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  1. K

    How to support my partner with Diabetes

    Hi There, I have joined this forum to get some support in how I can support my partner with Diabetes. My partner has lived with diabetes ( type 1) for 26 years and inject insulin 3 times a day. We have been together for 10 months and I am really struggling to support her which is frustrating...
  2. D

    Support stockings

    Like probably many of you, after a Doppler test I was told I had to wear these Nora Batty style support stockings, and found that whilst they did help prevent cramps in my calfs at night, they itch like mad (and aren't the most stylish thing either), so I gave up wearing them. I have been...
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  3. B

    10 years and still struggling...

    I was diagnosed in 2006, through having ketoacidosis and nearly losing my life. 10 years later, at 19 years old I am struggling with T1D more than ever... I need help. I do every bedtime insulin, maybe 1 daytime insulin and NO BG tests...I don't even know where my machine is. Ask you can imagine...
  4. kash32187

    Dissertation research please help

    Hi everyone, I am a final year Dietetic student at Leeds Beckett University, I am in the process of my dissertation and could really use your help. I am currently conducting my research on service user perspectives on education programs and support in type 2 diabetes. I am looking to recruit...
  5. Ralph-YK

    Peer to peer? support going

    Hi I've just got this message from Diabetes UK. From 14 March 2016, Diabetes UK is changing the ways that you can get support from other people living with diabetes. Our Talk to Someone telephone and email peer support service, run by volunteers, will no longer be available, but there are lots...
  6. L

    Hi. Just to say hello, there!

    just realising that my type 2 diabetes diagnosis is something I need to have some solid facts on. This condition. Lots of stress factors in my life that makes daily 'taking care of myself' difficult. Thought I'd join this forum for some support and to gain some knowledge on this subject, to...
  7. Taylor Gillies

    In desperate need of advice / support

    Hi guys, I'm 18 and have been T1D since I was 6 years old. I've literally just joined this forum as I am struggling a lot with keeping my sugars controlled well enough to get my HBA1C down. When I turned 13 I lost the rails with my Diabetes and totally gave up, I never done my injections or...
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