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  1. L

    Newly diagnosed 82 year old help!

    I am currently supporting my mum (who is 82) to get used to her Type 1 diabetes meds, Tresiba, Novo-rapid and Freestyle monitor and smart pens. She has been incorrectly diagnosed with Type 2 for the last 10 years, which no surprise has never been under control! So neither of us are completely...
  2. V

    Libre sensor prescription for type 2 non insulin

    Hi, I've seen a few posts regarding getting the libre sensor on prescription, so I'm trying to get some advice. My mother is almost 90 and has been type 2 for over 40 years and always well controlled with medication. Until June this year when we were told that her meds would be changed...
  3. J

    Diabetic socks for limited movement/dexterity

    Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anybody can share some recommendations for diabetic socks? My elderly grandad is quite frail and has limited dexterity and movement. Even with a sock aid, reaching to put ordinary socks on properly can be a struggle, when he decides to wear them. He has swollen...
  4. AaronSalter

    Please Help! Understanding insulin management and administration in senior diabetics

    Hi guys, I am a student who studies Industrial Design at Loughborough University in the UK. I am in my final year, and for my major project I have decided to focus on redesigning insulin injectors from the ground up to be more suited to senior diabetics and their associated needs, as the...
  5. T

    Over 70 type 1. Very frequent hypos! HELP!

    Hello, I am hoping for some advice about my father. He is 71 and seems to have totally lost control of his type 1 diabetes and is having REGULAR severe hypos. Many requiring ambulance call out. I’m talking 2/3 severe hypos a week and maybe an ambulance call 1/2 a month. At 71, I am concerned...
  6. misterjohn

    Newly diagnosed pensioner

    Hello everyone. I’m a newly diagnosed pensioner. I’ve been hovering in the pre-diabetic spectrum for three or four years.... but now, according to two HbA1c tests (taken a month apart), I have just crept into the diabetic part of the spectrum. I have a meeting with the Diabetic Specialist Nurse...
  7. N

    Father With T2 - Not Going Well

    Hi there, just dropping in to say hello. My elderly father has had T2 for decades without too many obvious problems but of course in the background damage has ocurred which has now led to foot ulcers and gangrene. I think he comes from an era when T2 wasn't taken seriously enough so I really...
  8. S

    Any late life diagnosis of MODY 3?

    I have applied to get tested for a mutated HNF1A gene ("MODY 3"). My only dysglycemia is a weak first phase insulin response at meals. That makes me IGT. This problem surfaced while I was in my late 50s. The second phase response is fine. It would be weird if this is my condition, since almost...