Technology
A UK network for cell therapy trials opens in September: what it could mean for you
The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge is funding a UK-wide network so cell therapy trials are easier to find, refer into and take part in.
28 July 2026
Articles
News, features and real experiences, newest first.
159 articles
Family
Cambridge trial tests whether a COVID jab could delay Type 1 diabetes in at-risk babies
Babies at genetic risk of Type 1 are being enrolled at Addenbrooke’s in AVAnT1A, an international trial asking if COVID-19 vaccination can prevent it.
25 July 2026
Independence
Your CGM phone at work: what a reasonable adjustment actually is
Your phone is how you read your glucose, so being told to put it away is not the same as being told off for scrolling.
24 July 2026
Sport
New UK activity guidelines say every movement counts
The UK Chief Medical Officers say every movement counts. What the refresh changes, and the type 1 part it does not cover.
23 July 2026
Highs & lows
Managing hypos during exercise
Exercise hides the usual hypo warning signs. How to spot a low while you are moving, where to keep fast sugar, and when to stop for the day.
23 July 2026
Sport
Exercise and glucose: what to expect and how to manage
What actually happens when you start exercising with type 1: why two identical sessions differ, how to learn your own pattern, and what helps after a bad low.
22 July 2026
Technology
Real-world UK data on the pregnancy 'artificial pancreas'
New UK audit data on the pregnancy hybrid closed loop (artificial pancreas): what it found for time in range and glucose control in type 1 pregnancy.
22 July 2026
School & social Real experience
Handing your diabetic child over at the school gates
Sending a child with Type 1 to school: the legal duty UK schools have, the care plan that keeps them safe, and how to build it before day one.
18 July 2026
Independence Real experience
Type 1 and the DVLA: the rules, the hypos, and keeping your licence
Driving with Type 1 in the UK - the DVLA, hypos and the licence you can lose.
11 July 2026
Technology
Another shot at immune-invisible insulin cells: what is new at ISSCR 2026
Researchers reported a first-in-human test of immune-engineered insulin-making cells designed to survive without lifelong anti-rejection drugs.
10 July 2026
Sport
The 2am crash after sport: why exercise causes delayed and overnight lows, and how to protect your sleep
I keep going low overnight after an evening workout: why does exercise cause a low hours later?
3 July 2026
Burnout Real experience
Beep. Beep. Beep. Living with alarm fatigue
CGM alarm fatigue: why the constant beeping wears you (and those near you) down, and how to quiet it without losing the low alarm that keeps you safe.
26 June 2026
Appointments
Teplizumab on the NHS: who can get the type 1 'delay' drug, and how
NICE has recommended teplizumab for NHS patients in England and Wales aged 8+ with stage 2 type 1 diabetes. Here is who qualifies and what happens next.
23 June 2026
Technology
Trust your CGM (but verify): first-day wobble, compression lows and when to reach for a fingerprick
When can I trust my CGM? First day is wildly off, and I get 'lows' when I lie on it at night.
18 June 2026
Technology
The delay drug, given after diagnosis: what the new US teplizumab approval means
The US has approved teplizumab for children just diagnosed with type 1, to protect the insulin they still make. In the UK it is licensed only before diagnosis.
12 June 2026
Travel Real experience
Flying with Type 1: insulin, scanners and not losing your cool at security
Flying with Type 1 diabetes: get insulin, a pump and CGM through airport security calmly, what to pack, and the letter that makes it easier.
10 June 2026
Technology
Does teplizumab work outside trials? The first real-world signals
At ADA 2026 (reported 9 June 2026) early real-world data suggested 84% of teplizumab-treated people had not progressed to insulin-dependent type 1 at one year.
9 June 2026
Technology
Wales and the artificial pancreas: how far the adult rollout has come
Around a quarter of adults with Type 1 diabetes in Wales are now using hybrid closed loop systems, though rollout has happened without ring-fenced funding.
8 June 2026
Independence
Omnipod pod recall: check your lot numbers and know your backup plan
Insulet issued a UK safety notice for certain Omnipod 5 and Eros pods: a small cannula tear can leak insulin and under-deliver it, risking highs and DKA.
5 June 2026
Technology
Omnipod 5’s updated algorithm and a tighter target option
Insulet rolled out an enhanced Omnipod 5 algorithm in the US, with a new lower glucose-target option and added FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus compatibility.
