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Good Afternoon, Born in 1990 & Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 1994. I recently “helped out” a 8 year old who had been diagnosed 18+ months ago with diabetes, it was a friend of a family friend and his parents were struggling with the everyday problems and found the doctors/nurses at times...

Hi. Newly diagnosed T1 at the ripe old age of 35. I was otherwise fit and well but caught COVID in march. After that I lost 15kg iof weight in 3 months. Started to pee all the time and following each pee with another glass of water.. I couldn't get through a night unbroken in the weeks leading...

Newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic here! Had to deal with the diagnosis alone due to coronavirus and have been in hospital since Friday morning due to having DKA. Been discharged and feeling pretty apprehensive about managing life outside of hospital. Has anyone got any useful advice or hacks which...

Hi all I recently came out of hospital last week after finding out I am a type 1 diabetic. I have to check my blood sugar levels 4x a day. I’ve found that a week in it’s becoming harder to get enough blood out of my fingers. Any tips on keeping your fingers in soft and how to rotate pricking...

Health screenings can catch conditions early, helping patients avoid a condition's worst consequences or even preventing it from developing altogether. Think of mammograms to catch breast cancer early or high blood pressure screening before a person has a stroke. Screening helps pre-symptomatic...

Hi everyone, Hope you are all staying safe . I’m type 1 have been for 22 years, and we are over the moon to say we are pregnant with identical twins (after two years of concentrating on getting my HBAC1 down). I just wondered if anyone has any experience on here with a twin pregnancy? I’m now 16...

About 4 years ago I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 12, at the time I had no idea on what it was and it was all new to me, finding out what it really is and that it’s not curable killed me and to this day it still does with all the thoughts and depression that comes with...

"The worst bit is the uncontrollable coughing," says Andrew O'Dwyer, who is recovering after being infected with the new coronavirus following a skiing trip to Italy in late February. "I've had worse flu, without a doubt - but I wouldn't want to catch it again," he says during his...

Hello my me is Tom Wright I'm now 26 years old and I live in the Uk In a city called Norwich located in the county of Norfolk. When I was 18 I applied to join the Royal Navy. Joining the military was always a dream job for me as a young boy, I loved being active and relished being apart of a...

Hi, Been noticing lately that my novorapid readings after food have been weird Example reading was 5.5, carb counted my food, took correct dosage (in stomach), 3 hours later it’s 13.5 (using Libre) it seems to be when I inject into my stomach it doesn’t seem to work as well as when I do it...

It's known that genetics, or an inherited genome, is a major determinant of one's risk for autoimmune diseases, like Type 1 diabetes. In human cells, a person's genome -- about six feet of DNA -- is compressed into the micrometer space of the nucleus via a three-dimensional folding process...

Studies have shown a rapid increase in new cases of type 1 diabetes worldwide. However, scientists and researchers have struggled to identify a direct cause. Many have questioned if changes in the environment or lifestyle have impacted the disease. In a newly released review paper published in...

JDRF’s Global Ambassador Sheku Kanneh-Mason is the highest-charting cellist of all time with the release of his new album Elgar Sheku has made official UK album chart history at the age of 20 as the first cellist to break into the Top 10. This is because his second album, Elgar, entered the...

PLEASE HELP... i had major difficulties with hypos during my pregnancy. It has got to a point I am now going through court with childrens services due to be accused of inducing the hypos. This is not true but I am struggling to prove this due to hospital staff (antenatal staff) saying they found...

Harry Edmanson, 28, from Devon, has type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition where antibodies attack the pancreas and mean that it no longer produces the hormone insulin, which controls blood sugar levels. It differs from type 2 diabetes, which is often associated with diet...

WRITTEN BY: Brian Novak I love to go on adventures in the outdoors! Having T1D can sometimes be its own adventure but I have never let it stop me from setting out on some truly amazing experiences. One of my very favorite ways to live beyond type 1 is by scuba diving. I received my PADI open...

Great to find you all. I have borderline diabetes, possibly secondary to haemochromatosis (iron overload where iron gets dumped in the pancreas among other places). Sometimes called bronze diabetes due to involvement of the liver. If anyone has this I'd love to hear from them as Im pretty...

Hello. I’m type 1 from Hampshire. I’m looking forward to chatting with you about the wonders of magnificent diabetes. Merry Christmas.

Hello fellow diabetics! on the 26th of January in Basingstoke (venue tbc) I am holding a diabetic support day with speakers to motivate and inspire us to feel better about being diabetic. On this day we will also be aiming to beat the current world record of 'most diabetics in one room'. This...

To save patients with a severe form of type 1 diabetes (characterized by the absence of functional insulin-producing cells), pancreatic cell transplantation is sometimes the last resort. The pancreas contains cell clusters -- called islets of Langerhans -- where cells that produce blood glucose...