diabetes

Does anyone have any recommendations for a diabetes friendly cake delivery service? Thanks!

I have just written this post as an answer in another thread, My wife is bending my ear saying that more people should read it, so I will place it here, if you are in agreement, please copy and paste it to everyone that you can think of including friends, family, the media, and perhaps even your...

Hello, I am a researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London and I would like to invite you to participate to our online survey. The survey is part of an independent study about how members of Diabetes.co.uk's forum create and exchange knowledge online and how they use this knowledge to...

so, I've been diagnosed T1D for 3 1/2 years now and I still struggle every day. My close friends and family do try to help, but that only goes so far because they only try to understand. So if anyone and I mean anybody just wants to chat and give some reassurance or something shoot me a message...

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...

Hi so when I was born I was diagnosed with a rare from of diabetes called Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mettilus caused by a genetic mutation in my Chromosome 6. However, it meant that I grew out of diabetes at around 4-6 months old. Since then (I am now aged 20) I have occasionally seen a doctor...

Hey guys Khizr & Robin here, We are using buddies account since register system is a bit weird. we are students of canadian international school and as part of an essay, we need some primary sources and would like some input from you as to how T2 diabetes affects your daily social lives, is...

Hello everybody! I am currently a student at Canadian International School in Singapore. As a part of my recent assessment in Science class, I have been assigned to write an essay about hormonal therapies and their impacts on certain areas. I decided to choose insulin therapy since its very...

I am writing to see if anyone else has had an issue similar to mine and because it is driving me crazy! I apologize in advance for the long post. I am a 22 year old female of average height and weight (about 5'3" and 120 lbs). I am young and have never been overweight so when I was told last...

Hi all, Just a bit of an information gathering post. I was diagnosed T1 whilst at university studying computer science/game development. I'm looking to design and develop a mobile game primarily aimed at younger children with T1 diabetes, if anyone on here has any ideas of what specifically...

Hi there. I’ve had type 1 for over 21 years now, and changed from MDI to pump 3 years ago. One of the reasons I changed over to the pump is because I suffer terribly from lipohypertrophy in various places - in particular on my arms and stomach. I was told time and time again that the lumps...

How do you lower a1c? You lower your a1c the same as you lower your blood glucose. Cut back on the carbohydrate foods by focusing on eating the right type of carbohydrates! Exercise regularly Live a healthy lifestyle Yes, I know, you probably get sick and tired of hearing that stuff but this...

Hello, how's everyone's sugars today? I'm a new member of this forum, though not a new diabetic, so don't crucify me, I'm not spamming! I wanted to share something, that I believe could help some of you who have not coped with diabetes yet. Me and my partner wrote an e-book on amazon about...

Volunteers Wanted Investigating experiences with Medical Professionals amongst People with Diabetes of South Asian Origin A psychological study focusing on cultural views on medical professionals. The study will consist of a 20-60 minute interview either on the phone, Skype or at the...

Hello, everyone! My daughter is 9 and she was diagnosed with Type 1 this year. We were frightened at first, but after 5 days in hospital we felt better - mainly because all nurses and doctors were so friendly and helpful! Then we just had to adjust to the new lifestyle. Our child dreams of being...

When diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, there are many things that go through your mind at once. What were your first thoughts when you were sat down with your doctor and had the news?:wideyed:

Hello! I am a product design researcher from Brunel University. I would like to identify exsisting problems on the current design of the glucosemeter and redesign it. Please note that core technology of the glucosemeter cannot be changed as it its under FDA regulations (e.g. making the process...

My Mean Blood Glucose 108 mg/dl which I checked seemed normal. But I have excessive hunger and thirst I don't go bathroom frequently thou. I am 6ft,104kg,18year old.

Hello everybody! :) My name is Mantha and I've been a Type 1 Diabetic since 31.12.1994! I've been using an insulin pump (Medtronic Minimed 640G) since 2012. Multiple Sclerosis also came into my life in May 2014. This is going to be sort of a long post and I am really sorry for that. But I am...

Sorry to be negative but I am utterly fed up. I'm fed up of finger pricks, blood tests and cannula changes. I'm fed up of carb counting, guilt around eating and facing the inevitable consequences of over indulging. Im fed up of answering 'whats that?' when people see my pump or my meter...