doctors

Hi all! I’m 29 and have been diagnosed T1 nearly four years (after a couple years of tests and doc visits where I wasn’t listened and made to feel dramatic, and ended up with a dead pancreas.. fun). Still winging it, still hate it, still feeling like I have no life from constant exhaustion. Been...

Hi! My name is Mohammed. I'm a postgraduate researcher at the Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester. Here we are doing a project to help improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes. We are looking for healthcare professionals to answer our questionnaire! Simply answer a...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows how doctors diagnose whether you have Type 1 diabetes as opposed to Type 2 or visa versa. Thanks :)

I was at the GP practice yesterday for something completely non diabetes related. By chance they mentioned a number. Turns out they'd sneaked a HbA1c test past me last November, and the result was 57. Up from 46-48 I'd been at before.

Hi guys, I’ve had to phone in sick to work a few times over the past four months due to high blood sugars. Manager was quite abrupt on the phone today asking if my condition is likely to affect my attendance in the future (well yes it’s likely to). I was wondering if anyone knows if it is...

Hi! I receive my prescriptions through Pharmacy2u. I requested online for insulin and hypo stop. Even though I had only received hypo stop 3 weeks before, I did state that I'm a Type one Diabetic who is currently pregnant and having a lot of hypo's. I have only just received my request which...

Hi everyone I’m on here for some advice in regards to my options. I’m a T1 (~18yrs) and a pumper (~10yrs) and have been under hospital care for clinic appointments etc. which I usually attend every 3-4mo (a stipulation of having the pump). Regardless of my control I have only ever once missed...

Hello I've been diagnosed with type 1 since 2000 I am insulin intolerance and have to inject vast amounts for any to work 130 units plus. I've recently been sent through the post a brand new meter contour next one which I find invaluable as it blutooths my results to my phone which I use along...

GPs who prescribe fewer antibiotics have less satisfied patients, according to a new study by researchers at King's College London. The study, published in the British Journal of General Practice, compared the prescribing rates of more than 95% of all GP surgeries in England to a survey of...