covid 19

  1. H

    Any other self employed diabetics?

    Hi everyone, just wondered if any of you happen to be in a similar situation or have any advice. I’m a well controlled type 1, been diabetic since age 13 and I’m now 36. I’m also a self employed tattooist, with a studio on a high street. Obviously this means I can’t work from home during the...
  2. M

    Think ive got Covid Symptoms and confused..

    Not been on here for a while. Type 2..Think ive got Covid Symptoms and confused.. Dont know where to start. Just taking input to isolate but im diabetic so unsure some rules.. What forum threads should i look at as want to compare notes on strange symptoms
  3. J

    COVID 19

    Hey guys. I’m type 1.. currently experiencing a new cough and sore throat with headaches. My headaches started around 4-5 days ago. My cough then came along 3 days later. The first night was just a light cough.. I could feel it moving to my chest. Day 2 of the cough was my worst. It felt painful...
  4. R

    Diabetes - Government Letter

    I have been diabetic type 1 since 1973, diagnosed when I was 11, at school. over that time I have moved from Bristol, to South Wales, then returned to Bristol and now I live in Wiltshire. My problem is, within Wiltshire I have not yet seen a diabetic consultant or diabetic nurse at the local...
  5. BrianTheElder

    Asian Flu

    I was thinking about the extent to which our lives have changed with the Covid-19 pandemic, when I thought back to when I had Asian Flu. I checked, and this was in 1957, when I was 14 years old. At the time, pretty well everyone got it and it was pretty bad, meaning you felt terrible, with...
  6. J

    I am 56 and diabetic, and CKD 2, with high BP. Iam a nurse do not want to go to work as frightened a

    I am 56 nurse, with diabetes, CKD 2,and high blood pressure,do not feel safe at work, in high risk ...do I go to work, as the people I work with could give it to me, no testing.
  7. L

    Covid 19 and working

    This is a tough time for me and I'm sure there are other people out there in similar situations. I'm type 1 diabetic on insulin pump therapy. I work at the hospital as a Health Care Assistant. The team I work on is Multi Area Support so I can work on any ward they need me on. I am being very...
  8. D

    Self isolating

    Hi, I am 66, have type 2 and am self isolating as per Government advice. My partner works in a large Tesco store, should she be isolating as well for my protection?
  9. R

    12 week Isolation

    Type 1 Diabetic friends...... What’s the crack with this 12 week health condition isolation? I’ve heard it mentioned but I’m obviously concerned? Any ideas, do we have to Isolate, I’m worried about work etc but obviously I know if I catch this I’m going to be poorly. I’ve been T1D for 8 years.