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  1. H

    Help My Dad

    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...
  2. D

    Diabetic Pregnancy

    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...
  3. J

    Looking For A Psychotherapist?

    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
  4. C

    I’m scared, please help me

    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...
  5. MrBlueyezz

    PreDiabetes Help

    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...
  6. C

    CBD Oil

    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...
  7. Clare92

    So cunfused about levels! Please help

    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...
  8. Lottiej1991

    Support Groups/Help

    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...
  9. knipster

    dofe and gcses

    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...
  10. C

    Feeling like never before

    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...
  11. R

    Constant hypos

    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...
  12. L

    Skydiving for diabetes

    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...
  13. Jenny40

    Cholesterol

    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...
  14. Tarajeano

    Help please...

    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...
  15. knipster

    painful injections, help!

    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...
  16. O

    Managing Flu with Diabetes Type 1

    hi there, I have recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, as in the last couple of weeks. I had the flu jab as recommended and I've come down with the worst cold and flu symptoms. My blood sugars are either sky high or quickly decreasing and I don't know how to keep them "normal". I don't...
  17. R

    anti-insulin antibodies?

    I have been told my body is making more than enough insulin. My glucose level has been 450+ over seven years now. I had a bad reaction to insulin injectables and got tested by an Allergist. My doctor says I'm allergic to insulin, that my immune system is making antibodies to neutralize my...
  18. knipster

    Survey for school project

    Hiya, for my school project, I need to create a survey, so if anyone would like to help me, please fill out the poll! -sorry for those trying to fill out the survey earlier- I couldn't include the polls for some reason. Please bear in mind that the project is aimed at children, so answer what...
  19. L

    Massive shock I NEED HELP

    Hi guys, So for around 6 months now I’ve been so ill as soon as I get rid of an illness I get another one which has caused my blood sugars to be high in the past few months! I’ve also had to have a couple of weeks where I couldn’t take my insulin as it was making me vomit and I had to wait for...
  20. Jrvermilya1

    Looking for a friend..

    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...