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  1. ColinUK

    Membership

    Just curious how many are members of Diabetes UK here? I’ve recently joined because I feel it’s the right thing to do and I can spare the £. Obviously there’s zero requirement to donate to use the forum and that’s exactly how it should be with the advice they offer but I’m just curious. Goes...
  2. JonWel86

    Hey Everyone.

    Hello Everyone, new to the Forum. I hope this is allowed. On 15th September myself and my family are doing the Edinburgh Kiltwalk, nearly 4 weeks time ouch all us are doing this in aid of Diabetes UK. I myself am doing the larger 24 mile walk whilst my Fiance and the kids are doing the 5 mile...
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  3. Northerner

    Diabetes UK Volunteer Week

    This year Diabetes UK are celebrating Volunteers Week from 3-9 June and we want to hear from you. During the week, we want to highlight stories of how our incredible volunteers have helped people in many different ways – from running local groups to engaging people as Community Champions. It’s...
  4. Northerner

    Could you help Diabetes UK by taking part in some informal research?

    Every month hundreds of people call the Diabetes UK helpline. We are carrying out some research into how people use our Helpline and would like to talk to a small number of people over the phone to hear more about why they called the helpline and what their experience was like. If you have...
  5. robert@fm

    Huge membership-fee spike

    I have received a letter from DUK, saying that my membership fee is increasing from the £10.50 I have been paying for countless years -- to £36! :eek::rolleyes: Have they abolished the concessionary membership rate, or what? Given how much I have donated to them, I am rather annoyed to say the...
  6. Northerner

    AlisonM Diabetes UK Inspire award featured in 'Balance' magazine

    There's a feature in the latest issue about the Inspire Awards that took place in July. I've only just realised I never posted a picture of the award, which I collected on Alison's behalf, and on behalf of the Forum, sorry! Here's a picture of the award winners - I'm the one kneeling next to...
  7. Stefan Diabetes UK

    How will having diabetes be different in 10 years time?

    And here we are: the last of our weekly questions on what it's like to live with diabetes. All your answers are helping us build our new 'Future of Diabetes' report, so it makes sense that our last question is... How do you think it will be different to have diabetes in ten years’ time? We...
  8. Lauren8443

    Alcohol and BG and food

    HI, I'm wondering if anyone can help me.... I tend to socialise / eat out a lot... I was told to never inject for alcohol and have a snack before bed , but I find that my blood glucose levels are high all night?????? I drink rose if I a am having wine and may occasionally have a few vodka...
  9. Diabetes UK

    Diabetes UK - Healthy Eating Campaign

    Good morning, We thought that you might be interested to hear about our new healthy eating campaign which launched yesterday, featuring five people living with diabetes cooking the food they love, but healthier. Please feel free to share or sign up to receive free videos and more tips and...
  10. Lauren8443

    URGENT ADVICE PLEASE : insulin resistant following surgery

    Hi, I had a rhinoplasty operate yesterday which I have had before.... this was revision surgery and a smaller operation. I am very insulin resistant at the moment, which I remember from last time but am not sure about the correct procedure I need to follow. Last time I think I just kept...
  11. Lauren8443

    lantus to degludec (Tresiba) ....how do I move injection times?

    Hi, I've recentLy had my long acting insulin changed to degludec from lantus as lantus wasn't lasting long enough. I usually take lantus at 7:30pm but want to start taking degludec in the morning as I was told I could. How do I change the injection time? I was on 14.5 of lantus and...
  12. Lauren8443

    Advice needed

    HI.... I've had oddly consistently high blood sugars for the past two days?? They have been pretty good over the past few weeks over night and now seem to be levelling out at around 9-10 over the past two nights???? They are also going into the teens as soon as I wake??? And Everytime I have...
  13. Lauren8443

    Changed basal now big spikes

    Hi, I've been playing around with my basal injection and amounts over the past couple of months. I think I have it Sussed at 15.5 units before bed, and stay relatively level through the night. I have noticed that I am getting much bigger spikes after eating though???? Upto 15! Then panicking...
  14. Lauren8443

    Return to lantus And lunchtime

    Hi , after 5 weeks of trailing Levemir due to night time lows with lantus, I am now back on lantus....the Levemir made me feel weird and also I was injecting loads! I am back on lantus and starting on 15.5 units as have a half unit pen for it. I have decided to take it at lunchtime around 2pm...
  15. Lauren8443

    Training for 1/2 marathon ...BS everywhere!

    Hi, I am currently training for a 1/2 marathon and have recently switched to Levemir. I 'think' I have sorted my doses out and am taking split doses of 9u at 9pm and 17u at 7am. Things seem to be going ok...until training. Since running more my night time hypos have come back! Do I reduce my...
  16. Northerner

    INSPIRE AWARDS 2017

    Volunteers and local/community groups are a vital part of Diabetes UK. Every year, across the UK, thousands of people give their time to help provide care, support and raise awareness of diabetes. Our Inspire Awards recognise the invaluable contribution of the volunteers and groups that go...
  17. Lauren8443

    Reducing basal

    Hi, After being type 1 for nearly 3 years, I have never really had stable bloods throughout the night and either had high or low blood sugars. After going on a diabetes self management site which offers the calculation to work out your basal rate, I have reduced my basal injection from 18 to...
  18. Diabetes UK

    How does DUK fund Research?

    A few discussions came up in the 'Ask Diabetes UK' thread about how Diabetes UK goes about choosing which research programmes to fund. So, when Anna Morris - Head of Research Funding posted a blog post, in response to some excellent questions raised by on of our regular bloggers, Helen May - I...
  19. Northerner

    Give your views on Type 2 diabetes research

    Diabetes UK are searching for the research priorities of people with Type 2 diabetes, their carers and healthcare professionals. They’re looking for ideas on what research people think should be happening, so that the views of people with Type 2 diabetes and people that care for them are...
  20. Northerner

    Ask Diabetes UK!

    Some of you who have been with the forum for a while will have noticed that Diabetes UK have become much more supportive of our community over the past year or so, what with the upgrading of the platform and greater visibility throughout their home website :) They are also hoping to offer...
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