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Hello all, So first a little background. I'm 35 and not diagnosed with diabetes, however, ever since I was in my teens I've sufferd with terrible fatigue, sugar crashes, unexplained migraines and blurred vision that I think is linked with what I eat. After several normal fasting blood...

Hi guys, I guess Im here because I really just need help. I am a type 1 diabetic with a pump for the last 18 months. I love the pump it is easier to use and stuff, but I think I am kinda blaming that for me being stuck at the same weight. Ive been diabetic for 21 years. The start of the year...

Hi everyone, I am new here but just looking for a little bit of advice. I am 19 years old, fairly tall and overweight and have no prior health conditions. Recently my friend purchased a blood sugar monitor, one where you prick your finger. She tested hers and it was perfectly fine but i have...

Hi there, My husband and I are about to start our IVF treatment and my HBA1C is 8.3 do you think it’s safe for us to conceive with those results. I’m just getting worried, id hate to be responsible for any defect in the baby and I want to make sure a) IVF is successful b) the baby is healthy...

As forum members now have a few articles under our belts we thought it might be a good idea for them to be linked to a specific thread on the forum for all to see, and also share where possible. I'm going to kick this thread off. I'm so very happy to do so. Many from this forum want to help...

hi, my dad has type 2 diabetes and he struggles with diabetic seizures. I live alone with him as my parents are divorced. Alot of the time at night he gets seizures and im alone and have to save him,due to this constantly happening i get very bad anxiety and dont sleep. I have tried telling him...

I’m a 20 year old type 1 diabetic and pregnant. I’ve had a miscarriage before so this pregancy was such a blessing, I’m struggling to keep my sugars level. I’m eating the right things my insulin is correct but for some reason they go high... which scares me! I want to do my best for the baby...

Hello, I’m looking for a specialist psychotherapist who treats diverse related depression. Does anyone know of anyone in the London/Croydon area? Best wishes, Jess

Hi. I’ve recently been diagnosed type 2 and although my nurse was very sympathetic I do feel like I’m kinda in this alone. She’s given me 3 months to change my diet and try to lose weight/lower my blood sugar before she thinks about putting me on meds. I’ve done a lot of reading up about how to...

Hi Im a newbie to all of this,I was diagnosed with PreDiabetes about 3 weeks ago. I've taken it upon myself to change my lifestyle by eating healthier, cook more healthier things and take up exercise. I've seen lots of people mention Blood Glucose Test Kits/Machines?? Is this something I...

I have had type 1 diabetes since 2003 and it’s has always been quite badly controlled. Over the past few years I have been more aware of the affects of poor control and have been trying my hardest to keep it in control. This morning I had a blood sugar reading of 32.0. This is after fasting...

So I had my 5 year old son to the docs last week as he was displaying typical signs of type 1, tired all the time, thirst, weeing a lot etc. The doctor said the wouldn’t do a finger prick test and bloods have to be done at the hospital. Now he goes today for full bloods and also a glucose (non...

Hi, I dont really know what im doing here so this may have already been asked. I have been living with type 1 diabetes for 3 years now i havent really been keeping it under control and thought it was about time i did. I have had a hard time coping and dealing with the diabetes. So i was...

Hiya, I'm doing my GCSEs and gold dofe this year and I just wondered if anyone had any advice for this kind of stuff? I did my mocks not long after being diagnosed so I'm not confident, but I at least have an idea. I have done bronze and silver dofe, however, I dd both of them before being...

I’ve been diabetic for 26 years and my road with this illness was very bumpy. I used to have lots of informations in my body almost every month. I’ve got neuropathy and kidney failure plus high blood pleasure. But the last two months literally changed my life! I added to my diet CBD oil, that is...

hello Am type one diabetic. For last three days am having constant hypos during afternoon and evening eg tonight was 9.3 pre meal. An hour later was 3.8. Am on 1:10 ratio. Changed two things recently: 1. Brought levemir dose forward from (very varying but generally 11pm ISH) to 8:30pm SHARP...

Hello everyone, we all know how hard it is to deal with diabetes, i am a type 1 and im currently awaiting a pancreas transplant due to how bad my diabetes has gotten. I would like to do something to give something back as support is essential in the battle of diabetes. I am doing a sky dive for...

I was diagnosed as a Type 1 in July last year. I have been doing so well and have brought my Hba1c down from 127 at diagnosis to 44 in November. However, I visited my GP on Monday for my routine check up and foot check, all good but they told me I needed a blood test to check my Cholesterol...

My 15 month old has been displaying every single warning symptom of type 1 diabetes. ..except I preformed a random glucose the other evening and she was 82. But shes been consistently ill, fatigued (which I attributed to being under the weather) she's either got little to know appetite, but...

hiya, ive been on injections for over three months now and i havent been having any issues, but recently its been really hard for me to get the needle to go through the skin, and i often have to try multiple locations. Additionally when i do inject the insulin it often stings. The insulin isnt...