diabetes

Hello all, I was wondering if I could have some advice please. For a long time I’ve been having the shakes and having low blood sugars (monitor given to me by docs) and had sugars as low as 2.3. When this was low I was getting extreme shakes and felt really sleepy. The doctor gave me the monitor...

hi all. my cousin who’s 18 months old has been showing some symptoms of type one diabetes. she’s under the care of a doctor rn, but i just wanted to see what y’all think. the doctor seems to think she has an overactive thyroid, but i’m almost 100% sure she has diabetes. i did my research on the...

Can Oestrogen therapy affect glucose levels?

I need to loose weight for two reasons, diabetes and OA which causes me mobility problems. It’s a constant struggle, but this last week I have gained enthusiam and doing pretty good having lost 1.75 pounds in the last week. For most of my adult life I have struggled with my weight so hopefully...

Research Study in T1D! My name is Caitlin Gibb, and I am a postgraduate student in the School of Psychology at the University of Surrey. I am studying for a Clinical doctorate in Psychology, which will allow me to become a qualified psychologist. Part of the doctorate involves a large piece of...

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...

I had a dietician a year or two ago, but she went on maternity leave. She is the only one in the diabetes clinic who has knowledge of my bowel condition. There is no other one around that has that knowledge of it as it’s a rare condition. I need a dietician, at least until she comes back in...

Hi all. I’m diabetic type 1 and have been for 17 years. My partner and I have been on the fence with having kids because of health problems (more than just diabetes unfortunately). Back in feb 2022, my eye consultant said my retinopathy was getting bad. He said between 2 months - 2 years I...

Its more than 7 years that I am diabetic. I couldn't do my regular chek-up about 8 months in which I am here in england. I have some tablets from Iran with me and use them according to my previous doctor prescription. Actually I don't now how to start here and what supports here I can find when...

Would you like to have the opportunity of winning a £20 Amazon Voucher? Are you 45-69 years old? Then you are the one we are looking for! We are University students conducting a project about Type II Diabetes and its relation to cognitive performance. Our project simply consists of an online...

Hi, I'm a newbie with a question, so hello all. A little background, I was diagnosed with Diabetes in 2017 with an HBA1C of 51, so I took it upon myself to 'right the wrong'. I then; Lost weight Lowered the carbs Ditched refined sugar (Not all ;)) Stopped drinking Exercised a little more than I...

RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED PLEASE SHARE For my final year project at the University of Leeds, I am conducting 45 minute interviews with people with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, that have disclosed this to their employer. This is in order to explore the accessibility of work for people...

Hello and good evening to all members. I would like to ask for help and advice regarding insulin supply in spain. we are currently living in the UK and have a son whom is 7 that has been type 1 diabetic since he was 2. Since that time we have learned to deal with it. He leads a normal life and...

Hey there my names emile, Im kind of new to this now, I have been a member of diabetes uk got 3 weeks now. I was diagnosed when I was 12 but have struggled to come to terms with it. I still struggle with diabetes (type 1) till this day and I just feel like my life is going backwards instead of...

Yesterday Freshwell GP surgery in the UK launched a wonderful Low Carb app. Not for profit. Free to download. No ads, pop ups or premium membership. It should be available globally in the next day or so. What an excellent resource especially for those new to low carb. Very well thought out...

Evening all, I am fairly new to T2 diabetes and been trying to manage on my own and - well it isn't going so well. Whilst I have come to appreciate online forums like this it doesn't beat face to face support for me. I looked online and called the helpline number to see if there were any...

Hi all! I think I may have Chronic Pancreatis and Type 3C Diabetes based on symptoms I’ve been having - I was wandering if anyone else has one/both of these conditions and would be able to advise me? While I was on Ridevegon (which can cause Pancreatis as a side effect), I started getting...

Good Afternoon! Firstly I just want to introduce myself: my name is Eleanor Gladman, and I am a student studying Education Studies and Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. With me being in my final year, I am conducting research which will be written up into a dissertation. This study...

Jan 2018 I was sitting at 36 on my Ha1bc, by July this was 54 and when they tested me the following week 56, by December 2018 my ha1bc was 97. I wasn’t totally ignorant to begin with, but my diabetic nurse was cruel, nasty and didn’t listen and scared my 14 year old daughter and refused to refer...

Hi, Jade, 34 and due to nasty DN i refused to go, and couldn’t take metformin due to other illness being exasperated.. DN said in front on daughter “you’ve now given your children the killer disease, you’ve essentially killed them” she also caused me to be urgently sent to GI a consultant by...