hoping for a little insight and your thoughts on what I have been experiencing the past few weeks. I am a type 1 diabetic and have been for 24 years, I was diagnosed when I was 3. Over the past 8 years or so my blood sugar levels have wavered from...

Hi, my name is Jessica and I would like some advise on, how to help a close friend who has type 1 diabetes and is extremely shy about. I found out a while ago that my friend was diabetic however she never likes to talk about it and we don't push her to as a group of friends. We worry as friends...

Hi all. I'm new to this site so please bear with me I'm Sophie & have had T1D for 16 years in November. Diagnosed at 10 years old I've had my highs and lows (literally) & have finally got my HBA1C down to 60%, which isn't ideal but it's better than it was! I have always had the all clear from...

I am twenty years of age- and was diagnosed as a type one diabetic by my doctor at the age of sixteen. This week I had quite the shock when attending the main hospital in my city, because they told me they thought it was quite possible I was type two due to my antibodies being quite low. I have...

Afternoon everyone, Just a quicky, I was wondering if anyone knows of or is in receipt of any type of help/benefit for having type 1 diabetes? I'm on esa due to anxiety and depression as a result of a accident I had due to my diabetes however the money I receive is just enough to cover my...

Hello This is the first time I am posting here. I am 21 year old engineering student who was diagnosed as type 1 diabetes 2 weeks ago. I was DKA by the time I reached the hospital. I am now on multiple injection therapy (3 rapid acting (Humalog) before meals, and one long acting (Lantus) before...

Hi all, I have symptoms of both RH and PreDiabetes.. Are they joined at the hip? Or completely different? I crash if I eat carbs for breakfast, even porridge.. And I will get the shakes, sweating, palpitations, dizziness and the only way to correct that is to obviously grab whatever you can...