type 1 diabetes

Hello, I have been trying to get back on track with testing my blood glucose levels. I was just wondering if you have any tips on how to get back in to a routeen with doing so??

I’ve just joined this site, there’s so much information on here which is helpful already. My boyfriend has type 1 diabetes, he has had it since he was 12 years old. I want to support him the best I can but whenever I’m concerned about him, he respsonds quite abruptly. I understand that it’s...

Hi guys, My partner has type 1 diabetes since 8 years back, and he know exactly what to eat and not, no doubt. But I'm a nutrition amateur (not for long!) and I have read a lot about carbs aren't that bad as they always seem to be for someone with diabetes. Is it anyone here who eats for example...

When diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, there are many things that go through your mind at once. What were your first thoughts when you were sat down with your doctor and had the news?:wideyed:

I’ve had Type 1 diabetes for 10 years now, but in the last few years I’ve started experiencing a new symptom of hypoglycaemia- difficulty understanding speech (temporary Wernicke’s aphasia?). It doesn’t matter if my blood sugar is 3.9 or 2.0, and it doesn’t happen every time, but I just find...

Hi Everyone, I am a Type 1 diabetic on a pump and have a question about insulin storage. If unopened insulin reaches room temperature (Novorapid Aspart) can it be put back into the fridge and stored without it breaking down and losing it's potency for the shelf life of the vial/cartridge? In...

Hi there, I found out on 3 July, this year that I have diabetes. I have a family history of both Type 1 (Dad) and Type 2 (Mum). I went for a routine healthcare check-up and my blood sugar measured at 19. The Doctor said he was unsure if I was Type 1 or 2 as my age (23) indicated I was a Type...

We are looking for health care professionals to participate to an interview for a study on “Knowledge Creation and Sharing on Diabetes Online Communities”. I lead this study together with Dr Philip Wu from Royal Holloway, University of London and in collaboration with Diabetes.co.uk. I will ask...

I'm relatively new type one and also 26 weeks pregnant. On insulin since March. I just had my first hypo. My question is why did I have one? It was around 5 pm. I had lunch tested before, gave insulin and tested again after all results were normal. Then on my way home from work 3-4 hours later...

Hi all, Tomorrow I have an appointment to discuss insulin pumps with my diabetes team at the hospital. I have had many discussions already with them but tomorrow is an opportunity to look at some and see if one I like the look of is available on the nhs. I do a lot of Lindy hop dancing and...

Hey everyone, I have just been diagnosed with Addison’s Disease, my consultant said that people with Type 1 Diabetes are prone to getting this along with Hypothyroidism. I am just wondering if anyone on here has Addison’s Disease and how do you cope on a day-to-day basis? (I also posted this in...

Hey everyone, I have just been diagnosed with Addison’s Disease, my consultant said that people with Type 1 Diabetes are prone to getting this along with Hypothyroidism. I am just wondering if anyone on here has Addison’s Disease and how do you cope on a day-to-day basis?

My son (6yrs) was seen by paramedics for a breathing issue possibly linked with asthma roughly 5 weeks ago, they noted that his blood sugar levels were high (this was at 1am) but did not divulge what they were. I have thought nothing more of this until today, my son was seen by a GP regarding...

hi all, this friday i have a trial shift at a cafe from 5-11pm, waitressing. i don't know if i should ask them before when the break is to know when i can eat and tell them i have type 1 diabetes. im scared this will put them off me. does anyone have advice about what i should do?

Hi all. I'm new to this site so please bear with me I'm Sophie & have had T1D for 16 years in November. Diagnosed at 10 years old I've had my highs and lows (literally) & have finally got my HBA1C down to 60%, which isn't ideal but it's better than it was! I have always had the all clear from...

I'm a type 1 (diagnosed Dec 2012), and was at the gym about a week ago and i've started to reaslise that everytime i go on a treadmil (sprinting), i get pains in my leg/ankle, and its as if i've twisted my ankle after about 3/4 minutes? (I haven't actually twisted my ankle though.) I have a...

Pretty much as it says on the tin. 23 Y/O T1. On Levemir & Novorapid injections. Injected just before dinner when BM was 12.6. Blood sugar rapidly dropped from 7.1 an hour after dinner to 2.6. I took glucose as per usual, it rose again. Now it's fallen to 3.5 :-( Does this happen to anyone...

Hi. Didn't realise I already had an account here from a few years ago (back in the good old days - as I currently refer to those years). I was actually debating whether I should actually post this in a cancer thread or here, but here I am first. I've been type 1 diabetic for 24 years (jesus...

Is there anyone on here that has increased their carb intake after having previously done low carb or very low carb? I was very low carb for a few years but steadily increased my carbs back to a moderate level. Currently, I have about 130g per day. The reason I increased carbs was two-fold...

Hi Everyone Hope all is ok. I am working on a project to help raise awareness for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and I would be grateful for Type 1 Diabetics to answer this survey by clicking on this link : SURVEY : https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RJ77FT5 It won't take more than 5 minutes and...