young diabetics

Hello all! I’ve come onto the forum as a diabetic for 9 years now. I was diagnosed at age 9 and I’m here to give my story and experiences so others can learn from my mistakes! My favourite hypo treatment is a mini cola (exactly 15cg!!!) Pumps I’ve had: Minimed 640g (twice) AccuChek Solo I am...

Hi everyone, my name is Aimee and I'm new to the forums. I got diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes at age 23, almost 2 years ago now and honestly it has affected my mental health SO much! I have been on and off taking my medications (more off than on) over these last 2 years and have not even...

Hi everyone I’m a diabetic but also a secondary teacher ( in Scotland) and we have a number of students who are diabetic in our school. I’m hoping to learn more about how to support young diabetics in school - what would you want teachers to know? I am putting forward a proposal for staff...

Research Study in T1D! My name is Caitlin Gibb, and I am a postgraduate student in the School of Psychology at the University of Surrey. I am studying for a Clinical doctorate in Psychology, which will allow me to become a qualified psychologist. Part of the doctorate involves a large piece of...

Hi! I like to be called Marcel. I am 17, and have lived with T1D for about 9 years. I struggle a lot with mental illnesses and other physical illness issues. That makes staying on top of my diabetes even more difficult. I feel like such a failure when I have highs or lows, because I’ve had it...

Hi Everyone! I am Grace, a third year university student studying sociology and also a type 1 diabetic! I am in search for any type 1 diabetics between the ages of 18-25 who are willing to be interviewed for my dissertation. My study looks at 'How does the social stigma of Type 1 Diabetes...

I have not been well the past couple of months. I’ve had ambulance trips and hospital admissions that I have really found difficult emotionally. I’m so anxious that something is wrong and it’s so hard to get a face to face doctors appointment at my GP due to corona. I am scared for my health. I...

My three-year-old was recently diagnosed T1. She’s obviously too young to go through any kind of grieving process. I was wondering if anyone has been through this with a little one who was diagnosed very young, but is now old enough to understand it all. Did they have a moment, or perhaps it...

Hello! I'm a 16 year old Type 1 Diabetic who is currently working on a youtube series on Type 1 diabetes. I've been planning this for over 10 months now and i've begun to work on individual videos. My audience for this particular series are young diabetics, newly-diagnosed diabetics and people...