type 1

Hi guys, My insulin to carb ratio has just been changed and to be honest I'm struggling to work it out. My ratio is 1.5units of insulin to 10 grams of food. I'm honestly confused about how to work this out and I didn't even realise until my appointment was over. I've tried some of the...

Hi everyone, I’m a type 1 diabetic currently in recovery from an eating disorder, alongside this I would restrict my insulin to prevent weight gain, I’m now doing my insulin and physically feel a little better, but I am really struggling with the weight I put on, especially as it’s been so fast...

Hello, I am a Junior Doctor and Master’s degree student at Imperial College London. We have created a research study to learn more about how people with diabetes understand their medications, this includes tablets and insulin. Research has shown that people with diabetes and their healthcare...

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 have been trying to follow a low carb diet while on Insulin. I have been on Insulin for 34 years. I cannot seem to get the correct ratio..I either have lows if I inject [even reduced doses ] or highs . Ive been told that diabetics on insulin should not go into keto-acidosis?. My whole...

Blood sugars have been above 300 for a month now. I have exams in 2 days and only could study 10% of the syllabus cause i kept falling asleep or couldnt focus due to high blood sugars and the stress from it. It just seems like a blind end. I dont know where to go from here. Disappearing right...

Hi guys im on novorapid but currently the one I have goes up in 1 unit ive text my diabetes nurse to ask about getting a half unit pen as I'm on 1:15 carb ratio and quite often have to round up or down which isn't ideal but she's not replied (shocker) does anyone know if there's any other way I...

I just read this article (link below) about a young man in the USA who died because he couldn't afford his insulin. When I read it and heard of T1s who not only have to control their condition but also worry continually about funding their insulin, I just thought how lucky I am to live here...

Ughh so after being told my the consultant he was confident I'm type 1 and started on insulin I've had my cpeptide results back today and they're 0.49 the nurse said that means I'm producing less than normal but not as little as they'd expect with type 1 but shows I need to stay on insulin. Im...

Hi, after knocking out my FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor, as directed on the FreeStyle Libre website, i've replaced it with a new sensor. When trying to take a reading from the FreeStyle LibreLink app. it recognises the new sensor saying: NEW SENSOR FOUND Starting a new sensor will end the sensor...

I’m 12 weeks PP after having GD and I had a glucose tolerance test last Monday which came back clear. On Friday of the same week I was rushed to A&E with severe vomiting, confusion , blurred vision and personality changes where I have no memory of anything that happened that evening in hospital...

So after years of not knowing what type of diabetes I have my consultant expects I have a form or type 1 (my original diagnosis at 15) they've ordered cpeptide which I'm waiting for the results still but I'm being placed on basal bolus insulin on Monday as my sugars won't budge from the 20s...

Evening all, I have seen a thread from a few years ago from someone serving with T1 and wondering if anyone here has any further up to date experience with the medical procedures in the military? I am army, almost done 12 years, diagnosed Oct 21, immediately downgraded to MND (Temp). Had a 6...

Hey guys hope you're all well, I have been newly diagnosed on Saturday with type 1 diabetes. I'm still so overwhelmed by all the information given to me and I'm struggling, basically I have a Tresibo pen I take in the morning then I have a NovoRapid pen I take before each meal 3 times a day. I...

Hi Everyone I would really appreciate some advice! So it turns out I was misdiagnosed as T2 8 years ago and I am actually T1. Trying not to dwell on the late diagnosis side of things and just want to move forward! I have been on insulin previously during pregnancy as Metformin never agreed...

Heya all, I've now had diabetes for longer than I can remember (nearly 45 years I think), and its taken me a long while but I finally feel like I'm in some sort of control :) Bit of background: Most of my first 35-40 years or so my control was god awful (that's a very polite way of putting...

Hi fellow insulin dependent friends! I am still quite new to all of this relatively speaking. I was wondering, for other T1’s/insulin users, do you wear a medic alert bracelet? Thanks as ever for your help.

Diagnosed in 2016, aged 27, no family history of type 1 or 2 so came as a complete surprise. I’m an arborist so most of the day I’m up a tree and have had to keep my sugars high to get through the day but it’s now resulted in high hba1c (77mmol). Had a diabetic review yesterday and got a bit...

Has anyone seen the Libre 3 available on the NHS, was told by my specialists that it'll be approved sometime in April and haven't seen any information online about the Libre 3 CGM after the NICE guidelines were approved. Any information?

I had no idea about this earlier but, today, I put my phone up to my sensor without the app open out of curiosity and it still scanned the sensor, and it took me 4 months since diagnosis to realise this. Not sure if everyone else did this, but hey! It works! (well, on my Samsung phone anyway so...