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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

hiya, ive been diagnosed for 2 months now, and I signed up for gold dofe beforehand, I still want to go but i don't know how im going to manage everything. I've talked to my team and they say they are going to put me on the pump so i won't need to be doing loads of injections, and my dofe leader...

Hiya, I am looking to make a petition for getting carb counts on the traffic light system on food packaging in the UK. In order for me to start one, I need at least 5 email of supporters to get me started. If anyone is willing, please send me a private message including your email - you must be...

I was diagnosed about 1 year 10 months ago type 1. My control has been poor enough ranging anywhere from hypo to the high teens. I was really embarrassed and in denial about it. I also smoked which I've just given up. About a week ago I started experiencing warm hands at night and my feet get...

Hello I've only just realised that I've forgot to take my long acting insulin (toujeo) I would usually have to take it at 7 in the morning (as I'm on holiday I'd usually take it at 12 back at home, but because of time differences im taking it at 7) Should I leave it untill my next injection in...

Hello, I'm off to Thailand for a month tomorrow and I'm wondering if I should bring the glucagen hypokit? I have 2 frio bags which hold all of my novirapid and toujeo. I've never needed the glucagen hypokit and I know it must be kept in a fridge, which I won't be near one. Any suggestions...

Hello, I've got type 1 diabetes and I've been sick. The insulin I've taken for dinner has now made me blood sugars drop. Every time I try to bump them up, I'm sick on the drink I have. My bloods been going up and down from 3.3 to 4.7. But every time it rises I'm sick. Help! Any suggestions...

hey guys, so i’m not disgonsed yet, i’m going to the doctor on tuesday but there’s a high chance i have type two diabetes. i’m so scared and embarrassed and i don’t want anyone finding out. i’ve been crying for like an hour, i don’t know what to do. i don’t even know how they test for this stuff...

brief summary: April 6th 2018 I'm going to Tokyo with my boyfriend for 2 weeks. I am so excited but equally bricking it because of my diabetes. What can I use in replacement of Rowntrees fruit pastilles when I'm there? -I use 1/2 a tube packet which bring me up 4-6 units- Japan= no english...

Hi, I have only been diagnosed a month now with Type 1, I am on Novo rapid and also Lantus at night. I am supposed to be going to a concert tonight but I am worried about when I should take my Lantus Insulin, I normally take it at 9pm every night but I think that I will be right in the swing of...

Hi All, It's going to be a long one (sorry) but please bear with me... I've had diabetes for a number of years and for those number of years have been in denial thinking my body would kick into gear and sort itself out. It didn't! I was placed on Metaformin and Glicazide for ages but would...

so I'm 17 and have been type 2 for about 18 months now (was type 1 due to acute pancreatitis for about a year before hand) and have recently been noticing things. I don't know if they're diabetes complications though. I've been very very dizzy all the time, even when lying down (my blood sugars...

Hello. I am a type one diabetic, and have been for almost five years at this point, diagnosed when I was 16. I have struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my teenage and adult years so far, and only recently had it begun to improve. However, last year, after a particularly bad end to...

I am twenty years of age- and was diagnosed as a type one diabetic by my doctor at the age of sixteen. This week I had quite the shock when attending the main hospital in my city, because they told me they thought it was quite possible I was type two due to my antibodies being quite low. I have...

Hello, I have seen the NICE guidelines for healthy blood glucose levels, does this take into account the size of the individual? My mum has been a diabetic for 20 years and manages to keep herself right with diet. However she is 5"7 and 6 stone lighter than me. She says she works best between...

Hi! I'm 18 and for the last couple of days my hips and shoulders have been fairly sore. I do exercise but not in a way that my shoulders should be sore or for how sore my hips have been. I have also been experiencing some slight tingling in my hands, but mostly only when im thinking about it. I...