4 June 2026
Family
NICE backs a pregnancy-specific artificial pancreas: what to ask for
NICE draft guidance recommends women with type 1 who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy be offered a hybrid closed loop licensed for pregnancy.
3 June 2026
Technology
CamAPS FX / mylife Loop gains the Dexcom G7 option
Ypsomed’s mylife Loop (CamAPS FX plus YpsoPump) added Dexcom G7 support, with the UK among markets targeted for rollout from late June 2026.
2 June 2026
Food
Low-carb vs eat-what-you-want: the honest trade-offs of each approach to Type 1
Low-carb or eat what you want with Type 1? The honest trade-offs of flatter glucose versus food freedom, and how to change your eating safely.
28 May 2026
Technology
For once, diabetes tech is reaching people more fairly: the early signs
Early data suggests the NHS hybrid closed loop rollout is reaching deprived and minority ethnic groups far more evenly than past diabetes technology.
22 May 2026
Technology
The campaign to save Scotland’s artificial pancreas funding
Diabetes Scotland and over 120 organisations wrote to the First Minister urging them to reinstate national funding for hybrid closed loop systems.
21 May 2026
Highs & lows Real experience
The gym, the run and the crash: exercising with Type 1 without bottoming out
Exercising with Type 1 diabetes without going low: why it happens, the delayed overnight low, and what to plan with your team.
19 May 2026
Technology
Best glucose levels on record: how the NHS artificial pancreas is helping kids
NHS data shows the artificial pancreas rollout has helped children and young people with Type 1 reach the best average glucose control on record.
13 May 2026
Travel
Festivals and camping with Type 1: the kit, the cool bag and surviving the weekend
How do I get through a festival or camping weekend: no fridge, no routine, drinking, dancing all day?
11 May 2026
Patterns Real experience
The honeymoon phase: the calm before your insulin needs climb
The Type 1 honeymoon phase: why insulin needs stay low at first, then climb, and why needing more later is not your fault.
4 May 2026
Sport
Running long with Type 1: fuelling marathons and endurance training without the crash
Training for a marathon / long endurance runs with Type 1: how do people fuel and avoid crashing?
27 April 2026
Technology
Tandem Mobi software recall: why a pump update matters
US regulators flagged a Class I recall of Tandem Mobi pumps over a software fault that can interrupt insulin delivery. The fix is an update, not a return.
22 April 2026
Body & mind
Mental health support built for diabetes: a UK-first in Wales
Wales is developing a specialist mental health pathway built around living with diabetes, a UK first, to give faster and better-matched support.
20 April 2026
Family Real experience
The night shift: partners who wake to the alarms you sleep through
The partner who wakes to the CGM alarm while you sleep through your own night lows: why it happens and how couples with Type 1 can share the load.
18 April 2026
Technology
Lumpy sites and lipohypertrophy: why rotating where you inject actually matters
I’ve got hard lumps where I inject and insulin doesn’t work there any more: what is this and how do I fix it?
11 April 2026
Technology
Scotland’s artificial pancreas funding change: what it means if you’re waiting
The Scottish Government confirmed central funding for hybrid closed loop systems ends from 2026/27, shifting the cost to individual health boards.
10 April 2026
Independence Real experience
The first few weeks with Type 1: when it all feels impossible
The first weeks after a Type 1 diabetes diagnosis can feel impossible: why the overwhelm is normal, when it eases, and how your team helps you.
3 April 2026
Technology
A 'precision' type 1 immunotherapy stumbles: reading the DIAGNODE-3 interim
Diamyd’s Phase 3 interim analysis of its GAD-based antigen immunotherapy missed its primary target and did not meet the bar to continue as hoped.
27 March 2026
Patterns
Reading your own glucose graph: what time-in-range, spikes and 'wobble' are actually telling you
My CGM graph looks like a mountain range, everyone else’s looks smooth: how do I read time-in-range and calm the spikes?
26 March 2026
Technology
MiniMed Flex: a screenless pump, half the size, run from your phone
MiniMed’s smallest pump has US clearance and no screen at all. What it does, which sensors it pairs with, and the honest position on UK availability.
20 March 2026
Burnout Real experience
When you’re just done: understanding diabetes burnout
Diabetes burnout - the exhaustion of a full-time job that never gives you a day off.
