type 1

Hello friends, Myself Nishita, type1 diabetes from past 18yrs and now I’m 2 weeks pregnant with hba1c 8 and lot of fluctuations with daily checks. Doctors are telling that as Hba1c level is 8 and I can continue my pregnancy on my risk. Can anyone plz suggest or tell me will 8 be ok or can I...

Hi Diabetes family, I'm a quite recent diagnosed diabetic and in need of some instant advice if possible! Today I got sent home ill from work today a few hours ago after feeling very dizzy and having trouble concentrating or doing any task along with blurred vision and now a throbbing...

Hi, I’ve had Type 1 Diabetes for 3 weeks now and since then I’ve been taking Novorapid before my meals and Levemir once a day before bed. Do you have to take the Levamir at the same time everyday? The diabetes nurse told me to take it whenever I went to bed but I was looking online and...

Hi guys and girls, I'm looking to get a tattoo on my inner left wrist to identify me as T1. I'm a diabetic drummer, so I'm thinking a blue ring incorporated into the rim of a snare drum (or something like that). My question is, how recognised is the blue ring by medics? The tattoo design would...

Hi Diabetes family, I'm a recently diagnosed Type 1 diabetic coming up 7 weeks on Friday. At the moment I have coped with it well and got on with my life and adjusted pretty well, my Blood glucose levels have stayed quite consistent between 4 and 6 mmol/L for the past month and not having much...

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Hi guys, So for around 6 months now I’ve been so ill as soon as I get rid of an illness I get another one which has caused my blood sugars to be high in the past few months! I’ve also had to have a couple of weeks where I couldn’t take my insulin as it was making me vomit and I had to wait for...

Hey guys. I'm looking for some closure or an answer for my problem. I was diagnosed in Feb with type1 following an accident. I also have been living with a under active thyroid. Im 32. I'e been winging it since Feb and learning about what the hell is going on with my body And trying to get...

Hello everybody! I am currently a student at Canadian International School in Singapore. As a part of my recent assessment in Science class, I have been assigned to write an essay about hormonal therapies and their impacts on certain areas. I decided to choose insulin therapy since its very...

Hi All, my son (15) was diagnosed with T1 just a few days ago and while he is still in hospital I am fighting here with myself - to accept his diagnose. I am still asking myself what we could do differently? What recently changed in our life/environment? What could triggered this? I have...

Hi guys I was diagnosed in September 2016, the hospital started me on 6 units of Lantus. As of today I’m currently on 16.5 units, I’m using a juniorstar lantus insulin pen. The thing is my Lantus doses are needing to be increased quite often, resulting in crazy high numbers. I’ve heard...

It’s been 3 years since I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16, everything was going fine until last September when I went into DKA. Since then it’s not been the same, I’ve had to change from levemir to Lantus as I was having allergic reaction so for some reason. But now I’ve been...

This survey is specific for people with type 1 diabetes. Please answer the following 8 quick questions to help people with type 1 diabetes and their sleeping issues. If you are answering on behalf of somebody with type 1 thank you very much! https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/D9GT8YP

Hi all, Just a bit of an information gathering post. I was diagnosed T1 whilst at university studying computer science/game development. I'm looking to design and develop a mobile game primarily aimed at younger children with T1 diabetes, if anyone on here has any ideas of what specifically...

How do you lower a1c? You lower your a1c the same as you lower your blood glucose. Cut back on the carbohydrate foods by focusing on eating the right type of carbohydrates! Exercise regularly Live a healthy lifestyle Yes, I know, you probably get sick and tired of hearing that stuff but this...

I was diagnosed about 1 year 10 months ago type 1. My control has been poor enough ranging anywhere from hypo to the high teens. I was really embarrassed and in denial about it. I also smoked which I've just given up. About a week ago I started experiencing warm hands at night and my feet get...

I've been type 1 since december 89. Nearly 30 years. My injection sites have had it. Back in the day we had big needles and the research was in its infancy. Now the care is much better to start with. I get up in the morning with a blood sugar of 6, I have a cup of tea, it shoots up to 15, I have...

Hi all. I’ve been a type one diabetic for nearly five years. I posed a few months ago about my year of terrible control, but since then I’ve been getting somewhat back on track. However, I’ve noticed a couple small eye floaters, and I’m absolutely terrified. I’ve been told by a friend that I’ll...

Hi all, I have only ever used 4mm needles. Was away last week but put prescription in before we went. Just collected and for some reason I have 8mm needles! I Don't mind needles but they look scary. Surgery and pharmacy shut now. What can I expect from these monster needles?

Hi all, I'm in a bit of a pickle and just wanted some advice. So this morning ive made my way to work with a spring in my step because YAY its friday only to notice that i forgot my Little bag that i keep my insulin and other medication at home its too late too go home because im already...