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When were you diagnosed? JustxJust out of interest. I was diagnosed in May 2017. x
How are you getting on? 1998, myself, aged 24.
When Abba was still in the charts. 1981 age 10 just prior to genetically engineered insulin and glucometers!
Ups and downs. I didn’t deal with diagnosis well at all, took incredibly good care of it when I wanted to have a baby, and then it all fell apart again when he was born. Since this year I’m on a real mission to get on top of it, I’ve been lucky enough to be prescribed a Libre, which has removed the biggest obstacle to my management, which was the finger prick tests. I work with metal, so my hands are usually pretty filthy and rough! So now I know what’s going on glucose-wise, I can deal with it. So I’ve changed my food, feel much better and my levels are in range. Not sure how long this new enthusiasm will last, I’m quite scared it will wear off and then I’m stuffed. I’m hoping that making contact with other type 1s will help with that - I’ve dealt with it alone up until now. Family and friends are really supportive, but nobody actually KNOWS unless they walk the same path, do they?I'm okay you? I still struggle everyday. The thing is people who don't have diabetes don't really understand what I go through daily. x
Ups and downs. I didn’t deal with diagnosis well at all, took incredibly good care of it when I wanted to have a baby, and then it all fell apart again when he was born. Since this year I’m on a real mission to get on top of it, I’ve been lucky enough to be prescribed a Libre, which has removed the biggest obstacle to my management, which was the finger prick tests. I work with metal, so my hands are usually pretty filthy and rough! So now I know what’s going on glucose-wise, I can deal with it. So I’ve changed my food, feel much better and my levels are in range. Not sure how long this new enthusiasm will last, I’m quite scared it will wear off and then I’m stuffed. I’m hoping that making contact with other type 1s will help with that - I’ve dealt with it alone unp until now. Family and friends are really supportive, but nobody actually KNOWS unless they walk the same path, do they?
You may be able to get it on prescription, or as a trial from your consultant. The sensors cost around £50, and last for two weeks. Newer smartphones can scan it, or you can get a reader direct from Abbott pharmaceuticals for around £60, I think. I was issued a scanner when I had it on trial from the hospital last summer. More and more areas are prescribing it for T1s in the U.K. now, so it’s definitely worth asking about. It’s been an absolute game changer for me.Do you know how much the Libre machine costs? Because I was thinking of getting one myself. I'm pleased you are managing to get on top of things, I'm still struggling. You're absolutely right they don't know.until they've dealed with what Type 1's go through daily.
You may be able to get it on prescription, or as a trial from your consultant. The sensors cost around £50, and last for two weeks. Newer smartphones can scan it, or you can get a reader direct from Abbott pharmaceuticals for around £60, I think. I was issued a scanner when I had it on trial from the hospital last summer. More and more areas are prescribing it for T1s in the U.K. now, so it’s definitely worth asking about. It’s been an absolute game changer for me.
Not 2 years in yet - October 2016 for me.
Out of curiosity do you have to fund the sensors yourself?You may be able to get it on prescription, or as a trial from your consultant. The sensors cost around £50, and last for two weeks. Newer smartphones can scan it, or you can get a reader direct from Abbott pharmaceuticals for around £60, I think. I was issued a scanner when I had it on trial from the hospital last summer. More and more areas are prescribing it for T1s in the U.K. now, so it’s definitely worth asking about. It’s been an absolute game changer for me.
I don’t, no - I’m lucky enough to have them on prescription. More and more areas are approving it now, but more so in Wales, Scotland and NI than England, I believe. I’m on my 6th sensor now, and have almost halved my HbA1c using the data it gives to make some changes. It doesn’t suit everyone, but it’s worth a try if you can get it, even the two week trial clinics often offer will tell you a lot about your diabetes.Out of curiosity do you have to fund the sensors yourself?
1977 - I was only 2 and again it was before glucometers and the internetWhen were you diagnosed? JustxJust out of interest. I was diagnosed in May 2017. x
When were you diagnosed? JustxJust out of interest. I was diagnosed in May 2017. x
Oh so just over a year? How are you coping?
Night hypos like that won't kill you