"diabetes.org is the American Diabetes Association website. diabetes.co.uk is a British site, I think. The latter seems to have a lot of useful information. Why two? Competition I suppose. Diabetes UK do fund a lot of research & provide support…"

"Weellllll..... How's about a counsellor or perhaps even a clinical psych in clinic as a standard? Speaking personally, I know my diabolics would have been a lot easier if there had been some support adjusting to & dealing with the fallout.…"

"Forgive me if I disillusion, Diabetes UK are as much use at advocacy as a chocolate teapot. They will not do anything that could be construed as even vaguely political. This means that if you need support for any care need, you might as well…"

"I just broke my unawareness record this evening! I was 1.8 (approx 30) & completely oblivious to it. I only picked up on it because I was doing my post meal test..."

"Can you guys get Lucozade in the US? I always carry a bottle. Yes it is fizzy but it has nearly 20g in 100ml. How do you measure 100ml? I found it's two good gulps. I can not eat glucose tabs or hard sweets as my dental issues have lost me my…"

"A similar project was carried out in Perth Australia about 15 years ago. The difference was that it was liver cells that were harvested, engineered to produce insulin & reinfused. The success rates for not needing exogenous insulin were in the…"

"Getting a pump isn't easy by any means. If your consultant has not heard of them or will not even consider using them, you have two choices. Either get referred to a different clinic if they haven't heard of them, or refer them to the NICE…"

"Just found this thread & wanted to see if anyone else would fancy causing a load of bureaucratic trouble so that we can get some sort of official recognition for how useful CGM can be. I know getting a pump on the NHS can be difficult but it can…"

"Ok. I'm still recovering from the major hypo I had at approximately 4 this morning. I woke up/came to most of the way down the stairs. Then it was the usual rubbish of trying to get my arms & legs moving where I wanted so I could crawl back…"

"I have no idea what the highest or lowest I've ever been are. Recently (within the last week), the low was 1.1 (erm 20) & 26.8 (490) which actually occurred within 12 hours of each other. I know I have been both higher, usually when heading…"

"Ok. I've checked with various family members, most of whom are not diabolic & all of them have the vertical grooves, including both my daughters & their Mum. So it seems that there isn't a correlation. At least in my tribe...."

"The invisible pig v The imaginary cat... lol ;-)"

"I've had them as long as I can remember & was diagnosed at 3 months old. That said, they seem to be getting much more pronounced in the last five years. Age lurgy or genetics? I'm not sure but will check with my diabolic brother..."

"I could go on for ages with all the things I've done while low. Shall we say it brings out my argumentative side & I have real authority issues at all times but especially when low. I frequently draw on the bedroom wall & climb into…"