19 March 2026
Technology
Dexcom G6 is being replaced by G7: what it means for your loop
Dexcom is phasing out its G6 continuous glucose monitor in favour of the G7, with UK new-user access to the G6 ending on 1 April 2026.
18 March 2026
Technology
A gentler anti-rejection drug for islet transplants: early but striking
A University of Chicago pilot reported all 10 evaluable islet-transplant patients came off insulin using tegoprubart, a gentler anti-rejection drug (ATTD 2026).
17 March 2026
Technology
Fourteen months on, no anti-rejection drugs: Sana’s cells keep going
Breakthrough T1D UK reported Sana’s gene-engineered islet cells were still making insulin at 14 months, without anti-rejection drugs.
16 March 2026
Food
Type 1 and Ramadan: the risks, the exemption, and how people who fast plan it safely
Can Muslims with Type 1 fast for Ramadan, and how do people who do it stay safe?
9 March 2026
Technology
Finerenone: the first drug in decades to protect kidneys in Type 1 diabetes
The FINE-ONE trial found finerenone cut a key marker of kidney damage in people with Type 1 and chronic kidney disease. What it means for the UK.
6 March 2026
Body & mind Real experience
"Am I a burden?" - the guilt of needing help with Type 1
Feeling like a burden - guilt about the toll diabetes takes on the people around you.
1 March 2026
Food
Specialist Type 1 and eating support at risk: where things stand
National NHS England funding for five specialist type 1 diabetes and disordered eating pilot services ends in April 2026, leaving their future unclear.
27 February 2026
Burnout
Alarm fatigue: when your CGM won’t stop beeping and you’ve stopped listening
I’m sleeping through my CGM alarms / I’m so sick of them going off that I ignore them: how do people fix alarm fatigue?
21 February 2026
School & social Real experience
Dating with Type 1: the pump, the lows and the fear of being 'too much'
Is dating harder as a diabetic? Confidence, body image and the pump on show.
14 February 2026
Travel
Type 1 in the heat: why holidays make you run low, and how to keep insulin from spoiling
Hot-country holidays: my insulin absorbs faster and I keep going low, plus how do I keep insulin from cooking in the heat?
7 February 2026
Technology
Dexcom’s 'Stelo': a consumer glucose sensor, not a type 1 tool
Dexcom’s over-the-counter Stelo biosensor added AI-assisted food logging with a nutrition database in early 2026.
4 February 2026
Body & mind
What R0, R1 and M1 mean on your eye screening letter
Your screening result comes back as a code for each eye. Here is what the R and M grades stand for, and which ones lead to another appointment.
1 February 2026
Independence Real experience
Freshers, flatmates and Type 1: the term everything changes
Starting university with Type 1 and managing it solo for the first time: why a rocky first term is normal, the alcohol and hypo risks, and who to tell.
30 January 2026
Technology
GLP-1 jabs and pancreatitis: the one symptom worth knowing
The MHRA has strengthened its acute pancreatitis warning for GLP-1 jabs like Ozempic and Mounjaro: the one symptom to act on fast if you take one.
29 January 2026
Sport
Skiing with Type 1: keeping insulin and devices warm, and fuelling a full day on the mountain
Skiing with type 1 diabetes: keeping insulin and your pump or CGM from freezing, fuelling long days on the slopes, and staying ahead of cold-weather lows.
22 January 2026
Family
Screening children for Type 1: what the ELSA results mean for families
The ELSA study found that screening children for type 1 is workable in practice and could prevent thousands of frightening emergency DKA diagnoses.
21 January 2026
Family
Screening children for type 1: what the UK ELSA results found
The UK ELSA study reported that screening 17,283 children for type 1 antibodies works in practice and could cut dangerous emergency DKA diagnoses.
20 January 2026
Technology
One pump, a choice of closed loop 'brains'
Sequel plans to offer Diabeloop’s DBLG2 algorithm on the twiist pump, giving users a choice of automation algorithms.
13 January 2026
Technology
Teplizumab clears Europe: how the UK and EU decisions line up
On 12 January 2026 the European Commission approved teplizumab (branded Teizeild) across the EU for people with stage 2 type 1 diabetes.
12 January 2026
Highs & lows Real experience
"That wasn’t me": when a low turns you into someone you’re not
How lows change how you act - and how frightening that is for people who love you.
