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Hello, friends. I'd like to share with you the issue of mine which is really dilemma and a big question for me. Hope for your feedback on it. So, I’m diabetes since 2006 .I was 17 when I firstly diagnosed with T1D and now I’m 23. First 2 years of my life as diabetic was like a hell for...

Before I was moved on to Levemir, I discovered that I also had to split dose Lantus because I found that after taking it at around 10pm at night, it would run out around 2pm or 3pm the next day, making me high without fail for the evening. Not long after this discovery, my team suggested I try Levemir...

Hi all, My family and I are going to disneyland in a few weeks and we were wondering what precautions we should take to waterproof my Girlfriends insulin Pump for rides such as splash mountain and priates. We already know how to take care of spikes and lows but waterproofing has been an issue and we...

I have had the reaction from countless people when I tell them I'm diabetic of "You dont look diabetic" I don't look diabetic? What does that even mean? What does diabetes look like? Should I have a bottle of insulin growing out of my head? Should I have a syringe hanging out of my...

I hate changing my site every three days because I'm afraid of needles. <--Ironic, huh? Well does anyone have any positive ways to look at it? I just get so afraid to push the buttons (I have a Minimed quickserter) and one time it took me four hours to work up the nerve to do it! That's four...

For Lantus Solo Star users, does it burn everytime you inject? where do you do your lantus injection?

Hi, My daughter was diagnosed on November 2010 with Type 1. She's on Lantus as the basal and it went fine for the first 30 days. Now the Lantus is coming OUT of the injection site! I am giving her the shot the same way as I have for the first 30 days but the last few weeks it is hit or miss if the...