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I’ve been suffering with depression for a few years, now I am diagnosed with diabetes I am wondering if it was depression, or depression caused by my undiagnosed diabetes. Now I am on medication, and it is incepreasing weekly, I find that I am getting down quite a lot, including getting very...

Hi everyone, I feel a little selfish posting on here, as I feel that it should be my boyfriend asking for advice...but I really need some reassurance! I've been with my boyfriend for 5 years, and he was diagnosed with type 1 a few weeks ago. This was a massive shock, and at the time I was the...

Within the last few weeks I have started to cut down on Metformin due to the successful control of my blood sugar levels, I was just cutting by missing a dose twice a week but this week I have cut from 500 mg twice a day to 500 mg just once in the morning after breakfast, I started this 7 days...

hello everyone i am 20 years old with no history of diabetes in family but in last 3 years i have done at least 4 glucose tests 3 of them were fasting ones 1st-was 102 2st -82 and last one was 112 since i have done tolerance test and everything was ok case was that i had blood taken at 11a.m...

I was recently diagnosed with t2 and put on 2000mg of metformin, 1000mg twice a day. In addition to the nausea and diarrhea I find my moods swinging all over the place. One minute I'll feel great and the next I'll start dying and feel like there's something terribly wrong even though I know...

Hi all, I'd be really interested to hear any thoughts from people who used to take insulin injections, who have moved to using a pump. It's something I'm considering, after having taken injections for 15 years - I've spoken with my diabetes team, who are excellent, and have learned much about...

I was diagnosed as Type 1 about 18 months ago and I cannot say it has been easy! At first I was thankful for all of the appointments and found them a comfort to know that medical professionals were looking after me. Over the past year, this comfort has turned into fear and I have experienced...

Hi, Has anyone with type 1 got any experience with taking CBD oil? I'm curious to try as I get quite bad hypo anxiety day to day that prevents me making the best decisions to get good control. I struggle with large doses of insulin so will then not manage to correct at meals because the dose...

Hi everyone, first time posting here. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes about 2 months ago. Since then I was moderately successful in controlling my blood sugar - I measure before and after meals and I rarely go too low or too high. Hypos actually tend to be more frequent than highs, but so...

It's been a month since diagnosis, after two/three weeks of tests the diabetes clinic at the hospital have decided I am type one in honeymoon stage, I am 43. It's been an incredible amount of info to take in, I am currently conquering my fear of needles, with two jabs a day and two metformin a...

Hi all. I hope I'm typing in the right place. I'd just like some advice on how to deal with my partners diabetes 2. He has had it for a few years now. He doesn't seem to take it seriously (i think hes in denile ) and says he forgets to take his metformin unless I remind him (I am not always...

Hi I have had Type 1 for 29 years and have had hypos. But I have never gone unconscious. This is a huge fear for me and I run my levels too high to avoid going too low just in case. I am currently having therapy for my fear and was wondering if anyone could tell me what it is like to go so...

Hi everyone, I'm type 1 diabetic and also have Addison's disease (I don't produce cortisol and take daily steroid medication to regulate the hormones I lack) I have battled anxiety and depression alongside that on and off for years. This latest bad bout I think is having a negative effect on my...

Hey guys, Been type 1 for almost 10 years and got readmitted for the first time last weekend. Last night in the pub my bloods went a little high which made me panic and I demanded that my fiance take me home because I was scared of ending up in hospital again. Obviously I overreacted (I...

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Hi, this is my first post on here so i thought i'd dive right in haha. I was wondering if anyone here struggles with depression or anxiety as well as type 1 (or even 2) diabetes. I have struggled with both for about 4/5 years, and only recently I have been put on medication. I am currently...

HI Everyone, I've recently got myself in a a real loop. Just got a freestyle libre. At first I thought it was great, but now I'm having second thoughts. The ability to constantly get a reading has made me paranoid, stressed and concerned 24 hrs a day. Before I got the Libre I was just finger...

My name is Rachel and I'm a type 1 diabetic. I was diagnosed when I was 18 and it's been 5 years. My blood sugars are terrifying. I don't know what to do anymore. I haven't had a good A1C since I've been diagnosed and my last one was 8.9. I'm so scared about what is going to happen to me (having...