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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...

I need advice, I cannot lower my levels for the past 5 weeks my levels have been around 20 mmol/L and been feeling really ill because of it. I've contacted my nurse beginning of last week about it telling to increase my humalog insulin. Been doing so and nothing is happening. What do I do...

I have had type 1 diabetes for 16 of the 17 years of my life and I am still using pens to administer my insulin. I have struggled with my glucose levels for a number of years now, especially since becoming a teenager. I want to learn to drive this year and be able to look after myself so that I...