type 1

Hello friends Hoping for some reassurance/ guidance / support. I’m 35 have been a type 1 diabetic for 27 years. Did a recent blood test and my EGFR was 76 and creatinine was 85. I’ve attached my last 2 years results too. My endocrinologist and GP have never raised any kidney concerns. I saw a...

Hi all, I’m due to fly in a weeks time and now super stressed about security and all the scanners etc! Now I know that the libre I am wearing can only go through the metal detector and not the full body scanner. What I’m worried about is my spare sensors in my medical bag. When I get to the...

Anyone here have problems with insulin a few days before they’re due their period? My blood glucose has been awful it happens every month. I sometimes take 3 times the amount of insulin I’d normally need to take. Gentle exercise can help but this isn’t always possible for me. I have tried upping...

Type 1 since 1956, I have used Medtronic pumps for about 20 years and sensors (no longer any hypo awareness). In September I can change my 640G to 780 + sensor 4, but I could change to a T-Slim plus Dexcom 6 or 7. There are plenty of disaster stories and heaven stories on both. Medtronic has...

Hi there! I am 24 year old diabetic, living with type 1 for 9 years in the UK Today i realised my Freestyle Libre 2 sensor app would not work, kept showing me a blank screen. Spent hours on hold to ABBOTT who have let me know they’ve had an issue with their update, and that they don’t know...

I’ve recently changed from Toujeo to Tresiba insulin. Toujeo never seemed to work for me, my blood sugars were up and down and I would always be taking correction doses to get them down. I was on between 38-40 units of Toujeo taken in the morning. I started Tresiba about 2 weeks ago, taken in...

Hi guys :) I was just wondering if any of my fellow Type 1 Diabetics have suffered/suffer from cold hands/feet/nose? Over the last 4 months or so (during the winter in the UK) I've noticed that my hands are cold; occasionally my feet and nose get cold but it's mainly my hands. I had a blood...

Hi all, I have been recently swapped insulin by my doctor to help my control. However, I am extremely anxious of the side effects and possible alergic reaction. I am currently on 25 units of lantus solo star and being swapped to 15 units of tresiba. Can anyone tell me there experiences? Can...

Hi.. I was recently diagnosed with Type 1 in Feb. Levels at that time were through the roof, I had all the classic symptoms- thirst, needing the toilet a lot, headaches. Had tests and was sent straight to hospital and put on insulin. I’m currently taking Toujeo and Humalog for meals. Over the...

I just want to figure out some stuff to do with my medical problems and a question came into my head. I wanted to post on here to see if maybe I could get some answers. (I will probably be posting this on other forums, just incase you see it again somewhere else). I have Type 1 diabetes...

Hi there my son is 12 years diagnosis was at 4 . We have always been told to use lucazade as a fast treatment for lows and being liquid it’s a lot fast acting and easier to consume when low especially at night. I’m so worried what impact lucazade is having on his heart body brain and teeth , he...

I'm new to CGMs and have used the traditional testing method with my meter for 20 years. I'm wondering if y'all experience vast misreadings between your meter and the libre 3 (like 100mg/dl off?). I kept getting low alerts and have not been low. I'm curious if you have any troubleshooting ideas...

Hi, I’ve just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the last 4 weeks. It’s been a bit of a difficult time trying to come to terms with it all. I’m 29 years old and healthy. It only got picked up due to a random blood tests as my levels were sitting at 22mmol. I’ve got these back down to...

Hey! I was wondering if anyone has suffered with Lipohypertrophy due to injecting insulin? I've been a type 1 for 22 years since i was 6 and ive always injected. The last few years I've noticed my right arm has a 'bulge' that is very noticeable to the point where I won't wear any short sleeves...

Hi everyone, just looking to join the community, and find some friends who share my condition I suppose. Feeling lonely as I know no one in my real life with diabetes. My story starts when I was about 12, when I hit puberty basically. I began having extreme low blood sugars, which I would...

I am currently supporting my mum (who is 82) to get used to her Type 1 diabetes meds, Tresiba, Novo-rapid and Freestyle monitor and smart pens. She has been incorrectly diagnosed with Type 2 for the last 10 years, which no surprise has never been under control! So neither of us are completely...

I recently had some celiac lab work done and the results seem to be inconclusive. My allergist wants me to follow up with a GI doctor to get an endoscopy, but I really don't want to have yet another test. As a bit of background, I've been a Type 1 diabetic for around 30 years but from what I've...

Hi all, Hopefully this is okay to post here. I am a UK citizen and have been trying to look into how to manage diabetic care if moving to the USA as a type 1 diabetic. My partner is a US citizen and although I know it would be easier healthcare wise to be situation in the UK, for a number of...

Hi everyone, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with my libre 2 sensors recently. My last one has failed after a few days, the one before that lasted the full 14 but the 3 before that also failed suddenly. This means I’ve been relying heavily on my blood glucose machine but I’d really like a...

Type 1 here for over 30 years. Every fall/winter, I feel like I'm a magnet when it comes to colds. For example, I just got over a cold (which turned into sinusitis) last month and now I have another cold that started today. Woke up today with congestion. I'm getting super frustrated and to be...