11 January 2026
Technology
Where the money goes: UK funding to build a supply of insulin-making cells
Diabetes UK reported investing 4.2m pounds across 21 projects in 2025, including UK teams building a supply of stem-cell-derived insulin-making cells.
8 January 2026
Technology
Making it stick: sensor and pump adhesion, overpatches and skin that survives the full wear
My sensor/pump keeps peeling off after a few days: how do people make them stick?
3 January 2026
School & social Real experience
"So, there’s something you should know": telling a date about your diabetes
Telling a date you have Type 1 diabetes: when to bring it up, how to keep it low-key, and why it usually goes better than the fear predicts.
27 December 2025
Food
The delayed rise: how fat and protein push your numbers up hours after the carbs are gone
My blood sugar shoots up two to three hours after eating even after correcting: what’s going on?
20 December 2025
Technology
The type 1 research year in review: what genuinely moved in 2025
On 19 December 2025 Breakthrough T1D UK summed up a landmark year: teplizumab licensed, islet-cell results, UK screening data and smart-insulin progress.
19 December 2025
Family Real experience
It’s okay to grieve when your child is diagnosed
When your child is diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, grief is normal. What parents are really grieving, the guilt that comes with it, and where to find support.
12 December 2025
Technology
Resetting the immune system: a hopeful idea, still at the mouse stage
In a study highlighted by Diabetes UK, resetting the immune system let mice with type 1 make their own insulin again without anti-rejection drugs.
9 December 2025
Technology
What Abbott’s 'Lingo' is (and what it is not)
Abbott’s Lingo glucose biowearable is now on Android, but it has no low alarms and is not a CGM for type 1 diabetes. Here is what it is, and what it is not.
8 December 2025
Technology
The 'iLet' closed loop that skips carb counting
The Beta Bionics iLet, which needs no carb counting, is fully compatible with the new Dexcom G7 15 Day sensor from its December 2025 US launch.
5 December 2025
Technology
Medtronic’s pump now uses an Abbott-made sensor
Medtronic began US sales of the MiniMed 780G paired with the Abbott-made Instinct sensor, its first pump-and-sensor pairing across two companies.
2 December 2025
Technology
Dexcom’s 15-day G7 sensor: fewer changes, and what it means for you
Dexcom’s G7 15-Day sensor launched in late 2025, cutting sensor changes to about two a month. What is new, and what to ask your team about UK availability.
1 December 2025
School & social
Type 1 at university: registering with a new GP, prescriptions, freshers' week and living solo
Heading to university with Type 1? How to register with a new GP, keep prescriptions flowing, handle freshers' drinking and set up disability support.
30 November 2025
Highs & lows
FreeStyle Libre 3 safety notice: when to double-check a low with a finger-prick
Abbott’s safety notice warns some FreeStyle Libre 3 and Libre 3 Plus sensors can read falsely low. How to check yours, get a free replacement, and stay safe.
25 November 2025
Independence
Prescription charges frozen again: and why Type 1 often means free scripts
England’s NHS prescription charge is frozen at £9.90 for 2026/27, a second successive freeze, with existing medical exemptions unchanged.
24 November 2025
Appointments Real experience
The thirst, the weight loss, the tiredness: signs we all explained away
The early type 1 diabetes symptoms so easy to explain away: thirst, weight loss, tiredness, needing to wee, and when to push for a test.
20 November 2025
Independence
Insulin supply changes: what to do if your insulin is being discontinued
Diabetes UK sets out UK insulin supply changes, including the phased withdrawal of Levemir and the earlier discontinuation of Insulatard Penfill cartridges.
14 November 2025
Burnout
Diabetes burnout: what it is, why it happens, and small ways back from 'I can’t be bothered'
I’m burned out on the constant admin of diabetes and I’ve stopped caring as much: how do people climb back?
12 November 2025
Independence
New DVLA rules: lorry and bus drivers with Type 1 can now use CGM
From November 2025 the DVLA allows Group 2 (bus, coach and lorry) drivers on insulin to use continuous glucose monitors, aligning them with car drivers.
7 November 2025
Body & mind Real experience
Mourning the 'before': the grief nobody tells you comes with Type 1
The quiet grief after a Type 1 diagnosis: mourning the body and life you had before, and how acceptance slowly grows.
4 November 2025
Family
Found early, then what? New UK guidance for early-stage type 1
In early November 2025 Diabetes UK highlighted new UK care guidance for children and young people found to have early-stage type 1 through screening.
