holidays

First, I just wanna say thanks to all the members here. I'm just a silent reader but I've learned a lot from you guys. I just want to share my progress to you guys. 3 months ago I got my first test results. HBA1C 6.50% FBS 6.4 I haven't been in tested in the lab yet so no HBA1C. But now...

So today I had a funny discussion with some pals about my forthcoming holiday to Rome. Apparently I'm going to find it "sooooooo hard to eat, what will you do? You can't eat the bread and pasta, oh I'd haaaaate that". Ummm..... Okay! So, no, I won't eat the bread and pasta, but I'll probably...

Hi ive never done this forum things etc for anything so please bear with me. In febuary this yea my 11year old was diagnosed Type1 I thought she was mothers instinct i suppose ?? Anyway we have no direct or close friends or family with the condition so it was all new still is !!! So we are...

Hi I'm going on holiday to Mykonos next week. I was reluctantly going to leave my Libre at home and go back to finger pricks for a week, but I'm now wondering how others manage - am I able to go through airport security without damaging the sensor - will it stop working or be unreliable? Can I...

I dont know if it is just me but since being diagnosed with type one diabetes when on holiday i get really bad prickly heat. Literally want to rip my skin off my bones. Now im not sure if Insulin has these side effects im just taking a wild guess as before i had diabetes i never had prickly...

Last year I was brand new to low carb eating, and was sad because couldn't figure out how to have any of my traditional Chanuka/Hanukkah foods. But since then I've figured how to make low carb latkes, and I thought I'd share in case anyone else is in my (former) boat. The answer is basically...

I just wasted 30 calories and 8 carbs by "cleaning" the applebutter spoon by putting it into my mouth after making toast for my mother. I am so annoyed. This brand of applebutter Mussleman's has more sugar and less spice than the Amish applebutter we usually buy or make. I read the label after...

Hi there! I'm flying off to America on 11 March, and I've got a couple of queries regarding the flight. Under the new (well fairly new) security arrangements, how do I go about carrying m insulin with me on the flight? Do I have to pack it in the suitcase to go in the hold, or can I take it with...