type 1

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...

Hello I am a 26 year old type 1 diabetic, I work for a big tech company selling computers and kitchen appliances (take a guess to where that is) I've worked there since 2018 and got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2019. During this time I told my work about it and I was told that they would...

Hi, I went to pickup my repeat prescription from the Pharmacy today as normal. Insulin, Libre Sensors and Warfarin (for another non-diabetes illness). The assistant looked at my NHS Medical Exemption Certificate and told me that it was about to expire on the 7th of December 22. I panicked, and...

Just sending a post out here to get a general feel for what happens to everyone, as I've recently just found out my blood sugars appear to increase during shark week! A lot of (unwanted) exercise seemed to have done the trick, but I can't seem to get a general answer online as to where BG should...

Any suggestions for the best Instagram/Twitter/etc accounts to follow for T1 related content? Magazines or mailing lists recommends would be helpful too. I feel a bit out of the loop and use these socials a lot so figured I should follow some good accounts to keep updated with news, research...

Who here has seen Type One Talks? He has about 90k subscribers so is very popular. He mainly focuses on diet and fitness in relation to Type 1. I'm not sure quite what I make of him, though, because his message is the opposite of the message I gleaned after doing my first DAFNE course in 2007...

Hi, I have been diabetic for 43 yrs (now 50) and well controlled along the way. However as an avid weight trainer I was always interested in my performance in the gym, so started to monitor many blood markers over time. What I noticed was that I always had high normal level of SHBG which will...

Hi! So I'm 50 years old and have had type 1 since age 12. For the past 25 years, my HbA1c has averaged 6.4 (sorry, don't know what that is in UK!). My cholesterol is low/normal for a nondiabetic, but standards say it should be a tad lower for someone with type 1. That's the background! Now...

I'm just curious as to what everyone thinks. I've been trying to wrap my head around it for a few days now. Some say environmental factors such as viruses, some say genetics. But I don't know. I just want to hear everyone's opinions on why Type One exists and why they think they got it.

It’s the last night on the West Highland Way for me, tomorrow I will complete the 96mile journey and the next day I will summit Ben Nevis. I have been wild camping the way, carrying my own supplies and tent etc. I was diagnosed in June 2021, I was in DKA and spent 2 nights in hospital. I...