3 November 2025
Technology
Fake weight-loss jabs seized: why unregulated injectables are never worth the risk
In October 2025 the MHRA shut down the UK’s first illegal weight-loss jab factory. Why unregulated injectables, insulin included, are never worth the risk.
27 October 2025
Travel
Flying long-haul with Type 1: pumps through security, time zones and the clock on your basal
Long-haul flights and crossing time zones with a pump: how do I handle basal and the missing/extra hours?
26 October 2025
Family
Will my child inherit Type 1? What the numbers actually say
If you have Type 1 diabetes, what is the real chance of passing it on? The inheritance odds for mothers, fathers and both parents, explained.
22 October 2025
Highs & lows Real experience
Slurring, stumbling, and strangers thinking you’re drunk: the low in public
A Type 1 hypo in public can be mistaken for drunkenness: why the slurring and stumbling happen, how to prepare, and when a low becomes a 999 emergency.
19 October 2025
Body & mind
Your annual foot check: what they are testing for, and what your risk level means
What happens at the check, what low, moderate and high risk each entitle you to, and the foot symptoms that need reporting the same day.
17 October 2025
Technology
Tandem’s t:slim X2 gains a FreeStyle Libre option (US)
Tandem confirmed the t:slim X2 pump is gaining FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus support in the US, with early access from mid-2025 and wider release by year end.
14 October 2025
Sport
Type 1 in the water: swimming, pumps, sensors and staying safe when you can’t feel a hypo coming
Swimming and being in the water with a pump/CGM: does it come off, and what about going low in the pool?
11 October 2025
Technology
'Smart' insulin explained: insulin that eases off when you are going low
The UK-funded Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge reported early progress on smart, glucose-responsive insulins designed to ease off when glucose is low.
6 October 2025
Family Real experience
Your child has Type 1: the first terrifying fortnight, from parents who’ve been there
Your child has just been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes: what the first terrifying weeks feel like, from parents who have been there, and when to get help.
3 October 2025
Technology
Going closed-loop: what a hybrid closed-loop system actually does, and what it doesn’t
Is closed-loop (looping) worth it, and what changes day to day when you hand over some control?
26 September 2025
Technology
The type 1 pill that helps while you take it: baricitinib’s honest update
At EASD 2025 (reported 19 September 2025) a follow-up of the BANDIT trial found baricitinib’s benefit faded once the daily pill was stopped.
20 September 2025
Appointments
Admelog is being discontinued: switching back to Humalog
Admelog (a lispro rapid insulin) is being discontinued across 2026, with the original brand Humalog available to take its place and cover demand.
19 September 2025
Technology
An old blood-pressure pill for new type 1: what the verapamil trial showed
At EASD 2025 the European Ver-A-T1D trial found the old blood-pressure pill verapamil may protect insulin cells in new type 1, but narrowly missed proof.
18 September 2025
Highs & lows Real experience
The diagnosis that started in intensive care
Being diagnosed in diabetic ketoacidosis - how close to the edge it really was.
16 September 2025
Food
Beating the carb spike: pre-bolusing, timing and why rice and pasta behave so differently
Rice, pasta and fast carbs spike me before my insulin catches up: is it a timing thing?
9 September 2025
Family
A pregnancy artificial pancreas on the NHS: who can get one
The NHS in England began rolling out a pregnancy-specific hybrid closed loop for women with type 1, backed by 3.7m pounds within a wider 60m fund.
5 September 2025
Body & mind Real experience
Why am I so tired all the time? The fatigue nobody warns you about
Exhausted all the time with Type 1 even when your numbers look fine? Why the highs, lows and mental load drain you, and when to ask your team to check.
1 September 2025
Sport
Why lifting weights spikes your blood sugar (and cardio drops it): a guide to exercise types
My blood sugar goes UP when I lift weights instead of down: is that normal and what do I do?
24 August 2025
Body & mind
Nerve pain in the first weeks of better control: what treatment-induced neuropathy is
Some people get sudden burning nerve pain after a big drop in HbA1c. It has a name, it is recognised, it usually settles, and it is worth telling your team.
21 August 2025
Family Real experience
For the person who loves someone with Type 1
You love someone with Type 1 and just watched your first bad hypo. What actually helps, when it is a 999 emergency, and how to support without smothering.
