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  1. W

    Fatigue

    hello all, sorry to be annoying. Just wondering if any of you experience SEVERE fatigue after eating. Im a type 1, It doesn’t matter how much I eat if my bloods go up even slightly (to 8) I get extremely tired and find myself having to sleep due to the sluggish feeling and my eyes not being able...
  2. D

    Participants needed!

    Hi everyone, I am a masters clinical psychology student, studying at Royal Holloway University. I would be grateful if you will take 20 minutes of your day to complete my study. If you have any questions let me know, by emailing me on dhruvi.patel.2018@live.rhul.ac.uk. I am studying the mental...
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  3. L

    Worried about my son

    Hi :) I'm new here so forgive any mistakes! I'm really worried about my son - he's been type 1 diabetic for 16 years, diagnosed age 10. He lives at home with me and we're more like best friends, he's my inspiration. He's never had the best control and always had a high hba1c (8.5) but in the...
  4. A

    A lost case perhaps

    Thank you so much for letting me join this esteemed forum. I am diabetic for the last 4 years. A short time before that I had this problem of breathlessness on less than normal activity and my lower back started to hurt badly on walking a few paces or even standing for more than a few seconds...
  5. Kitty Kioskli

    Free online psychological treatment for pain management

    Hello everyone - As part of my PhD our research team from Kings College London, offers to people who suffer from painful diabetic neuropathy (neuropathy/nerve pain due to diabetes), free online psychological treatment based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). This treatment aims to help you...
  6. N

    24/10/18 - Guardian article about diabetes: 'diabetes is BPS'

    Hello, first post. Just read an article in The Guardian (https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/24/diabetes-ticking-time-bomb-nhs) about diabetes being a 'time-bomb' for the NHS. It includes this line from Professor Khalida Ismail: ""We have to move away from thinking of diabetes as a...
  7. Cuffie81

    Type 1 Diagnosed while in Army it took my dreams away

    First of all Hello all, I was in the Army when I got diagnosed Type 1. Was young, fit, ambitious, career driven, lead by example, disciplined, dedicated and believed in the Moto at the time "BE THE BEST". Was promoted early, first on courses, physically fit and was going places, on a report...
  8. Kevin Hart

    Diabetes and CBD Oil

    Hi, let me point out first that CBD oil does not help diabetes directly but in other ways it surely will. Since I started taking CBD oil !) I energy has risen by a large amount , I now power walk up to 1 1/2 miles per day 2) My lethargy has disappeared completely so do not find anything a chore...
  9. Diabetes UK

    Learning Zone

    Learning Zone - Free online learning tool to help you with the everyday challenges of diabetes Learning Zone has been created by Diabetes UK in partnership with people living with diabetes. It combines the expertise of diabetes professionals with the wisdom of everyday people living with...
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  10. W

    CONSTANT HYPOS

    Hello everyone! I just posted this but I thought nobody would click on it because it said "citalopram" and I would really like some advice. I have had type 1 diabetes for just over 2 years now and have recently started taking "20mg citalopram" I'm not sure if the two are connected however...
  11. W

    HYPOS AND CITALOPRAM?

    Hello everyone! I have had type 1 diabetes for just over 2 years now and have recently started taking "20mg citalopram" I'm not sure if the two are connected however, recently I CANT stop hypoing. It's becoming such a problem last week my bloods began at 3.6 and I drank my normal of orange juice...
    • Whitney
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    • citalopram diabetes help hypo hypoglycaemia insulin lantus mentalhealth novorapid type1
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General Message Board
  12. C

    Diabetic Foot Ulcers

    Hi All, My name is Carolina,from the Northwest of Uk. I am new here although I have visited as a guest in the past to improve my knowledge of type 2 diabetes. I'm posting today for advice about a diabetic ulcer on my heel that I have had for 2 year's. I see a podiatrist twice a week at the...
  13. RubyBaay

    Use of mobile applications in the self-management of diabetes

    Hi everyone! I am a Master’s student at UCL (University College London), and am currently conducting a research project that focuses on the role of mobile applications (apps) in the self-management of diabetes. Given the chronic nature of diabetes, mobile apps already play an invaluable role in...
    • RubyBaay
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    • diabetes diabetes apps diabetes type 1 diabetes type 2 mobile apps self-management
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    • Forum: General Message Board
  14. K

    In need of diabetic participants for a quick online study!

    Hi everyone! I am looking for diabetic participants to take part in my study for my master’s dissertation. It is on social networking and diabetes self-management. Anyone who is over the age of 18, has type 1 or type 2 diabetes and who uses Facebook can take part in this study. It’s an online...
  15. Sumaya

    Experiences of Type 2 diabetes in couple relationships? (participants wanted for research study)

    Would you like the opportunity to express your own views and experiences about being in a couple relationship with Type 2 Diabetes? My name is Sumaya Rashid and I am doing a MSc Health Psychology at Middlesex University. My research aims to understand the impact of diabetes in couple...
  16. Martin9

    Members & Guests..?

    Hi all, hope you're all surviving this heatwave ..!! :cool: I've been noticing while I been on this forum that there are, almost always, a good few members online at each point of the day, but at any point there are usually 3 - 4 times as many guests sometimes more. I'm wondering why, does...
  17. G

    My BG goes up and down after exercise!!!

    Anyone experienced this before? One day my BG after eating was 9 something and I went to gym joining body pump class for 1 hour and it went down to 5.9. But today my BG is just 6.2 before exercise and i ate some lowcarb bread (5g carb) with peanut butter (these things normally raise my bg up to...
  18. Tracy Petty

    Please help

    Hi there everyone .. Tracy here .. type 1 and pretty pants at it I am doing a high altitude trek to Machu Picchu and raising funds for Diabetes UK. Gonna be tricky keeping track of my sugars let alone the trek itself, I’m aiming to raise 4K ... so any help would be amazing and in turn...
  19. E

    ENG 1 and Type 1; anyone with help or advice?

    Hello everyone, I work as a chef on a private yatch with my partner (who is the skipper) and I have been diagnosed with type 1 in January, while I was renewing with ENG1. Quite lucky in a way since the previous boat was having a refit and I then had 2 months off to get used to my new, well...
  20. J

    Self Management of Care.

    Hello Everyone! I am conducting a Masters level research on 'Self Management of Care by people with Diabetes' at the University of Warwick, UK. So, if you have diabetes, could you please take out 10-30 minutes to participate in the following online survey? It would greatly benefit my research...
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