Recent Content by moanymoan

Hi Tizzy, know just how you feel in regards to inopportune moments when the big D kicks in, it is so inconsiderate a disease 'it' is the selfish one, certainly not yourself.

Hi Yes did dismantled an old pen, not this my last one, and sure enough those diddy batteries are there but they are welded big time into a microchip, not removable as they are both integrated into a mesh which appears to provide connection to other parts of the pen, very involved not a simple...

Hi Loving your pic Snowleopard, Yes you would think replaceable batteries would be on the designers list but alas no, probably why they aren't producing them anymore !! Was a great pen showing date time and dose given, ah well will have to speak to Doc and change over to Novolog (similar to...

Hi Rachael I am hoping to swap over to the sustained release tablets - seeing my consultant next Monday. I am supposed to take 500mg ordinary tablets 3x daily but I always forget, so hoping to change to SR. Didn't know about this issue you mentioned I will check with him and report back ....

Hi all Been using Lilly Memoir Pen along with my Humalog for quite a number of years now gone through two replacement pens as batteries ran out. My last and lonesome pen has now ceased to be powered :( This pen is/was a god send to me as it stored each and every dose of insulin I administered...

I was 17 now 53 Type 1 Can I swap it for something else now ....?? Let me see what choices are there out there to swap with .... thinking about it is it better the devil you know never mind how insidious that devil is . . . . :?:

Get me down, had the damm disease 30 years and I ain't got up yet !!! Seriously yes my problem is the depression you get into and like other posts am in denial - I HAVE DIABETES - but Hey I am not a DIABETIC - has been my mantra for many years. You can kick out at it - you can deny it -you...

Hi Hair falling out and all your other cr*ppy symptons will ebb as soon as your b/s are stabilised - had the dam condition now for over 30 years and been on insulin since the start too and as insulin is a hormone just like all other hormones it effects your bits all over your body. Moods, hair...

Are any of you having trouble obtaining a Memoir Pen I have lodged a prescription with my pharmacy (beginning of July) and they still can't get hold of one (end of August). Is this a National problem or just my pharmacy? :?:

Hi I too get excessive sweats my whole body starts by becoming clamy then my head and neck are like the shower with sweat dripping from my nose and stinging my eyes. Tested BS thought it was hypo but bs 12.3. Had this disease for 35 years so know most things about it. I am Type 1 taking...