17 August 2025
Technology
A drug that can delay type 1: what teplizumab’s UK approval means
In August 2025 the UK approved teplizumab, its first immunotherapy that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes. Here is what that does, and does not, mean.
14 August 2025
Technology
Tubeless vs tubed: how to choose your first insulin pump without the sales pitch
I’m choosing my first (or next) pump: Omnipod vs Tandem Mobi vs staying on pens?
9 August 2025
Appointments Real experience
"They said it was Type 2": when an adult diagnosis goes wrong first
Adults told they had Type 2 for months or years before anyone tested for Type 1.
2 August 2025
Family
Planning a pregnancy with Type 1: the preconception months that matter most
We want a baby: how far ahead do I need to plan and what does 'get your levels ready' actually mean?
26 July 2025
Appointments
Insulin vials on the way out: moving from syringe-and-vial to pens
Several Eli Lilly insulin vials are being discontinued through the first half of 2026, while the cartridge and pen versions of the same insulins remain.
24 July 2025
Technology
Animal insulin vials are going, but the insulin stays: Hypurin Porcine changes
Wockhardt’s Hypurin Porcine (pig) insulin 10ml vials are being discontinued across 2025 and 2026. The same insulins stay available in 3ml cartridges.
23 July 2025
Patterns
Not all type 1 is the same: what a UK-led African study found
A UK-led study found about two thirds of young Africans diagnosed with type 1 lacked the usual autoimmune signs, pointing to a non-autoimmune subtype.
21 July 2025
Highs & lows Real experience
The 3am fear: going to sleep and worrying you won’t wake up
Scared you won’t wake up from a night-time hypo? Why this Type 1 fear is common, how rare 'dead in bed' really is, and the tools that help.
16 July 2025
Technology
GLP-1s (Mounjaro, Ozempic) and Type 1: the off-label question, the hopes and the cautions
Can I take Mounjaro/Ozempic (a GLP-1) with Type 1 for weight and insulin resistance? What’s the deal?
9 July 2025
Technology
'twiist': the Apple Watch-controlled insulin pump
Sequel’s twiist, the first automated pump that can bolus from an Apple Watch, began a limited US launch in July 2025 for ages 6 and up.
7 July 2025
Technology
The NHS 10 Year Plan and your diabetes tech: promise vs reality
The 10 Year Health Plan for England names wearable diabetes tech like CGM and hybrid closed loop as transformational, and promises wider access.
3 July 2025
Highs & lows
The Ogluo hypo rescue pen is being withdrawn: check your emergency kit
Ogluo pre-filled glucagon rescue pens are being discontinued through 2025, with the GlucaGen HypoKit as the alternative rescue for a severe hypo.
1 July 2025
Body & mind Real experience
When diabetes gets heavier than the numbers: it’s okay to not be okay
When Type 1 gets heavier than the numbers: diabetes distress, burnout, dark thoughts, and the support that is there any time you need it.
29 June 2025
Technology
Insulin-making cells still working at six months, no anti-rejection drugs
Sana reported its gene-engineered donor islet cells were still making insulin at six months in a person with type 1, with no immune-suppressing drugs.
23 June 2025
Food
Eating out with Type 1: carb-guessing, bolus timing and not spiking after the meal you didn’t cook
How do you dose at a restaurant when you can’t weigh anything and the food’s a mystery?
21 June 2025
Technology
Stem-cell islet cells and type 1: what the zimislecel results really show
A 2025 trial found most people given Vertex’s stem-cell islet therapy no longer needed insulin after a year. What that early result does, and doesn’t, mean.
20 June 2025
Independence
Dexcom receiver recall: make sure your low-glucose alarm can still be heard
Dexcom issued a Class I recall of G6, G7, ONE and ONE+ handheld receivers: a speaker fault can silence low and high glucose alerts on 700,000 devices.
18 June 2025
Appointments
Levemir is being phased out: why there’s time, and how switches are planned
Levemir (insulin detemir), a background insulin, is being discontinued worldwide, with UK stock expected to run out by the end of 2026.
16 June 2025
Technology
CamAPS FX comes to the iPhone in the UK
The mylife CamAPS FX closed-loop app became available on iPhone (iOS), reaching the UK in the May 2025 rollout wave.
11 June 2025
Technology
Running Omnipod 5 from your iPhone with a G7
Insulet made the Omnipod 5 iPhone app with Dexcom G7 support available to all US users, allowing full pump control from the phone.
