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You know youre a diabetic when.....

lets make a list of "you know your a diabetic when you "! example. You know your a diabetic when you freak out when your friend eats a ca…

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A free eBook to help you on your 1st year with diabetes

  Will Dubois is a Diabetes Author, Educator and Advocate and a diabetes patient himself. He dedicates his life to help people with diabet…

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No Words to Speak and Nothing to Say... I'm a T1 Diabetic.

I'm a newly dx'd T1 who as a professional communicator can find no words to express how I feel. It's been a little over a month since being…

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Calculating factors and ratios

Am I the only one here who didn't get any help during the D education in calculating all that important stuff? I got answer that since I am…

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Things the endo & nurse didn't tell me

I just found out from the pharmacist that both my insulin pens (Humalog and Lantus) expire after a month and that I should throw them out a…

Started by Beatricec

10 May 15
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Newly Dx LADA

Hi all This my first post..yeahhhh me. Finally figured out how to.I have chatted once..still trying to figure that out. Lol Well anyway her…

Started by Lotus

9 May 15
Reply by Lotus

What is the "honeymoon" period? And a question

I was diagnosed April 8, so it has only been a month. My BG has gone from 450-500 to 100-110. I take 3 units of Humalog before meals and I…

Started by Beatricec

9 May 10
Reply by Stemwinder

Newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

Hi!​​. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and require insulin injections 4 times a day (10 units per injection). But, the problem is my b…

Started by Lyna

8 May 10
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You know youre a diabetic when.....

lets make a list of "you know your a diabetic when you "! example. You know your a diabetic when you freak out when your friend eats a ca…

Started by Kenny!

1331 May 8
Reply by Amy

Diagnosed 1 month ago

When I started, I was told 3 units of Humalog before each meal, + 5 units of Lantos before bedtime. And I was to increase the Lantos every…

Started by Beatricec

8 May 4
Reply by acidrock23

Child newly diagnosed t1, and I feel utterly lost :(

Hello, I hope this is the right place. My 4.5yo was diagnosed 6 days ago with t1d, and I feel so terribly sad about it. We don't know any o…

Started by Fiona

21 May 4
Reply by Tracy

Really low doses of insulin...

As a newly diagnosed T1 my low doses of insulin keep me well-seated in denial. I’m taking 7u of Lantus in the morning and my carb:bolus ins…

Started by A

34 Apr 29
Reply by Prince

How can I help my son with type one diabetes?

Hi there, My 13 year old son has recently been diagnosed with type one diabetes and we all coming to terms with this news. At the moment, h…

Started by Vicky

23 Apr 29
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