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Hello everyone I don't have diabetes but am at pretty high risk - it's rampant on both sides of my family. I'm half Iraqi and strongly favour that side of my family genetically - I have read this increases my genetic risk (though some of that could be due to the Middle Eastern fondness for very...

Heyyyy, I'm Natalie! I'm 20 and have been type 1 since December 2014. Since been diagnosed with diabetes knowing little about it before, I was shocked to learn how many people have it and people who icwent to school with and people I know of who have it etc. However I have no one to talk to...

Hello everyone. Just a message to say hello and tell my story if you've got time to read :) I was on holiday in Tenerife with my dad beginning of July when I realised things had got a bit strange..I was drinking ALL the time, peeing ALL the time, getting lethargic for no reason when I'm a very...

Hi there, Just as the infamous glam-rock star Suzie Quatro once yelled; '48-crash' into her SubZero SV1 microphone to announce her new album debut; here I am, gate-crashing on this established Diabetes UK website - another newbie addition to what must be a megolithic membership user forum...

Hi, my new boyfriend has type 2 diabetes and manages it very poorly. He's given up smoking which is a start and is open to help. The main thing I want to know is that is a high protein low sugar diet the key? Also he has recurring thrush which I assume can be controlled by controlling his sugar...

Hi, I'm Ruth, 33 yrs old, basically I went for a standard blood test yesterday (i have low iron) went to bed last night and the out of hours doctors rang me at 11.30 asking about my blood test was, If I was unwell and told me I needed to make an emergency appointment at the GP first thing in...

I can't stop crying. I've tried so hard to keep myself healthy and would only snack in moderation. I feel like I'm forever cursed. I'm scared I'm going to die before I'm 30. I know I will because I'm handicapped, yes, I can do things but I can't cope by myself, I find cooking so complicated and...

Hi there, My two year old daughter has just been diagnosed with type one diabetes, following a severe episode of DKA and a stay in a high dependency unit. Our specialist nurses recommended this forum for general advice and to chat to other people about their experiences. She's currently on...

Hello everybody, great to see such energy and enthusiasm invested in this difficult modern disease, its clearly at epidemic levels and frankly I have wondered if the contagion could really gave reached these levels. Ironically I'm now diagnosed as Type 2 myself. My first investigations into Type...

Hi to all Am Type 2 diabetic diagnosed 9 years ago but only just joined forum

Hello. I was diagnosed last week while on holiday in Portugal with type 1 diabetes. I have only just arrived back and because of the language barrier I am still very clueless as to what I can eat, what units mean what and, basically everything. The doctors and helplines are closed today as it is...

So I'm over 3 years late in joining the diabetes forum ... :p Hello everyone, my name Andy and I was diagnosed with Type 2 the week leading up to Christmas 3 long years ago after being diagnosed with a diabetic foot ulcer. I would have made the perfect poster boy for the NHS especially for...

Hello there, I'm new here. Diagnosed Type 2 Sept 2011. Walking around with fasting BGs of 26 for a few years then managed to get them down to 15. Admitted to hospital a month ago DKA to be told I should have been on insulin all along. 1st consultant appointment 5th May so will hopefully find...

So basically I'm a bit confused. What's the deal when it comes to ice cream? Do I seek out a 'diabetic ice cream' or do I go for a small amount of standard vanilla ice cream or am I worrying too much? I enjoy my sweet treats now and then, so am learning about what the best things are to go for...

I have been a Type 1 diabetic since a teenager and now have Coeliac disease also, and am finding it very difficult to lose the weight gained since. Is there anyone else in the same boat or who can advise me please? Thanks.

Just saying hi. New to all this forum business and diagnosed as type 2 a fortnight ago. Still waiting to hear how best to manage this. So far been a real physical and emotional roller coaster trying to get to grip with this. Anyone any advise and how to face this or know whats coming? Thanks C

Hey anyone who is reading this, I'm new to this website and diabetes itself actually. I'm Abi if you didn't guess from my name and I am a 16 year old (almost 17) who has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I joined this as advised by my support nurses and am just looking for people...

Hi, I'm newly diagnosed (21 December 2015) with type 1 diabetes. It was a bit of a shock, I had no idea about diabetes before diagnosis! I'm a runner & had just trained for & run my first marathon. I felt like I couldn't recover properly from it - lacking energy, feeling tired all the time, had...

hi everyone! Im 19 was just diagnosed after going into diabetic ketoacidosis on the 4th of February. I'm pretty sad and scared, mainly because before my diagnoses one of my biggest fears was dying in my sleep and now it's a possibility I feel very weighed down a lot of the time. I was wondering...