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Hi, I'm 16 and my boyfriend has type 1. Eight years ago, I lost someone really close to me. They were also type 1 and when they were driving their blood sugar dropped so low that he passed out while he was driving. He was in a really bad accident and was killed on impact. Because of this, I'm...

Hello, I am Abi, i'm 24 and was diagnosed type 1 in August 2016. I am really struggling if i'm honest.. I feel i am failing at being a diabetic (as stupid as that may sound) I am struggling to keep my BS levels in normal range, so (as bad as it sounds) i tend to not check my levels and ignore...

hey i'm a student and i'm currently doing a piece of coursework on the care of diabetes type 1 patients after diagnosis and was wondering if anyone could help me with some questions i have?

Hi guys, It's been a few years since I've posted. I'm Type 1 aged 37, 38 in a few weeks. I've been nailing my HBa1c since diagnosis (40-43/44 each time). However my cholestrol is high and when the doc tried to put me on statins a few years ago my liver reacted super badly to it - so I had to...

Hello, often after I change my infusion set I get highs with ketones until I have a big bolus with pen and I change set (then, I get better after some hours). Removing the infusion set I have some blood coming out of the insertion site. I summarized that I might be having hit a capillary and...

Hi everyone! My name is Detti and I am writing to ask for your kind help in a transcultural mission. I am a senior student at Semmelweis University Hungary, where I attend the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Sciences. This year we are obliged to write our thesis, in any area we are...

Hello all, I have been happily using my accu-chek multiclix finger pricker/lancing device now for several years and the reduction in hassle and waste I found on making that change was brilliant. I still get the lances in the barrels on prescription ( 6 per barrel) yet on looking for a back-up...

Hi everyone, I was diagnosed in August this year and I've been having quite a difficult time with it all. Not only did it come as a total shock but unfortunately for me, my needle phobia runs so deep I thought seriously about rebelling against the diagnosis and just saying no. I have come quite...

Hi Guys, So after trying to work out whether my husband and I can afford to fund a CGM for him, a desperate search to see if there is anywhere we could get help with funding it, any charities to apply for or anything at all I have got really utterly P**S*D off with the lack of support!!! Short...

Hello, I am a year 13 student doing computing and we have been asked to do a project, as I am a type 1 diabetic since the age of 1, and I would like to ask your help, what would you like to see in the android app, what would be useful to have, any suggestions are really helpful, here is what I...

hi guys i joined last week after being diagnosed with type 2 didnt really think about it at the time but now after joining this site i can see that it can if you let it change your life for better or worse, better if you pay attension to things that you should have done but didnt in the past...

So im súper confused. I was diagnosed with type 1 after going into dka bit after coming home i wasnt needimg my insulin as muchos as i should so they sent me for a ogtt (with this kinda lime sugar drink yuck) i got the results today and fasting was 5.3 (at hone i tested as 9.8?) and after 2...

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I have been a type 1 diabetic for 32 years and had my fair share of problems including Pancratic Enzyme Deficiency, joint issues which I take strong pain relief for and inability to shake off feeling down. I live a busy life like most being a farther of two boys, husband, bread winner and only...

Hi Its 7 months since I was diagnosed type 2 and things are getting better almost every day. I have, as it seems most people have, done alot of research. read alot of stuff asked questions and if i am honest i think I have diabetic brain info overload, so I have in essence created some very...

Hi folks I was diagnosed in January 2016 with type 2 diabetes. I'm 44 year old and have various health issues one is the fear of going out. I am on medication just to try and keep me calm and on the straight and narrow lol. At the beginning of the year I was under a lot of stress and my hba1c...

Just a bit about myself i have been a yoyo dieter for 24 years ... i don't take any sugar ...hidden sugar in fruit i don't have butter i eat one slice wm bread a day i don't eat cheese i do eat feta and i measure my milk quota biscuits and pudding are treats I haven't been diagnosed as yet...

Hi there, My name is Pete and I'm 26 and was diagnosed as Type 1 diabetic last Tuesday (14/06/16). Overview The news came a quite a shock and my symptoms came on rather quickly within about 3 weeks i.e. feeling thirsty, going to the toilet more often and feeling tied etc. I'm a slender build...

Recently, my good friend and fellow forum user, @abi-tbh has created a facebook page to raise awareness for Diabetes. She is planning to host fundraiser events in her area, and we are looking to get as much attention with this as possible. You can find the page by visiting the link here Please...

I was diagnosed with Type 2 in 2008 (on my 40th birthday, yay me) and started on Metformin pretty much straight away. Up until Autumn 2014 things seemed to be going reasonably well, I'd managed to lose 60kg and was maintaining an acceptable (my doctors word not mine) BG level. Alongside the...