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My Diabetes consultant would tell you otherwise, as he did me when I went to see him 18 months ago with Neuropathy symptoms, all of which have now gone given time. The eye consultant that I saw last week stated that typically people with bad control will present eye problems between 10 and 15...

Thanks for the replies, I'll have to wait and see I suppose. The frustraiting bit is that my BG control was probably ok but not brilliant for the first 20 ish years. I certainly went trhough phases early on where I had no idea what my control was like because quite simply there weren't the...

I've been Type 1 for almost 25 years now. My control is very good and for the last 18 months my A1c's at 6 monthly intervals have been 5.1%, 5.4% and 5.0%. I am on the pump and use Apidra and generally I never see double figures unless I get my carb counting wrong. I very rarely get post meal...

Goji I'm on Thyroxine and have been for years. As far as I know I take the correct amount although I'm due some blood tests soon so they should flag up if my Thyroxine dose needs changing. It's interesting that you raise Thyroid problems as being a potential cause of nerve problems because I...

Thanks for the replies, it's a real mystery as to what it could be. I suppose I do put any sort of funny feeling down to my Diabetes but JC is right, it could be anything. Over the last few days the burning has all but gone but I've been here before, it will flare up again some time soon. I...

Quick question. I've been type 1 for 24 years and always had reasonably good control although in the first 10 ish years I probably swung high to low a lot without knowing. As far as I am aware I don't have any Diabetes related problems and i attend all the clinics etc to monitor me. Lately (Sept...

Every morning I get up and have breakfast and then go for a shower, have a shave etc.. and then get ready for work. Typically I will be off the pump just before I get in the shower and re-connect after I've had a shave, about 20 minutes. However, if I also do a set change I am off the pump for...

Not sure why it happened either. It discuss it next week when I start on Insulin. The prime option seems a good way around it, or maybe even the the fill Canula. I never thought of those at the time. Thanks.

Just a quick question. I got my pump on Wednesday, it's the Animas 2020, and I'm trying it this week with Saline. This morning I disconnected the pump while I had a shower, about 15 - 20 minutes, when I came to re connect it I found that there was some air in the tubing, about 3mm of air was...

Thanks for the reply. My GP also thought it might me Carpel tunnel syndrome or a trapped nerve. He put me on anti inflamatory drugs for 4 weeks and they did nothing, then he referred me to the Neurologist, who, after some tests confirmed it wasn't Carpel tunnel syndrome and suggested it might be...

I get a lot of the symptoms you describe. On my right hand I get a pinched finger feeling which comes and goes, it feels like it should be numb but isn't, and moves about from finger to finger but never the thumb. This usually prsents itself early morning and stays with me until evening. I also...

Yes I've been taking it for 3 years. My Cholesterol tests are spot on, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides etc.. and I am fit and healthy. I had toyed with the idea of talking to my specialist about coming off the Statins but I've only just started seeing these problems and assumed that if the Simvastatin...

I read it in 'Pumping Insulin' by Walsh and Roberts. It says that if you have existing retinopathy eye damage can temorarily worsen if you rapidly improve your control. It also says that after 6 to 12 months of good control retinopathy can stabilize and slowly improve. Anyone else know any more...

Hi, I've been Type 1 for 23 years and always had good control but around March this year I decided that things could be better. I attended a DAFNE course and sorted out my Basal and Bolus regime and now I usually stay between 4 and 6 during the day and very rarely go above 7.4 post meals. I...

Thanks for the replies. I had my feet up last night reading a book (Pumping Insulin as I go on a pump in September) and I never noticed the problem at all. Similarly in bed last night I didn't notice the problem. This morning around the house I felt it a bit and walking in to work I noticed it...