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Hello! So I've been using a pump since 2012, diagnosed 1997. I've never done a DAFNE course, despite wanting to and I'm struggling with bolusing for meals*. I changed hospitals last year and at the old hospital the person who did the pump DAFNE had retired and they didn't want me to do the...

Hi all - quick intro. I have had type 1 now for 29 years and for a good number of years my diabetes was badly controlled. As a result I have some complications. My control has been much more stable over the last 10 years and thus my complications have been stable - however my diabetes is still...

Hello, I was wondering if someone might be able to give me some advice. Ive been diabetic for almost 18 years now. Diagnosed when I was 11. Ill be 30 latest this year. I have been prick testing my blood and injecting myself 4 times a day for what feels like forever. When I would go to my...

How are folk finding access to dafne. I was told at Blackpool I should go on one in March in May they said it was doubtful this year in fact they did not know which year. I want to go on it because I want a pump and the course is a tick in the box to get one. You can’t private fund the course or...

Hello everyone, Happy Friday (OMG, at last..) I hope that you are all very well and that you are getting ready for a beautiful weekend! My nutritionist and diabetes educator during DAFNE course told me to eat, at least 30 grams of carbs per meal x 3 meals = 90 grams per day aiming to the...

Good morning my beautiful friends! I hope that you are all having a lovely day! Do you find that the DAFNE suggested waiting time for treating hypoglycemia isn’t working? Here is what happened to me yesterday evening. Pre-dinner time I was at (a non flattering) 10.4. I had 30 grams of carbs, 3...