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Hi everyone, I had recently got freestyle libre monitor for my dad (Type 2 diabetic). He is on insulin injections once a day. As soon as he applied the sensor, his finger prick blood glucose level rose and remained high for a the full week he had the sensor attached to his arm. Even his...

Hello My husband has type 1 diabetes and has been applying to the fire service. A couple of years ago he made it to the final stage of the application (medical) and the doctor was very negative, stating that he didn't believe people with diabetes should work in this type of job as it is too...

So today I arrived at work a little later than normal due to an awful night with hypos. Usually I am there in plenty of time to enable me to have breakfast should I need to be out early but didn't manage it today and it was one of the rare days I have to be out early. I work in a care home and I...

Hi I was diagnosed with T1 7 years ago when I was pregnant with my first child. It was a whirlwind, I was put on insulin at 24 weeks pregnant and then got the insulin pump during my second pregnancy 3 years later. My management during my pregnancies was great both times - very tough but I made...

Here is an excellent article from Diabetes Daily to help you manage your Diabetes blood sugar levels and overall health and wellbeing due to your Diabetes: Diabetes Best Practice: Top 10 Do's and Don’ts https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/diabetes-best-practices-top-10-dos-and-donts-616902

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a diabetes management app to make recording my BGs and insulin doses a bit easier. Which one do you use and/or would recommend and why? Thank you!

Hello, I am doing some research into the effectiveness of a Plant-Based/Vegan diet in the treatment or management of Type II diabetes. I was wondering if anyone has any experience implementing this diet as a form of treatment and if it did or didn't work for you. Any help is appreciated. Thank...

Hi Diabetes family, I am quite a new diabetic at around 6 months since being first diagnosed, I've put my weight back on, currently my normal weight before being struck with diabetes and my b/g levels have been great with my Hba1c dropping from a 146 to a 46 from October to January. Now, I...

Hi I’ve been diabetic nearly 18 years but my control has always been a bit poor. I was very rebellious in teen years and have never really got a handle on blood testing and diet management. I’ve had CBT and got a little better. My mum died from complications from diabetes and I’ve spent the...

Hello all! My name is Kira and I am currently studying my A-Levels and have decided to undertake an EPQ. My chosen topic is the role of diet in the management of diabetes and I was wondering if any of you lovely people would be willing to take a few moments out of your day to complete my...

Afternoon everyone, Just a quicky, I was wondering if anyone knows of or is in receipt of any type of help/benefit for having type 1 diabetes? I'm on esa due to anxiety and depression as a result of a accident I had due to my diabetes however the money I receive is just enough to cover my...

Hello This is the first time I am posting here. I am 21 year old engineering student who was diagnosed as type 1 diabetes 2 weeks ago. I was DKA by the time I reached the hospital. I am now on multiple injection therapy (3 rapid acting (Humalog) before meals, and one long acting (Lantus) before...

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...

Think i must be doing something wrong - been micro managing this condition for 18 months...at times seem to have cracked it, changes to carb ratios, correction ratios, no alcohol, lower carbs, pre-bolus timings etc etc then as soon as i think ive cracked it BS goes heywire and back to the...

Hi everyone, I've been a type 1 diabetic for 40 years (first diagnosed in 1976). During that time I have faithfully followed the NHS guidlines applicable at various times but, always found my daily type 1 diabetes management very difficult to control my HbA1c at the required levels. Over the...

Hi folks, I use an iphone and currently run these apps to manage my diabetes: mySugr, My Fitness Pal, Runkeeper, and the Forum. I might get myself a new phone soon and was wondering what apps you might use and why? All the best, Micheál

Hi All, Still a newbie here in the UK and I just had my second doctor's appointment at the hospital. I have a feeling this seems to be the norm, but it was so horrible! My usual doctor was still seeing patients, so I got allocated a "professor" instead. All he did was read off the computer...