diabetes

Hi everyone! I am a Master’s student at UCL (University College London), and am currently conducting a research project that focuses on the role of mobile applications (apps) in the self-management of diabetes. Given the chronic nature of diabetes, mobile apps already play an invaluable role in...

Hi All, It's Glittersparklesdad here, I just thought it might a an idea where we have a thread to post positive you tubers that vlog about diabetes (Both 1 + 2 of course) I am pretty sure that this one has helped GlitterSparkles, and it is interesting following Aspen Dale with her type 1...

Hello everyone! I have a question about the work of a radiologist if I wear an insulin pump and if I'm a type 1 diabetic, obviously. I know they are always exposed to radiation, but they are always in separate rooms and I do not think this has any effect on the insulin pump or is not it true? If...

Hi there, I'm from the uk and have been type one diabetic for 9 years now! I recently changed to fiasp and tresiba and its been working amazingly, even is this hot weather we are having :D I was looking on facebook and didn't see any groups for gamers that are diabetic specifically so i made...

Hi all Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Bob, 63 years old and was diagnosed about 3 weeks ago, Type 2. Bit of shock, but finding out has answered a number of questions about my state of health. Looking forward to reading the forum to find out my info on my condition.

I diagnosed a while ago in dramatic fashion but now it sure I am affected by it. My issue is my fasting sugar level always a bit high at just over 100, like 104, 108 110 etc. My random sugar always in control like 133, 137, 140. I am taking "Zeenaryl" 4mg half tab in morning 30 minutes before...

https://health.spectator.co.uk/the-bbc-is-promoting-carbohydrate-hysteria/ It would be interesting to see other people's opinion of this joker........no qualifications in anything other than a degree in history, but feels he's expertly qualified to spout his drivel at us all. All anecdotal, no...

I thought I would share some good news I got today, as I know some people find it hard reading posts about the difficulties we face as people with diabetes. I got my letter with the results for my retinopathy examination today, and felt rather apprehensive when opening it. One of my biggest...

Hello, I am doing some research into the effectiveness of a Plant-Based/Vegan diet in the treatment or management of Type II diabetes. I was wondering if anyone has any experience implementing this diet as a form of treatment and if it did or didn't work for you. Any help is appreciated. Thank...

Hi, I am 16 years old and am quite small and skinny. Recently I have been urinating very often (up to every 20 minutes for several hours) and excreting over 4l a day. I am peeing lots mostly due to being very thirsty and so drinking a lot which I thought was abnormal. I looked this up and found...

Hey guys ! Since I have Contour Link connected to my pump (Specifically Paradigm 722 ) I never tried bolus wizard, because no matter if I use it with numbers automatically picked up from my glucometer, or put them manually, later on when I try to upload them to carelink it makes additional...

I have never written a blog / post etc but i wanted to do this today to show how anyone with Type 2 can try and get rid of it using the same process that i followed. Its scary when someone tells you that you have a chronic condition and I hope anyone reading this will take confidence that with...

I am newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes (three and a half weeks in), and I am now in the middle of my third week of Low Carb High Fat eating. I am not on any drugs, having decided to try and lower my blood sugar with diet and exercise. I was prescribed Metformin, but I am reluctant to go...

I have had TID for 51 years. Most questions aboit diabetes seem to revolve around dealing with the problems of dealing with diabetes, understanding it, about diets and more diets, technology and other challenges. What makes diabetes doable, makes us find some type of fun or joy in what we have...

Hey guys, I am new here to the community. Hope to meet lot of people here and help everyone as I much as I can with the knowledge and experience I learned from the past couple years. I just took Amaryl 2mg at dinner like I always do but after taking the second dose I’ve come to realize at that...

After reading many other posts about people's experiences with T2 diabetes I thought I would do a post about how things have changed for me over the last four weeks. I was diagnosed with T2 on the 27th April, but I started changing my diet and exercising every day from the 15th April, when I...

Hi, I wondered if anyone could help me? I attended my eye screening appointment today and had my photos taken. However the first appointments I attended, I was given eye drops but including today and last years, I haven’t had any. The lady who don’t my screening asked me if I had eye drops and...

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Hello, What are people's experiences of camps for young people with diabetes? Have you been in one, organised one, etc? I'm a T1 diabetic looking into organising/running a summer camp for children and young people with diabetes in the future. In the past, I've done a similar thing with other...

Hello, I am 21 and a type 1 diabetic. I have been type 1 since I was 4 years old and recenly I am struggling a lot. A family member recently passed away and this is effecting my blood sugars, as well as having depression. My blood sugars are between the low 20s and low 30s, I struggle to get...