poor control

Hello, I've never made a post before and don't know if I'm doing this right? I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 18 years ago but it has never been controlled and has ruined my life ever since. Not looking for sympathy or feeling sorry for myself but none of the support or clinics have ever...

Hi, I'm 27 years old and I've been a type 1 diabetic since I was 16. I started off great and was super strick with my blood sugars but unfortunately denial kicked in and I slowly lost control of it all. I have struggled with mental health on and off through the years and my biggest fear is...

Hi, I was diagnosed at age 13 and have recently turned 25. Last week, i was laid in bed and my right leg suddenly went really hot then numb. I looked online to find it could be a complication of diabetes. Since then it has happened multiple times and I have tingling in my right arm occasionally...

Hi my name is Nik, I am 21 years old and have been diabetic for 10 years. I use the freestyle libre glucose monitor - for those that do not know - the libre monitor gives you information about how much time you spend in your target. In my case, I have set my target to 4.8-8.8 mmol/mol. I...

I have been on a pump now for ten years. I initially started pump therapy when I lived in Holland, where they are very keen to get people onto pumps. I resisted it for years, in fact I only decided to go on a pump when I was about to move back to the UK because I knew that would mean I could...