10 June 2025
Highs & lows Real experience
When the pump quits and the sensor lies: trusting tech that sometimes fails
Pumps quit and sensors lie at the worst moment. Why a pump failure can trigger DKA fast, and the backup kit that keeps it just an inconvenience.
9 June 2025
Independence
NovoRapid PumpCart shortage: steady supply for pump users is squeezed until 2027
NovoRapid PumpCart 1.6ml cartridges, used in some insulin pumps, are in limited supply until 2027, with a full out-of-stock stretch in mid 2025.
4 June 2025
Body & mind
The fear of going low: hypo anxiety, running high on purpose, and how people get their range back
I’m scared of going low so I run high on purpose: how do people break the fear-of-hypos cycle?
1 June 2025
Independence Real experience
Living alone with Type 1: the fear of the low nobody’s there for
Living alone with Type 1 and scared of a night-time low with no one there? The alarms, glucagon and check-in habits that make solo life safe.
25 May 2025
Technology
A sensor that watches glucose and ketones: the twiist-Abbott plan
Sequel plans to pair its twiist automated pump with a future Abbott sensor that measures both glucose and ketones, aiming to warn of DKA risk earlier.
22 May 2025
Highs & lows
A night out, done well: alcohol, the delayed low, and the morning after with Type 1
I had a good night out but crashed low the next morning: why does alcohol do this and how do people manage it?
16 May 2025
Appointments
A 10-year plan for diabetes care: what Diabetes UK is asking for
Diabetes UK launched a 10-year vision for diabetes care and delivered an open letter to the Prime Minister, signed by over 6,000 supporters.
15 May 2025
Technology
An implanted pouch of insulin-making cells: where Sernova’s trial stands
On 14 May 2025 Sernova reported that 8 of 12 people in an early trial reached insulin independence using its implanted 'Cell Pouch' holding donor islet cells.
14 May 2025
Technology
Tandem’s Control-IQ+ and the Dexcom G7, explained
Tandem’s updated Control-IQ+ algorithm works with the Dexcom G7 on both the Mobi and t:slim X2 pumps.
8 May 2025
Independence Real experience
When work doesn’t get it: bad bosses, big lows and your rights
Type 1 diabetes at work: your rights under the Equality Act, what reasonable adjustments cover, and where to get help if a manager treats it as a problem.
6 May 2025
Technology
Dexcom vs Libre: an honest, non-salesy comparison for UK Type 1s
Dexcom vs Libre for UK Type 1s: how the two CGMs compare on alarms, wear time and pump compatibility, and how to ask your clinic for the right one.
29 April 2025
Independence
Can you give blood with Type 1 diabetes?
In the UK you cannot give blood if you use insulin, which rules out everyone with Type 1. What the rule is, and why it is there to protect you.
24 April 2025
Independence Real experience
Diabetes and the interview room: do you say something?
Do you have to tell an employer about Type 1 in a job interview? What UK law says under the Equality Act, and why many people wait for the offer.
22 April 2025
Technology
Medtronic’s new all-in-one sensor for the 780G pump
Medtronic’s smaller, disposable Simplera Sync sensor gained US FDA approval for use with the MiniMed 780G closed-loop system.
18 April 2025
Food
The pizza problem: why fatty meals spike you late and how people handle it
Pizza (and other high-fat meals) wreck my numbers hours later: how do people bolus for it?
14 April 2025
Independence Real experience
Telling work about your diabetes: what you owe them, and what they owe you
Do you have to tell your employer you have Type 1 diabetes? What UK law requires, your right to reasonable adjustments, and why many tell one person.
7 April 2025
Technology
When a promising 'cure' trial stops: what Vertex’s VX-264 setback teaches
Vertex stopped its VX-264 programme, an encapsulated islet-cell therapy meant to avoid anti-rejection drugs, after it did not work well enough.
31 March 2025
Body & mind
Diabetes distress and the 'numbers guilt': the mental-health toolkit and how to find help in the UK
Diabetes has affected my mental health and I feel guilty about every out-of-range number; how do I get actual support?
30 March 2025
Independence
Benefit changes and Type 1: what the 2025 announcements could mean
Diabetes UK warns that welfare cuts announced in the March 2025 Spring Statement could push people with diabetes into hardship and worsen their health.
27 March 2025
Appointments
In hospital for something that is not your diabetes: keeping hold of your own insulin
NICE says you should be supported to manage your own type 1 as an inpatient. What the standard covers, what to take in, and what to do if a ward says no.
25 March 2025
Independence
Getting a pump or CGM on the NHS: the criteria, the conversation, and what to do if you’re told no
How do I actually get a pump or CGM on the NHS? What are the criteria and how do I ask?
22 March 2025
Body & mind
Menopause with Type 1: overlapping symptoms, shifting insulin needs and HRT questions
Menopause and perimenopause are scrambling my diabetes and I can’t tell the hot flush from a hypo.
15 March 2025
Technology
UK Libre 3 users are moving to Libre 3 Plus: what changes
Abbott is phasing out FreeStyle Libre 3 in the UK by the end of March 2026, replacing it with the 15-day Libre 3 Plus.
11 March 2025
Family Real experience
Pregnant with Type 1: the tightrope of two lives and impossible targets
Pregnancy with Type 1 - the fear, the pressure to be perfect, and the relentless monitoring.
7 March 2025
Independence
Driving with Type 1 and the DVLA: the rules, the 3-year licence, and driving for a living
Driving with Type 1 in the UK: the DVLA rules, the 5 to drive glucose limit, the 3-year licence, and driving lorries or buses for a living.
28 February 2025
Technology
Omnipod 5 now works with the Dexcom G7 in the UK: what changes
From early 2025, the tubeless Omnipod 5 hybrid closed loop can pair with the Dexcom G7 sensor in the UK. Here is what that combination offers and who it is for.
26 February 2025
Technology
Automated insulin delivery expands to type 2 (US)
The FDA expanded Tandem’s Control-IQ+ automated insulin delivery to adults with type 2 diabetes in late February 2025.
25 February 2025
Technology
Giving transplanted islets a blood supply: promising, and still in mice
In a Science Advances study, adding engineered blood-vessel cells to transplanted islets helped them survive and reversed diabetes in mice.
21 February 2025
School & social Real experience
"Did you get it from eating too much sugar?" - explaining Type 1, again
The Type 1 vs Type 2 mix-up - constantly explaining, and being blamed for something you didn’t cause.
18 February 2025
Body & mind
Periods and blood sugar: why the days before your period send your numbers up
My blood sugar goes haywire the week before my period: is that a real thing and what can I do?
10 February 2025
Technology
A sensor that lasts a year: Eversense 365 heads to Europe
Senseonics submitted its one-year implantable Eversense 365 CGM for European (CE mark) approval in February 2025.
7 February 2025
Appointments
Diabetes hits a record high in the UK: what the big numbers mean for you
Diabetes UK reports a record 4.6 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK, with one in five adults now living with diabetes or prediabetes.
6 February 2025
Food Real experience
"Are you allowed that?" - the food policing every Type 1 knows
The food policing every Type 1 knows: why "are you allowed that?" stings, the sugar myth behind it, and calm ways to answer.
1 February 2025
Technology
Flying with a Medtronic pump: the air-pressure safety notice
Medtronic issued a field safety notice warning that cabin-pressure changes during flights can cause MiniMed pumps to deliver a small unintended amount.
31 January 2025
Independence
Travel insurance with Type 1: declaring your condition, GHIC, and getting a fair price
Travel insurance quotes for Type 1 are brutal: how do people get covered without being ripped off?
24 January 2025
Body & mind Real experience
Diaversaries and small victories: the wins Type 1 deserves credit for
Diaversaries, years lived and quiet wins: why the milestones of living with Type 1 diabetes deserve real credit and a celebration.
17 January 2025
Independence
Type 1 at work: your rights, disclosure, and reasonable adjustments in practice
Do I have to tell my employer I’m Type 1, and what adjustments am I actually entitled to at work?
10 January 2025
Appointments
Your NovoRapid FlexTouch pen is being retired: what changes (and what doesn’t)
NovoRapid FlexTouch 3ml pre-filled pens were discontinued from March 2025. FlexPen and Penfill cartridges, the same insulin, remain available.
8 January 2025
Technology
Islet cells that hide from the immune system: an early but real first
On 7 January 2025 Sana reported the first person with type 1 to receive gene-engineered islet cells that made insulin for four weeks, with no immune drugs.
7 January 2025